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Man arrested for posing as lawyer

A 26-year-old man from Budiriro, Prosper Tapiwa Manyagadze, appeared before Harare Magistrate Musaiona Shotgame on charges of fraud and forgery after allegedly posing as a registered legal practitioner to defraud a client.Manyagadze was re…

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:37hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter

Top lawyer in court over US$85,000 property scam

Prominent Harare lawyer Jacqueline Sande has appeared in court facing allegations of swindling Inter Africa boss Leonard Mukumba out of US$85,000 in a botched property deal.Sande was arraigned before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei on ch…

Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 14:03hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter

Faith Zaba thanks her lawyer Chris Mhike

I would like to thank my lawyer Chris Mhike, Media Institute of Southern Africa - Zimbabwe Chapter, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights for the legal representation. When I was arrested and thrown into a terrifying ordeal, Chris didn't …

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 10:03hrs | 11 | by Faith Zaba

Machakaire's lawyers press Mahere

Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation Tinoda Machakaire has formally demanded a retraction from opposition politician and lawyer Fadzayi Mahere over what his legal team describes as defamatory statements made on social medi…

Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 19:39hrs | 1468 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo gifts his lawyer a 2024 Mercedes-Benz E300

Flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo has once again made headlines after gifting his lawyer, Advocate Edley Mubaiwa, a brand-new 2024 Mercedes-Benz E300 as a token of appreciation for his legal brilliance and dedication.In a glowing tri…

Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 10:02hrs | 3025 | by Staff reporter

Top lawyer appointed into Zifa electoral committee

Acclaimed Gweru-based human rights lawyer Brian Dube has been appointed to the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) electoral committee, bringing crucial legal expertise to the administration of the country's football affairs.In a letter d…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 17:54hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter

Prominent lawyer cleared following gold theft trial storm

Harare lawyer Admire Rubaya has been cleared of any wrongdoing following a successful Supreme Court appeal against a lower court's decision to try him and three others for allegedly defeating the course of justice in a gold theft case.Ruba…

Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 09:15hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter

Magistrate issues arrest warrant for top lawyer

Prominent lawyer Wilson Manase is now a wanted man after Harare magistrate Clever Tsikwa issued a warrant for his arrest following his failure to appear in court to face fraud charges involving nearly US$3 million.Manase, who is being char…

Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 13:25hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter

Minister Felix Mhona admitted as lawyer of the High Court

Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Tapiwa Mhona was today officially admitted as a lawyer of the High Court, marking a significant milestone in his professional career.He took the oath of loyalty and office before Jus…

Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 12:30hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court rules against arbitrary Home demolitions

The Constitutional Court has dealt a decisive blow to local authorities' power to demolish homes without judicial oversight, declaring such actions unconstitutional. This landmark ruling reinforces protections for homeowners across Zimbabw…

Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:33hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter

Fadzayi Mahere files sexual harassment complaint against colleague

Prominent Harare lawyer Fadzayi Mahere has lodged a formal complaint with the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) against fellow legal practitioner and self-proclaimed prophet Joshua Chirambwe over what she has described as sexual harassment thr…

Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:08hrs | 863 | by Staff reporter

Gweru court orders bogus lawyer to pay US$15,000

A Gweru magistrate has ordered a man who posed as a lawyer to repay US$15,000 he fraudulently obtained from a local woman in a botched divorce settlement.Takunda Manjokota, 37, was sentenced by Magistrate Arnold Maburo after being convicte…

Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:54hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter

Chombo ordered to settle US$100,000 legal fees

The High Court has ordered Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister Marian Chombo to pay lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa US$100,000 in legal fees accrued during her divorce proceedings with former Cabinet minister and ex-husband …

Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:48hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter

Kikky Badass ordered to pay US$18,000 in defamation case

Hip hop artist and video vixen Christabel Stembeni Kikky Badass Mahlungwa has been ordered to pay US$18,000 in defamation damages to prominent Masvingo lawyer Rodney Saratoga Makausi following a lawsuit over a March 2023 Instagram post.The…

Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 12:12hrs | 1148 | by Staff reporter

Lawyers condemn forced evictions and demolition of homes in Zimbabwe

Human rights lawyers have strongly condemned the recent demolitions of houses and the forced eviction of Zimbabweans from their ancestral lands, labeling the actions as heartless and inhumane.The Harare City Council last week carried out d…

Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 07:01hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter

Cop threatens lawyer, client over gold panners murder report

A senior police officer at Khumalo Police Station in Bulawayo has been accused of threatening to harm prominent lawyer Dumisani Dube and his client after they reported a murder case involving gold panners. The lawyer, who is representing W…

Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:56hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter

Top Zimbabwe lawyer given ultimatum

The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has given prominent lawyer Wilson Manase a deadline of ten days to provide an explanation for his failure to finalize the estate of the late businesswoman Jane Maisiri, who passed away 22 years ago. Manase…

Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:43hrs | 1460 | by Staff reporter

Businessman, lawyer in US$800k fraud scandal

Harare businessman Ariginero Muzeya and lawyer Agness Chatsama have been charged in a fraud case involving US$800,000, stemming from the alleged illegal sale of a valuable property. The duo appeared before Harare regional magistrate Mrs. M…

Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 08:57hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter

Harare lawyer arrested for alleged fraudulent property sale

Harare lawyer Agness Chatsama has been arrested on allegations of manufacturing fraudulent documents to facilitate the illicit sale of a flat in the capital's Avenues area. She is expected to appear in court on Friday.Chatsama is accused o…

Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:21hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter

Harare councillor spends night in prison cells

Ward 29 councillor Blessing Duma was remanded in custody yesterday after appearing in court on extortion charges. He is scheduled to return to court today before magistrate Stanford Mambanje for a bail application.The complainant in the ca…

Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 07:59hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo man reports lawyer to Law Society of Zimbabwe

A Bulawayo resident has lodged a formal complaint alleging severe misconduct and unethical behavior within the legal system, specifically targeting a local lawyer accused of disrupting legal proceedings.Godfrey Ngaite, previously employed …

Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:03hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter

Late businesswoman's family pushed for top lawyer's arrest

The family of the late businesswoman Jane Maisiri is calling for the arrest of prominent lawyer Wilson Manase, accusing him of mismanaging her estate since her death in 2002. Manase, appointed as the executor of Maisiri's estate, allegedly…

Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 15:16hrs | 1936 | by Staff reporter

Billboard nuisance duo dumped by new lawyer

The trial of two Borrowdale men, Mark Strathen and Grant Russell, charged with criminal nuisance for erecting a billboard denouncing a property development company, has been postponed after their new lawyer, Mr. Gwinyai Mharapara, withdrew…

Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 14:36hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter

Lawyer haunted by 2019 fraud case

Vuyile Jamela Mpofu, a prominent Bulawayo-based lawyer formerly with VJ Mpofu and Associates, is facing ongoing difficulties due to a 2019 fraud case, despite being acquitted. Mpofu, along with Mayor Kazingizi, was initially charged with f…

Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 14:01hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter

Lawyer abandons Zanu-PF youth leader in court

Zanu-PF Masvingo youth chairperson Delight Mandebvu's lawyer left him hanging in court after he disappeared when Magistrate Franklin Mkwananzi adjourned the matter for an hour on Monday morning.Tatenda Freddy Chimbadzwa from Tadiwa and Par…

Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 12:28hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter

Lawyer sued RG over wrong passport IsiNdebele words

Back in 2020 a Bulawayo-based lawyer Mr Nqobani Sithole is suing the Registrar-General over errors and misspellings of IsiNdebele words on the Zimbabwe passport but we have not heard about the ruling of the case.Mr Sithole, filed the appli…

Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 12:40hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter

Top lawyer faces probe over businesswoman's estate

Top lawyer Wilson Manase is under investigation by the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) for allegations of mishandling the estate of the late Sandra Jane Maisiri, which he has failed to finalize for over 22 years. Manase, appointed executor o…

Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:42hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter

Prominent Bulawayo lawyers deregistered

The Law Society of Zimbabwe has deregistered two prominent Bulawayo lawyers, Mrs. Doreen Vundhla Phulu and Mr. Brighton Ndove, amid allegations of misconduct. Mrs. Vundhla Phulu, the wife of Citizens Coalition for Change Senator Kacaca Phu…

Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 07:06hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter

Lawyer calls out corruption in Zimbabwe legal profession

SEASONED legal practitioner, Lloyd Mhishi, has condemned corruption in the legal profession in his latest book titled Being the Best Lawyer.The book was officially launched by Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi at a local hotel in Harare on …

Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa labelled a 'SCUD'

GOKWE resident Mark Mandiki has landed himself in trouble after he allegedly labelled President Emmerson Mnangagwa a "SCUD".Mandiki allegedly made the remarks on February 25, 2023, during a heated verbal exchange with a Zanu-PF member, Dou…

Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 19:49hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

CCC activists' case haunts Reza

PROMINENT prosecutor Michael Reza is in the eye of a storm after a whistle-blower approached the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) accusing him of forgery in the case involving CCC activists Joanna Mamombe and Ceciliah Chimbiri (HC …

Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 19:48hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Lawyers rescue detained toddler, pregnant woman

POLICE have set free a toddler and a pregnant woman who were detained alongside other aggrieved villagers after they had protested maladministration by some school authorities at Sagambe Primary School in Manicaland province.The three-year…

Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:10hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Lawyer threatens witnesses with black magic

Harare attorney Linda Kovi faced court charges on Tuesday for obstruction of justice, allegedly attempting to intimidate witnesses involved in a separate pending case.Recently apprehended by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), …

Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Police, lawyers clash over calling of suspects

IN a world where police enforcement is strict and unwavering, one phenomenon that stands out as peculiar and debatable is whether or not it is right for police officers to phone suspects.This was recently raised by a local city lawyer Mr T…

Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:46hrs | 3 | 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 court.Chinyoka sued Prosper Dembedza for th…

Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:37hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

'Biti used words unexpected from senior lawyers'

The words used by Harare lawyer Tendai Biti while insulting Mrs Tatiana Aleshina, are not expected to be used by senior lawyers like him, the State has said.In his closing submissions, Deputy Prosecutor-General Mr Michael Reza submitted th…

Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Advocate Mafume says those seeking his ouster 'misread the law'

HARARE mayor, Jacob Mufume has taken a jibe at Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) officials who have attempted to oust him saying some councillors' behaviour is influenced by "substances".Mafume, a lawyer by training, has not been spared …

Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 13:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

ConCourt throws out 'unfounded' application accusing Chamisa's lawyer of graft

The Constitutional Court has dismissed as "unfounded" and "devoid of any merit" an application by a man who accused prominent lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu of corruption and violating his rights to dignity and non-discrimination.Joseph Ric…

Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 17:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Double blow for Kucaca Phulu's wife

A BULAWAYO lawyer who was suspended from practice by the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) for alleged improper conduct before being placed under curatorship has encountered a double blow after being sued by her former client alleging "deficie…

Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:20hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter

Lawyer implicated in robbery case

During the national anti-sanctions event in Dotito on October 25, 2023, well-known Bindura lawyer, Elatone Bonongwe, allegedly organized a gang of eight robbers to assault and rob Engineer Emson Chitsungo from Pfura Rural District Council …

Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporte

Harare lawyer accused of fraud

Harare attorney Norman Mugiya has been brought before the court on charges of misappropriating money entrusted to him by a client, which was intended for payment to the High Court Sheriff to enforce an awarded judgment.Mugiya faces a theft…

Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Harvard trained lawyer rubbishes Mnangagwa poll claims

A TOP legal expert has rubbished claims by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF that the Southern African Development Community Election Observer Mission (SEOM) strayed from its mandate by criticising Zimbabwe's institutions and legal …

Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:09hrs | 1447 | by Staff reporter

Shingi Munyeza threatens Mutemererwa's lawyer

The debt row pitying Marjorie Mutemererwa and Shingi Munyeza escalated this week with the ex SeedCo public relations manager's lawyer filing a police report against the businessman for allegedly swearing and threatening her.Munyeza and his…

Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 18:54hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF activists' lawyer says they have a solid case against CCC candidates

Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu on Thursday reserved judgement in a matter where Zanu-PF activists are seeking the disqualification of opposition candidates vying for parliamentary seats in the August 23 general elections …

Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 18:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

'Biti misleading his lawyer'

A THIRD witness in Tendai Biti's assault case, Michael Van Blerk, yesterday accused the former Finance minister of misleading his lawyer on the questions they be  should asking.Van Blerk told Biti's lawyer, Alec Muchadehama that the i…

Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:25hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter

Sikhala lawyer grills State witness

LAWYERS representing opposition legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole yesterday grilled a State witness when they appeared before Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Miti on charges of inciting public violence. Both MPs are denying the charge…

Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

CCC linked lawyer seeks joinder into Mwonzora poll challenge

Harare lawyer Jeremiah Bamu has filed a court application seeking to be joined as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the case in which MDC leader, Douglas Mwonzora is seeking postponement of this year's elections through a challenge ag…

Published: 04 May 2023 at 19:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Law society suspends lawyer Doreen Vundhla-Phulu

THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has suspended Doreen Vundhla-Phulu's licence and placed under curatorship her law firm Vundhla-Phulu and Partners pending investigations following allegations of her defrauding a client OF US$26 000.Vundhl…

Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 15:28hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter

MP's lawyer wife up for fraud

A PROMINENT Bulawayo lawyer, Doreen Vundhla-Phulu allegedly defrauded a client of US$26 000 in a botched residential stand deal.Vundhla (41) of Burnside suburb in Bulawayo and wife to Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Nkulumane Member of…

Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Acie Lumumba back in the news

Harare lawyer Zweli Lunga has demanded a public retraction from Acie Lumumba who claimed this week the legal practitioner had a love relationship with his wife leading to the couple's messy break-up.The socialite and businessman on Monday …

Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 17:09hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

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