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AG flags legal risks in Trabablas interchange land acquisition
The Auditor-General has raised alarm over procedural lapses by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development in the acquisition of land for the recently completed US$114 million Trabablas ...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:54hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Private sector, experts hail Zimra's TaRMS tax regime
Private sector players and financial experts have praised Zimbabwe's Tax and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) for significantly improving taxpayer accessibility and compliance, particularly among sma...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:16hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Jairos Jiri's widow reveals wishlist
Betty Jiri, the widow of the late national hero and philanthropist Jairos Jiri, has made a heartfelt appeal to the Zimbabwean government and citizens for recognition of her pivotal role in co-founding...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:31hrs | 775 | by Staff reporter
Woman ducks cross-examination in disputed Rhodes Estate case
A Harare woman who claims to be the executor of the estate of the late Brian James and Elizabeth Rhodes - individuals she alleges were relatives of British imperialist Cecil John Rhodes – abruptly h...Published: 13 May 2025 at 16:53hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe decentralises title deed processing system for farms
The Government has embarked on a nationwide decentralisation of the farm title deed processing system in a bold move to streamline land tenure services and improve access for farmers across the countr...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:24hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Harare man jailed for forging ex-minister's property title deed
A Harare magistrate has sentenced 48-year-old Prosper Biziweki to three years in prison after convicting him of forging the title deed of former Cabinet minister Dzingai Mutumbuka's house, which was f...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:51hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Message for all Zimbabwe's Property Owners
The conviction of Prosper Bizwick by Harare magistrate Ethel Sichera has shed light on the deep-rooted corruption within the Deeds Office, exposing how those entrusted with public service can betray t...Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 21:56hrs | 1392 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe will not issue title deeds for illegally acquired land
The Zimbabwean government has announced that it will not issue title deeds for properties built on land illegally allocated by land barons, as part of a drive to clamp down on dubious land allocations...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 11:26hrs | 4699 | by Staff reporter
Mutumbuka's house theft exposes deeds office
The theft and forgery of former Education Minister Dr. Dzingai Mutumbuka's title deed have exposed critical flaws in Zimbabwe's property registration system. The nearly three-year legal saga concluded...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:39hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Mutumbuka's landmark case exposes the deep roots of property fraud in Zimbabwe
The problem of title deed fraud is not new to Zimbabwe, but recent cases have brought this pervasive issue into sharp focus. One of the most troubling and high-profile incidents has been the c...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 19:44hrs | 4470 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mutumbuka gets back his house at last!
Zimbabwe's first Minister of Education, Dr. Dzingai Mutumbuka, has reclaimed ownership of his Chisipite residence following a protracted legal dispute stemming from a fraudulent title deed scheme....Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 13:45hrs | 3676 | by Staff reporter
Deeds Office sucked into Harare land scam
The Harare City Council (HCC) land scam involving plots in Greendale has escalated, drawing in the Deeds Office amid serious allegations of the creation of fake deeds by individuals allegedly linked t...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:51hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Gweru airport project stalls
Plans by the Gweru City Council to transform its aerodrome into a fully operational airport have hit a snag, with delays at the Deeds Office cited as the primary obstacle. This revelation emerged duri...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:53hrs | 1933 | by Staff reporter
Harare stands scandal: More details emerge
More details have emerged regarding the Harare City Council housing stands scandal, revealing that the Registrar of Deeds office has been unable to locate title deeds for the allocated stands. This re...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:45hrs | 2526 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwe Property Expo 2024 - Excitement is Building!
We're thrilled to announce that the Zimbabwe Property Expo 2024 is just around the corner, and we can't wait to welcome you to this one-of-a-kind event at Celebration Centre, Harare, on the 4th and 5t...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 08:27hrs | 146 | by Agencies
Buyanga back in the news, implicated in US$500 000 fraud
In a significant legal case in Harare, Martin Murimirambewa and Shakespear Karuwa, both lawyers, have been implicated in a US$500,000 fraud scandal involving businessman Frank Buyanga. The cas...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 09:13hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Bambazonke lawyers in court over US$500K fraud
Two Harare lawyers, Martin Murimirambewa (53) of Mapaya and Partners, and Shakespear Karuwa (55) of Karuwa and Associates, appeared in court on fraud charges involving US$500,000. They were released o...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 08:09hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Govt cracks down on land barons…leaves no sacred cow
In a bid to combat fraudulent activities in the land sector, the Government has intensified its efforts to hold land barons accountable for their illicit actions. Recently, three land barons f...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 12:18hrs | 26 | by Tonderai Ndoro
Zimbabwe's digital title deeds on the cards
THE Presidential Title Deeds programme will soon unveil a digitalised and securitised document that is tear and water proof as the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa moves to curb cases of fra...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu warns CCC rivals
INTERIM CCC secretary general Mr Sengezo Tshabangu has threatened to wield the axe on anyone who will abuse the party's name or logo without authorisation from the collective party leadership....Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 03:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu dismisses Chamisa faction suspension
CCC interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu has dismissed his purported recall from the party saying he does not belong to the faction that announced his dismissal.On Sunday a CCC faction anno...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 10:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Docket opened in the Mutumbuka house scam saga
Zimbabwe govt has finally acted against corruption in the US$600 000 Mutumbuka Chisipite House Scam. A Police docket has been opened against a Registrar of Deeds supervisor who allegedly pulle...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Major shake-up at Deeds Office
A MAJOR shake-up to eliminate corrupt activities in the Department of Deeds, Companies and Intellectual Property is underway, The Sunday Mail has learnt.This follows a series of complaints and...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 08:59hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Mutumbuka house scam in new twist
A KEY State witness in the trial of two Chitungwiza men arrested for forgery has been declared hostile as the saga in which former Education minister Dzingai Mutumbuka lost his house takes a twist....Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police warn textbook pirates
