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Chiwenga advised to sieze total Zimbabwe power
No nonsense vice president, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, might be forced to sieze total Zimbabwe power at all costs amid reported growing suspicion by his personal military advisor and confidant,...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 36235 | by Itai Mushekwe/ Mary-Kate Kahari
'No one wants Zimbabwe hangman's job'
Despite government's frantic efforts to recruit a hangman, Zimbabweans have frowned upon the job offer even though unemployment is above 90 percent.In this Question & Answer with the Daily...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:29hrs | 2115 | by Staff reporter
Judges should not run elections
On 11 September 2018, a video circulated on social media showing some opposition politicians in Parliament chanting: "mbavha! mbavha!" as Justice Chigumba entered the Parliament chamber to conduct the...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:27hrs | 2389 | by Tererai Mafukidze
Hunt on for new Prosecutor-General
Government has started hunting for a substantive Prosecutor-General following the publication of the resgination of Prosecutor-General Advocate Ray Goba in the Government Gazette on Friday, a senior G...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:27hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Con-Court bench members' profiles
Chief Justice Luke MalabaLuke Malaba was born in 1951.He received his law degree from the University of Warwick in 1974, and another law degree from the University of Zimbabwe in 1982....Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 13:07hrs | 5497 | by Staff reporter
Profiles of Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court judges
Nine Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judges will today preside over a matter which will decide on who will lead Zimbabwe for the next five years. Chief Justice Luke Malaba will lead a cast of eight ju...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:26hrs | 8091 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's fate lies with 9 judges
ZIMBABWE'S estimated 14 million citizens are today holding their collective breaths as the Constitutional Court bench made up of nine men and women sit to make a determination in one of the greatest p...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:24hrs | 2671 | by Staff reporter
A deep dive into the world of the Constitutional Court
NO one can deny that this election season has been a rollercoaster and people are confused, anxious and hopeful as they face an unpredictable outcome from the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in the pe...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:13hrs | 309 | by Thabani Mnyama
ZBC ready for ConCourt live broadcast
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) CEO, Mr Patrick Mavhura has assured the nation and the international community that the national broadcaster is ready to beam live the Constitutional Court ruli...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 18:59hrs | 1677 | by Staff reporter
500 people to attend ConCourt hearing for Chamisa Presidential Election Petition
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has said that only 50 people will be accommodated in the Constitutional Court building for the hearing into Nelson Chamisa's presidential election challenge. ...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 15:56hrs | 4999 | by Mafu Sithabile
Roads near Con-Court to be closed on Wednesday
Sections of Samora Machel Avenue in Harare will be closed on Wednesday to make way for the presidential election petition hearing at the Constitutional Court (Con-Court)."The Judicial Services...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 12:52hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
ZBC to enter TV deals to beam live Con-Court proceedings
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is open to enter media rights deals with broadcast partners willing to pay for the privilege of accessing the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) TV feed....Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 12:49hrs | 2177 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa court case broadcast commendable, but ...
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) deserves a pat on the back for allowing State broadcaster, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) to provide a live broadcast of proceedings on opposition MDC Al...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 06:00hrs | 1366 | by Editorial - mewsday
BREAKING: Chamisa vs Mnangagwa to be broadcast live on ZBCtv
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has granted the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), the rights to broadcast live the proceedings of the Constitutional Court hearing involving the electoral ...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 19:29hrs | 9430 | by Staff reporter
Justice Malaba dismiss Twitter account claims
Chief Justice Luke Malaba does not own a Twitter account and the nation should not be misled by statements posted on bogus accounts created in his name by mischievous elements, the Judicial Service Co...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:16hrs | 1465 | by Staff reporter
Parliament awaits President's inauguration
Parliament has notified the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and Judicial Services Commission of the impending establishment of the Ninth Parliament.Zimbabwe has a bicameral system of a National ...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 09:42hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Demystifying the MDC Alliance Constitutional petition
As I promised, Zimbabwe here is my critic of the Constitutional petition filed by the MDC Alliance. Everything starts and falls on the founding affidavit. Before going into the substance of his applic...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 20:14hrs | 10107 | by Lloyd Msipa
Advocate Ray Goba resigns
SUSPENDED Prosecutor General Advocate Ray Goba who was set to appear before a tribunal to ascertain whether he was still fit to continue as the country's top prosecutor, has resigned.Adv Goba ...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hauls Goba to the vultures
PRESIDENT-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa has hauled suspended Prosecutor-General (PG) Ray Goba to the vultures, saying he failed to prosecute corruption cases, in the process putting a huge dent on governme...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1226 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer pens letter to Mnangagwa
Greetings HE, Am a young lawyer aged 40. I was practicing law on my own account @ ZIMDEF Hse in Byo until Prof. Moyo had me evicted for failing to pay illegal rent. To date, am one of the grad...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 06:26hrs | 13513 | by Walter Nyabadza
Chigumba off the hook
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has turned down a request by a Harare man to institute proceedings for the removal of Justice Priscilla Chigumba from her judicial office saying the actions being used as the...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:03hrs | 863 | by Staff reporter
Justice Chigumba to face tribunal
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba might soon be brought before a tribunal to face allegations of dishonesty, misconduct and incompetence following a petition s...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 08:02hrs | 4262 | by Staff reporter
Goba tribunal takes oath of office
Members of a tribunal recently appointed to inquire into the question of removal of Prosecutor-General Advocate Ray Goba from office, yesterday took oaths of office before President Mnangagwa. ...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:27hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints tribunal on Goba case
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appointed a three-member tribunal to establish whether or not suspended Prosecutor-General Advocate Ray Goba is still fit to continue as the country's prosecution boss....Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 13:08hrs | 1653 | by Staff Reporter
Zibani withdraws Ziyambi appointment challenge
Former University of Zimbabwe law student, Romeo Zibani, has withdrawn his application challenging the constitutionality of the appointment of retired Supreme Court judge Justice Vernanda Ziyambi as a...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 07:16hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
JSC opposes release of judges' interview results
