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Labour Court
Munyaradzi Matonga v Minister of Primary & Secondary Education
[2016] ZWLC 453
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
22 July 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 453
Judgment No.
LC/H/453/2016
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Condonation
Bench
Presiding
Maxwell J
Full Bench
Maxwell J
Areas of Law
Labour lawPrescriptionProcedural law
Keywords
condonationprescriptionimproper associationteacher disciplineappeal
Tags
condonationprescriptionlate appealteacher misconduct
legislation
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the application for condonation of late noting of appeal has prescribed under section 15(d) of the Prescription Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The applicant approached court over nine years after noting appeal"}
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Background
The applicant, a teacher, was convicted in 2006 of improper association with a school girl at Rusike Secondary School. He noted an appeal on 30 September 2006 but received no response. He approached the Labour Court for condonation of late noting of appeal in 2016, over nine years later.
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