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Kambarami and Chigora found not guilty
BULAWAYO Deputy Mayor Councillor Tinashe Kambarami and Ward Four Councillor Silas Chigora who were jointly accused of assaulting the Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, were on Tuesday discharged at the ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 437 | by Staff reporter
Former minister court case postponed
THE trial of former Health Minister David Parirenyatwa was postponed yesterday after the State indicated that the Prosecutor-General was still "considering the matter". Prosecutor Mr Brian Vit...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2153 | by Staff Reporter
Egyptian diplomat sues hubby's small house in Zimbabwe
A SENIOR Egyptian diplomat seconded to Harare, one Ms Raina, has been taken to court by a local woman Bilkis Banu Ismail, who is seeking $1,5 million compensation in adultery damages after the former ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 3531 | by Staff Reporter
Mphoko flees poisonous injection
Zimbabwe's former vice president on Monday fled from anti-corruption after being tipped off that if he is detained, he will be injected with a poisonous substance.Phelekezela Mphoko, 79, who s...Published: 22 hrs ago | 14710 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko now a fugitive, Zimbabwe genocide perpetrators still free
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) spokesperson, Commissioner John Makamure says former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko is now considered a fugitive after evading arrest in Bulawayo, "dr...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2875 | by Staff reporter
Harare CID officers deployed to Bulawayo to thwart MDC demo
Police officers from Harare's CID Law and Order section were deployed to Bulawayo to quell violence in the second largest city, a Harare court heard.This was revealed by prosecutors at the Har...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 18:20hrs | 1740 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Bulawayo magistrate quashes MDC Alliance demo appeal
MDC-Alliance's Court bid to quash a police order prohibiting their planned demonstrations, hit a brick wall after it was dismissed by the Bulawayo MagistrateOn Sunday, Officer Commanding Bulaw...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 16:20hrs | 2511 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni appeals against jail sentence
Chief Ndiweni's lawyer Dumisani Dube has filed an appeal against last week's ruling.Ndiweni has been sentenced to 24 months in prison over malicious damage to property charges after he alleged...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 16:06hrs | 2952 | by Staff reporter
Thabitha Khumalo and crew gets $200 bail each
MDC chairperson Thabitha Khumalo, Senator Helen Zivira and six other party activists have been granted RTGS$200 bail. They have been remanded to September 3.The MDC officials appeared ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 16:03hrs | 1508 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Phelekezela Mphoko appears in court
Reports from the Magistrates Court indicate that Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko arrived on Monday morning to answer allegations of corruption. He was accompanied by lawyer Zibusiso N...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 12:29hrs | 6894 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa fears Sudan-style protests will rock Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT'S deep-seated fears of massive Sundanese-style protests over the deteriorating political and economic emergency have been exposed after it moved yesterday to block mass demonstrations calle...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:58hrs | 2343 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt under siege over killings
TWO survivors of the August 1, 2018 military shootings, which claimed six lives in the aftermath of last year's highly controversial general election, have dragged government to court, seeking close t...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:56hrs | 1398 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer speak on Chief Ndiweni sentence
Chief Ndiweni seen here inside court at the Tredgold Magistrates Court. He was sentenced to an effective 18 months in jail for malicious damage to property.Legal practitioner, Kucaca Phulu, sa...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:38hrs | 3064 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko will be arrested, says Zacc
FORMER vice-president Phelekezela Mphoko has said he is not corrupt, and never stole anything during his time in office.Mphoko said this during an interrogation by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Com...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:58hrs | 3920 | by Staff reporter
Coltart bemoans culture of violence
Former Education minister David Coltart says Zimbabwe has a disturbing culture of violence that needs to be dealt with.Coltart, who is the new treasurer-general for the main opposition MDC, sa...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1485 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa stole elections' jibe, MDC chair, 7 others in court
MDC chairperson Thabitha Khumalo, Senator Helen Zivira and six other party activists are set to appear in court today facing charges of accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of stealing the July 30, 2...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | 994 | by Staff reporter
Age of consent should be raised to 18, says Human rights lawyer
The Marriages Bill, which is currently being debated in Parliament has managed to define who is a child in Zimbabwe, but there is need to close the gap between the age of sexual consent and age of con...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Have we reached a political stalemate or are we just barren of new ideas?
