The Supreme Court has ruled that former Harare City treasurer, Misheck Mubvumbi who was retired in 2014 should be reinstated. The court ruled that Mubvumbi was retired before he reached the age of 65, therefore the court was wrong. In 2014 the council reduced the retirement age from 65 to 60 and he was among over 1000 employees who were retired at the time. The council had made the move as a way saving $2 million monthly. Part of the ruling delivered by Justice Rita Makarau sitting with Ben Dhlatshwayo and Bharat Patel reads,
The decision of the respondent (Harare City Council) to summarily retire the applicant at 60 is hereby set aside.
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