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Credibility of Ramaphosa's Zimbabwe envoys under scrutiny
The credibility of the South African envoys appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to engage the Zimbabwe government and other stakeholders following the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the country h...Published: 14 hrs ago | 976 | by Staff reporter
GNU best way out of Zimbabwe crisis
UNITED Kingdom-based lawyer and blogger Alex Magaisa last month published a list of beneficiaries of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) farm mechanisation programme, that included cabinet ministers, Z...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1767 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs accused of plotting against Mnangagwa
THE ructions consuming the ruling Zanu-PF are escalating, with the former liberation movement ramping up its investigations targeted at party bigwigs suspected of plotting against President Emmerson M...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 17:48hrs | 12056 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF burns as bosses fight
THE ructions consuming the ruling Zanu-PF are escalating, with the former liberation movement ramping up its investigations targeted at party bigwigs suspected of plotting against President Emmerson M...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 09:37hrs | 7732 | by Staff reporter
Politburo Bulletin: We are under attack comrades
The candid truth is that we are now hanging by a thread; we are on our own now. It is no longer a matter of if, but when, and when that happens will we be ready to face the tide, or even the Hague? Th...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 08:22hrs | 10759 | by Robert Sigauke
Chamisa, Khupe square off again
EMBATTLED opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has rekindled his fight against rival MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe saying she no longer had legal grounds to claim leadership of the main opposi...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 08:05hrs | 11391 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe election system free and fair and adopted by the world.
Despite the negative publicity Zimbabwe receives from only the west its electoral system has actually been adopted by so many countries and this model is now used worldwide. The concept of election ob...Published: 01 Aug 2020 at 21:23hrs | 3228 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Court halts $7.5m State funding for MDC formations
Neither MDC Alliance nor MDC-T can receive any of the $7.5 million political funding under the Political Parties Finance Act until a resolution on the ongoing legal battle over which formation is enti...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 07:29hrs | 3077 | by Staff reporter
'Gono must be arrested'
ZAPU has called for the arrest of former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono and the simultaneous setting up of a commission of inquiry into the extravagant Farm Mechanisation Programm...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 19:44hrs | 2806 | by newzimbabwe
Judges attack CJ Malaba
HIGH Court judges have come out against Chief Justice Luke Malaba for directing them to present their judgments to the Judge President or himself before delivering them, saying his actions were meant ...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:52hrs | 5757 | by Staff reporter
Farm mechanisation scandal must be investigated: ZAPU
Whereas ZAPU is the pioneer advocate for good governance and rule of law;Whereas the mother party abhors a government with no ethics, transparency and accountability;Whereas ...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 10:56hrs | 156 | by Iphithule Maphosa
African judges condemn Justice Malaba's directive
The Africa Judges and jurists Forum (AJIF) has today expressed a firm view that paragraph 2(iv) of the Hon Chief Justice Malaba's memorandum of 16 July 2020 in its original or amended form, directing ...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 15:56hrs | 7539 | by Africa Judges and jurists Forum
Human Rights lawyers take Justice Malaba head on
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights have condemned the directive by Chief Justice Luke Malaba that judgements of the High Courts and Labour Court be seen by the Head of Court or Division, before such Ju...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 12:11hrs | 3531 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'State did not demand repay US$ b RBZ loans, all above board' said Gono - essence of institutionalised corruption
After decades of denying that corruption was rampant is Zimbabwe, Mugabe shocked the nation in his 2016 birthday interview with ZBC TV when he admitted the country was "been swindled out of US$15 bill...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 11:45hrs | 1493 | by Wilbert Mukori
RBZ looting talk aimed at whipping public emotions against Zanu-PF?
