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Man jailed for using spy camera to catch cheating wife
A Taiwan court of law sentenced a man to three months in prison for invading his adulterous wife's privacy by installing hidden cameras around their home.Chinese media recently reported the un...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:57hrs | 1640 | by Staff reporter
Petina Gappah ordered to pay US$18,000 to Fadzayi Mahere
The High Court of Zimbabwe has ordered writer and lawyer Petina Gappah to pay US$18,000 in damages to Nelson Chamisa ally Fadzayi Mahere following a protracted defamation lawsuit.The case, whi...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 21:22hrs | 1039 | by Staff reporter
King Munhumutapa demands chiefs' allegiance
Timothy Chiminya, who claims the title of "King Munhumutapa," has written to Zimbabwe's Local Government Ministry and the Zimbabwe Chiefs Council, asserting that all traditional leaders, including spi...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:48hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Company loses US$10m suit against City Parking
The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed a US$10 million lawsuit filed by Zemqos Incorporated (Pvt) Ltd against City Parking over an alleged breach of a verbal agreement concerning the supply and i...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 09:22hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans sue SA authorities over harassment
Zimbabwean immigrants in South Africa have sought help from human rights organizations to combat harassment by South African authorities and citizens, following intensified crackdowns on foreigners.&n...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 07:20hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
Blacklisted company dragged to court over proceeds
Melomack Holdings, recently blacklisted by the government for inflating tender figures, is now facing legal action from its partners, Hutire Construction and Hasmo Global (Pvt) Ltd, for failing to dis...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 11:16hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should release the Dumbutshena, Chihambakwe reports
The government should release reports by two commissions that investigated the Gukurahundi genocide "as part of truth telling" ahead of new public hearings in Matabeleland which President Emmerson Mna...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 20:54hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
CCC MP demands US$150,000 damages from CIO operatives
Opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Takudzwa Ngadziore has filed a lawsuit at the High Court, demanding US$150,000 from state security agents who allegedly abducted and tortured...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 14:33hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Hlophe hits back at detractors over his appointment to JSC
In a lengthy statement issued on Friday, Hlophe told nay-sayers that he was ready to take them on."Regarding their threats of a lawsuit to have me removed from the JSC, I say to them; Bring it...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 12:56hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe apologises, drops US$50k lawsuit against lawyer
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe has withdrawn her US$50,000 defamation lawsuit against lawyer Munyaradzi Bwanya, which stemmed from accusations made in a community WhatsApp group. Grace had accused Bwa...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 12:45hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Man loses fingers at Chinese factory
A man from Harare is pursuing legal action against Chinese tile manufacturer Sunny Yiefeng, seeking compensation following a workplace accident that resulted in the loss of his fingers. Actor Tinashe ...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zupco board chair wins US$130K lawsuit
The Supreme Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling ordering bus supplier Jayesh Shah to compensate former Zupco board chairperson Charles Nherera with US$130,000 for unjustly causing his arrest and deten...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mahere says Gappah apology not insincere, demands US$50,000
Lawyer and opposition figure Fadzayi Mahere has revised her claim against author Petina Gappah from US$1 million to US$50,000 in their ongoing court battle. Despite Gappah's recent retraction ...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 08:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Naledi Pandor as SA President'
Singer and activist Simphiwe Dana believes international relations and co-operation minister Naledi Pandor would make a good president.Dana recently took to social media to put the spotlight o...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 15:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Petina Gappah retracts defamatory statements against Mahere
Lawyer and author Petina Gappah has retracted defamatory statements made against Fadzayi Mahere, concluding a prolonged legal battle.In 2018, Gappah accused Mahere of gaining admission to the ...Published: 27 May 2024 at 17:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army sued US$30,000 over 2019 shootings
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has been held accountable for the shooting of a civilian during protests over fuel price hikes in 2019, resulting in a successful lawsuit against the Defence ministry....Published: 22 May 2024 at 10:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ex-diplomat in fraud storm
Shamiso Fred, a former honorary diplomat to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), faces legal action for allegedly defrauding Zimbabweans living abroad in what is suspected to be a Ponzi scheme.Arou...Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Rutendo Matinyarare drags Mnangagwa and his family into his contempt of court saga
Self professed marketing and communication strategist Rutendo Matinyarare has dragged the President and the President's family into his shenanigans. Rutendo paid a visit to Champions Milling where he ...Published: 17 May 2024 at 14:37hrs | 18 | by George Tshuma
Zimbabwe army boss ordered to pay ZiG40,000 to torture victim
Defense Minister Oppah Muchinguri and Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander Anselem Sanyatwe have been directed by Harare magistrate Tamara Chibindi to compensate Muchademba Muponde of Glenview with ...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:49hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Iran seizes US tanker with $50 million of oil onboard
An Iranian court has issued an order confiscating a crude oil cargo from the Advantage Sweet tanker a year after the country's navy forcibly stopped the ship. It is the latest example of "tit for tat"...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 14:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fights illegal settlers on state land 'sold' after being repossessed from white farmers
Two decades after a disastrous attempt at land reform, which drove out more than 400 white commercial farmers, the Zimbabwean government is fighting illegal settlers on state land handed out by tradit...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Land war rages as bigwigs clash
A FIGHT for vast tracts of land pitting former Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa, a private developer and former minister Didymus Mutasa has spilled into the public domain with Mliswa accusing his partn...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mliswa warns public against purchasing stands from Brobondo
FORMER Norton National Assembly representative Mr Temba Mliswa has been appointed Village Headman for Mliswa village in Shurugwi, Midlands province under Chief Banga has warned the public against purc...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zec hit with over 100 lawsuits
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has revealed that it attracted over 100 court cases over the secrecy and controversy surrounding its handling of the August 2023 elections with some still pendi...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 21:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lawyer sues journalist over 'falsehoods'
