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Mliswa challenges Mohadi's $10m claim
Norton MP Temba Mliswa (independent) has filed an appearance to defend notice of the $10 million defamation litigation filed at the High Court by Vice-President Kembo Mohadi.Mohadi, through hi...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1215 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba disgusted by Mliswa, Nduna 'idiotic' behaviour
ZANU-PF MP for Buhera South, Joseph Chinotimba says he was ashamed of the riotous behaviour of fellow legislators Dexter Nduna and Temba Mliswa who came close to trading blows beginning of this week....Published: 19 hrs ago | 1730 | by newzimbabwe
WhatsApp gives away Mliswa's shady deals
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa, who is in the eye of a storm for allegedly soliciting for a bribe from a local businessman, has claimed to belong to very powerful cartels after being cornered by fello...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 16:12hrs | 6815 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo, Chiwenga court battle in new twist
Former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo has appealed against a High Court judgement that paved the way for Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga to sue him for alleged defamation....Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 19:18hrs | 9622 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi demands $10m from Mliswa
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi is demanding $10 million compensation from Norton MP Temba Mliswa (independent) for alleged defamation.Through his lawyers Mugiya and Macharaga Law Chambers, Mohadi...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:12hrs | 1469 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa invites lawsuit by 'godfather of smuggling' Mohadi
Kembo Mohadi has "a litany of corruption allegations trailing him", Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent) said on Saturday as he invited a lawsuit from the Vice President.Mohadi has served Mlis...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 09:18hrs | 2436 | by ZimLive
Makandiwa court ruling challenged
A Harare business couple which lost a $6,5 million claim against United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Emmanuel Makandiwa and his wife Ruth, over an alleged false prophecy, has approached t...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 22:55hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reforms pledge hollow'
GLOBAL human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has dismissed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's reform pledge as a paper tiger devoid of implementation since he came into office, with his regime a...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:04hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo cornered
Former Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo - who was slapped with a $5 million defamation suit by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga - h...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 08:26hrs | 3931 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo gets ultimatum to defend Chiwenga’s $5 million lawsuit
SELF-EXILED former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo has been given a 10-day ultimatum by the High Court to defend a $5 million defamation lawsuit filed by Vice-President Constantin...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 08:18hrs | 1840 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo vs Chiwenga: High Court rules
FUGITIVE politician Professor Jonathan Moyo, who was slapped with a $5 million defamation suit by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has a case to answer and must face civil trial, the High Court ha...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 07:16hrs | 1976 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Prophet Makandiwa cleared over 'fake prophecies'
United Family International Church leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa and his wife, Ruth, who were being sued for US$6,5 million over alleged "fake prophecies" have been cleared of any wrongdoing. ...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 16:00hrs | 5038 | by Staff reporter
'Dodgy' NGO blasts Mnangagwa's government
A recently released annual World Report by Human Rights Watch, a United States-based organisation, said President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior officials in his administration have failed to liv...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:23hrs | 1206 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Noyo exposes Madhuku, Madhuku exposes Jonathan Moyo
SELF-EXILED former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo, who turns 62 yesterday, may have had a birthday he would want to quickly forget after Professor Lovemore Madhuku exposed him for stretching...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:44hrs | 7765 | by Staff reporter
Mutare town clerk defends $120 000 defamation lawsuit
MUTARE town clerk Joshua Maligwa, who was last month slapped with a $120 000 lawsuit for allegedly defaming Shitazburg Enterprises director Anderson Mwashita, has filed a notice to defend himself....Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:23hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
'Go to hell Strive Masiyiwa' Jonathan Moyo says as he spills more beans
...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 18:45hrs | 18003 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's ally sued for defamation
The minister of State for Midlands Province Larry Mavhima is being sued for alleged libellous statements he made against a local property development firm.According to court papers, Mavhima wa...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 21:08hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
