Judgment No. SC 9 /18
Civil Appeal No. SC 445/15
DISTRIBUTABLE
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WEBSTER
OK
MBANGANI
v
ZIMBABWE
SUPREME COURT OF ZIMBABWE
GWAUNZA JA, GOWORA JA & HLATSHWAYO JA
HARARE, JULY 17, 2017
No appearance for the appellant
Mrs Matsika, for the respondent
GWAUNZA JA:
This is an appeal against the decision of the Labour Court
upholding the appellant’s dismissal from his employment with the respondent.
On 17 July 2017, the court dismissed the appeal with costs. The appellant was in
default but was aggrieved by such dismissal and wrote to the Registrar requesting reasons for
the order. These are they:
The brief facts of this case are as follows:
The appellant was employed as a Branch Manager by the respondent. Sometime in
2009, he was charged with having ordered 180 ‘fancy’ loaves of bread on 11 September 2008
and another 180 loaves on 12 September 2008, contrary to standing orders disallowing bulk
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