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MP wants sex workers to be protected by law

A legislator has called for the inclusion of sex workers in the proposed Occupational Safety Bill, arguing that all categories of workers should be protected under occupational health and safety laws.Shamva South MP Joseph Mapiki said sex …

Published: 31 Mar 2026 at 09:43hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter

Embassy tells Chinese firms to follow Zimbabwe law

The Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe has urged its nationals and companies operating in the country to strictly comply with local laws and heighten risk awareness following Harare's decision to suspend exports of raw minerals and lithium concen…

Published: 21 Mar 2026 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's new laws to curb junk food consumption on the cards

GOVERNMENT is set to clamp down on the marketing and sale of unhealthy and ultra-processed foods high in sugar, salt and fat as part of a comprehensive five-year plan to curb diet-related diseases and improve national health outcomes.The m…

Published: 20 Jan 2026 at 08:49hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter

New Zimbabwe law sparks fears of job losses

A new government regulation amending the Architects Act is expected to trigger widespread job losses among unregistered plan drafters and significantly increase the cost of building plans, according to a Bulawayo City Council (BCC) report.…

Published: 19 Dec 2025 at 06:08hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa third term bid, what does the law say?

ON February 21, 2024, some leaders of the Zanu-PF party in Masvingo province declared that they wanted President Mnangagwa to go beyond 2028, contrary to the Constitution of Zimbabwe.But what does the supreme law of Zimbabwe say about thes…

Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 04:41hrs | 55 | by Mlondolozi Ndlovu

Professor Shadrack Gutto dies

The family of Professor Shadrack Gutto on Sunday announced his passing."It is with heavy hearts that we announce that our dear father Professor Shadreck Billy O

Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 11:26hrs | 1713 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's new mines law a welcome game changer, but.....

AFTER years of debates and uncertainty, government finally gazetted the Mines and Minerals Bill in February 2023 to ostensibly replace the current Mines and Minerals Act [Chapter 21:05]. The current Act is a1961 legislation, and predates g…

Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 05:31hrs | | by James Tsabora

Mr Mnangagwa, wheels of justice will catch up with you

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, methinks it is astonishing that you appear to be the only stranger who is not impacted by the allegations of sexual impropriety made by an Australia-based Susan Mutami.It is akin to being …

Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 05:32hrs | 472 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Africanise the law and land

In Mzansi, most citizens can only own real estate when they are dead - their graves and tombstones if they can afford one. From the living majority, they become the silent majority.Throughout their lives, like a fish out of water, they str…

Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 18:29hrs | 58 | by Lindiwe Sisulu

Rule of law vs historical imbalances

CRIMINALS broke into a homestead and stole everything, taking over the family means of livelihood. They pushed everyone to the periphery of the homestead and ordered them to remain there and obey their orders. The criminals proceeded to go…

Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 72 | by Tapiwa Gomo

Rule of law must be observed during COVID-19 lockdown

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) calls upon the government to uphold human rights and observe the rule of law during the COVID-19 national lockdown.This follows the issuance of Statutory Instrument 10 of 2021 to implement an…

Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:34hrs | 117 | by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum

Govt's proposed information law is draconian

The government on July 5 2019 gazetted the Freedom of Information Bill [HB 6 of 2019]. This is the first of three official Bills meant to replace the much-criticised Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Aippa).Aippa is the …

Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 20:27hrs | 252 | by Golden Maunganidze

Chamisa's popularity dwarfs the law

NELSON Chamisa's adversaries across the broad political spectrum ululated at the pronouncement of the High Court ruling trashing the legitimacy of his presidency last week. The High Court rubbished the appointments previously made by the p…

Published: 14 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | 2275 | by Learnmore Zuze

Mnangagwa should ensure rule of law is followed

THIS week, we carried a story in which President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to the rescue of 20 000 villagers who were being evicted from a piece of land in Domboshawa, where a Chinese miner wants to start quarrying for aggregate stones.We we…

Published: 03 May 2019 at 05:53hrs | 407 | by Editorial - Newsday

Rule of law cannot be matter of opinion

We live in this modern world that the United States purports to lead with God-ordained civility; yet in it the rule of law has been reduced to a matter of opinion, as has become the concept of democracy. What the world has seen so far for …

Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 22:31hrs | | by Reason Wafawarova

Vertical Agreements and Competition Law

The Competition & Tariff Commission has, in the past months and years, been publishing articles on competition law and policy with a view to raise awareness of Competition Law amongst industrialists, commerce, consumers and the public …

Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 09:32hrs | 646 | by Competition & Tariff Commission

Chamisa's petition weak on law, heavy on politics

THE MDC-Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa on Friday August 10, 2018 filed Constitutional Challenge Case No CCZ 42/ 2018, disputing the presidential election results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) which de…

Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 05:12hrs | 1403 | by Dr Itayi Garande

Abuse social media at own peril

The period before, during and after the harmonised elections of 30 June 2018, has been a period marred with abuse of social media and the proliferation of fake news that has been spread with reckless abandon on all social media channels.&n…

Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 11:21hrs | | by Prosperity Mzila

Grace Mugabe should be dealt with decisively

It is essential to understand the roles and responsibilities hold by the department of international relations and cooperation towards preserving the status quo of the democratic South Africa on international matters and conflicts. However…

Published: 24 Aug 2017 at 07:26hrs | 1433 | by Solomon Mathebula

How to remain bosom friends with the law!