In a brief but strongly worded statement, Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube, said the law enforcement agents will soon descend on perpetrators without fear or favour....Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutumbuka loses Supreme Court appeal against the fraudulent sale of his home
INDEPENDENT Zimbabwe's first Education minister Dzingai Barnabas Mutumbuka has lost his Supreme Court appeal against the fraudulent sale of his Chisipite home by a team of fraudsters working in cahoot...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:21hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Red flag raised over mess at Deeds Office
SHAMBOLIC record-keeping at the Department of Deeds, Companies and Intellectual Property could compromise Zimbabwe's listing as a low-risk country for money laundering and financing of terrorism by th...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:32hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Dzingai Mutumbuka loses US$140,000 house to fraudsters
Former Cabinet Minister and a senior employee at the World Bank in the USA has expressed shock at the level of corruption in Zimbabwe after suspected fraudsters, conniving with the Deeds Office in Har...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:48hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
How to secure your legacy through setting up a Family Trust
In the world of life's certainties, where the inevitabilities of death and taxes loom large, few of us take the time to ponder the fate of our hard-earned assets after our journey on this mortal plane...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 18:02hrs | 22 | by Clifford S. Ncube
Half of Zimbabwe's urban population are lodgers - report
Zimbabweans continue facing an acute shortage of affordable housing options amid indications that at least half of the country's urban population lives in rented accommodation.This is accordin...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 18:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Epworth title deed scheme Zanu-PF vote-buying stunt
THE regularisation of Epworth settlements after President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week started distributing so-called title deeds has come under the spotlight as it has since emerged that the document...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 19:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Epworth tittle deeds ignite raging debate
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's move to give title deeds to Epworth residents has sparked debate, with opposition parties describing his action as a vote-buying strategy by the ruling Zanu-PF to boost ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Law society suspends lawyer Doreen Vundhla-Phulu
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has suspended Doreen Vundhla-Phulu's licence and placed under curatorship her law firm Vundhla-Phulu and Partners pending investigations following allegations of her ...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 15:28hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
MP's lawyer wife up for fraud
A PROMINENT Bulawayo lawyer, Doreen Vundhla-Phulu allegedly defrauded a client of US$26 000 in a botched residential stand deal.Vundhla (41) of Burnside suburb in Bulawayo and wife to Citizens...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Deeds Office halts operations
THE Department of Deeds, Companies and Intellectual Property (Deeds Office) has temporarily stopped the issuance of copies after running out of copier toner, NewsDay has established.In a notic...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man sells residential stand using fake title deed
A 62-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday arraigned before a Harare magistrate facing charges of selling a residential stand using a fake title deed.The accused, Lovejoy Nyamande was arrested on January...Published: 27 Jan 2023 at 15:25hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
'Real estate agents' up for issuing fake title deed
TWO Harare men appeared before a Harare magistrate last week for allegedly issuing a fake title deed.The two, Job Banda (52) of Chitungwiza and Tatenda Mwenyi (29) of Kuwadzana Extension appea...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga ex-wife's Pretoria home, Range Rovers seized by South African authorities
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife Marry Mubaiwa's troubles continue mounting after a South African court has ordered the seizure of her Pretoria home and her two Land Rover vehicles until ...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 20:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri properties seizure - PG wants graft law amended
PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Nelson Mutsonziwa has called for the amendment of corruption laws to plug loopholes being used by "criminals" to keep hold of ill-gotten property as the state pushes for the seizure...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 18:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sigh of relief for Chihuri
THE Supreme Court has struck off the roll an appeal by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) seeking an order for forfeiture of former police boss Augustine Chihuri's properties.The State i...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Title deeds mapping underway
The Government has enlisted the services of two local companies to develop basic infrastructure in informal settlements currently undergoing geospatial mapping, a process that will expedite the issuan...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Rogue lawyers connive with bogus estate agents
SOME rogue lawyers in Bulawayo are reportedly conniving with bogus estate agents to defraud homeseekers as demand for housing surges.Police in Bulawayo recorded 32 fraud cases involving the sa...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Time to offer title deeds for Rural Dwellers
According to the world bank ,"Secure property rights and efficient land registration institutions are a cornerstone of any modern economy". This gives confidence to the national individuals and busine...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 11:58hrs | 24 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Missing docket haunts acting PG
ACTING prosecutor general Nelson Mutsonziwa has been reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) by a Harare businessman on allegations of destroying a docket in a case involving ...Published: 30 May 2022 at 06:59hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Companies Registry goes digital
THE Registrar of Companies has gone digital in a move that is set to plug loopholes in the system and curb the fraudulent grabbing of companies and properties by criminals.The new electronic s...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:18hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Fake title deeds flood market
If you recently bought a property, are you sure it is properly registered in your name?Well, there might be need to verify this with the Department of Deeds, Companies and Intellectual Propert...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZACC probes Koefman estate ownership
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission is now digging into reports that some people are jostling to grab the Mbare property popularly known as "Kwa Koefman" some, 89 years after the death of the owne...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:44hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends PVOs registration
THE GOVERNMENT has suspended the registration of trusts and Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) in a move seen as part of a political ploy to restrict local participation of non-governmental organi...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 18:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mlanje Estates: New Details Emerge
A farm wrangle at the hotly contested Mlanje Estates, outside Marondera, pitting an indigenous farmer and a number of families has opened a can of worms with documents showing that the government leas...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri's wealth case deferred
The hearing of the State's application for former police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to explain how he sold five properties that were part of the family's large property portfolio, in what ...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
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