Land developer sues Minister
A GWERU-based land developer, River Valley Properties (Pvt) Ltd is suing Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Larry Mavima for $60 000 in defamation damages. River Valley Properties, whose dir...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:06hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
'Pravin Gordhan has offshore bank account with balance of over R660m in illicit proceeds '
EFF leader Julius Malema claims that Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan holds an unlawful bank account in Canada which has a balance of more than R665m. The EFF leader says the funds are th...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 16:38hrs | 3594 | by Staff reporter
Jim Kunaka falls on his own sword
When political activist and National Patriotic Front member Jim Kunaka appeared before the Motlanthe Commission that is investigating the August 1 post-election violence, he did little to mask that he...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:19hrs | 6000 | by Tichaona Zindoga
War vets terrorise Mphoko's wife
Former Vice President Mphoko's daughter Siduduzo has alleged that her mother Laurinda Mphoko is living in perpetual harassment from who veterans who are in a mission to deal with former Vi...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 13:29hrs | 5555 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Canaan Banana's son opens up
Nathan Banana, the son of former Zimbababwean President Canaan Banana has opened up on a number of issues relating to his father including Gukurahundi and his relationship with ZANU PF. In a s...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 07:41hrs | 4919 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Ex-wife wants me dead'
A HATCLIFFE man hauled his former wife to court for assaulting, insulting and threatening to kill him.Nyasha Tanyanyiwa applied for a protection order at the Harare Civil Court against his ex-...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 15:46hrs | 1251 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa loses 3 vehicles over $136,000 legal debt
NORTON MP Temba Mliswa (independent) has lost three vehicles that are set to go under the hammer after failing to settle $136 000 legal costs arising from a matter he lost to a private property develo...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:18hrs | 1740 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa disowns Twitter account
Norton Member of Parliament Mr Temba Mliswa has disowned a Twitter account using his name and challenged his Chivi South counterpart Killer Zivhu to prove that he indeed authored defamatory statements...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:21hrs | 1389 | by Staff reporter
Damaging allegation against BUSE vice chancellor
A FORMER Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) lecturer has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to direct President Emmerson Mnangagwa to suspend his pending dismissal by the instituti...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:29hrs | 1607 | by Staff reporter
Ex-lecturer exposes Bindura Varsity vice-chancellor
Former Bindura University of Science Education lecturer, Professor Macleans Mzumara, who is being sued by the Bindura University of Science Education vice-chancellor, Edias Mwenje, for allegedly damag...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 12:13hrs | 3362 | by Ndou Paul
Captured Ramaphosa disses the term 'white monopoly capital'
President Cyril Ramaphosa has dissed the term "white monopoly capital" while addressing the inaugural SA Investment Summit dinner on Friday."One thing that I learnt is the three Es: Education,...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 18:51hrs | 2894 | by Staff reporter
Heath Streak hires Chamisa's lawyer
FORMER Zimbabwe cricket coach Heath Streak has turned to top local lawyer Thabani Mpofu in a US$1 million defamation lawsuit against Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani over racism and c...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:41hrs | 4000 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa office employee sued $1 million over tweet
TOP lawyer and civil rights activist, Advocate Fadzai Mahere is suing another legal practitioner and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office employee, Petina Gappah, for $1 million for alleged defamatio...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:25hrs | 2910 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa defends Zivhu's $1m defamation claim
Independent Norton MP Temba Mliswa has entered an appearance to defend a $1 million lawsuit by Killer Zivhu, a Zanu-PF MP for Chivi South over alleged defamatory tweets, setting the stage for a legal ...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:15hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Varsity vice-chancellor sues ex-lecturer for defamation
Bindura University of Science Education vice-chancellor, Edias Mwenje, is seeking $300 000 from a former lecturer as compensation for allegedly damaging his character and reputation.Through hi...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:50hrs | 1222 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa tweets trigger $1 million lawsuit
Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu has sued fellow legislator Mr Temba Mliswa of Norton Constituency for $1 million at the High Court over alleged defamation of character. The suit arose fr...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:38hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's minister fights default judgment in $500K litigation
