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Covid-19 procurement scandal revealed
ZIMBABWE was prejudiced of millions of united States dollars as a result of irregular procurement transactions around Covid-19 materials, with sharp scrutiny centred on tenders awarded to Young Health...Published: 3 hrs ago | 404 | by Staff reporter
Prison officer in trouble over anti-Mnangagwa slur
A CHINHOYI-BASED prisons officer who was arraigned before the courts on charges of insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week has been called for a disciplinary hearing.Peter Kudzai Mush...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:16hrs | 2857 | by Staff reporter
MPs call govt to order
LEGISLATORS from across the political divide yesterday teamed up in condemning the government sanctioned demolitions, describing them as an open war against citizens, particularly informal traders....Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:12hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter
USAID withdraws funding to four CSOs... and demand leadership renewal to replace looters of funds
The United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has reportedly blacklisted and withdrew funding to four Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) after investigations ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 19:14hrs | 2978 | by Political Reporter
Smelly Dube's trial stopped
GWERU regional magistrate Mr Christopher Maturure has stopped the criminal trial of River Valley Properties chief executive officer Smelly Dube, who was facing US$9 million fraud allegations, pending ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:17hrs | 1641 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's intervention sort
EMBATTLED Harare City Council human and capital development director Dr Cainos Chingombe secretly met with MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa as he desperately tries to get support for his comeback...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:20hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter
Top lawyer faces de-registration
A WELL-KNOWN Harare lawyer, Charles Chinyama is facing imminent de-registration after being found guilty of six counts of unethical conduct for fleecing clients of money running into thousands of Unit...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:19hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter
New York Times correspondent granted bail, prisons block his release as 'papers not in order'
PRISON officials at Greys Remand in Bulawayo were Tuesday evening declining to release New York Times correspondent, Jeffrey Moyo, who had been granted $5 000 bail at the High Court earlier today....Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:16hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Police shooting victim awarded US$7,000 in restitution by High Court
A taxi driver who was shot by a trigger-happy cop has been awarded US$7,000 in damages by the High Court after suing home affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police commissioner-general Godwin Matang...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:25hrs | 1487 | by Staff reporter
Luck runs out for former Zinara boss
FUGITIVE former Zinara acting chief executive officer Moses Julius Juma, who was lying low after his appeal against conviction and sentence for abuse of office was struck off by the High Court, has no...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:16hrs | 1056 | 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 | 2967 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa scared of his own demons, fairness thrown off the window
Fairness is defined as just and reasonable treatment in accordance with accepted rules or principles. Treating all people equally and applying reasonable punishments only when rules are broken is an e...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 15:42hrs | 1598 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Bulawayo resident sues police, minister over lockdown brutality
A BULAWAYO woman who was brutally assaulted by a police officer last year is demanding $3 million from Zimbabwe Republic Po-lice (ZRP) Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs and Cultural...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:53hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
A new film about Zimbabwe's 2018 elections is worth watching, but flawed
Danish director Camilla Nielsson's documentary President (2021) is an up-close, intimate tale. It follows the election travails of Zimbabwe's main opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change A...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 18:58hrs | 1287 | by The Conversatio - David B. Moore
Why fighting against Malaba and Patriotism & The Judiciary in Zimbabwe
Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict wit...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 16:42hrs | 1329 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Security agents stalk war veteran
THE fight for control of Caps Holdings Limited (CHL) has turned nasty, with war veteran and businessman Frederick Mutanda alleging that State security agents were involved in a plot to assassinate him...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:30hrs | 869 | by Staff reporter
Malaba crisis: Ex-MDC minister, lawyers pile pressure on Mnangagwa
FORMER Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs minister Eric Matinenga, has ganged up with lawyers Beatrice Mtetwa and Valerie Ingham-Thorpe to challenge recent constitutional amendments which they s...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:43hrs | 3791 | by Staff reporter
Detained New York Times journalist appeals to High Court
LAWYERS for New York Times (NYT) correspondent Jeffrey Moyo yesterday said they had filed an appeal at the High Court after receiving a written ruling from the magistrate who denied him bail last week...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:30hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
High Court stops Smelly Dube trial
