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Kudzayi accuses court system of sabotage
Journalist and political commentator Edmund Kudzayi has accused the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Softwarehouse Pvt Ltd, and prominent lawyer Advocate Fadzayi Mahere of collusion and deliberate o...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 19:23hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
Businessman back in custody over community service default
Controversial businessman Shingai Levison Muringi is back in custody after allegedly defaulting on a court-ordered community service sentence stemming from a contempt of court conviction.Murin...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 09:54hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Woman granted protection order against abusive ex-lover
A local woman has been granted a protection order against her ex-boyfriend who has allegedly been harassing and abusing her following the end of their relationship.Ms Lexina Mabato approached ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:30hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council's business clampdown
The Harare City Council (HCC) has launched a sweeping operation to shut down non-compliant businesses across the capital, as part of an aggressive campaign to enforce municipal by-laws and recover out...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 16:23hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs G20 help to exit debt trap
Zimbabwe's best chance of exiting a 25-year debt default is to engage the Group of 20 nations to help formulate a solution and stop trying to work its way out of the quagmire itself, World Bank Presid...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 14:02hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Daggers drawn against Nurses Council of Zimbabwe
Relations between the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe (NCZ) and the Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH) have soured after the NCZ publicly disavowed HIPH's nursing assistants training programmes, spar...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:20hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Edmund Kudzayi challenges Mahere default judgement
Journalist Edmund Kudzayi has formally approached the High Court to rescind a default judgment awarding US$100,000 in damages to prominent lawyer Fadzayi Mahere in a defamation case. The judgment, gra...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 12:16hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
Zesa spreads prepaid meters to farms
ZESA Holdings has been ordered to implement prepaid and smart electricity meters across all sectors of the economy by October this year, a government move aimed at enhancing revenue collection and cur...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:30hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Aids council focuses on street dwellers
PEOPLE living on the streets are recording a high default rate on antiretroviral treatment (ART), largely due to inconsistent access to medication and challenges in adhering to the treatment regimen, ...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:02hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Mine owner fined for operating unregistered milling plants
MAPHISA - A 45-year-old Snake Bone Mine owner has been fined US$200 for operating hammer and ball milling plants without proper documentation for registration.Matebeleland South Provincial Mag...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 21:45hrs | 572 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Kezi
Supreme Court orders eviction of Chief Zimunya, 1500 families
The Supreme Court has ordered the eviction of then Acting Chief Kibben Bvirindi, known as Chief Zimunya, along with approximately 1,500 families who have occupied Grove Farm in Mutare's peri-urban are...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2 rotten apples
One of life's greatest follies is assuming that what matters to us matters equally to others. That our fears are shared, our desires understood, our sense of decency mutual. Quite the contrary, realit...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:35hrs | 3048 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Mahere is a criminal practitioner who ought to be struck off
The default order in Mahere v Kudzayi rests not on merit but on a single demonstrable falsehood.In her condonation application, Advocate Fadzayi Mahere swore, under oath, that when the matter ...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:02hrs | 1000 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Defaulting RDC cut off
Local authorities across Manicaland are grappling with mounting unpaid water bills and rates, leaving councils with limited options, including rationing supplies and introducing prepaid water meters, ...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:36hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Ben-10's charm hypnotises Gogo (61)
In a case that has left the Mukuwapasi Village community stunned, a 61-year-old grandmother, Caroline Chihwayi, has reportedly abandoned her 72-year-old husband to pursue a relationship with a much yo...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:29hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
Mahere wins US$100,000 in damages against 'Baba Jukwa' by default
Former opposition legislator and lawyer Advocate Fadzayi Mahere has been awarded US$100,000 in damages after the High Court ruled in her favour in a defamation lawsuit against journalist Edmund Kudzay...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 16:32hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
When it rains for Professor Welshman Ncube, it pours
