Mazowe Rural District Council v Zimbabwe Rural District Council Workers Union and Mapuranga Gadaga N.O.

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant had authority to institute the review application.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"2015 resolution, delegation to CEO, no revocation"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the conciliation process was validly conducted in the absence of one party.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"applicant’s non-attendance, one-sided process, certificate of no settlement"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator had jurisdiction to hear the matter in the absence of a valid certificate of no settlement.","issue_type":"legal","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"issuance of certificate after failed conciliation, referral to arbitration"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitral proceedings were tainted by gross procedural irregularity.","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"failure to attend conciliation, unilateral referral, lack of joint discussion"}

Background