THE High Court has stopped the criminal trial of River Valley Properties chief executive officer Smelly Dube, who is facing US$9 million fraud, pending a determination by the same court of her applica...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:22hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Chombo application dismissed, trial set
THE court yesterday dismissed former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo's application for exception to fraud charges related to corruptly allocating land in Harare and Zvimba, but dropped five counts of...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son in-law to apply for exception to criminal abuse charges
FORMER Air Zimbabwe chief operations officer and the late former President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore today notified the State that he will be applying for exception to the criminal abus...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:21hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Mlaba crisis: Mtetwa, Matinenga launch latest ConCourt bid to oust Malaba
Pushback is mounting against the controversial constitutional amendments that made the extension of Luke Malaba's tenure as Chief Justice "permissible", with top lawyers Beatrice Mtetwa and Eric Matin...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:18hrs | 1427 | by Staff reporter
Muteswa-Buyanga child custody fight back at High Court
The Supreme Court has upheld a landmark March 2020 High Court judgement granting parents joint guardianship and custody of children born out of wedlock.Where disputes arise, however, the court...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:18hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe reburial saga: Grace speaks out
FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe has broken her silence over a ruling by a traditional court that ordered that the remains of her late husband and former President Robert Mugabe should be exhumed and re...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:25hrs | 13560 | 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 | 3171 | by Staff reporter
Malaba crisis: Court throws out Young Lawyers Association of Zimbabwe's application
The High Court has refused to hear an urgent application by the Young Lawyers Association of Zimbabwe (YLAZ) and war veteran Frederick Mutanda seeking an order that Chief Justice Luke Malaba remains d...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 19:45hrs | 3430 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally unleashes lawyers on Bulawayo council
BULAWAYO City Council risks being sued by former Deputy Mayor, Tinashe Kambarami who was recently blocked by council officials from assuming his duties following his reinstatement as ward three counci...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 19:43hrs | 1185 | by Staff reporter
MDC's Madzokere abandoned by wife
FREED MDC activist Tungamirai Madzokere carried a broken figure as he narrated how he only got to know his wife had abandoned their matrimonial home eight months ago.Dejected and seemingly out...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:51hrs | 4568 | by Staff reporter
Madhuku files ConCourt application defending Malaba, Mnangagwa
Constitutional lawyer Professor Lovemore Madhuku drew fire on Sunday after taking up a case that seeks to nullify the High Court ruling that ended Luke Malaba's tenure as Zimbabwe's Chief Justice befo...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:51hrs | 4566 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's desperate MP sues Mwonzora over constitutional amendments
MDC ALLIANCE Chitungwiza North legislator Godfrey Sithole has dragged MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora together with 67 other senators to the Constitutional Court seeking the rescission of the Constituti...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:10hrs | 2415 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance veterans condemn 'captured' justice system
THE MDC Alliance Veterans Activist Association (VAA) yesterday blasted the country's justice system saying it was compromised to the extent that innocent people clocked several years in jail without p...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:07hrs | 1290 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man files pro-Malaba appeal
A BULAWAYO man has filed a Constitutional Court application seeking an order nullifying a ruling by three High Court judges that sought to disqualify Chief Justice Luke Malaba from office.Mr M...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:03hrs | 1111 | by Staff reporter
Malaba steers clear of judicial ceremony
WHILE insisting on returning to work and reporting to the office daily, Chief Justice Luke Malaba, whom the High Court says must retire, is now a lame duck.Realising that he is on shaky ground...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 18:31hrs | 1884 | by Staff reporter
Biti vows to scuttle Malaba's ambitions to remain as Zimbabwe's chief justice
Harare lawyer Tendai Biti, has vowed he, and his legal team will continue defending the country's Constitution and scuttle Luke Malaba's ambitions to remain as Zimbabwe's chief justice.On 15 M...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:10hrs | 2372 | by Staff reporter
Fresh bid to rescue Malaba
A little known Zanu-PF youth league member on Friday filed a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) application seeking to nullify a judgement that ended Luke Malaba's term as chief justice.Three Hig...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:08hrs | 1247 | by Staff reporter
Malaba crisis: Drama at contempt hearing
THERE was drama yesterday after one of the three judges designated to hear an application seeking the arrest of Chief Justice Luke Malaba recused himself after confirming that he had met with the head...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:18hrs | 10424 | by Staff reporter
If we want Zimbabwean youth to register to vote, then include a 'None of the above' option on ballot paper!
