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Guvamombe trial set for February 28
The trial of suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe on charges of allegedly influencing a subordinate to recuse himself in a matter he had interest in, will commence on February 28. Guva...Published: 17 hrs ago | 53 | by Staffg reporter
Malaba comes to Guvamombe's rescue
SUSPENDED chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe, who was recently arrested on criminal abuse of office charges emanating from the way he handled a property wrangle in Borrowdale, was cleared of any misco...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:33hrs | 3638 | by Staff reporter
Guvamombe cleared on fresh charges
Suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe has been cleared of any wrongdoing regarding charges that he allegedly influenced a subordinate to recuse himself in a matter he had interest in. T...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:59hrs | 1653 | by Staff reporter
Guvamombe freed on stringent conditions
SUSPENDED Chief Magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe Friday raised complaint on being detained in filthy cells as he appeared in court for his second criminal abuse of office charge inside a month.The...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:51hrs | 280 | by newzimbabwe.com
Guvamombe rearrested on fresh charges
Suspended Chief Magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe was rearrested on fresh charges of criminal abuse of office as a public office holder and appeared before Mr Mirgen Nemadire who released him on bail....Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 20:09hrs | 1869 | by Staff reporter
Bid to detain suspended chief magistrate flops
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has lost a bid to overturn the Harare Magistrate' Court's decision to free on bail suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe. The High Court ruled t...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:23hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter
NPA loses bid to have Guvamombe's bail revoked
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Tuesday lost its appeal against the granting of bail to suspended Chief Magistrate, Mishrod Guvamombe after the High Court ruled that they submitted their appl...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 07:56hrs | 449 | by newzimbabwe.com
Biti leads Parly roast of finance ministry over budget overruns
FINANCE ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga and his top team had a torrid time Monday before the Parliament's public accounts committee as they were grilled over government's runaway expen...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:12hrs | 577 | by newzimbabwe.com
Guvamombe further remanded
Suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe, who is facing criminal abuse of office charges, was yesterday further remanded to February 28. Guvamombe appeared before magistrate Mrs Rumbidzai ...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:04hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Guvamombe bail contested
Suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe, who is facing abuse of office charges, will have to wait longer before the High Court decides his fate next Tuesday. Guvamombe was granted $3 000 ...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 08:12hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
ZEC changes municipal by-elections dates
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has changed dates for municipal by-elections for Ward 24 in Chitungwiza and Ward 28 in Bulawayo that were scheduled to be held on Saturday and March 2, respecti...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 23:57hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's prosecutor General appointment above board
The appointment of Kumbirai Hodzi as the country's substantive Prosecutor General was above board, the government has said. He took the oath of office yesterday before President Emmerson Mnangagwa at ...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 08:09hrs | 960 | by Garikai Fadzi
Mnangagwa needs a proper team
"The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second-best time is now" - African proverb.It has just been six months since Zimbabwe held its general elections and, for the better part of...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:48hrs | 440 | by Cephas Msipa
Guvamombe threatens to dish out dirt on magistrates
Chief Magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe was freed on $3,000 bail Saturday after being charged with criminal abuse of office.Guvamombe, who was suspended following his arrest on Friday, is accused o...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:44hrs | 2785 | by ZimLive
Guvamombe granted $3,000 bail
SUSPENDED Chief Magistrate Mr Mishrod Guvamombe has been granted $3 000 by Acting Chief Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi.Guvamombe was yesterday arrested for alleged criminal abuse of office afte...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:06hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor-General alleges interference in Guvamombe case
ACTING Prosecutor-General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi alleges that some senior officials are trying to interfere with State witnesses involved in the case of suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe who app...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:52hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A presidency under siege, is there a way out?
