Supreme Court of Zimbabwe - 2014 August

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August 2014
Appeal dismissed: prior consent fixed the conversion date; res judicata bars challenge to currency conversion and revaluation arguments.
Labour law – conversion of agreed local-currency back-pay into foreign currency – date of conversion fixed by earlier consent/concession – res judicata – currency revaluation Regulations (2009) not applicable – appeal dismissed
24 August 2014
Appellant failed to prove customary ‘evenness of turns’; appointment complied with VaZumba succession principles.
Traditional leadership — Customary succession — Whether ‘evenness of turns’ between houses forms part of succession — Role of guardian spirit (svikiro) in selecting chiefs — Admissibility and weight of oral genealogical tradition — Appellate restraint on disturbing factual findings.
13 August 2014