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Malaba crisis: Kika bids to bar Malaba from performing CJ duties
MUSA Kika, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum director, has filed an urgent application at High Court seeking to stop Luke Malaba from exercising functions of Chief Justice until the Supreme Court he...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1949 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt tells citizens to borrow to pay police spot fines
GOVERNMENT has said motorists must borrow from colleagues to pay for on-the-spot road traffic offenses if they do not have cash, and said it would not introduce alternative means of payment as it was ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1349 | by Staff reporter
Police in manhunt for Gwanda reign of terror armed robbers
POLICE have launched a manhunt for four suspected armed robbers that have been terrorising Gwanda residents.Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Thaban...Published: 20 hrs ago | 269 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'favouritism' slammed
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of dividing teachers by ignoring concerns of other teachers while sympathetic to Zanu-PF aligned teachers onl...Published: 20 hrs ago | 350 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe appeals for sanctions removal
ZIMBABWE yesterday appealed to the European Union (EU) to remove sanctions, which it says have continued to hinder development and caused the economic meltdown.This came out during the EU-Zimb...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:43hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate misdirected self in denying journo bail, says Coltart
DOUGLAS Coltart, the lawyer representing New York Times (NYT) correspondent Jeffrey Moyo has said Bulawayo magistrate Rachel Mukanga grossly misdirected herself in denying his client bail.Colt...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:41hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
Malaba not guilty
UNDERFIRE Chief Justice Luke Malaba yesterday escaped jail time after the High Court ruled that he was entitled to return to work after appealing a High Court ruling that the extension of his term of ...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:20hrs | 931 | by Staff reporter
No negotiations over spot fines at roadblocks
MOTORISTS must pay spot fines at road blocks and if they do not have money, they can borrow from their friends or relatives as police cannot follow up offenders who say they will pay at a later date....Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:33hrs | 1602 | by Staff reporter
Man sets armed thugs on mum & sister
A BULAWAYO man bit the hand that feeds him when he connived with three men armed with machetes and knives to rob his mother and sister who had just arrived in the country from the United Kingdom....Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:32hrs | 1021 | by Staff reporter
X-ray machine disappears at hospital
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the theft of an X-ray machine at Mvurwi Hospital.The theft has riled residents in the farming town.Mazowe North Member of Parliament C...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:31hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Police seek to seize ill-gotten assets
Police are now seeking to apply the law to seize and impound cars and other property used to commit crimes and property believed to have been bought through proceeds of crime by seven suspected serial...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Malaba contempt case dismissed
The urgent High Court application by the executive director of an NGO to have Chief Justice Luke Malaba found in contempt of court has been dismissed."The application for civil imprisonment fo...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 21:26hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Zifa appeal for NSS rehabilitation
ZIFA have warned that the Warriors' World Cup qualifier against South Africa risk being played outside the country if government does not expedite the refurbishment of the National Sports Stadium (NSS...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:38hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
BCC appeals for US$1bn to overhaul water system
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it requires US$1 billion to overhaul its water and waste management infrastructure.Mayor Solomon Mguni made the appeal during a meeting with Africa Develop...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:37hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Detained New York Times journalist appeals to High Court
LAWYERS for New York Times (NYT) correspondent Jeffrey Moyo yesterday said they had filed an appeal at the High Court after receiving a written ruling from the magistrate who denied him bail last week...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:30hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
College student stabbed to death, body dumped by roadside
POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating the murder of a 25-year-old student from Esigodini Agricultural College in Matabeleland South who was stabbed to death on Sunday and his body was left covered with...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:22hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Man poisons girlfriend's well, maize-meal
A Guruve man is on the run after poisoning his girlfriend's well and bucket of maize-meal after she greeted her ex-boyfriend.Seven family members- five minors and two adults- ate the meal prep...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:20hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
Mlaba crisis: Mtetwa, Matinenga launch latest ConCourt bid to oust Malaba
Pushback is mounting against the controversial constitutional amendments that made the extension of Luke Malaba's tenure as Chief Justice "permissible", with top lawyers Beatrice Mtetwa and Eric Matin...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:18hrs | 1423 | by Staff reporter
Muteswa-Buyanga child custody fight back at High Court
The Supreme Court has upheld a landmark March 2020 High Court judgement granting parents joint guardianship and custody of children born out of wedlock.Where disputes arise, however, the court...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:18hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Malaba demands JSC probe