On August 17, Harare was rocked by demonstrations organised by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance.More of these protests against deepening economic hardships are planned in...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 220 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Business against MDC demo, police bans it
BULAWAYO police yesterday issued a prohibition order banning MDC's planned protests set for the city today and threatened a one-year jail term for those that defy the ban.The MDC had lined up ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko hits back at Mnangagwa's Zacc
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday rubbished claims that he refused to co-operate with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officers on Friday, but instead, accused the latte...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | 1805 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents, business community and churches against MDC demo
THE High Court yesterday blocked a demonstration planned for today by MDC-Alliance in Bulawayo following an urgent chamber application by residents, business community and churches. Bulawayo H...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:32hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
'MDC-Alliance should not cry foul over the court decisions,' says Madhuku
Analysts have applauded the Bulawayo High Court for stopping MDC-Alliance demonstrations that had been set for today, saying the decision shows that the country's judicial organs are alive to the need...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:32hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt stands firm on illegal demos
The illegal demonstration in Harare's city centre last Friday was a failed attempt at getting Zimbabwe on the agenda of the recently-ended SADC Summit in Tanzania which saw President Mnangagwa assume ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Will the system change if Chiwenga collapsed and died today?
Good morning my dear friends, I have been reflecting like everyone else and I have realized that we are making the same terrible mistakes that we made with Robert Mugabe.I say so because we ta...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 22:56hrs | 10497 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Accommodation scandal rocks UZ
Students at the University of Zimbabwe are alleging corruption in the allocation of accommodation at the institution.It is alleged that one of the staffers in the Computer Centre is asking for...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 20:32hrs | 2537 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC to appeal against demo ban
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is set to launch an appeal against a prohibition order issued by police in Bulawayo barring the opposition party from staging a demonstration in the city on Mo...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 19:16hrs | 2534 | by Staff reporter
High Court dismisses application to stop MDC march
The Bulawayo High Court has dismissed a chamber application brought in by a business consortium from Bulawayo seeking an order barring the MDC demonstration set for Monday.According to Justice...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 15:29hrs | 6760 | by Staff reporter
Lumumba urges Zimbabwe political leaders to save 'this great country'
RENOWNED Kenyan political analyst, Professor Patrick Lumumba has urged Zimbabwe political leaders to to engage each other and save "this great country."Lumumba was speaking to NewZimbabwe.com ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 14:13hrs | 6041 | by Staff reporter
Phelekezela Mphoko speaks on arrest saga
Former Vice President Report Phelekezela Mphoko has broken silence over the events that happened on Friday the 16th of August where some details form the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission attempted...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 17:49hrs | 10744 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zacc probes Mupfumira prison conditions
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) yesterday descended on Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison to investigate allegations that incarcerated former Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Pr...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:01hrs | 1679 | by Staff reporter
Anger over Ndiweni imprisonment
The imprisonment of prominent Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, has been described as a "political sham" amid indications that his lawyers are preparing for an app...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:00hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
Harare businesses count losses after crackdown
Harare businesses were left counting their losses on Friday after a violent crackdown by police on opposition supporters left the city centre deserted.The majority of businesses did not open a...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:55hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Manuel refuses to take Peter Moyo back
Lawyers for Old Mutual submitted to the Johannesburg High Court on Friday that there was a clear breakdown of trust in the relationship between Peter Moyo and the board.Old Mutual has taken it...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:54hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mayor speaks on his two days of horror
Bulawayo City Council was recently rocked by unrest after a coterie of councillors led by deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami tried to oust town clerk Christopher Dube.Kambarami last month took adv...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:52hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Abductions, torture, dragnet arrests amid vicious crackdown against dissent
