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White teachers at Pretoria High School don't greet black colleagues
A recent investigation commissioned by the Gauteng Education Department has uncovered discriminatory practices at Pretoria High School for Girls, where some white teachers reportedly fail to greet the...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1258 | by Staff reporter
BancABC uses 'dirty tactics' to silence bosses?
BancABC is engulfed in controversy, facing accusations of fabricating charges against at least nine top managers as part of a strategy to evade paying retrenchment packages, NewZimbabwe.com has learne...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:50hrs | 1050 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa not obligated to accede to international conventions'
The High Court has ruled that there is no legal requirement compelling President Emmerson Mnangagwa to accede to international conventions, following an application by lawyer and activist Obey Shava s...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:35hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt official in court over stands scandal
A local government ministry official, Everisto Nyamadzawo, appeared in court last week facing serious allegations of criminal abuse of office involving more than $77,000. The case has raised eyebrows ...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:15hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Cops acquitted of rape
Three police officers from Tshitulipasi Police Station in Beitbridge East - Courage Majoni (32), Jabulani Museba (33), and Enock Nyamupandu (35) - were acquitted by Regional Magistrate Innocent Bepura...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:33hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Businesswoman fights off loan shark
A Harare businesswoman has approached the Norton Magistrates Court for an interdict against a loan shark, alleging harassment and intimidation linked to a loan she secured last year.Fungai Gol...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:41hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Zimparks ranger arrested for lion poaching in Hwange National Park
A Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ranger has been arrested in connection with the recent poaching of three lions, whose carcasses were discovered headless and without paws in...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:00hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
War vets company duped US$13,000
Four directors of Zvimba East Veterans Investment Company appeared before Harare magistrate Lisa Mutendereki recently, facing allegations of defrauding the company of US$13,000 through forgery. The ac...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:27hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Gono company loss case continues
A key witness in the ongoing fraud trial involving a Harare couple accused of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono has stated that Gono should be summoned to court to ...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:42hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Incriminating evidence against suspected SA hitmen
The trial of five South African-based individuals accused of kidnapping and assaulting Zimbabwean businessman Oliver Tendai Chipindu continued in Harare, with a digital forensic expert testifying. ...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:41hrs | 171 | by Staff reporgter
High Court outlaws demolition of houses by councils
The High Court has issued a significant ruling condemning the widespread practice of demolishing residential properties by local authorities, deeming it unlawful under outdated legislation. In a judgm...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:53hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Zera shuts down 73 unlicensed fuel stations
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has taken decisive action against unlicensed fuel stations, shutting down more than 70 facilities suspected of selling petroleum products from unauthori...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:19hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
High Court official quits over US$2 million property 'fraud'
A high-ranking civil registry official at Zimbabwe's High Court, Traver Mupita, has resigned following the initiation of disciplinary proceedings by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) concerning hi...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 12:29hrs | 1609 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt dismisses US$97K suit from former Old Mutual employee
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has dismissed a US$97,247 lawsuit filed by Christmas Mazarire, a former employee of Old Mutual Shared Service, who was challenging the computation of his retrenchme...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:50hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers vow to fight on after High Court setback
Teachers in Zimbabwe are set to boycott the National Joint Negotiation Council (NJNC) following a High Court ruling that dismissed their application for improved working conditions. The joint applicat...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 08:17hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Democrats are trying to fool Americans about Kamala!
The allegories and stories we were taught at school were supposed to teach us something about life and the real world.In one of the masterpieces of all time, Mark Antony addresses Brutus, a co...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 13:02hrs | 690 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Dexter Nduna arrested for fraud
Dexter Nduna, the head of mobilisation for ZANU PF, was remanded in custody yesterday following his appearance at the Chegutu Magistrates Court on charges of illegally collecting parking fees from mot...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:58hrs | 3701 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Walter Magaya in financial trouble
Leading ZIFA presidential candidate Prophet Walter Magaya is at risk of losing his hotel and the Heart Stadium in Waterfalls, Harare, due to an outstanding debt of US$420,000 owed to GetBucks Microfin...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 16:47hrs | 2561 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers suffer setback in salary demands
Teachers in Zimbabwe have faced a significant setback in their quest for improved salaries and working conditions, following the High Court's dismissal of their joint application against the governmen...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:48hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi hearings stalls amid logistical challenges
The Gukurahundi public outreach programme, initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in July 2024, has hit a major roadblock due to unresolved logistical issues.The programme, designed to prov...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 18:44hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Kudenga, Masunda bid to grab Oliver Chidawu's estate flops
Attempts by chartered accountant Ngoni Kudenga and former Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda to grab late former Harare Metropolitan Affairs and Devolution minister Oliver Chidawu's estate have been stopp...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 12:09hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu challenge presence of 'old' High Court assessors
Businesspersons Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, linked to the ruling ZANU-PF party, have contested the presence of two "old" High Court assessors at their trial concerning allegations of fraud involvin...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:46hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Muchadeyi Masunda applies for acquittal in indecent assault case
Lawyers representing former Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda have filed an application for the dismissal of an assault charge against their client, arguing that the State has failed to establish a prima...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:55hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businessmen face US$1.4 Million fraud charges over property scam
Two prominent businessmen from Harare, Satishbhai Patel, 60, director of Honda Centre, and Ebrahim Mahomad, 57, director of Union Hardware, have been arrested and charged with fraud amounting to US$1....Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:59hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pursues legal action over confiscated fire tenders in Lithuania
The Zimbabwean government is actively exploring all legal avenues, including international arbitration, to recover 17 fire tenders that were seized by Lithuania last year while being shipped from Bela...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:25hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema threatening to delay 2026 elections