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second-best time is now” - African ProverbIt’s only been six months since Zimbabwe held its ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 04:25hrs | 12828 | by Lloyd Msipa
Chief magistrate arrested over Kasukuwere
CHIEF Magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe was arrested yesterday on alleged criminal abuse of office after he offered work-related attachment to former Cabinet ministers Saviour Kasukuwere and Supa Mandiwand...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 12:13hrs | 2508 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe Chief Magistrate arrested
CHIEF Magistrate Mr Mishrod Guvamombe has been arrested on charges of criminal abuse of office. Police spokesperson Commissioner Charity Charamba confirmed the arrest and Mr Guvamombe is sched...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 19:02hrs | 7134 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs throng Harare court
It was an extraordinary week at the Harare Magistrates' Courts that saw four high-profile figures appearing in court on the same day, facing various charges.It was therefore a hive of activity...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:30hrs | 2461 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zimra boss Pasi in court over an Information Management System
FORMER Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) commissioner general Gershem Takavada Pasi was on Thursday brought before the court on charges of criminal abuse of office after he allegedly engaged a third ...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:55hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zimra boss appears in court, granted $2,000 bail
Former Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) Commissioner General Mr Gershem Pasi has appeared before Chief Magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe facing charges of criminal abuse of office prejudicing the revenue...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 17:15hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Matapi cells were uncomfortable for Mandiwanzira
FORMER ICT minister, Supa Mandiwanzira yesterday described his night at Matapi police cells in Mbare as uncomfortable.Mandiwanzira, who is facing two counts of abuse of office, spent the night...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 17:04hrs | 3428 | by Staff reporter
Supa Mandiwanzira ordered to surrender passport, title deeds
Former Information Communication Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira, who is facing charges of criminal abuse of office, was yesterday granted $2 000 by chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe.As...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:38hrs | 1155 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe linked top cops retired
THREE deputy police commissioner-generals - Innocent Matibiri, Josephine Shambare and Levi Sibanda - together with two commissioners were on Friday reportedly retired from the force amid indications t...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 05:37hrs | 9518 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans no longer respects the law, police'
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga yesterday admitted that the general public no longer respected the law and its enforcers.Officiating at the Zimbabwe Republic Police Staff College 20...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 09:00hrs | 5085 | by Staff reporter
3 Zesa bigwigs in court over $11m scam
Three Zesa bosses appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Courts yesterday facing two counts of swindling the parastatal of over $11,8 million in a tender scam.Zesa Holdings group chief executive ...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:45hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Ex-councillors in court over stands
FOUR former Norton councillors and officials appeared in court yesterday facing charges of corruptly allocating themselves residential stands.Councillors Munyeveri Muchaneta (56), Eager Vupeny...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:43hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Zesa boss granted bail
ZESA Holdings chief executive Joshua Chifamba and two top executives yesterday appeared before a Harare magistrate charged with criminal abuse of office after allegedly engaging in corrupt deals with ...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:33hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Cop who once arrested Mnangagwa finally gets justice
A former junior police officer, who made news headlines when he boldly arrested the now state President Emmerson Mnangagwa 2005 and further refused to cast his vote in front of his superiors, will fin...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 15:18hrs | 5666 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt people to lose assets - Chief Justice opens special courts
Magistrates at the anti-graft courts have been ordered to forfeit assets purchased from proceeds of corruption according to the law, as a deterrent measure to the vice.Addressing stakeholders ...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 07:54hrs | 734 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa reshuffles more senior ZRP officers
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reshuffled more senior officers as the restructure within the force continues.A communication from Police General Headquarters (PGHQ) human resources dep...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:52hrs | 1600 | by Staff reporter
More changes in Zimbabwe police force
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has moved to replace recently-fired senior officers by redeploying 14 cops to various key posts, as the law enforcement agency moves to re-shape its battered image....Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 12:04hrs | 4819 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa shuffles 16 top cops
President Mnangagwa has appointed Tandabantu Godwin Matanga as the substantive Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Republic Police.The announcemnet was made by Police Service Commission Chair...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:32hrs | 1933 | by Staff reporter
Matanga replaces Chihuri
President Mnangagwa has, with immediate effect, appointed Deputy Commissioner-General Tandabantu Godwin Matanga as substantive Commissioner-General of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP).The an...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:27hrs | 822 | by Staff reporter
Police saga exposes Mnangagwa, Chiwenga rift
The mass dismissal of top police officers on Thursday and the surprise about-turn by government, rehiring most of them less than 24 hours later, has exposed a possible rift and simmering conflict with...Published: 21 Jan 2018 at 10:52hrs | 7548 | by Staff Reporter
Govt reduces number of top cops to 11
Government has reduced the number of senior police officers to be retired from about 30 to 11.On Thursday, there were reports that the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) had retired 30 senior offi...Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 08:16hrs | 2987 | by Staff Reporter
Bloodbath in ZRP, more than 3,000 fired?