UNDERFIRE Chief Justice (CJ) Luke Malaba has reportedly ordered an investigation into circumstances leading to a private meeting between Judicial Service Commission (JSC) head of secretariat Walter Ch...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:24hrs | 3166 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance stronghold records zero new voter registrants
BULAWAYO has recorded zero new voter registrants since the commencement of the voter registration exercise, a trend reported to be also prevalent in other parts of the country, the Zimbabwe Electoral ...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:20hrs | 1242 | by Staff reporter
Malaba saga: Judicial Service Commission probes its secretary
THE Judicial Service Commission on instructions from Chief Justice Luke Malaba is investigating the alleged meeting of its secretary, Mr Walter Chikwana, with one of the judges assigned to hear the ap...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:10hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Malaba crisis: Court throws out Young Lawyers Association of Zimbabwe's application
The High Court has refused to hear an urgent application by the Young Lawyers Association of Zimbabwe (YLAZ) and war veteran Frederick Mutanda seeking an order that Chief Justice Luke Malaba remains d...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 19:45hrs | 3416 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally unleashes lawyers on Bulawayo council
BULAWAYO City Council risks being sued by former Deputy Mayor, Tinashe Kambarami who was recently blocked by council officials from assuming his duties following his reinstatement as ward three counci...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 19:43hrs | 1174 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs minor in protest over settling a debt
Police in Centenary are looking for Tawanda Kavhukama of number 13 Westberry farm, Centenary who allegedly stabbed a one year old minor once on the head in protest over payment of a debt.Masho...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 17:20hrs | 599 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Centenary
Madzokere's pain over his lost wife after 10 years behind bars wrongly jailed
HARARE - Jailed for 10 years for a murder he might not have committed. Tungamirai Madzokere on Monday surveyed the ruins that are his personal life and remarked: "I lost everything."Madzokere ...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 17:08hrs | 985 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chiwenga warns Covid-19 jab profiteers
THE Government has issued a stern warning to private businesses charging a premium to desperate Covid-19 vaccine seekers.The warning comes as some businesses have resorted to charging Covid-19...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:33hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Police shoot most wanted robber
A SUSPECTED notorious armed robber, who is part of a gang led by Musa Taj Abdul, is nursing wounds at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare after being shot by police while attempting to flee....Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:32hrs | 826 | by Staff reporter
Mineral output forecast to jump 11%
Mining companies expect an 11 percent growth output in the second half this year, after seeing production fall across key minerals in the first quarter, the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) has sai...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:30hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter
'Malaba's spirited fight has dented his dignity, legacy'
OPPOSITION POLITICAL analysts yesterday said the spirited efforts by Chief Justice Luke Malaba to remain in office have dented his dignity and legacy.Malaba has been fighting to retain his job...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:09hrs | 4039 | by Staff reporter
Mkoba student teachers locked out over unpaid fees
Emmanuel Masuku (not his real name), a student at Mkoba Teachers' College (MTC) in Gweru, was supposed to start his final year of training as a primary school teacher this month.He underwent w...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:04hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Shun donor dependency: Govt
GOVERNMENT has urged citizens to shun donor dependency saying over-reliance on donors had led to infiltration by the country's detractors.Women Affairs, Community and Small and Medium Enterpri...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:04hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man files pro-Malaba appeal
A BULAWAYO man has filed a Constitutional Court application seeking an order nullifying a ruling by three High Court judges that sought to disqualify Chief Justice Luke Malaba from office.Mr M...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:03hrs | 1093 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP sues Mnangagwa
CHITUNGWIZA North legislator Godfrey Karakadzai Sithole has taken President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court for assenting to the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.1) Bill, which he argues was illegal...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 18:35hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
Manoeuvring for new High Court Judge President starts
THREE senior Harare High Court judges - Justices Garainesu Mawadze, Martin Makonese and Mary Zimba-Dube - are fancying their chances of replacing Justice George Chiweshe as Judge President following t...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 18:33hrs | 1425 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa forges ahead with power consolidation agenda
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF - which has been setting up grassroots structures at a time the political activity of opposition parties is restricted by Covid-19 regulations - are increasing...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 18:33hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Malaba steers clear of judicial ceremony
WHILE insisting on returning to work and reporting to the office daily, Chief Justice Luke Malaba, whom the High Court says must retire, is now a lame duck.Realising that he is on shaky ground...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 18:31hrs | 1881 | by Staff reporter
New vetting exercise for war vets, Zipra
A NEW national vetting exercise for former freedom fighters in Zimbabwe is expected soon, and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) has urged its members to prepare and take part in the scr...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 18:10hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa asked Murowa to leave School Premises: Murowa Refused!