On 13 September, Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema addressed parliament in fulfilment of the Constitution that requires the president to address the National Assembly every year and provide a repo...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 14:55hrs | 654 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Judge dismisses 2 more charges against Donald Trump
A court in Georgia has dismissed two of the 10 criminal charges against Donald Trump and one other charge against his allies for alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election....Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 17:30hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Lithuania seizes shipment of fire trucks to Zimbabwe
Lithuania is holding onto 17 fire engines seized in 2021 while being shipped to Zimbabwe from neighbouring Belarus which is under European Union sanctions, officials said on Wednesday.Zimbabwe...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 19:03hrs | 2301 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor Bosha removed from remand after criminal review
A prosecutor accused of granting bail to armed robber suspect Musafare Mupamhanga without proper consultation has been removed from remand following a High Court review.Arthur Bosha faced alle...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 08:53hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Kwekweza, Chere, Gwenzi granted bail
The High Court has granted bail to three opposition activists, Namatai Kwekweza, Robson Chere, and Samuel Gwenzi. The three were arrested on 31 July 2024, alongside Vusumuzi Moyo, an artist and sound ...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 15:07hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son is our boss, name drops armed robbers
A five-man armed robbery gang, posing as military intelligence and police officials, has been charged with extortion and impersonation. The gang allegedly used the names of members of the First Family...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 08:00hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
MP's challenge on constitutional right against Zimra dismissed
The High Court has dismissed an application challenging the requirement to provide 60 days' notice before initiating proceedings against the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra). Opposition leg...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:38hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Tanzania's President arrives in Zimbabwe for SADC Summit
Tanzania's President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan and former President Dr. Jakaya Kikwete have arrived at Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare to attend the SADC Summit for Heads of State and Gove...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 17:09hrs | 1055 | by Staff reporter
SA's Home Affairs may have to pay Zimbabwean R1 million
The Department of Home Affairs will likely have to pay damages to the tune of R1 million to an illegal immigrant after the Eastern Cape High Court ruled that she was unlawfully detained for a month....Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 08:00hrs | 8829 | by Staff reporter
CIOs hound Mnangagwa challenger
Former Zanu-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi, who legally challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to power, reports that he has been visited by unidentified individuals at his home. Musenge...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 15:00hrs | 5266 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya launches a blistering attack against Lincoln Mutasa
Walter Magaya's Heart Group, owners of Heart Stadium in Harare, has launched a blistering attack against ZIFA normalisation committee chairperson Lincoln Mutasa who claimed in a statement on Monday th...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 18:24hrs | 1588 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe law allows jailed mothers can stay with children
Attorney-General Virginia Mabiza clarified that Zimbabwean law permits incarcerated mothers to keep their infants with them in prison. This statement came in response to an image circulated on X (form...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 10:52hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Bright Matonga arrested again
Bright Matonga, the former Deputy Minister of Information, has been re-arrested after being initially granted bail last month. Matonga, who was previously released on a US$600 bail by Chegutu Magistra...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 12:02hrs | 2839 | by Staff reporter
Rutendo Matinyarare jailed in South Africa
Zanu PF activist Benson Rutendo Manyarare has been convicted of contempt of court and jailed for three months by a court in Johannesburg, South Africa.The sentence was wholly suspended on cond...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 20:54hrs | 2543 | by Staff reporter
Who wanted to assassinate Donald Trump?
Pennsylvania - Donald Trump was injured in what the FBI said was an attempted assassination at an election rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening, a shocking act of political violence that threaten...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 10:12hrs | 1265 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt loses land dispute
In a recent legal development, the High Court has intervened to order the Ministry of Local Government to return an offer letter withdrawn from land developer N-Frays Infrastructure. The case, brought...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 09:10hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Kenya's William Ruto dismisses all ministers
Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that will be lean and efficient following weeks of protests over high taxes and p...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 14:38hrs | 12 | by Associated Press
'Rape cops' released on bail
Three police officers from Chituripasi Police Base in Beitbridge East have been accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on multiple occasions last month. Courage Majoni, Jabulani Museba, an...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 17:26hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
'Rapist cops' remanded in custody
Three police officers from Chituripasi Police Base in Beitbridge East, accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on three separate occasions in June, have been remanded in custody until July 23. ...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch hearings on genocide he has been implicated in
President Mnangagwa is set to launch the Gukurahundi community hearings in Bulawayo this Saturday, marking the start of a victim-centered reconciliation outreach program in Matabeleland. Traditional l...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man wants his R1.6 million lobola back
SOUTH Africa-based businessman, Shepherd Chipatiko, is demanding back the R1,6 million (about US$91 000), he splashed on lobola and marriage celebrations, from his ex-wife after their short-lived marr...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 11:20hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Zuma's MK Party brings big guns to NCOP
The uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party is planning to send a team of heavyweights as its new members in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) as early as this week.Sunday World revealed that forme...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 19:02hrs | 36 | by Mzilikazi wa Afrika
MK Party to lodge fresh case of vote-rigging
Following its abrupt decision to pull the plug on its vote-rigging court case, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has vowed its legal battle with the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) was far from over....Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 18:10hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
IEC has asked Electoral Court to refuse to accept MK Party's withdrawal
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has asked the Electoral Court to refuse to accept the MK Party's withdrawal of its court case to set aside the elections, saying the party made "serious ...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 12:53hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Smuggled pistols: Hearse driver, assistant denied bail
In Beitbridge, Zimbabwe, a magistrate denied bail to hearse driver Mehluli Nkomo (35) and his assistant Wellington Ndhlovu (34), both from Bulawayo, ruling them flight risks. They are accused of using...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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