PROFESSOR WELSHMAN NCUBE'S FRAUDULENT HEADS OF ARGUMENT BASED ON FICTITIOUS OR FALSIFIED CASE LAW AUTHORITIES FILED WITH THE SUPREME COURT: When it rains for Professor Ncube, it pours. Just as he is e...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 12:50hrs | 2527 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Mahere faces, yet another $100,000 defamation lawsuit
Prominent Harare lawyer and former opposition legislator, Advocate Fadzayi Mahere, is facing a second defamation lawsuit amounting to US$100,000 from TinMac Motors (Private) Limited, a company reporte...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 18:03hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema
An Open Letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema: I will not be silenced until death or a better Zambia emerges, whichever comes firstDear President Hichilema,Yesterday, I...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 09:24hrs | 1113 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Zimbabwe hopes to service external debt
Zimbabwe, locked out of international capital markets since defaulting in 1999, expects its stronger economy to help it pay back external creditors, without saying when this would begin.Financ...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:48hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Legal showdown brews between Mahere and Tinoda Machakaire
A legal and political battle is heating up between prominent lawyer and former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere and Minister of Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocati...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:44hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Security firm sues +HIV ex-employee
Seasec Security Company has filed a US$16,000 defamation lawsuit against a former female employee who accused the company of firing her due to her HIV-positive status. The company's secretary, Ms Prec...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:13hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
Mai TT apologises
In a dramatic U-turn, popular comedienne and socialite Mai TT has issued a heartfelt public apology to businesswoman Shingirayi Ziwange Jere, wife of CAPS United football boss and Zanu PF legislator F...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:12hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Machakaire's lawyers press Mahere
Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation Tinoda Machakaire has formally demanded a retraction from opposition politician and lawyer Fadzayi Mahere over what his legal team describes as de...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 19:39hrs | 1458 | by Staff reporter
Minister Machakaire, instead of suing, just tell us: Are you corrupt or not?
When someone resorts to diversionary tactics instead of addressing legitimate questions, it naturally raises suspicion.In a disturbing turn of events that strikes at the heart of democratic ac...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 12:14hrs | 902 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fadzayi Mahere hit with US$100,000 defamation lawsuit
Prominent lawyer and opposition figure Fadzayi Mahere has been served with a US$100,000 defamation lawsuit by Minister of Youth, Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training, Tinoda Machakaire, fo...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:56hrs | 1910 | by Staff reporter
Mai TT slapped with US$100,000 lawsuit
Controversial Zimbabwean comedienne Felistas Murata, popularly known as Mai TT, is facing a US$100,000 defamation lawsuit from Harare businesswoman Shingai Ziwange-Jere, the wife of Murehwa West legis...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:09hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
'Detective Kedha' in the eye of a storm
The highly publicised rape trial of social media influencer Mai Jeremaya has come to a controversial end, with Harare magistrate Letwin Rwodzi dismissing the charges against the two accused men, Thabo...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:09hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doesn't need a Preacher - It needs a Champion
Nelson Chamisa is back.After months of political silence and speculation, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader has re-emerged, promising a new political vehicle and a "cleaner...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:38hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
No one is above criticism - not even the President
Democracy has always been too heavy a burden for weak, insecure leaders.The recent arrest of The Zimbabwe Independent editor, Faith Zaba, on allegations of "undermining the authority of the pr...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 22:44hrs | 617 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Harare woman fined for cyberbullying
A Harare woman has been fined US$120 after being convicted of cyberbullying her neighbour, whom she accused of being a prostitute and a husband-snatcher in a text message.Media Mashiri was fou...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 19:03hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
EU Warns Zimbabwe
The European Union (EU) has issued a stark warning to Zimbabwe, urging the government to implement urgent reforms to strengthen the rule of law, combat corruption, and ensure policy predictability. Wi...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:31hrs | 1064 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's pension sector faces a mounting crisis
Zimbabwe's pension sector faces a mounting crisis as contribution arrears soar to a staggering US$93 million, prompting the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) to announce an aggressive enforceme...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:27hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
No water from the tap. They're asked to pay a tax anyway
