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Chimombe, Mpofu backtrack on request to have Chivayo testify
High Court Judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda on Tuesday expressed frustration with business partners Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, who withdrew a subpoena against their former business partner, Wicknell ...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 11:12hrs | 1487 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo washes hands of Chimombe fraud case
Prominent businessman Wicknell Chivayo has successfully challenged a subpoena requiring him to testify in a high-profile fraud case involving Zanu PF central committee member Mike Chimombe and his bus...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Court cancels Chivayo's subpoena in high-profile corruption trial
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo walked out of the Harare High Court on Monday after a judge dismissed a subpoena calling him to testify in the corruption trial of his former business partners, Mike Chimo...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 13:51hrs | 6787 | by Staff reporter
Judge under probe for making phantom ruling
JUDGE President Mary Zimba-Dube is now investigating a case in which High Court judge Webster Chinamora gave a ruling in a case he never heard involving Balwearie (Pvt) Ltd, and has written to lawyers...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 21:25hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
High Court quashes discriminatory 1968 law
THE High Court has ruled that husbands of police officers should receive medical and dental services as dependants after ruling that a 1968 discriminatory law on the services was unconstitutional....Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chivayo, Intratrek acquitted of defrauding ZPC
Maverick Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his company Intratrek Zimbabwe have been acquitted of defrauding the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) of US$5.8 million.In a judgement handed down ...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 21:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
NPA to think over Chivayo trial
The legal team acting for Intratrek Zimbabwe and its director Wicknell Chivayo says the National Prosecuting Authority risks civil liability and criminal abuse of office charges for reviving criminal ...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chivayo says ZPC owes Intratrek US$600k as trial fails to take off
The National Prosecuting Authority on Thursday revived criminal charges against Intratrek Zimbabwe and its director Wicknell Chivayo over the stalled US$173 million Gwanda solar power project, as defe...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa bosses acquitted over debt collectors
FORMER Zesa Holdings chief executive Joshua Chifamba and two other senior officials, who were appearing in court on allegations of appointing a Harare law firm as debt collectors paying it US$3 millio...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa lawyer evicted over $24,000 rental arrears
Advocate Sylvester Hashiti, a member of Nelson Chamisa’s legal team during 2018 presidential election result challenge, has been evicted from The Chambers - Advocates of Zimbabwe offices at Old Mutu...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 13:42hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zesa bosses implicated in illegal debt collection deal
ZESA Holdings Group financial controller, Mr Tafireyi Chikwenhere, yesterday told the court that three top executives at the power utility allowed a local law firm to perform debt collection services ...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:18hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF court challenge vs MDC court challenge
There is an interesting case between the 2018 MDC court case and this ZANU PF case that is in front of the courts right now, while these cases look similar in the eyes of many there are major differen...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 19:37hrs | 9 | by Kumbirai Stein Chivhuna
Chivhayo bribery trial commences
A WITNESS in the trial of Wicknell Chivhayo yesterday told the court that the US$10 000 payment made by the Intratrek Zimbabwe boss to Zimbabwe Power Company board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje was abo...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Consultant testifies in Chivayo case
AN engineering consultant yesterday told the court that he is the one who recommended former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje to provide consultancy services to business...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ousted Bulawayo deputy mayor in hollow Supreme Court victory
THE Supreme Court has overturned a ruling by Bulawayo High Court judge, Thompson Mabhikwa declaring the 2018 election of former Bulawayo deputy mayor and Ward Three councillor Tinashe Kambarami null a...Published: 30 May 2021 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court to rule on Biti recall from Parliament
MDC-Alliance vice president Tendai Biti and five other party legislators will know their fate today when the High Court is expected to decide whether or not their recall from Parliament is valid. &nbs...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in domestic violence storm
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa tried to get the police to drop a domestic violence investigation involving lawyer Advocate Sylvester Hashiti, whose wife Emma made a formal police report of alleged s...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Spouses can now disinherit each other
The Supreme Court has ruled that parties to a marriage are free to disinherit each other, in a landmark judgment likely to spark fierce debate. A five-judge panel of the Appeals Court unanimou...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magistrate bemoans delays in graft cases
HARARE magistrate Bianca Makwande yesterday bemoaned continued postponement of corruption cases saying the delays were resulting in a gridlock of pending matters at the courts.She made the rem...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chivayo trial set for 2021
THE trial of businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his company Intratek and former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) chairman Stanley Kazhanje on bribery charges has been set for next year. Harare regional...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wicknell Chivayo case fails to kick-off
THE trial of Wicknell Chivayo, his company-Intratrek and former Zimbabwe Power Company chairman Stanley Kazhanje today failed to kick-off after the prosecutor handling the matter failed to attend cour...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 19:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Kereke battles to occupy Mazoe farm
JAILED rapist Munyaradzi Kereke is fighting to have his family occupy a Mazoe farm he bought in August while in prison after illegal occupants who have lived there since 2002 refused to vacate the pro...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 19:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira seeks magistrate's recusal
THE trial of former Public Service minister Priscah Mupfumira, who is jointly charged for graft with former ministry secretary Ngoni Masoka, on two counts of criminal abuse of office continued yesterd...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira tells chief magistrate to recuse himself from case
Prisca Mupfumira wants Chief Magistrate Mr Munamato Mutevedzi to recuse himself from the case in which she is jointly charged with former Public Service Commission secretary Ngoni Masoka on criminal a...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 18:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira's bid to relax reporting conditions flops
Former Cabinet minister Prisca Mupfumira had a bad day in court yesterday after her application to have her reporting conditions relaxed was thrown out because the lower court has no jurisdiction to a...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prisca Mupfumira seeks relaxation of bail
