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Sikhala, Chin'ono, Mahere being denied food
Douglas Coltart, a Zimbabwean political activist and lawyer, has revealed that the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officers are denying MDC Alliance Spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere, MDC A...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 15:44hrs | 2179 | by Staff reporter
Police hunting down Sikhala
Police yesterday arrested Chin'ono and were reportedly hunting down MDC Alliance national vice-chairperson Job Sikhala over their social media comments on a report claiming that a Harare police office...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:39hrs | 3063 | by Staff reporter
The tale of a captured judiciary
THE year 2020 did not see any major judicial decisions, but was replete with prolonged postponement of trials.At one time, chief magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi threatened to sit on a Sunday for...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:08hrs | 772 | by Miriam Mangwaya
Chin'ono seeks bail relaxation
JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin'ono, who is facing charges of defeating or obstructing the course of justice, is seeking relaxation of his bail conditions to go to South Africa to seek medical attention, a H...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:22hrs | 921 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono bail appeal ruling tomorrow
HIGH Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has deferred the ruling on a bail application by incarcerated journalist Hopewell Chin'ono to tomorrow.Chin'ono is in custody at Chikurubi Maximum Secu...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:29hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono appeals to the High Court
DETAINED freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has approached the High Court challenging Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa's decision to deny him bail.Chin'ono through his lawyers Beatrice ...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:22hrs | 1008 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono seeks magistrate's recusal
JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin'ono, who is accused of inciting the public to commit public violence, has filed an application for the recusal of the presiding magistrate Nyasha Nduna.Chin'ono, who w...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:55hrs | 1309 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono wants passport back
Political activist, Hopewell Chin'ono's lawyers yesterday apologised to Harare regional magistrate, Mr Ngoni Nduna, for their conduct, which the court felt undermined his integrity.This came a...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:42hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono further remanded to October
JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin'ono, who faces a charge of incitement to commit public violence, yesterday appeared before a Harare magistrate who further remanded him to October 19.Chin'ono's lawyer...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:23hrs | 6283 | by Staff reporter
SA lawyers sing for their supper against Mnangagwa
A SOUTH AFRICAN group of lawyers yesterday added its voice to the growing chorus of alarm on human rights abuses by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, chastising the Zanu-PF leader for ris...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 07:11hrs | 3005 | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono and Jacob Ngarivhume sent to Chikurubi maximum prison
Imprisoned journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and Transform Zimbabwe Presidet Jacob Ngarivhume will be transferred to CDhikurubi Maximum prison, their lawyer Doug Coltart of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Right...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 18:07hrs | 4268 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Hopewell Chin'ono denied bail by High Court
High court Judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has denied bail to journalist Hopewell Chin'ono who is facing serious charges of i8nciting public violence, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has revealed."...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 14:48hrs | 5998 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Could a hashtag help achieve in Zimbabwe what protests have failed to do?