Blessing Kunotonga is one of scores of opposition supporters left nursing serious injuries after state security agents launched a crackdown against the MDC ahead of the banned August 16 protests....Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:48hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son in-law guns for Zifa board
The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has made damning corruption allegations against the Zifa board, accusing the Felton Kamambo-led football association of gross incompetence, mismanagement and...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:46hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Gunman jailed
A Bulawayo man who was found in possession of an AK47 rifle has been slapped with 36 months' jail after it was proved that he was not authorised to keep the firearm.Ame Mpala (35) of Pumula Ea...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:42hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's protestors remanded in custody
Twenty-six suspects who were arrested on Friday for participating in an illegal demonstration organised by the MDC Alliance were yesterday remanded in custody to tomorrow for bail application....Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:25hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
FIFA sucked into Zimbabwe football power struggles
FIRED Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) board member responsible for competitions, Chamunorwa Chiwanza has taken his fight against the Felton Kamambo led soccer mother body to Zuric, Switzerland, t...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:22hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Ndiweni is an MDC-affiliated Chief and so can do no wrong
The discussion around the Chief Ndiweni case is so disappointing I am going to start my own here. In fact, I am slowly coming to the conclusion that I probably should start writing public think pieces...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 18:01hrs | 3157 | by Petina Gappa
CIOs block release of Chief Ndiweni court judgment
Members of dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation are reported to have issued an instruction barring the release of a judgment relating to Nhlambabaloyi Chief who was sentenced to 18 months in pris...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 16:53hrs | 6898 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni an illegitimite Chief?
On Monday 19 August the people of Bulawayo have been asked to demonstrate against a court ruling on Chief Ndiweni. Chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni has been sentenced to 2 years in prison. However, is he ...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 14:38hrs | 2381 | by Nicholas Ncube
Old Mutual shareholders cannot keep losing money while Trevor and Peter fight
The mudsling case between Peter Moyo and Old Mutual Plc continues to take centre stage in today's corporate trail. This is a case that has robbed shareholders close to USD$1,5 billion dollars due to s...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 13:15hrs | 467 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Man files US$300,000 lawsuit against wife's lover
A LOCAL businessman who sued his alleged lover for defrauding him did not realise that by doing so he would land in hot soup as he is now being sued by the woman's husband for having an adulterous aff...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 11:03hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko 'arrested'
THERE were dramatic scenes at the home of former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko when his family tried to block police officers who had come to arrest him over yet-to-be established charges. ...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:11hrs | 4640 | by Staff reporter
Small political parties rap MDC-Alliance over demo
Political parties have rapped MDC-Alliance for its attempt to hold violent demonstrations in Harare yesterday, saying protests were irrational given that President Mnangagwa had created a dialogue pla...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:03hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual responds to Zimbabwe shareholder who want the Board to resign
Thank you for responding to my request for the Chair and the Board to resign. I am aware that you could not say much because this issue is before the High Court. For you to suggest that these court pr...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 19:19hrs | 2306 | by Old Mutual
Mnangagwa's desperate regime will NOT stop the people of Zimbabwe
The High Court has not granted the people's lawyers' application against the police prohibition order. The people's lawyers have expressed totalshock and respectfully think the judgment was riddle...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 15:41hrs | 568 | by Daniel Molokele
Linda Masarira speaks on HIV scandal
CONTROVERSIAL politician Linda Masarira-Kaingidza says she will not lose sleep over pictures and chats being posted on social media about her husband Gilbert Kaingidza. Kaingidza is being accu...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 15:00hrs | 1718 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo march to proceed, says Biti
Justice Joseph Musakwa on Friday threw out the MDC's urgent chamber application seeking to lift a police ban on demonstrations intended for Harare on the same day.Police used truncheons to bre...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 13:39hrs | 3619 | by ZimLive
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