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Battle over new boundaries rages on
Zanu-PF's Tonderai Chidawa has responded to Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, stating that the legal battle over the preliminary delimitation report is still on despite Parliament raisin...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 11:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Con Court Malaba let us down,' says Chief Ndiweni – true, but so too did you, Chamisa and we the people
Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni torched a storm when he graced and addressed the MDC congress in Gweru on Saturday. The chief criticised the Zanu-PF government and Judiciary for failing the nation whic...Published: 27 May 2019 at 16:53hrs | 2 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Minister Mathema's coup statement very unfortunate
After many Zimbabweans' lives have been plunged into deep impoverishment and great uncertainty by a series of price increases which have nearly become the order of the day since the declaration of Mna...Published: 04 May 2019 at 21:09hrs | 7 | by Terrence Wuragu
Mnangagwa's political survival at the ‘Deep End'
Zimbabwe is now falling into the dungeon again after prices of all commodities started to sky rocket like nobody's business. Citizens of Zimbabwe are in a state of panic not knowing what to do. The pr...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 19:45hrs | 1 | by Tolexy
MDC Alliance legislator blast Zanu PF govt for failing to fulfill its elections promises
MDC Alliance legislator Ruth Labode has rapped the ruling Zanu PF for grabbing power through rigging the election and failing to implement the programmes it promised during campaigns."l have a...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 10:07hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Lessons drawn from Chamisa's Con Court application
EDITOR,The dismissal of the application by the MDC Alliance presidential candidate Advocate Nelson Chamisa by the Constitutional Court last Friday has left a number of people enlightened on ho...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa has to face the people's court and account for himself
Nelson Chamisa the current MDC Alliance president has to account for himself to the people at the people's court. This is so because in this article I'm going to outline Chamisa's misdemeanors and cri...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 13:25hrs | 1 | by Henry Madiro
Con-Court jokes flood social media
Harare lawyer Regina Bwanali, who was representing the fifth respondent, Dr Noah Manyika, at the Constitutional Court was at the centre of social media banter after presenting her application to the c...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 16:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Courts have a duty to defend public good - Bajila
MDC Alliance official Descent Bajila has said outside interpretation of the law, courts also have duty to defend something called "the public good"."In today's sitting, the Con Court itself is...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 07:15hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
The anxious 14 days for Zimbabwe
As the Constitutional Court Judges begin sifting through the piles of papers of affidavits, evidence and counter affidavits and counter evidence, they surely feel the weight of the hope the na...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Nicholas Mlamuli Ndebele
Mnangagwa breached the Constitution
In the wake of a constitutional challenge to the legitimacy of the military operation that directly or indirectly brought President Emmerson Mnangagwa to power, this piece is focussed on examining the...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Paul Kaseke
2018 elections: ZBC under spotlight
As the 2018 harmonised elections loom, the public media and in particular ZBC has come under the spotlight as it is being called to be fair when covering political parties contesting in the poll....Published: 12 Feb 2018 at 09:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Despots an insult to the Day of the African Child
Today the African Continent commemorates the heroic acts of the Soweto Uprising in 1976.Young people took it upon themselves to confront the evil apartheid regime in an endeavour to free the black peo...Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 09:55hrs | 5 | by Jacob Mafume - PDP Spokesperson
Blow for Jonathan Moyo?
Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo's Constitutional Court challenge against the validity of his arrest by the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption ...Published: 14 Jun 2017 at 19:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo arrest case set down for hearing
THE case in which Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo is contesting the constitutionality of his arrest for allegedly swindling the Zimba...Published: 02 Jun 2017 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Death penalty raises stink
"The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings," once remarked former South African president and Nobel Prize Laureate, the late Nelson Man...Published: 24 Jan 2016 at 05:59hrs | 6 | by Harmony Agere
Fired workers take Daily News to Court
Seven fired Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe employees yesterday filed a Con Court application challenging the legality of their dismissal. Lawyer Tonderai Bhatasara is representing the f...Published: 07 Aug 2015 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T threatens to approach Con Court
The MDC-T has threatened to approach the ConCourt to challenge the passage of the RBZ Debt Assumption Bill which sailed in the National Assembly on Tuesday despite vehement arguments on the proced...Published: 15 May 2015 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Has Kereke lost Parliament Seat?
If reports that Dr Munyaradzi Kereke has re-joined ZANU PF are correct, then his Bikita West seat has fallen vacant in accordance with Section 129 (1) (l) of the Constitution of the Republic of Zi...Published: 19 Dec 2014 at 06:21hrs | 15 | by Thamsanqa Zhou
Seretse Khama Ian Khama is Right
The Sunday mail 26 Jan - 1 Feb 2014 edition seemed hurt by the breaking ranks of Botswana with SADC. Khama is speaking on behalf of the Botswana people so the views of the Botswana people should ...Published: 27 Jan 2014 at 16:31hrs | 9 | by Zanda Shumba, Nyazura
Con Court rapped for withholding elections judgement reasons
Failure by the Constitutional Court to give reasons for its dismissal of a case where parties in the outgoing inclusive government were seeking postponement of the July 31 elections had created unnece...Published: 06 Sep 2013 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I refuse this Con Court charade,' says Tsvangirai
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday described the Constitutional Court (ConCourt)'s insistence on hearing his presidential court challenge three days after he sought withdrawal of the same case a...Published: 20 Aug 2013 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice Chidyausiku to recuse self as Con Court sits
Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku is likely to recuse himself from hearing the case in which MDC-T leader Mr Tsvangirai was challenging the results of the July 31 presidential election, as the embatt...Published: 18 Aug 2013 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Con Court upholds July 31 poll date
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the harmonised elections should be held on the 31st of this month, dismissing Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's appeal which sought the extension of the electi...Published: 04 Jul 2013 at 15:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Con Court dismisses diaspora vote
DREAMS by Zimbabweans in the Diaspora to vote through the postal ballot system in this year's harmonised election were shattered yesterday after the Constitutional Court dismissed an application by a ...Published: 29 Jun 2013 at 03:38hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Biti reacts to Chinamasa's court application
Unedited extract from Tendai Biti's Facebook Timeline: Good people, I have read with great regret and trepidati...Published: 20 Jun 2013 at 12:08hrs | | by Tendai Biti
Sadc orders Mugabe to re-think election date
SADC Summit has ordered Zimbabwe to have a re-think on the 31 July election date.The MDC spokesman Nhlanhla Dube posted on his facebook profile that "SADC Summit has 'ordered' Minister China...Published: 15 Jun 2013 at 15:40hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Con Court postpones indefinitely ruling on postal voting
The Constitutional Court (Con Court) has postponed indefinitely a matter that was brought before it by Tavengwa Bukaibenyu seeking to overturn sections of the Electoral Act, which bar postal voting fo...Published: 14 Jun 2013 at 07:48hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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