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Bulawayo hosts 2025 Legal Year
The stage is set for the official opening of the 2025 Legal Year, which will take place tomorrow at the Bulawayo High Court. Chief Justice Luke Malaba will preside over the main event, marking a signi...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:59hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Zimra wins landmark forex tax dispute
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has declared that taxpayers cannot avoid paying taxes in foreign currency when their income or sales are in foreign currency. This landmark decision arose fr...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 13:33hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa MPs' Supreme Court appeal trashed
Recalled legislators and senators from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) must once again submit their appeal to the Supreme Court, marking the third attempt, as their recent application was dism...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 15:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere still hopeful
THE Constitutional Court has refused to hear the case in which exiled former Zanu-PF political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere was seeking to have direct access to the top court.Kasukuwere is se...Published: 09 Aug 2023 at 08:10hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Nomination fees divide Zimbabwe Parliament
PARLIAMENT has been torn apart after its Legal Committee issued a non-adverse report, effectively endorsing the exorbitant nomination fees set by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for candidates wishi...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 07:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF candidates got new car, judges US$ 400k @, etc. - vote rigging juggernaut has hit overdrive
Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF colleagues and their cronies are loaded and they are using some of their ill-got loot to bankroll the regime's many vote rigging schemes!"The judiciary plays...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 19:24hrs | 3 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe's ConCourt orders review of steep nomination fees
THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has ordered Parliament to review Statutory Instrument 144 of 2022, which drastically increased the nomination fees for candidates seeking to run for public office i...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi appeal against enacting ministers' misconduct Bill upheld
The Supreme Court has upheld an appeal by the justice minister and the attorney general who were both challenging a High Court order directing them to draft a code of conduct Bill for senior governmen...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 19:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Serial killer on death row loses appeal at Supreme Court
THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the death sentence by a Bulawayo serial killer Birthwell Sibanda who killed three people and robbed them of their cellphones and money.Dubbed ...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
More courts for Matabeleland North
GOVERNMENT is set to open more magistrate courts in Matabeleland North to afford communities in the region better access to judiciary services.This was said on Monday by deputy Chief Justice E...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
JSC welcomes use of ICTs in Judiciary
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) says the use of information communication technology (ICTs) in its operations will assist judicial officers to track and manage all cases filed at the courts....Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 top judges pull out of Ndewere case
CONSTITUTIONAL Court judges, Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza and former Judge President Justice George Chiweshe have recused themselves from hearing former judge Justice Erica Ndewere's appeal ...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woes mount for top Zimbabwe judge
WOMEN's Comfort Corner founder Rita Mbatha has filed a letter of complaint against Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza for alleged "unlawful alteration of the transcript of proceedings" and wants t...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court hears ex-judge Ndewere's arguments
THE High Court on Monday heard arguments by former judge Justice Erica Ndewere who is seeking to retain a Mercedes Benz vehicle which she used during her tenure.The Judicial Service Commission...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matsika loses Croco case again
Businessman Farai Matsika has now run out of any possible legal routes in his battle with his uncle Moses Chingwena for a share of Croco Motors after the Supreme Court rejected a series of application...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Chief Justice conflicted, says ex-judge
FORMER High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere wants Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza to recuse herself from a case she appealed the decision to remove her from office.Ndewere said Gwaunz...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
High Court judge accused of misconduct in sexual harassment case
WOMEN's Comfort Corner Foundation (WCCF) director Rita Mbatha has written to the secretary of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Walter Chikwana alleging threats and harassment by a top judge, Just...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
More details emerge in Justice Gwaunza saga
LOCAL businessman Tendai Mashamhanda has accused Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza of working in cahoots with lawyers to tarnish High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi‘s image for presiding o...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo trial hits snag
THE trial of Intratrek Zimbabwe and its managing director, Wicknell Chivayo, due to start yesterday, was postponed after the State said it needed time to attend to issues the businessman raised throug...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Businessman locks horns with top judges
A Harare businessman has accused deputy chief justice Elizabeth Gwaunza of abuse of office in a case where he lost a property worth over US$230 000.Tendai Mashamhanda, who is fighting to regai...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 18:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top Zimbabwe judges in the eye of a storm
A Harare businessman has written a letter of complaint to Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi raising allegations of criminal abuse of office, conflict of interest and ob...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:05hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Baron Dube sent back to prison
ESIGODINI gold dealer Baron Dube is back in prison after the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal against conviction and sentence for lack of merit.Dube (46) of Habane Extension Township was in ...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Land reform under attack in Zimbabwe?