I am always intrigued, and oftentimes bemused, witnessing the concerted efforts by many sections of Zimbabwean's society, in their energetic attempts in urging the country's youth to register to vote....Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 20:10hrs | 432 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Malaba crisis: Mnangagwa shunts judges
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is today expected to swear in six judges of the Supreme Court from the High Court bench who will be expected to preside over the government's appeal against a ruling by th...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:14hrs | 6391 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer challenges SI127/2021 constitutionality
LAWYER Obey Shava yesterday filed a High Court application challenging the constitutionality of Statutory Instrument 127 of 2021 gazetted by government last week.SI127of2021 is seen as an atte...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:07hrs | 763 | by Staff reporter
Malaba fights back
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has asked the High Court to throw out an application by a constitutional law activist for his arrest on contempt of court charges, insisting that his stay in office was legal...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:30hrs | 4003 | by Staff report
Hwange radio takes Baz to court over licence
A HWANGE community radio initiative has dragged the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) to the Administrative Court challenging its decision to deny it a licence in the wildlife and coal rich-dis...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:25hrs | 243 | by Staff report
Prosecutor quits as Zacc probe starts
BULAWAYO prosecutor Thobekani Nyathi, who was implicated in an alleged corrupt activity involving principal public prosecutor Chris Mutangadura, reportedly resigned after the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption ...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:23hrs | 1582 | by Staff report
Pressure mounts for Mnangagwa's govt to free jailed New York Times correspondent
THE SA National Editors' Forum (SANEF) has supported a call by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) for Zimbabwean authorities to release New York Times freelance journalist Jeffrey Moyo who was...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 18:11hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Date set for Malaba court case
THE High Court will hear a contempt of court case against Chief Justice Luke Malaba on Thursday following reports that he had continued to execute official duties after reaching retirement age....Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:10hrs | 1602 | by Staff reporter
MDC violence a threat to national peace
TIME and again many have inked articles articulating how the MDC-Alliance is wired in violence, with the streak running so deep that removing it simply means an end to the political outfit that was fo...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:01hrs | 260 | by Fungi Kwaramba
New York Times correspondent denied bail in Zimbabwe
A BULAWAYO magistrate Monday denied bail to New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Moyo and a Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) staffer Thabang Manhika.In her ruling, Magistrate Rachel Mukanga sai...Published: 31 May 2021 at 18:57hrs | 1050 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa joins the constitutional onslaught quietly
Zimbabwe has been in the limelight again when a constitutional matter was hijacked by the opposition politicians and made an apolitical matter. The most puzzling and missing card is the very loud sile...Published: 31 May 2021 at 08:42hrs | 3875 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Saviour Kasukuwere fumes over farm invasion
FORMER Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere has accused State institutions of failing to enforce the country's laws after a war veteran leader who led the invasion of his Mazowe farm, last yea...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:46hrs | 5611 | by Staff reporter
Teachers assault parent in view of pupils
Dear Editor, It was barbaric, embarrassing and shocking to say the least. Like mad bulls the two male teachers menacingly charged towards a frightened parent who had sought refugee in the loca...Published: 29 May 2021 at 17:30hrs | 1747 | by Concerned Parents
Malaba fight turns factional
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF youths on Wednesday invaded the farm of war veteran and businessman Fred Mutanda, accusing him of teaming up with Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and Judge President Justice Geor...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:56hrs | 6852 | by Staff reporter
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