FORMER President Robert Mugabe's nephew and Deputy Police Commissioner-General (administration) Innocent Matibiri and hordes of other top police commanders were yesterday fired from the force....Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 06:04hrs | 12619 | by Staff reporter
30 top cops sacked - 3 months notice for officers, more heads to roll
GOVERNMENT has dismissed more than 30 senior police officers from the rank of senior assistant commissioner and above as it moves to transform the Zimbabwe Republic Police.Sources within the Z...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 05:54hrs | 1256 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe aligned cops relieved of duties
Several police officers who were allegedly aligned to former President Robert Mugabe have been reportedly relieved of their duties.Yet to be confirmed reports say the prominent figures in the ...Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 14:10hrs | 15189 | by Stephen Jakes
The Commissioner of Police did good to Zimbabwe
The preamble of the Police Act includes, as one of its objectives,'...service to the community and nation.' As a concerned citizen of Zimbabwe, l have high regards for law enforcement agencies and t...Published: 26 Dec 2017 at 09:49hrs | 16661 | by Luke Mbune, Chakaza correspondent
Magistrates demoted in nationwide reshuffle
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has redeployed 52 magistrates across the country in a move that has seen some magistrates being demoted.The latest redeployments that will be effective fr...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 05:43hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs fight over Mazowe Dam
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has initiated moves to gazette the iconic Mazowe Dam as it emerged that Zanu-PF bigwigs and senior government officials, whose farms are downstream and re...Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 14:03hrs | 1450 | by Staf reporter
Accused, complainant gang up against 'corrupt' magistrate
HARARE businessman, Nathan Mnaba, and a man he is alleged to have duped, have ganged up and demanded that magistrate Elijah Makomo recuses himself from handling their case, claiming that the judicial ...Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 06:38hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri defends roadblocks
THE Commissioner General of Police Dr Augustine Chihuri yesterday fired a vitriol at people criticising high police presence on national roads, saying such characters had sinister motives and ev...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 06:45hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
Witch hunters in bid to kill magistrates
BUSINESS at the Gweru Magistrates' Court was brought to a standstill on Friday after two self-proclaimed tsikamutandas arrived at the court looking for two magistrates and an interpreter saying they w...Published: 11 Jul 2017 at 07:58hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri forces junior cop to fund bosses projects via salary deductions
A DISGRUNTLED Bulawayo-based junior cop has taken Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo and Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to court for allegedly forcing him to "unlawfully" contribute ...Published: 11 Jul 2017 at 07:25hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
Drug peddler slapped with $150 fine
A 20- year-old drug peddler from Kamusha farm in Mvurwi was slapped with US$150 fine for possessing 480 grams of processed cannabis.The prosecutor Ms Spiwe Makarichi told the court tha...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 09:39hrs | 272 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mwazha heard death knock on her door
The wife of the leader of Apostolic African Church, Mai Joyce Mwazha, who passed away last week, seemed to know her time was up, telling close congregants as much during the church's 2016 East...Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 17:32hrs | 1621 | by Staff reporter
'Exposing corruption at Murambinda Magistrate Court, Magistrate trading unfairness for beasts'
Editor - Allow me to air my grievances pertaining to the goings on, as they unfold at the Murambinda Magistrate Court, the only court in Buhera, deep inside the Manicaland Province. With all due respe...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 07:11hrs | 1653 | by Struggle Mututa
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