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has filed opposing papers challenging human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa's demand for the release of results of Supreme Court judges' interviews held two years a...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 07:15hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa suspends Ray Goba
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has suspended Prosecutor General Ray Goba on allegations of incompetence.Goba has been suspended pending an investigation into his suitability to continue holding&...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 11:08hrs | 12938 | by Byo24News Reporter
Ray Goba to face tribunal
PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Ray Goba's stay at the helm of the National Prosecuting Authority is at risk of being cut short following a decision by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to have him face a trib...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:49hrs | 1625 | by Staff reporter
60 new magistrates undergo induction course
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba yesterday commended the government for lifting the lid on public service recruitment, saying the move had enabled the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to hire an additional ...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:28hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Justice Mathonsi, promoted, redeployed
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi has been re-deployed to Harare where he has been elevated to the position of senior judge in charge of the Civil Division of the High Court....Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:22hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Chidyausiku's widow sues JSC over terminal benefits
THE late national hero and former Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku's wife, Farai, has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to facilitate payment ...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 20:19hrs | 2304 | by Staff reporter
Appointment of Zimbabwe judges opens can of worms
LEGAL experts have demanded that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) releases the scoresheets of candidates who were publicly interviewed for four advertised Supreme Court judges' vacancies, as they...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 14:46hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
Ray Goba risks losing his job
PROSECUTOR-general Ray Goba risks losing his job after the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) asked him to give reasons why a tribunal should not be set up to investigate his suitability to hold offic...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 08:47hrs | 946 | by Staff Reporter
57 magistrates for special election violence courts
In a move meant to ensure fair, peaceful and credible elections, Chief Justice Luke Malaba has designated 57 magistrates to expeditiously handle cases of politically-motivated violence and intimidatio...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:41hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sets up special election courts
In a move meant to ensure a fair, peaceful and credible election, Chief Justice Luke Malaba has designated 57 magistrates to expeditiously handle cases of politically-motivated violence and intimidati...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:31hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Male victims of domestic abuse spikes
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has said it has recorded a spike in cases where men were victims of gender-based violence from their female partners.The issue came out in the ZGC 2015 and...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 09:29hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Hungwe vows to flush out ghost works
Vincent Hungwe, the newly-appointed Public Service Commission (PSC) chairperson, has vowed to flush out ghost workers, as part of efforts to improve efficiency and manage government's ballooning...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 09:27hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints two Supreme Court judges
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appointed two new judges to the Supreme Court to beef up the understaffed bench.Justices Francis Bere and Lavender Makoni - who were at the High Court - were elevated a...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:14hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Ray Goba faces possible arrest
Prosecutor-General (PG) Ray Goba faces possible arrest after he allegedly personally interviewed Kudakwashe Elliot, a rape suspect, who is also a State witness in Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Min...Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 07:33hrs | 3372 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opens anti-corruption courts
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has officially opened Anti-Corruption Courts in Harare and Bulawayo, with the prosecution, making an undertaking that any property acquired by the suspect through...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 08:53hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Justice Gwaunza appointed deputy chief justice
SUPREME Court judge Elizabeth Gwaunza will today be sworn in as deputy chief justice, completing the full structure of the judiciary and ending months of speculation.Gwaunza will be appointed ...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:59hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi kicked out
Deputy Prosecutor-General Florence Ziyambi has been removed from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) due to alleged bad blood between her and her superior, Ray Goba.She has been re-assign...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 06:16hrs | 3484 | by Staff reporter
$400m for Darwendale platinum project
Great Dyke Investments (GDI) says it will invest $400 million to build a precious metals mine and smelter at its Darwendale Project near Harare. The investment is the first stage of a total in...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 06:18hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
No free, fair elections; Mujuru tells SDC
The principals of the People's Rainbow Coalition (PRC) this morning led a high-powered delegation of its Joint Steering Committee (JSC) and it's secretariat to meet with the SADC Election Advisory Com...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 15:07hrs | 2043 | by Staff reporter
Zec ready for elections, says Chigumba
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson, Priscilla Chigumba yesterday insisted that the electoral management body was well prepared for the upcoming elections, although it was operating on a s...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:30hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Zec employed serving CIOs
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has admitted to employing serving members of the army, the police and the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) before forcing them to resign, a commissioner ...Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 06:03hrs | 1037 | by Staff reporter
Zec purges continue, boss fired
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has cut ties with its chief elections officer, Constance Chigwamba, after she fell out of favour with commissioners at the electoral management body, the Daily ...Published: 28 Feb 2018 at 06:17hrs | 4882 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'independent commissions' fail to deliver
Lack of funding and political interference has resulted in most independent commissions set up by government failing to deliver in terms of the Constitution, rendering them useless and a burden to the...Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 14:40hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Makarau resigns from JSC
Justice Rita Makarau has resigned from her post as acting secretary of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and reverted to the Supreme Court bench. In a statement yesterday, the JSC said it accepted...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:09hrs | 1012 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to appoint his deputy CJ soon
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to appoint a new deputy chief justice of his choice anytime soon, a top government official has said.Chief Justice Malaba's appointment created a vacancy in...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 20:24hrs | 2466 | by Staff reporter
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