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Bitter estate wrangle sucks in top judges
A long-running family feud over the estate of the late Taya "Daya" Mlotshwa has erupted into a bruising legal battle at the Bulawayo High Court, with bitter accusations of judicial misconduct, stallin...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:22hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
VW urges Zimbabwe owners to respond to airbag recall
Volkswagen owners in Zimbabwe are being urged to take immediate action following the automaker's global recall of certain models fitted with potentially defective Takata airbags. The airbags, which we...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 14:25hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Roadblocks do not prevent accidents; they annoy motorists
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) approach to road safety continues to rely heavily on static roadblocks manned by police officers, often positioned along major highways and inner-city roads....Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:06hrs | 580 | by Engineer Jacob K Mutisi
Lecturers file court application to halt UZ graduation
The Association of University Teachers (AUT) in Zimbabwe has filed an urgent High Court application seeking to interdict the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Chancellor from conferring degrees, diplomas, a...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 17:37hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
Bezbets loses High Court appeal against punter
The High Court has struck off Bezbets Betting Company's application for condonation, extension of time to note an appeal, and reinstatement of an appeal against local punter Prosper Dembedza, ruling t...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:30hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Methodist Pastor in trouble
Methodist Church's pastor from Borrowdale Circuit is facing a potential arrest following a High Court chamber application for contempt of court, filed on July 25, in Harare.The application, br...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:10hrs | 662 | by Paul Ndou
ZBC loses eviction cases
The High Court has dealt a major blow to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)'s attempts to evict its former employees from Hatley House flats in Harare, striking off its application for violat...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Court blocks eviction of indigenous Zimbabwe farmers
High Court Justice Regis Dembure has ruled against the eviction of indigenous farmers at Springs Farm in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East Province, condemning the withdrawal of their offer letters by Land ...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:53hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Wilful HIV transmission criminalisation challenged
A Harare woman charged with the deliberate transmission of HIV has approached the High Court seeking a review of her case, arguing that her continued prosecution violates her constitutional rights, as...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:42hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube apologises to Court for filing fake case citations
Prominent lawyer and legal academic, Professor Welshman Ncube, has issued a public and formal apology to the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe after it was discovered that legal documents filed by his Bulaway...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:36hrs | 1444 | by Staff reporter
Couple loses Trabablas court case
The High Court has ruled in favour of the State in a high-profile land dispute, reaffirming the legal precedence of public infrastructure development over individual property claims when fair compensa...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:36hrs | 17036 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt wins Trabablas land dispute
The High Court has ruled in favour of the State in a high-profile land dispute, reaffirming the legal precedence of public infrastructure development over individual property claims when fair compensa...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 10:01hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war veterans lose court bid to block compensation of white ex-farmers
The High Court has dismissed an application by a group of war veterans seeking to block the Government from compensating white former commercial farmers whose land was repossessed during Zimbabwe's Fa...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:08hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Driver, passenger jumped out of truck which rammed train
A truck driver and his passenger jumped out of their vehicle moments before it rammed into a passing train in Kadoma on Wednesday night causing a derailment, the National Railways of Zimbabwe said....Published: 22 May 2025 at 11:41hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube apologises to Sengezo Tshabangu
In a rare and humbling move for a senior legal practitioner, Professor Welshman Ncube, a law professor and prominent opposition figure, has issued a formal apology to the Harare High Court and Senator...Published: 06 May 2025 at 08:45hrs | 1718 | by Staff reporter
High Court strikes procurement law challenge off the roll
A legal challenge mounted by Harare lawyer Mr Naison Machingauta against a controversial provision in Zimbabwe's public procurement law has been struck off the High Court roll, with the court citing c...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:26hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Bus operator ordered to pay US$145,000 for fatal crash
Mandeep Tours, a luxury bus operator, has been ordered to pay US$145,042.94 in damages to Govasberg, another bus company, for the total loss of its bus in a tragic head-on collision that claimed 13 li...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:34hrs | 1018 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court rules against arbitrary Home demolitions
The Constitutional Court has dealt a decisive blow to local authorities' power to demolish homes without judicial oversight, declaring such actions unconstitutional. This landmark ruling reinforces pr...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:33hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe heir's bid to reopen estate crumbles in High Court
An attempt by Tonderai Mugabe, a man claiming to be the secret son of the late President Robert Mugabe, to stake his claim on the former leader's estate ended in defeat at the High Court in Harare las...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 08:19hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu appeals High Court ruling on CCC leadership changes
Sengezo Tshabangu, the interim secretary general of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a High Court ruling that barred him from mak...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 19:24hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's children win court battle over grave inspection
Former President Robert Mugabe's children, Bona, Tinotenda, and Chatunga, have secured a legal victory after Chinhoyi magistrate Kudzanai Mahaso barred a Zvimba headman from conducting an inspection o...Published: 10 Jan 2025 at 11:35hrs | 1222 | by Staff reporter
More roadblocks, stop and searches during holiday in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has rolled out extensive security measures across the country to maintain peace and order during the 2024-2025 festive season. Police Commissioner-General Godwin Mat...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:44hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police to use breathalysers this festive season
The Government, through the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ), has procured new breathalysers to be deployed at police roadblocks as part of a festive season road safety initiative. The move a...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:42hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police urge parents to protect minors from alcohol abuse
As the country enters the festive season, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a stern warning to parents and guardians to be vigilant and prevent minors from consuming alcohol and other into...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 10:43hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gears up for festive season road safety campaign
As the festive season approaches, Zimbabwe's law enforcement agencies are preparing for a major deployment on the country's major roads to ensure compliance with traffic regulations and reduce road tr...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:45hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police, Zimra deploy for festive season