Prominent lawyer Tino Chinyoka has sued a journalist from a state owned publication for US$100 000 for allegedly publishing falsehoods where he claimed a magistrate stopped a lawyer from lying in cour...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Adulterous cops ordered to pay US$5 000 to long-suffering wife
SHE has borne the agony of seeing her seven children go hungry and fail to attend school because her police officer husband has forsaken her for his work colleague.She has endured taunts from ...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
ZESA Holdings sued US$36,000 for breaching contract
ZESA Holdings is facing legal action from a security company, Manifest Security (Private) Limited, which is seeking US$36,660 in damages for an alleged breach of a services contract. The plaintiff's c...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 05:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
TM Pick n Pay sued US$30,000 by customer
TM Pick n Pay Joina City is facing a US$30,000 lawsuit from Victoria Falls resident Farai Chakawa, who is seeking damages for his wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution on baseless allegations of p...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Top retailer slapped with us$30 000 lawsuit over abuse of customer
A TOP Zimbabwean retailer has been slapped with a US$ 30,000 lawsuit by a man, who is demanding payment of damages as compensation for causing his unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution over unfoun...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 21:10hrs | 5 | by Stephen Jakes
Donald Trump suffers Kasukuwere fate
Colorado's Supreme Court has ruled former United States President Donald Trump is ineligible to run for the White House because of his role in the 2021 assault on the Capitol by his supporters and sho...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 05:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer hits prison officer with lawsuit over partisan conduct
A LAWYER has approached the High Court seeking an order for the dismissal of a prison officer, who is vigorously involved in partisan politics, in contravention of constitutional provisions that bar c...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 20:15hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
Ostallos Siziva to sue State
Ostallos Siziva, Deputy Spokesperson for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has announced intentions to pursue legal action against the State after being acquitted of charges related to tearing ...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:08hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
NPA declines to prosecute a counter-report filed by Bezbets
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has declined to prosecute a counter-report filed by gaming company Bezbets against a punter who won a US$5 200 bet last month.The betting company...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets ultimatum
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been threatened with a lawsuit for failing to hold accountable members of the security forces accused of human rights violations including killing civilians.Mn...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:24hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC sues Sengezo Tsabangu
Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-proclaimed interim secretary-general of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), is currently embroiled in a legal dispute, accused of stealing intellectual property. Tshab...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 14:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CCC moves to clip Tshabangu's reign of terror
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) has swiftly moved to clip the wings of self-imposed Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu by filing a court challenge to interdict him from representing the oppositio...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zimbabwe commercial farmers sue SA government for R7bn
DOZENS of former Zimbabwean commercial farmers are demanding R7 billion from the South African government for its role in the suspension go the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal....Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Access finance businessmen's legal battle takes new twist
Isau Bwerinofa, the chairman of the Access Finance board, has argued that the High Court does not have jurisdiction to handle the case brought against him and seven others by former director Senziwani...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gono suffers court setback
Zimbabwe's former central bank governor, Gideon Gono, has faced a setback as a court dismissed his attempt to dismiss a lawsuit by a South African company demanding $2.2 million for grain deliveries m...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 19:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers wage talk hearing stalls
The case in which teachers' unions are suing the government for excluding them from wage negotiations was postponed on Thursday due to technical issues with the virtual hearing setup at the Harare Hig...Published: 23 Sep 2023 at 19:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court stops Zimbabwe's lands minister from grabbing farm
The High Court has intervened to halt the lands ministry's efforts to seize a 50-hectare farm in Mount Hampden from a man who has held ownership since 1981.The government had officially design...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 20:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
US court rejects Zimbabwe's bid to evade US$440m payment
A FEDERAL judge in the United States (US) recently tossed a bid by the Zimbabwe government to escape payment of some US$440.3 million compensation awarded to a European family over Harare's controvers...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
The illusion of smooth elections
THE cornerstone of democratic governance, elections, often conjure images of civic participation and the people's voice resonating through the ballot box. Yet, reality paints a more complex picture as...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 5 | by Stanford Chiwanga
Biti hit with costs for delaying US$1m defamation lawsuit
CCC politician Tendai Biti has been hit with costs incurred by Augur Investments and its owner Mr Kenneth Sharpe over the US$1 million civil lawsuit against him for allegedly defaming the land develop...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbavwe sleepwalks into another unfair, discredited election
AS Zimbabwe sleepwalks into yet another sham election, amid the brazen subversion of citizens' constitutional right to vote for representatives of their choice, the 23 August polls are already irretri...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 21:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Former UJ lecturer Lyness Matizirofa faces off against top attorneys at LPC
FORMER University of Johannesburg lecturer Lyness Matizirofa has launched a complaint against global law firm Eversheds Sutherland and two members of Group One Advocates for unfair treatment and acts ...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF handed Bulawayo parliamentary seats
Zanu-PF is poised to win Bulawayo parliamentary seats for the first time in 23 years after 12 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidates were barred from contesting.A High Court ruling on ...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 21:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Businessman drags magistrate to High Court over falsehoods
Prominent property developer Georgios Katsimberis has approached the High Court seeking a review of a magistrate's refusal to recuse herself in a matter where she is being accused of a conflict of int...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 19:00hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Biti in bid to delay suit
Lawyer and politician Tendai Biti, has been accused of playing delaying tactics in his defence of a defamation suit by seeking one postponement after another.The legislator is being sued for U...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Biti delaying defamation trial'
Citizens Coalition for Change vice-president Tendai Biti has been accused of delaying his defamation trial by seeking postponement of the matter on various occasions.Biti is being sued for US$...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
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