HARARE, ZIMBABWE - The cholera outbreak that swept through Zimbabwe in 2008-2009 killed more than 4,000 people and sickened nearly 100,000. Parts of Harare and its surrounding suburbs were especially ...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 10:02hrs | 450 | by Linda Mujuru, GPJ Zimbabwe
Kingdom Blue boss convicted over maintenance wrangle
Flamboyant businessman Brilliant Ncube, the man behind the high-end Kingdom Blue Funeral Services brand, has been convicted of contempt of court after failing to comply with a court order to pay spous...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:01hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe steps up fight against HIV stigma
Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to tackle HIV-related stigma following alarming new data indicating a rise in the number of people facing discrimination because of their HIV status.The renewe...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:21hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Charges against Mzembi will be dropped
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi is set to be released on Monday, with all charges against him expected to be dropped under a secret agreement reportedly brokered with President Emmerson ...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 17:37hrs | 3997 | by Staff reporter
Illegal immigrant fined and deported
A 39-year-old woman from Eswatini, Precious Luphoko, has been convicted by the Gwanda Magistrates' Court for unlawfully entering and remaining in Zi...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 20:08hrs | 1024 | by Stephen Jakes
SDC chairperson convicted of cyberbullying headmistress
A former School Development Committee (SDC) chairperson at Chinotimba Primary School in Victoria Falls has been convicted and sentenced to 10 months' imprisonment for cyberbullying the school's headmi...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 08:59hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
74-year-old jailed over US$85k residential stands scam
A 74-year-old man from Gweru has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after failing to repay US$85,000 in restitution to River Valley Properties, following his involvement in a land scam dating back ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:02hrs | 295 | by Christopher Mutambirwa
Tagwirei emerging from the shadows to succeed Mnangagwa?
On Wednesday evening, wearing full military gear and speaking from an unknown location, Zimbabwean war veteran Blessed Geza announced via live video that ‘they' were planning to impeach President Em...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 20:57hrs | 3075 | by Christopher Mutambirwa
IMF says Zimbabwe's economy has made significant progress
The International Monetary Fund said Zimbabwe's economic progress represents a "regime change," but declined to say if or when the Washington-based lender would grant it a staff-monitored program....Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 17:06hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi to stand trial from prison after bail revoked
Former Cabinet minister Walter Mzembi will face trial from behind bars after a Harare magistrate revoked his bail on Monday, ruling that the ex-diplomat had wilfully defaulted court proceedings in 201...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 17:22hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi seeks cancellation of arrest warrants on medical grounds
Former Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi appeared before Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei yesterday, requesting the cancellation of three outstanding warrants of arrest on t...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:29hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Real Estate mogul arrested in Zimbabwe
Patrick Kennan, a prominent real estate tycoon and owner of Kennan Properties, has been arrested amid serious allegations of corruption and judicial fraud involving a high-value property in Borrowdale...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:26hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
Cyber hackers target Zimbabwe's national emails and websites
ZIMBABWE is facing a serious digital threat as international cyber hackers intensify their attacks on government, educational and business websites. This year, several Zimbabwean websites have been de...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:36hrs | 72 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Walter Mzembi spends weekend in prison after arrest
Former foreign affairs minister Walter Mzembi was arrested on Friday and appeared in court on Saturday as prosecutors revealed he had three outstanding arrest warrants.Mzembi will spend the we...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 12:27hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank raises ZWG$5.9 billion via treasury bills
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has raised ZWG$5.9 billion through Treasury Bill (TB) issuances and private placements in 2024, as the government intensifies its domestic borrowing to fund operatio...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 19:00hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda residents face water disconnections over debt
The Gwanda Municipality has intensified its water disconnection exercise across the mining town as part of efforts to recover mounting unpaid bills from residents and businesses.In an official...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 17:51hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
BCC forgoes US$14million revenue
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has decided to maintain its 2024 commercial non-domestic property tax tariffs for the 2025 financial year, foregoing potential revenue exceeding US$14 million.T...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 08:31hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
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