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Nkiwane faction wins ZCTU case in court
18 Jun 2012 at 16:29hrs | Views
The bid by the Lovemore Matombo-led ZCTU faction to hold on to the labour organisation's brand has hit a brick wall after the Supreme Court upheld the decision by High Court Judge, Justice Chinembiri Bhunu in favour of the George Nkiwane faction.
The two ZCTU factions have been at each other's throats following their nasty split over contentious elections which led to irreconcilable differences.
This Monday, the application by the Matombo-led faction contesting a High Court ruling over the control of ZCTU assets, properties and use of name was heard by a Supreme Court panel led by Deputy Chief Justice Luke Malaba.
The Supreme Court panel of judges dismissed the application put forward by the Matombo-led faction with costs and upheld the High Court ruling.
The Secretary General for the Nkiwane-led faction, Japhet Moyo said justice had prevailed and it was now time for the body to concentrate on its mandate.
"Justice was long overdue and these squabbles were disturbing us from carrying out our mandate of serving workers' interests, it is a welcome development," said Moyo.
Secretary General for the Matombo faction, Mr Raymond Majongwe, though visibly upset by the new development, was positive that another matter still pending at the High Court will go his group's way.
"Winning the matter in court is another issue but we are looking at delivering to the workers and in as far as we are concerned we still have the larger chunk of workers so the issue of the name is not serious," said Mr Majongwe.
The ZCTU split into two over leadership wrangles last year and since then the two groups have been claiming to be in control of the labour movement.
The two ZCTU factions have been at each other's throats following their nasty split over contentious elections which led to irreconcilable differences.
This Monday, the application by the Matombo-led faction contesting a High Court ruling over the control of ZCTU assets, properties and use of name was heard by a Supreme Court panel led by Deputy Chief Justice Luke Malaba.
The Supreme Court panel of judges dismissed the application put forward by the Matombo-led faction with costs and upheld the High Court ruling.
"Justice was long overdue and these squabbles were disturbing us from carrying out our mandate of serving workers' interests, it is a welcome development," said Moyo.
Secretary General for the Matombo faction, Mr Raymond Majongwe, though visibly upset by the new development, was positive that another matter still pending at the High Court will go his group's way.
"Winning the matter in court is another issue but we are looking at delivering to the workers and in as far as we are concerned we still have the larger chunk of workers so the issue of the name is not serious," said Mr Majongwe.
The ZCTU split into two over leadership wrangles last year and since then the two groups have been claiming to be in control of the labour movement.
Source - zbc
