What You Need to Know about the Deferral of Rental Mortgage During Lockdown
On 29th April 2020, the President of Zimbabwe issued the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) (Deferral of Rent and Mortgage Payments During National Lockdown) Regulations, 2020[1] on account that the national lockdown had put many people on forced leave from employment and therefore the people were unable to pay for their rentals and mortgage payment for […]
A brief look into how COVID-19 will affect court operations in Zimbabwe
Practice Direction 1 of 2020 – An intervention to control court processes in light of COVID 19 What happens to pending matters before the Courts? The COVID 19 has resulted in serious disruptions to court matters. Pursuant to the decree of a National Lock Down by the President, the judiciary through the Chief Justice issued […]
10 FAQs about COVID-19 & Employment Law in Zimbabwe
Can an employee unilaterally absent himself/herself from work? An employee cannot unilaterally absent himself/herself from work. The Employee has to get prior approval from the employer or apply for a leave of absence in terms of the relevant code of conduct. In fact, if an employee absents himself/herself for more than 5 days without leave […]
COVID-19: can a party invoke force majeure clauses to escape a contract?
News of COVID19 shocked the world when on New Years’ Eve it was reported that the virus had been detected in a region in China. Since then, it has spread to over 93 countries. Lockdowns and other restrictive impacts which arose as a result of COVID 19 no doubt can have a dilatory effect on […]
COVID-19 – MawereSibanda precautionary measures
Dear Valued Client, As the global concern around the current COVID-19 outbreak grows, we at MawereSibanda are taking the pandemic very seriously. In light of this, we are doing our best to keep everyone healthy and safe by taking precautionary measures to safe guard the health of both our employees and clients. As such our […]
New Year, New Law: An Analysis of the Consumer Protection Act
The Zimbabwe legislature has gazetted the Consumer Protection Act [Chapter 14:14], No. 5/2019 which seeks to offer more protection to consumers of goods and services in the market place and to eliminate unethical suppliers and improper business practices. This note highlights some of the noteworthy features of the Act. We point out sections of the […]
Vacancy: Office orderly
Position: Office orderly Position Overview The main purpose of the position is to ensure cleanliness of offices and timely delivery of all office supplies to recipients. The office orderly shall also perform a variety of support office duties that may be required. Responsibilities: Assist with the preparation of work areas and documents / folders for […]
Is the “One-to-One” case a storm in a tea cup?
A note on the practical implications of the Supreme Court Ruling in Zambezi Gas Zimbabwe (Private) Limited v N. R Barber (Private) Limited and Another SC 3/20 Background On 20 January 2020, Chief Justice Malaba delivered judgment in the matter of Zambezi Gas Zimbabwe (Private) Limited v N. R Barber (Private) Limited and Another SC […]
Vacancy: Legal Clerk – Companies and Estates
Position: Legal Clerk – Companies and Estates Position Overview We are looking for a Legal Clerk to join our Companies and Estates team in February 2020. Responsibilities This role will include but is not limited to: Filing documents and making follow ups at the Companies and Deeds Registries Filing documents and making follow ups at […]
MawereSibanda announces new appointments: 1 January 2020
MawereSibanda Commercial Lawyers are pleased to announce the following appointments effective 1st January 2020. Partners Godknows Nyangwa Kelvin T. Madzedze Associate Partners Abigail Mbuyisa Ntokozo Siziba Associates For more information on our expertise, please visit our profile.