The Esidakeni Farm saga has set a dangerous precedence which could affect land reform in its entirety in Zimbabwe. Farmers with offer letters are now wondering what will happen to them should former o...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 11:44hrs | 15 | by Thabo Nkiwane
Obert Mpofu left Esidakeni farm in a huff
Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu yesterday left Esidakeni Farm in Nyamandlovu in a huff after human rights lawyer Siphosami Malunga and his business partners won a Supreme Court case a...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda court building condemned
GOVERNMENT inspectors have condemned the Gwanda Provincial Magistrates Court building, more than a decade after its construction.Matabeleland South proportional representative MP, Sipho Mokone...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fired Justice Mabhikwa given 2 weeks to return govt property
GOVERNMENT has ordered fired Bulawayo-based High Court judge Justice Thompson Mabhikwa to return all government property within two weeks.Justice Mabhikwa was dismissed by President Emmerson M...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Judgment reserved in Esigodini gold dealer's appeal
THE Supreme Court has reserved judgment in an appeal brought by Esigodini gold dealer Baron Dube, who is challenging his conviction and sentence.Dube (46) was in December last year released on...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court withholds judgement in Obert Mpofu appeal over Esidakeni eviction
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgement in an appeal brought by Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu and his wife, Sikhanyisiwe, challenging their eviction from a farm they occupi...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South residents demand completion of Gwanda courts
MATEBELELAND South residents have expressed concern over delays in the completion of the Gwanda Provincial Magistrates Court saying this had denied them easy access to justice.Matebeleland Sou...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Judge berated for 'incompetent order'
IN an unprecedented move, Supreme Court judges have berated High Court Justice Tawanda Chitapi (pictured) for alleged incompetence and passing an irregular default judgement in a long-standing land ow...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
18 Zimbabwe magistrates quit in 2021 over poor pay
Eighteen magistrates quit their jobs in the last year and 70 other employees resigned from the Judicial Service Commission over poor pay, Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza revealed on Monday....Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
2022 Legal Year opens today
The 2022 Legal Year opens today with Chief Justice Luke Malaba delivering the keynote address on achievements and challenges over the past 12 months and the judicial administrative agenda for this yea...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SC hears Malaba judgment appeal
The Supreme Court is today expected to hear the appeal against the urgent High Court judgment over the extension of Chief Justice Luke Malaba's service by another five years.Justice, Legal and...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Malaba case: The key actors
ZIMBABWE, for the past four months has been going through a constitutional test and legal drama following the extension of Chief Justice Luke Malaba's term in May, which was put to bed last week follo...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Judges set wrong precedent by hearing own case
CONSTITUTIONAL Court judges who overturned a High Court ruling that Chief Justice Luke Malaba's continued stay in office beyond 70 years was illegal despite being cited have set a wrong precedent by b...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Concourt clears Chief Justice Malaba
Chief Justice Luke Malaba will now serve in line with the Constitution until his 75th birthday in May 2026 after the Constitutional Court yesterday overturned a High Court order and confirmed that all...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Death row inmate Jindu loses appeal
THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the death sentence by Bulawayo "killer" Rodney Tongai Jindu who is on death row for the callous murder of his two friends in 2017. Jindu (27) ...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Malaba case: Judgment reserved
THE Constitutional Court yesterday heard the arguments for nullifying the High Court decision that disqualified Chief Justice Luke Malaba from exercising a new constitutional right to extend his term ...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malaba crisis: Kika's lawyers ditches the case?
Lawyers for rights lawyer Musa Kika notify Constitutional Court they will not file papers or appear in court Friday after judges refused to recuse in challenge brought by Zanu-PF supporter Marx Mapung...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 17:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Malaba case 'now lawfare' says Govt
THE battle to ensure Chief Justice Luke Malaba stays in office intensified yesterday, with top government officials describing the ongoing Constitutional Court (ConCourt) challenge as "lawfare."...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:43hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt judges to decide on Chief Justice Malaba
The Constitutional Court will now decide the validity of the High Court order blocking Chief Justice Luke Malaba from opting under the Constitution to stay in office for an additional five years after...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Constitutional Court judges to decide on Chief Justice Malaba
The Constitutional Court will now decide the validity of the High Court order blocking Chief Justice Luke Malaba from opting under the Constitution to stay in office for an additional five years after...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 06:53hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Fresh headache for Malaba
ZIMBABWE Human Rights NGO Forum executive director Musa Kika yesterday filed a fresh application seeking the recusal of judges set to preside over a case where a Zanu-PF activist wants the Constitutio...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malaba in no show as 2 High Court judges are sworn in
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba Tuesday failed to preside over the swearing-in of two High Court judges in Harare following his recent controversial reappointment as the head of the Constitutional Court....Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 19:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe judges in the dock next week
TOP Zimbabwean judges of the highest court in the land - including Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza - will inadvertently be in the dock next when they hear an application by a Bulawayo man Marx ...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 20:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Malaba crisis: Lawyers seek Gwaunza recusal
LEGAL experts yesterday mounted pressure on deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza to recuse herself from hearing a case where her boss, Chief Justice Luke Malaba, is being challenged over his continu...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 11:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's Supreme Court judges appointment could be voided'
LEGAL think-tank Veritas says the recent appointment of Supreme Court judges using the recently enacted Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 2) Act could be voided if current court challenges on the...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice Luke Malaba gets reprieve
THE High Court on Thursday dismissed an application by lawyer and Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum executive director Musa Kika to have Chief Justice Luke Malaba jailed six months for contempt of court...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malaba demands JSC probe
UNDERFIRE Chief Justice (CJ) Luke Malaba has reportedly ordered an investigation into circumstances leading to a private meeting between Judicial Service Commission (JSC) head of secretariat Walter Ch...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Malaba saga: Judicial Service Commission probes its secretary
THE Judicial Service Commission on instructions from Chief Justice Luke Malaba is investigating the alleged meeting of its secretary, Mr Walter Chikwana, with one of the judges assigned to hear the ap...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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