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Biti accused of delaying trial
Deputy Prosecutor General Mr Michael Reza has accused Tendai Biti of delaying trial by making another application for referral of his assault case to the Constitutional Court.Biti, who is faci...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 18:20hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Biti 'assault' victim nearly fainted
The assault case for Tendai Biti continued today with Deputy Prosecutor General Mr Micheal Reza leading evidence from the complainant and witness Mrs Tatiana Aleshina.Biti is facing charges of...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 06:56hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Biti finally kicks off
The protracted assault case in which lawyer and opposition politician Tendai Biti is accused of assaulting a property investor, Mrs Tatiana Aleshina, finally kicked off in court last Friday with the R...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:26hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Biti refuses to plead
LAWYER Tendai Biti yesterday refused to plead to assault charges and chose to make an application for the recusal of Harare Magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro Muchuchuti.This came after Mrs Muchuc...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 19:29hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Sharpe plots to bloc witness from testifying against him
Pokugara Properties, owned by controversial businessman Ken Sharpe, which caused the arrest of a State witness testifying against it for malicious damage to property has applied to have the same witne...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 16:31hrs | 1230 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Acting Deputy prosecutor general refuses to be cross-examined under oath
Under fire, Acting Deputy Prosecutor Michael Reza has refused to be cross-examined under oath following a court application by property developer George Katsimberis to have the officer of the law...Published: 24 Jan 2023 at 15:11hrs | 696 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Deputy prosecutor general an arrogant and biased pathetic liar - property developer
Property developer George Katsimberis wants the court to order cross-examination of Acting Deputy Prosecutor general Michael Reza in order to expose his deceit, falsehoods and subversion of just...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 18:06hrs | 1559 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Michael Reza has vested interests in Ken Sharpe cases - lawyer
Advocate Tinomudaishe Chinyoka, the lawyer representing property developer Georgios Katsimberis in his legal battle with controversial businessmen Ken Sharpe has queried why Deputy Prosecutor general ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 08:36hrs | 644 | by Ndou Paul
Frank Buyanga's woes mount
SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga still has two warrants of arrest hovering over his head after the cancellation of another one by a Harare magistrate, it has emerged.Buy...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:39hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Drama marks bail ruling for witness against Ken Sharpe
Bail ruling for former chief Harare City Council housing inspector Roy Nyabvure was abandoned for 30 minutes after a court official whispered something to...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 18:59hrs | 988 | by Paul Ndou
Deputy Prosecutor-General in trouble for lying in court
A Harare property developer Georgious Katsimberis has reported prosecutor general Michael Reza to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) over what...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 20:33hrs | 990 | by Staff Reporter
Police arrest witness testifying against Ken Sharpe
A witness testifying against Ken Sharpe has been arrested today by the police in sudden turn of events, the controversial businessman is accused of ...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 20:27hrs | 903 | by Staff Reporter
Malunga trial kicks off under protest
THE trial of human rights lawyer, Siphosami Malunga and his two business partners Zephaniah Dhlamini and Charles Moyo on charges of illegal occupation of Umguzana Farm popularly known as Esidakeni, ha...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Reza takes aim at Biti sideshow
Acting Deputy Prosecutor General Mr Michael Reza yesterday rubbished as irrelevant court submissions by Tendai Biti in a case of verbal assault on Ms Tatiana Aleshina that occurred in 2020. In...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:20hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Biti assault trial postponed
The assault trial of Tendai Biti failed to continue today and was deferred to October 27.Biti is facing charges of manhandling a Zimbabwean investor Mrs Tatiana Aleshina at the Harare Magistra...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 19:37hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Reza takes over Malunga prosecution as farm battle rages
Deputy Prosecutor General Michael Reza left his station in Harare on Friday to personally take charge of the prosecution of rights lawyer Siphosami Malunga and two business partners who are charged wi...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:50hrs | 1728 | by Staff reporter
Biti says 'Magistrate being unfair'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim vice-president Tendai Biti, who is accused of verbally assaulting a Russian investor, has filed another application at the High Court challenging the way pr...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:09hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Biti in another Stalingrad move
CCC vice president Tendai Biti yesterday continued with his application for referral of his assault case to the Constitutional Court insisting that the presiding magistrate, Mrs Vongai Muchuchuti, and...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Court trashes top lawyer Mtetwa's request
HARARE magistrate Taurai Manuwere has dismissed an application by top rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa who was demanding the arrest of the deputy prosecutor general for contempt of court.Mtetwa w...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 19:56hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter
Biti criticises magistrate
The assault trial of Tendai Biti resumed today with him claiming that Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai Muchuchuti was making biased rulings and decisions, which were breaching his rights.Biti, who...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Biti's application unprocedural, claims State
The assault trial of Tendai Biti continued today with deputy prosecutor general Mr Micheal Reza informing the court that his application for recusal of the magistrate was unprocedural and lacked merit...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 19:06hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Biti seeks Reza's recusal
The case in which Tendai Biti is accused of assaulting an investor continued today with him submitting that deputy Prosecutor General Mr Micheal Reza was not objective and therefore does not qualify t...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 18:36hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Florence Ziyambi battles to be Prosecutor General
Seasoned and controversial lawyer and African Anti Corruption leader Florence Ziyambi has thrown her hat in the race to replace Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi.Florence Ziyambi in January 20...Published: 26 May 2022 at 11:36hrs | 2839 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo hunter named acting prosecutor general
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday named Nelson Mutsonziwa as the acting prosecutor general, following the involuntary resignation of Kumbirai Hodzi last week.Mutsonziwa is the deputy pro...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:31hrs | 4732 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri trial postponed to Friday
LAWYERS representing activists Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri on Wednesday successfully sought the postponement of their trial to Friday to allow their clients to retrieve a video aired on ZBC abo...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Graft scandal rocks govt agency
Zimbabwe's research institute under the Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation Science and Development ministry has been rocked by reports of graft, maladministration and corporate misgovernance co...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:03hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Graft scandal rocks govt agency
Zimbabwe's research institute under the Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation Science and Development ministry has been rocked by reports of graft, maladministration and corporate misgovernance co...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:26hrs | 23 | by Staff Reporter
Biti corners magistrate, prosecutor
TENDAI Biti, the MDC Vice President has accused Harare Magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti and Deputy Prosecutor Michael Reza of being biased after she forced him to stand in the dock without his lawyer....Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 20:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi not yet off the hook
The Prosecutor General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi yesterday got the green light to contest a recent High Court judgment clearing fugitive ex-Cabinet minister Walter Mzembi and three others of grabbing four veh...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor quits as Zacc probe starts
BULAWAYO prosecutor Thobekani Nyathi, who was implicated in an alleged corrupt activity involving principal public prosecutor Chris Mutangadura, reportedly resigned after the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption ...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:23hrs | 14 | by Staff report
Warrant of arrest for ex-minister Prisca Mupfumira
A warrant of arrest was issued yesterday for former Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira, at present in South Africa on official Parliamentary business, after she failed to attend court for her trial on ...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Namibia blocks appointment of Mugabe's candidate
RAY Goba, whose name had been prematurely gazetted as the prosecutor general designate, will not be sworn in to the post after dramatic intervention by the Namibian government, The Standard reported....Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 10:14hrs | 17885 | by Staff reporter
Former magistrate languish in cells
A FORMER magistrate who faces rape charges in two separate cases is still behind bars after his appeal against a decision not to grant him bail was dismissed in the Windhoek High Court yesterday....Published: 10 Jun 2016 at 15:35hrs | 4339 | by Staff Reporter
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