Could a social media hashtag - tapping into the energy and anger of the global #BlackLivesMatter phenomenon - help achieve in Zimbabwe what years of street protests, strikes and political campaigns ha...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 09:18hrs | 657 | by Andrew Harding Africa correspondent, BBC News
Long winter for Gomba, Chin'ono
HARARE mayor Herbert Gomba and journalist Hopewell Chin'ono are set for a long cold winter season in remand prison after being denied bail yesterday and remanded in custody to August 7.Gomba, ...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 08:38hrs | 1537 | by Staff reporter
'Calling for Zanu-PF ouster not criminal'
LAWYERS representing incarcerated journalist Hopewell Chin'ono yesterday said there was nothing criminal about calling for change of government outside elections as that was how the late former Presid...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:12hrs | 4666 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Hopewell Chin'ono arives at court in chains
Award-winning journalist Hopewell Chin'ono appeared at the Harare Magistrates Courts on Wednesday facing the charge of inciting public violence. His case was being heard at court 14 at the tim...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 11:35hrs | 10625 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police search Chin'ono, Ngarivhume homes
POLICE yesterday searched the homes of freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and opposition official Jacob Ngarivhume in an attempt to look for evidence against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's critics...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 08:49hrs | 1387 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' salaries frozen
TWO vocal unionists representing rural teachers in Zimbabwe have not been paid for almost two years after the government froze their salaries after they took part in last year's protests against a ste...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 11:10hrs | 6031 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer to spend night in prison
Advocate Thabani Mpofu has been detained overnight at the Rhodesville Police station in Harare after being charged with a crime of perjury. He is expected to appear in court on Tuesday....Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 20:00hrs | 6032 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo tycoon demands justice for City man killed by Bulawayo police
Bulawayo born venture capitalist and hedge fund manager Kelvin Mazhandu has issued a message of condolence to the family of the Bulawayo city man Paul Munakopa who was killed by details of the Zimbabw...Published: 31 May 2020 at 16:52hrs | 4985 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Court orders ZBC, govt to ensure PLW access vital info on Covid 19 in friendly format
HIGH Court Judge Justice Joseph Mafusire has ordered the state-run public broadcaster, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) and government to immediately end the violation of rights of some Deaf, b...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 11:54hrs | 535 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe govt sued over lack of accessible information on Covid-19
THREE organisations representing people who are visually impaired and Deaf have sued government and the state-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) demanding to be provided with information on c...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 15:23hrs | 1129 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa's govt distances itself from Matemadanda utterances
GOVERNMENT yesterday distanced itself from recent statements by Defence deputy minister Victor Matemadanda, who claimed that human rights lawyer Doug Coltart was paying doctors to stay away from work....Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:30hrs | 5910 | by Staff reporter
Obert Gutu takes David Coltart and family head on
MDC-T Vice President Obert Gutu has attacked the MDC Treasurer General David Coltart and his son Doug Coltart calling them hypocritical racists. Said Gutu,"The son of a Rhodesian-era Sel...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 12:21hrs | 2965 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lawyers petition police, minister
LAWYERS yesterday held a peaceful demonstration against police brutality before handing a petition to Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga.Incen...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 11:49hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Attack on lawyers shocks MDC
The MDC is so shocked and disgusted by yet another senseless attack and harassment of legal practitioners in the course of their duty representing their clients as provided for in terms of the Constit...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 05:28hrs | 2152 | by Innocent Gonese
Police brutally assault David Coltart's son
Police in Harare on Saturday brutally assaulted MDC Alliance treasure general David Coltart's son and lawyer Douglas Coltart as he visited his client in h...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 07:30hrs | 5045 | by Staff Reporter
Teachers 'hunt' for Mthuli Ncube's wife
The Amalgamated rural teachers Union of Zimbabwe has appealed to anyone with the phone number of the Finance and Economic development Minister Mthuli Ncube's wife. The Association says it want...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 07:27hrs | 9684 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mupfumira trial dates postponed
The trial of former Tourism minister Priscah Mupfumira, who is facing charges of criminal abuse of office and money laundering, failed to kick off yesterday after the State said, it wanted more time t...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:55hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
'Government to blacklist striking doctors' says Minister
Deputy Government Dr Energy Mutodi has fired warning shots at doctors warning them that if they continue to engage in industrial action they will be fired and blacklisted. Said Mutodi on Thurs...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 15:17hrs | 2119 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Temba Mliswa appeals to Mnangagwa's government
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has appealed to the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to dialogue with doctors and find a lasting solution to the strike that has been happening for m...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 07:55hrs | 10793 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Doctors should not be used to settle political scores
FOR the past 36 days, doctors in Zimbabwe have been on a crippling strike. This follows an impasse between the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) and Health Services Board (HSB).The ...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 11:33hrs | 627 | by Chenai Mutasa
Dr Magombeyi admitted in upmarket SA hospital with his low salary?