FORMER Cabinet minister Prisca Mupfumira has asked the court to reduce her reporting conditions from twice a week to once a month, citing health concerns.She was in court yesterday when she wa...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 22:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
CID boss granted bail
Criminal Investigations Department (CID) director Commissioner Chrispen Charumbira has been granted $10 000 bail pending trial on charges of criminal abuse of office, by the High Court.Charumb...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 22:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jailed Mnangagwa aide might get seized vehicles
Douglas Tapfuma, the former director of state residencies, has failed in his bail application pending an appeal against his six-year imprisonment for corruption.Justice Pisirayi Kwenda of the ...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
CID boss denied bail
THE director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Crispen Charumbira will spend the weekend behind bars after he was denied bail by a Harare magistrate.Charumbira was Saturday haul...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 19:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mafume reinstated as Harare Mayor
HARARE Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume will remain in office after the High Court granted a provisional order reinstating him at Town House until the matter is finalised in due course. Through h...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Priscah Mupfumira trial date set
THE trial of former Public Service minister Priscah Mupfumira, on charges of defrauding the National Social Security Authority by diverting US$95 million from its coffers, kicks off on October 19....Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's former aide appeals for bail
JAILED former President Emmerson Mnangagwa's top aide Douglas Tapfuma yesterday applied for bail pending appeal against conviction and a six-year prison term for criminal abuse of office.Tapfu...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 17:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chivayo request bribery proof
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is accused of bribing former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) chairperson Stanley Kazhanje, yesterday challenged the State to prove that he was favoured to win the multi-...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hodzi to contest Chivayo High Court judgment
PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Mr Kumbirai Hodzi yesterday got the green light to contest a High Court judgment clearing Intratrek managing director Mr Wicknell Chivayo of any criminal liability in the $5,6 milli...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa files court papers against Mwonzora and Thokozani khupe
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has successfully lodge a Supreme Court appeal against the judgement that was handed by the High Court judge declaring his Presidency illegitimate.The applicants on th...Published: 23 May 2019 at 16:23hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chidhakwa, Gudyanga case further remanded
Former Mines and Mining Development Minister Walter Chidhakwa and his former Permanent Secretary Francis Gudyanga were yesterday back in court and their case was further remanded to June 28 pending th...Published: 21 May 2019 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa engages Thabani Mpofu who lost the televised ConCourt case
MDC has turned to top lawyer Thabani Mpofu to lead its appeal against a High Court ruling which declared as illegitimate its leader Nelson Chamisa.Mpofu yesterday confirmed he was now taking t...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mavhaire distances self from ZPC bribery storm
FORMER Energy minister Dzikamai Mavhaire yesterday distanced himself from the case in which the former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje is being accused of concealing hi...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nyagura to stand trial
Suspended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice chancellor Levi Nyagura will now stand trial on May 16 after his application for exception was today thrown out by a Harare magistrate.Nyagura is acc...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 18:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZPC board secretary throws Kazhanje under the bus
Zimbabwe Power Company board secretary Laura Tsomondo yesterday said former chairperson of the parastatal, Stanley Kazhanje, failed to declare his dealings with Intratrek Zimbabwe when he presided ove...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prosecutors defend Mnangagwa, Mugabe
Anti-Corruption special prosecutors yesterday defended President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his predecessor Robert Mugabe for not revoking the doctor of philosophy degree allegedly issued by suspended Uni...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Nyagura shoudl be held accountable for Grace Mugabe's fraudulent PhD'
Prosecutors yesterday insisted that suspended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice chancellor Levi Nyagura should be held accountable for facilitating the conferment of Grace Mugabe's fraudulent PhD....Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 16:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nyagura's term at UZ will not be renewed
SUSPENDED University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Vice Chancellor, Professor Levi Nyagura, is set to leave the institution at the end of this year and the institution of higher learning has since started hunting ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe skipped PhD processes
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe began studies at the University of Zimbabwe for her Masters in Social Studies a year before her application for post graduate admission was submitted, processed and acce...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chivayo case in new twist
Former Zimbabwe Power Company chairperson Stanley Nyasha Kazhanje yesterday denied allegations that he received a $10 000 bribe so that he does not cancel a 100 megawatt Gwanda solar panel station pro...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZPC boss disowns Chivayo
FORMER Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) chairperson Stanley Nyasha Kazhanje yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges that he concealed a personal interest in a transaction from his principal after he alleg...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Mugabe face subpoena over Grace's PhD
Suspended University of Zimbabwe vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura has insisted that the doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree he allegedly awarded to former First Lady Grace Mugabe single-handedly remains val...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 12:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must be answerable to Grace Mugabe's fake PhD'
SUSPENDED University of Zimbabwe vice chancellor Levi Nyagura, pictured, has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa must be prosecuted for abusing office by retaining Grace Mugabe's invalid degree....Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 12:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nyagura blames Mugabe
Suspended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura yesterday said he was being wrongly charged for illegally awarding former First Lady Grace Mugabe a PhD, insisting that the latter's ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chivayo formalises acquittal
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo appeared in court yesterday to finalise his acquittal with the lower courts.Chivayo, who was jointly charged with his company, Intratek, was last wee...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
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