Two former employees of Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Private) Limited have approached the High Court of Zimbabwe seeking an order compelling the mining company to release records of disciplinary proceedings that resulted in their dismissal.
Phanuel Mpala and Artwell Musariri filed the application on May 5, 2026, under case number HCH2139/26, arguing that the company has refused to provide them with official minutes and documentation from hearings conducted in December 2025 at the firm’s Turf offices in Ngezi.
According to court papers, Mpala — who served the company for 15 years — was dismissed following allegations of fraud. He claims that an internal appeal board, allegedly composed of the same members who presided over the initial hearing, upheld the decision to terminate his employment.
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Musariri, who had worked for the company for more than four years, was also dismissed after being found guilty of unspecified misconduct. He alleges that company security personnel prevented both former employees from accessing the premises to retrieve documents related to their disciplinary cases.
The applicants contend that Zimplats’ refusal to release the records has effectively blocked their constitutional and procedural right to challenge the dismissals at the Labour Court. Under Zimbabwe’s labour regulations, an employee typically has 21 days after disciplinary proceedings to lodge an appeal — a process that requires access to the official hearing record.
“I have no option rather to apply for a compelling order in order for me to obtain the record of the proceedings which is required for my appeal in the Labour Court,” Musariri stated in his founding affidavit.
Represented by TK Takaindisa Law Chambers, the applicants are seeking an order directing the mining company to immediately release the disciplinary minutes and related records, as well as an award of legal costs on a higher scale.
Zimplats has been cited as the respondent in the matter, which is now pending determination before the High Court in Harare.
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