ZANU-PF has dismissed as baseless, claims that some of its senior officials looted millions of United States dollars in public funds through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s farm mechanisation sch...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 08:23hrs | 1566 | by Staff reporter
Outrage after beneficiaries of RBZ millions are exposed
A leaked list of the beneficiaries of a controversial Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) farm mechanisation scheme has sparked fresh demands for the politically-connected to pay back the money after their...Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 09:20hrs | 5028 | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice Malaba bows to public pressure
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has made a U-turn on his directive compelling all High Court and Labour courts to first subject their judgments to him or the Judge President before being handed down.Mal...Published: 18 Jul 2020 at 14:15hrs | 7512 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chief Justice Malaba to approve all High Court judgments before being handed down
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has issued an order compelling all High Court and Labour courts to first subject their judgments to him or the Judge President before being handed down. Malaba justif...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 21:22hrs | 3999 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Divorcees to equally share assets: Court
THE Supreme Court has made a landmark ruling that marriage partners are entitled to an equal share of the movable and immovable properties should the union dissolve regardless of their contributions f...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:43hrs | 2149 | by Staff reporter
High Court quashes MDC Alliance activists' conviction
BULAWAYO High Court on Tuesday granted the appeal made by three Plumtree-based MDC Alliance activists who were convicted in 2018 on political violence charges after clashing with Zanu-PF activists dur...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 07:00hrs | 2267 | by Staff reportetr
Fresh cracks rock Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF
A STORM is brewing in Zanu-PF over the ruling party's newly-launched war veterans' wing - pitting many former freedom fighters against their national spokesperson Douglas Mahiya.This comes as ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 18:16hrs | 4446 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobic ex-Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba threatens to bounce back
Former Mayor of the City of Johannesburg Herman Mashaba has threatened to bounce back to his former position and relaunch the fight against hijacked buildings. Speaking to South Africa media, ...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 11:14hrs | 2814 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe constitution amendment (bill no. 2) - 2019
Written submission in accordance with section 328 amendment of constitution ZAPU notes with grave concern about the implications of the proposed r...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 10:47hrs | 894 | by Sakhile Sibanda
Zimbabwe economy run by master criminals fleecing the poor
Ordinary Zimbabweans have suffered for years as a result of currency manipulation and corruption by the elites who have siphoned US dollars away into their overseas bank accounts. Now, a recent ruling...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1511 | by Thandekile Moyo
Malaba's lawyers dress code directive reversed
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has withdrawn Practice Direction (PD) 6 of 2020 banning tight-fitting, body-hugging and colourful attire for legal practitioners appearing before the Magistrates Courts. ...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 08:08hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Marry barred from Chiwenga's children
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry, has been barred from accessing their children, cars and property - including their plush Borrowdale home - after the Supreme Court yesterda...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 18:15hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter
Mary Chiwenga's custody case struck off roll
MARRY Mubaiwa's successful claim in the High Court for custody of her three young children was wrongly filed since her lawyers made a serious error, rendering the whole process a legal nullity, the Su...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:53hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
The truth behind Temba Mliswa, Paul Westwood and Never Katiyo contested case
There has been a talk about Temba Mliswa and Westwood and the criminal activities Temba is alleged to have committed abusing ZANU PF and the first family then. A lot of complaints were lodged and accu...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 17:47hrs | 2060 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
NGOs reject constitutional amendments
RESIDENTS and civil organisations have rejected President Emmerson Mnangagwa's proposed constitutional amendments, saying they posed a threat to civil and political rights and sought to revive the leg...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 07:20hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
Law changes to give Mnangagwa edge on succession
A PROPOSED new law which seeks to empower President Emmerson Mnangagwa, to handpick his deputies could see him deciding who takes over after him both as Zanu-PF's and the country's new leader....Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 17:02hrs | 2206 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is seeking to consolidate power through amendment'
PARLIAMENT last week embarked on nation-wide public hearings into Constitution Amendment (No 2) Bill to gather views of the people on the proposal to tinker with a number of provisions in the supreme ...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 16:59hrs | 1551 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over constitution overhaul
The government's push to overhaul the constitution only seven years after it was adopted was met with fierce opposition during the countrywide public hearings organised by Parliament.President...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:42hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional Amendment Bill hearings begin