However minor, severe or abominable, almost everybody commits crime!The adorable part is, not everybody gets caught! Likewise, not everyone who gets caught, gets convicted.The law is a shrewd old busy woman who's got her hands full everyda…

Published: 12 Apr 2017 at 07:14hrs | 442 | by Nimi Princewill

Every theological law was designed to be broken!

Error-free compliance with the law was certainly never intended for humans! Even in Heaven (the Christians' famous land of perfection) Lucifer jilted the law and got himself thrown out! The first humans, Adam and Eve also had their fair sh…

Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 14:42hrs | | by Nimi Princewill. Twitter: @princewill_nimi

The problem is not electoral laws

Electoral reforms have become a buzz term particularly among opposition parties in Zimbabwe. So much so that some of these parties have desperately rallied to form what they call the National Electoral Reforms Agenda (nera) with the hope o…

Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 06:10hrs | 203 | by Christopher Farai Charamba

Zimbabwe's well-intentioned law triggers violent agitation

The outside world must be wondering what is really going on in Zimbabwe with the Western media reporting "massive protests breaking out across the country". What is true is that groups of Zimbabweans, using the social media to incite revol…

Published: 01 Sep 2016 at 05:32hrs | 273 | by Baffour Ankomah

Rogue MDC-T elements must face full wrath of the law

Provoking the police by stoning and beating up police officers as well as burning their vehicles and bases should never be tolerated. Such amount of provocation is calculated to force the police to overreact so that opposition political el…

Published: 29 Aug 2016 at 05:50hrs | 184 | by Chadzi Mhute

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'Zanu-PF to rule Zimbabwe until the end of time'

ZITF 2026 opening ceremony moved forward by 1 day

Fake lawyer arrested in US$550 fraud case

Zimbabwean truck driver arrested after illegal u-turn crash in SA

Warriors set for Unity Cup debut in London

Highlanders' winless run continues

NRZ appoints CEO and deputy

7 killed in crash along Bulawayo–Beitbridge road

Lover caught naked not inside but on wardrobe

Zimbabwe's manufactured crisis

CID officers arrested in US$5 000 bribery sting

Magistrate grants bail to 14 opposition activists

Zimbabwe slashes banking fees

Imagine Mnangagwa appointing ED Junior's ex-girlfriend as ambassador

Focus Academy director steals ZBC camera

Anti‑sanctions boss steals presidential inputs

Fastjet flight delay sparks chaos at OR Tambo in Johannesburg

Ndebele king claimant meets Zulu King

Chivayo's coach says, 'not everyone wanted me'

ZACC denies role in fatal highway crash

Zimbabwe opposition plans protests

BCC struggles under pressure to fund independence celebrations

Armed youths block Johanne Masowe exhumation

Mthuli Ncube scraps diesel taxes to avert price surge

Bulawayo water cuts to persist

Chivayo's ex-wife seeks court order to ground luxury jet in SA

Mnangagwa concludes Ghana visit, heads home

ZCC members fill Beitbridge Border for easter trip

Zimbabwe launches study into 'unexplained infertility' cases

RBZ clamps down on mobile money abuse

Zimbabwe men reporting gender-based violence

ZERA pushes up fuel prices again

6 die in head-on collision along Masvingo–Harare highway

Resident files criminal charges against mining companies as EMA inspectors stay silent

Ripple Capital remembers youths

Inside Estonia's recent Gambling Act Changes That Seem to Spark One Controversy After Another

Zimbabwe diesel tax gone, price still up… relief where exactly?

Mutilating the Constitution: ZANU-PF's Last Gamble

Diesel tax bombshell: Govt scraps levies as Zimbabwe fuel costs soar above region

EMA Confirms Kitsiyatota Water Contamination, Yet Turns Blind Eye to Illegal Cyanide Mining

Wafawarova issued a letter of demand over alleged defamatory social media post

Australia to tour Zimbabwe for ODI series in September

Chiremba road overpass planned for Harare traffic corridor

Harare council workers in US$500k fraud scandal

FBC battles Zimra over US$10m tax dispute

Socialite in court for disorderly conduct

Mario forgives Teenage Hadebe

Chief's vehicle swept away in flood tragedy, 1 dead

Zimbabwe gazettes new fees for Victoria Falls financial hub

Zanu-PF bars journalists, villagers from Bill hearings?

'Zanu-PF to rule Zimbabwe until the end of time'

Lupane State University students win innovation prize