As the festive season approaches, law enforcement agencies are gearing up for a significant deployment on the country's major roads to ensure compliance with traffic regulations. Senior police officer...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:35hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Ex-NatPharm manager wins US$1m suit for unfair dismissal
In a landmark ruling, the High Court has ordered the National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (NatPharm) to pay its former procurement manager, Raguel Mthombeni, nearly US$1 million for his unfair ...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 14:32hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Council approaches Supreme Court over US$2 fraud case
The Chikomba Rural District Council (RDC) is making a renewed effort to appeal to the Supreme Court following two unsuccessful attempts to challenge a Labour Court judgment that cleared its former emp...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:20hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
High Court rescinds Assemblies of God default judgment
The High Court has overturned a default judgment that had been passed against leaders of the Assemblies of God - Spiritual Movement (AoG-SM), sparing them from eviction from their church premises in M...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:11hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
RioZim loses 200 mine claim battle
RioZim Limited has been unsuccessful in its legal challenge against the Defence Ministry over 200 mining claims. The High Court dismissed RioZim's application, ruling it defective due to proc...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 11:32hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe issues $30 fine for smoking vehicles
Zimbabwe's Environmental Management Agency (EMA) last week issued tickets to drivers of 150 vehicles for excessive pollutant emissions.This action followed roadblocks set up along major routes...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 14:38hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Accident victim loses US$234,000 claim against bus operator
Peter Musindo's claim against Mukumba Brothers bus operator, Inter Africa Bus Service, for damages resulting from a road accident has been dismissed by the High Court due to procedural lapses. Musindo...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Hundreds of Zimbabwe marriage certificates invalid
HUNDREDS of marriage certificates that were issued after September 2022 may be "null and void" because they cite a no longer valid law, it has emerged.On May 27, 2022, President Emmerson...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:38hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Court dismisses CCC's appeal on Bulawayo Provincial Council matter
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal made by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) challenging a previous judgement of the Electoral Court that declared the opposition party had failed to file ...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 20:02hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T loses election appeal against Zanu-PF's Sithembiso Nyoni
THE Bulawayo High Court has dismissed a petition filed by MDC-T Nkayi North candidate, Chief Ndlovu, who was challenging minister Sithembiso Nyoni's victory in the August 2023 elections.In his...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Harare businessman loses US$1,5 million home
Prominent Harare businessman, Tendai Mashamhanda has lost his bid to save his US$1,5 million upmarket home after Supreme Court judges ruled he acquired the property fraudulently while under judicial a...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 14:01hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
High Court quashes former Air Zimbabwe bosses' convictions
THE High Court has upheld an appeal by former Air Zimbabwe bosses Peter Chikumba and Grace Pfumbidzai who were challenging their conviction for swindling the airline of $10 million.Chikumba, A...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:50hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Stop road carnage
More than 20 lives have been lost in road traffic accidents, stealing the cheers from the festive season for the affected families.The major cause of these road traffic accidents has largely been ...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:22hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
87 killed in Zimbabwe festive season traffic accidents
AT least 87 people have died while 424 others were injured in 1 194 road accidents that were recorded countrywide between December 15 and 26.Of the 1 194 road accidents, 60 were fatal....Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:29hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe flyovers a ticking time bomb
RESIDENTS in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, are suing the government over some defective flyovers.The residents, through their association, Harare Residents Trust (HRT) are seeking a High Cou...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 10:23hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe transport operators 'fleece' travelling public
ZIMBABWEAN commuters struggling with economic hardships face a double blow this festive season as transport operators have doubled bus fares on some routes, squeezing travellers' already strained budg...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:34hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police out in full force
AS the festive mood grips the nation police officers have been deployed to conduct a traffic blitz, stop and searches as well as motorised, cycle and foot patrols countrywide to curb criminal activiti...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 06:57hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Minister Mhona dragged to court
TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona has been taken to the High Court over defective flyovers in the capital that are posing a risk to residents and motorists.In the court application, Harare reside...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 06:17hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Residents sue govt over defective flyovers
HARARE residents are suing Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona, over some defective flyovers, which are posing a serious safety risk to inhabitants of the capital city....Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 20:49hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
CCC undoing is a strategy of innovating around the familiar
To put it bluntly, Zimbabwe's main political opposition party, the CCC, in its present construct, is wasting the people's time, resources and mostly emotions as they continue to prove through unbeliev...Published: 09 Dec 2023 at 18:56hrs | 18 | by Brian Sedze
Mnangangwa orders new elections in 6 constituencies
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has mandated new elections in response to the recent recall of six members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) national assembly by the "party secretary general," S...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 21:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rolls sleeves as battle hots up
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa will today conduct marathon campaign rallies in Bulawayo as his loyalists seek to regain their seats in weekend by-elections following controv...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:43hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records road accident every 15 minutes
A road accident occurs in Zimbabwe every 15 minutes, with most such incidents attributed to reckless driving, inadequate enforcement of traffic laws and use of defective vehicles, among other factors....Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa loses by-elections appeal
THE Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) yesterday suffered a major blow after the Supreme Court struck off the roll its appeal against the recall of its legislators.The reca...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:43hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Sengezo Tshabangu still in charge
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs who were recalled by the party Interim Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu have suffered a set back after the Supreme Court dismissed their appeal.The a...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 15:09hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
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