People in Lupane in Matabeleland North and Mt Darwin in Mashonaland Central who attended the public hearings on the Constitutional Amendment Bill gave a range of views from enthusiastic support or eve...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:35hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lawyers seek special treatment
Government has raised concern over a surprise stance taken by the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) to "posture and defend" some of its members who could be mired in corruption even before due process tak...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:34hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to stop it
RESIDENTS associations and civil society organisations have ganged up to stop President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government from rushing through a controversial constitutional amendment under the cover of...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 08:00hrs | 5921 | by Staff reporter
'Frank Buyanga's life in danger'
Shadowy pressure group Chapter 2 Movement has issued a statement demanding that Sandton based businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi be protected from powerful enemies who might use state resources to seek ...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 20:21hrs | 6107 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa pulled the plug on shady Covid-19 deals, claims Charamba
WITH the advent of the global pandemic, coronavirus (Covid-19), many civil society organisations have called for transparency in the use of various donations that the government has been receiving....Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 19:01hrs | 1976 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa is hindering talks with Mnangagwa'
NELSON Chamisa's alleged "big-headedness" and refusal to join the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) has hampered much-needed national dialogue to help resolve Zimbabwe's myriad challenges, presidentia...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 11:21hrs | 10144 | by Staff reporter
The US on the verge of momentous changes
In order to understand the present political turmoil in the American social fabric, one must keep as a background the fact that the US elites were shocked at the electoral victory of a street billiona...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:13hrs | 953 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Mnangagwa govt faces growing international condemnation over crackdown
Zimbabwe has come under international scrutiny after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government launched a crackdown against its critics that include opposition leaders, lawyers and journalists....Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:07hrs | 512 | by Brenna Matendere
Mnangagwa's govt warns corrupt lawyers
Government has raised concern over a web of corruption spawned by some lawyers who contaminate the whole chain of the justice delivery system, including judges and magistrates. This comes as t...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 09:10hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo reports Nick Mangwana to Justice Luke Malaba
Professor Jonathan Moyo has asked Chief Justice Luke Malaba and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission to make a follow up on allegation by Secretary for Information Nick Mangwana that the judiciary ...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 14:12hrs | 6049 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chasi wants Chivayo to start work on Gwanda solar project
GOVERNMENT wants Intratek Zimbabwe to start implementing the Gwanda Solar Project as the cancellation of the more than US$183 million deal will be costly. The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) ente...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 07:03hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Shonas must support Republic of Matabeleland establishment for their own good
Tribal oppression is a double bladed sword that hurts both the oppressed and the oppressor. Shona people and all their families must support Matabeleland restoration as it is a good cause that seeks t...Published: 11 Jun 2020 at 10:28hrs | 5245 | by Israel Dube
Khupe's MDC-T wants Supreme Court to rule on MPs
MDC-T has appealed to the Supreme Court challenging Monday's High Court decision to block it from replacing four legislators it recently recalled until their court application contesting the party's r...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:44hrs | 1467 | by Staff reporter
Former Mugabe minister faces jail
Former Energy and Power Development Minister Samuel Undenge's appeal against a 30-month jail term for abuse of office was thrown out by the High Court yesterday which found that the sentence was not e...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:51hrs | 1447 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa attacks Mwonzora for abusing powers he does not have
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has described his erstwhile colleague, Douglas Mwonzora as a loose cannon misinterpreting a recent Supreme Court ruling through abuse of authority he did not have....Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 09:00hrs | 7915 | by Staff reporter
Decolonise Zimbabwe Parliament
The commencement of every session of Parliament is marked by a rather banal exercise.In each day that the House is sitting, the Sergeant at Arms walks into the House with a silver-gilt ornamen...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:18hrs | 239 | by Lincoln Towindo
Zimbabwe keen to re-engage America but.....
ZIMBABWE is eager to re-engage with the United States of America, but Washington continues its hostile stance on Harare after US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Mr Tibor Nagy, blatan...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:15hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Weddings cleared
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has removed the Covid-19-induced solemnisation of marriages moratorium bringing joy to couples who had been forced to put their wedding plans on hold. Pre...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
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