Former Labour and Social Welfare minister Petronella Kagonye has petitioned the High Court seeking rescission of a default judgment entered against her in a matter where war veteran Oswell Gwanzura is...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:22hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Con-Court bench members' profiles
Chief Justice Luke MalabaLuke Malaba was born in 1951.He received his law degree from the University of Warwick in 1974, and another law degree from the University of Zimbabwe in 1982....Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 13:07hrs | 5695 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora sues Zimpapers over Mugabe
MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora has petitioned the High Court demanding $1 000 000 compensation from Zimpapers after the Herald claimed he had blamed the party's July 30 election loss on former...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 09:59hrs | 1853 | by Staff reporter
Chigumba's sex life and the pitfalls of social media
I am not sure if Priscilla Chigumba, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chair, bleached to be such a yellow-bone. But I am not rushing to make her pigmentation any of my business because it's not...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 10:32hrs | 1412 | by Tawanda Majoni
UN official accepts liability, pays judge $1,300
A UNITED NATIONS (UN) official Emmanuel Chinyamakobvu, who was taken to court by a High Court judge over defamation of character, has now accepted liability and was ordered to pay $1 300 for his actio...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:29hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's nasty fallout with cleric
Zanu-PF supporters aligned to a faction sympathetic to President Emmerson Mnangagwa attempted to elbow out his neighbour Reverend Isaac Tititi Moyo - with whom he has had a nasty fallout - from a farm...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 14:38hrs | 2217 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Judge sues UN official over defamation
Harare High Court judge Justice Nyaradzo Priscilla Munangati-Manongwa has filed a $22 000 lawsuit against a United Nations employee, whom she accuses of defaming her.The judge filed the lawsui...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:31hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
Biti anoints himselves custodian of all Ndebele memory
It has become common practice that political foes often depart from the conventional meaning of common vocabulary with astonishing flaccidity, that one would think they take the world to be populated ...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:52hrs | 869 | by Reason Wafawarova
'Prophet' Freddy hit with lawsuit
Goodness and Mercy Ministries's Tapiwa Freddy has been hit with a $100 000 lawsuit after publishing a prophecy that allegedly exposed a Harare man's extra marital affair.The plaintiff, Berry M...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 13:43hrs | 1236 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa sues Zanu-PF women's league chair
ZANU-PF Central Committee member, Phillip Chiyangwa, has taken Harare women's league provincial chairperson, Ratidzo Mukarati, to court demanding $1 million from her over alleged defamatory statements...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:55hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo's false hope from Malaysia
I have just been reading Deluze and Guattari's Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia. It's a big book, one quite opaque and thus requiring stout intellect and a liberal outlook to digest it....Published: 19 May 2018 at 14:40hrs | 4384 | by Igomombe
ZACC boss sued for $200,000
HARARE businessman Adam Molai and his Housing Corporation Zimbabwe (HCZ) company are suing Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) investigations boss Goodson Nguni for $200 000 for defamation....Published: 17 May 2018 at 15:13hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu sues chief for defamation
HOME Affairs and Culture Minister Dr Obert Mpofu has filed a $300 000 lawsuit against Chief Felix Nhlanhla Ndiweni for claiming that he stole their 200 cattle before making a docket, which was opened ...Published: 09 May 2018 at 06:53hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe challenges defamation lawsuit
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe has entered an appearance to defend the $100 000 defamation lawsuit filed against her early this month by four small-scale gold miners whom she has clashed with over own...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 20:15hrs | 1733 | by Staff reporter
Streak, Zimbabwe Cricket dispute likely to drag longer
THE dispute between Heath Streak and Zimbabwe Cricket is likely to drag longer as the former national team coach has taken his legal battle a gear up by seeking to stop the association from appointing...Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 12:00hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Grace Mugabe claims she is being 'victimised'
Zimbabwe's former first lady, Grace Mugabe, is accusing miners of invading her farms to illegally dig for gold.They, in turn, accuse her of defamation and say the land was stolen.This ...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 14:00hrs | 2836 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe sued for $100,000 over defamation
FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe, who is embroiled in a land dispute with small-scale gold miners in Mazowe, has been taken to court by the miners who are demanding $100 000 for defamation of character ...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 07:31hrs | 2047 | by Staff reporter
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