I am deeply concerned about Murowa Diamond Miners' activities in and around Sese communal lands in central Chivi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe. Of major concerns are; the arbitrary establishment of the...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 15:24hrs | 2661 | by Sam Wezhira
Biti vows to scuttle Malaba's ambitions to remain as Zimbabwe's chief justice
Harare lawyer Tendai Biti, has vowed he, and his legal team will continue defending the country's Constitution and scuttle Luke Malaba's ambitions to remain as Zimbabwe's chief justice.On 15 M...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:10hrs | 2369 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's children move to block exhumation
FORMER president Robert Mugabe's children have gone to court to challenge a traditional chief's controversial order to exhume the late strongman's remains.Chief Zvimba last month stirred the h...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:09hrs | 1818 | by Staff reporter
Fresh bid to rescue Malaba
A little known Zanu-PF youth league member on Friday filed a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) application seeking to nullify a judgement that ended Luke Malaba's term as chief justice.Three Hig...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:08hrs | 1245 | by Staff reporter
Harare mayor's appeal an admission of failure
THE appeal by acting mayor Stewart Mutizwa has been received with mixed reactions by residents of Harare, who feel that it lacks sincerity and practical application.The City of Harare has to i...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:03hrs | 164 | by Harare Residents Trust
NRZ acquires US$1,5m vehicles
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has acquired a fleet of 57 vehicles at a cost of US$ 1,5 million meant to transform the operational landscape of the organisation.The vehicles, 12 eight...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:52hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
MDC duo acquitted after 8 years in jail
THE Supreme Court yesterday acquitted MDC Alliance activists Last Maengahama and Tungamirai Madzokere of the murder of a senior police officer after it ruled that their conviction by the High Court wa...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:29hrs | 2576 | by Staff reporter
Residents win noise pollution case
THE Administrative Court has upheld an appeal by residents of Shawasha Hills barring a couple from hosting weddings in its neighbourhood following complaints by neighbours.The couple, Gerald a...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:26hrs | 1572 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF is broke we will give you Mountains - youth leader
ZANU PF acting youth leader in Mashonaland Central Esrom Nhete recently claimed that the party is broke and is going to give youths mountains since there is no farming land left for youths...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 22:04hrs | 4177 | by Staff Reporter
Malaba crisis: Drama at contempt hearing
THERE was drama yesterday after one of the three judges designated to hear an application seeking the arrest of Chief Justice Luke Malaba recused himself after confirming that he had met with the head...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:18hrs | 10384 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa MDC fumes as ex-deputy mayor is thrown out of council
THE MDC Alliance has castigated Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni for ordering the ejection from council chambers of reinstated former deputy mayor, Tinashe Kambarami as a ward councillor.Last week...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:11hrs | 2016 | by Staff reporter
High Court reserves judgment on Malaba contempt of court charges
TWO High Court judges Thursday reserved to next week their judgment in an urgent application filed last week by the Human Rights NGO Forum demanding the imprisonment of Luke Malaba of being contempt o...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:10hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
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