Controversial activist Dr Peter Magombeyi, who "sneaked" out of the country last week, is reportedly receiving treatment at the upmarket Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa.Informat...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 07:25hrs | 3502 | by Staff reporter
'Abducted' and released Dr's saga rages on
Dr Peter Magombeyi, who was recently reported as abducted before surfacing on Thursday night, was yesterday attended to by a team of medical doctors from Government and his own doctors at a local hosp...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 06:57hrs | 1060 | by Staff reporter
Govt, private doctors examine Magombeyi
Dr Peter Magombeyi, who was recently reported as abducted before he resurfaced on Thursday night, was yesterday attended to by a team of medical doctors from the Government and his own doctors at a lo...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 06:50hrs | 889 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'witch-hunt' against opponents
On September 8, Zimbabwean union activist Dr Peter Magombeyi claimed he was receiving "death threats". Six days later he disappeared. His last WhatsApp message said: "I have been kidnapped by 3 men."...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 18:18hrs | 1480 | by AFP
Zimbabwe 'abducted' doctor probe gathers pace
The Harare medical doctor Peter Magombeyi, who was found last night in Nyabira after he, reportedly, went missing last Friday has been attended to by a team of private and Government medical doctors a...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 18:00hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Health workers down tools over abducted colleague
The Health Apex Council yesterday said its members were downing tools starting today until the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors' Association (ZHDA) acting president Peter Magombeyi, who was abducted by suspe...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 07:22hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers bemoan dearth of human rights in ZImbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has expressed concern over the continued violation of citizens' rights in the country.In a statement to mark International Day of Democracy which w...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 07:34hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Dictator Mugabe denied million a vote - now they can finally 'vote', by boycott his funeral
David Coltart has proven to be a confused, corrupt and incompetent opposition politician; the kind very nation dreads. Coltart was a senior member of the MDC during the 2008 to 2013 GNU and they faile...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 21:21hrs | 1447 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mugabe's legacy remains alive and it must be defeated
Robert Mugabe's legacy is complex and contested. He wasn't only the tyrant and the despot, nor only the freedom fighter and the educator. But he wanted power and all costs, and the legacy he leaves be...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 12:20hrs | 587 | by Doug Coltart
DA urges SA break silence on Zimbabwe protests
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor to speak out against the crackdown on protestors being experienced in neighbouring Zimbabwe...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 08:12hrs | 2959 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's advisors condemn attack on Coltart by police
Two of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Presidential Advisory Council Trevor Ncube and Busisa Moyo issued condemnation on the assault of human rights lawyer Douglas Coltart on Friday by memb...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 09:37hrs | 5030 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police State
Within days of President Mnangagwa lecturing the West about how 'the rule of law is sacrosanct' in Zimbabwe, the police in Harare arrested representatives of rural teachers for trying peacefully to pr...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 22:37hrs | 1496 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Coltart, unionists set free
Human rights lawyer Doug Coltart and eight unionists arrested in Harare on Friday for protesting against low salaries paid to teachers were released on bail yesterday.Coltart and leaders of th...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 18:53hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Coltart still detained
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human rights official Douglas Coltart says they are still detained at Magistrate court due to the delay in processing of their bail receipts.Coltart was arrested on Friday...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 16:32hrs | 2776 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police crush teachers' demo
POLICE yesterday ruthlessly crushed a demonstration organised by the Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) at Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's offices and arrested the union's eight top...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:15hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt assaults and arrests human rights lawyer
Dear Editor, The president of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa is drifting drastically from what he promised to do in his new dispensation. There's need for him to urgently address reforms and let ...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 674 | by Esther Munyira
'Mnangagwa not committed to reform' America says
The United States has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is not committed to reforms following a spate of kidnappings and torture of government critics in what observers have described as state repress...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 16:40hrs | 4323 | by Staff Reporter
PHOTOS: Coltart tortured
Human Rights lawyer Douglas Coltart was assaulted by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police on Friday when he accompanied teachers from the Amalgamated Teachers Union of Zimbabwe to submit a p...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 16:26hrs | 5482 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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