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High Court sets rules for ZACC interviews
INTERVIEWS for the appointment of commissioners of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on Friday must be steered by a full Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (CSRO) of Parliament and no...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
5 Bulawayo lawyers in High Court Judges short list
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has shortlisted 43 candidates, among them five Bulawayo lawyers, to fill eight positions on the High Court bench. JSC deputy secretary, Mr Sithembinkosi M...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:00hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
MDC councillor sweats over $7 000 lawsuit
BULAWAYO MDC Alliance councillor Clayton Zana nearly had his property attached last week after he failed to pay US$7 000 for malicious defamation to members of his burial society.The incident ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:26hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya in US$900k land scandal
PROPHETIC Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Prophet Walter Magaya has been sucked into a US$900 000 land scandal after buying a farm which was sold illegally.Kalulu Farm located...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:52hrs | 3470 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's protests unstoppable
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC party yesterday dismissed threats by Zanu-PF youths to counter their demonstrations, saying the ruling party had no mandate to stop their constitutional right to protest....Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 21:36hrs | 4300 | by Staff reporter
Female cop in US$12 000 adultery suit
A BULAWAYO woman is suing a local female cop for US$12 000 in damages for allegedly engaging in an adulterous relationship with her husband who is also a police officer.The aggrieved woman, Mr...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 10:29hrs | 5642 | by Staff reporter
High Court blocks teacher deportation
THE High Court has temporarily blocked the deportation of a Canadian expatriate teacher at John Tallach High School in Ntabazinduna pending the resolution of issues to do with the refusal by immigrati...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 10:28hrs | 3676 | by Staff reporter
MDC councillor sweats over $7 000 lawsuit
BULAWAYO MDC Alliance councillor Clayton Zana nearly had his property attached last week after he failed to pay US$7 000 for malicious defamation to members of his burial society.The incident ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:59hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Zifa blocks bank account freeze
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has successfully thwarted the bid by a local hospitality firm, Daisy Guest Lodge (Pvt) Ltd, to freeze its bank account over a payment dispute.According...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:59hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
MDC Youth Leader arrested for threatening to 'eliminate Mnangagwa'
Newly elected MDC Youth Leader Obey Sithole is reported to have been arrested by the police after he was summoned to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Law and Order section. The cha...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 19:35hrs | 5143 | by Staff reporter
10 lawyers barred from practising
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has barred 10 lawyers from practicing this year for misconduct and a litany of other reasons.The reasons which LSZ cites for de-registration of these lawyers ...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 17:30hrs | 2382 | by Staff reporter
School sues Minister Cain Mathema over deportation
John Tallach High School has taken Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Cain Mathema to court challenging the looming deportation of its Canadian expatriate teacher following the refusal by imm...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:07hrs | 2364 | by Staff reporter
Teacher facing disciplinary action after 'scolding' Minister Paul Mavima
A Zimbabwe school teacher was on Wednesday due to appear before a disciplinary committee over charges of misconduct for scolding the education minister.The teacher, from a rural school in cent...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 18:38hrs | 3811 | by Staff repoter
Buyanga excluded on son's birth certificate
Frank Buyanga has accused his ex-girlfriend Chantelle Muteswa of trying to airbrush him out of their son's life by misrepresenting to the Registrar General that the boy's father was unknown while acqu...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 10:46hrs | 2544 | by Staff reporter
Chipanga seeks stay of prosecution
Former Zanu PF youth leader Kudzanai Chipanga has approached the High Court seeking stay of his criminal trial at the Harare Magistrates' Court.Chipanga is being charged together with Innocent...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:04hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Singaporean man loses US$517k investment to Zimbabwean partner
A SINGAPOREAN investor Ramason Bupedra allegedly lost his investment worth US$517 000 after his Zimbabwean business partner fraudulently changed the shareholding structure before selling their mining ...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1186 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya's PHD to stand trial for tax evasion
Financial statements retrieved from Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries' computers by Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) are admissible evidence in the $28 million tax evasion case and ...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 06:51hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to be charged with treason?
FORMER Zanu PF youth leader Kudzanai Chipanga says Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga should be charged with treason over his utterances on November 13, 2017 where he threatened army intervention to ...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 18:06hrs | 13505 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa appointment to Air Zimbabwe board 'dubious'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has named former finance minister Patrick Chinamasa as the new chairman of the Air Zimbabwe board – but the validity of the appointment was immediately thrown into quest...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:44hrs | 2382 | by ZimLive
Chamisa goes after Khupe
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, still basking in the glory of a fresh mandate given to him at the party congress last month, has rekindled his fight to effectively bar former vice-president Thok...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:48hrs | 6300 | by Staff reporter
Crackdown alarms Zimbabwean activists
Rights organisations are concerned about what they say is a crackdown against opposition activists by the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.They cite the recent arrest of seven activi...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:42hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Coltart raises red flag over education crisis
FORMER Education minister David Coltart has painted a gloomy picture of the country's education sector, saying lack of motivation among teachers will see schoolchildren paying a heavy price in future....Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:38hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe treason trials raise fears of relapse to Mugabe years
Twenty people have been charged with treason since the beginning of the year, prompting critics to draw parallels between President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule with that of his predecessor Robert Mugabe...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:37hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Harare residents shoot down MOPA Bill
HARARE residents yesterday dismissed the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (MOPA), describing it as repressive and an attempt to protect government and law enforcement agents who are being given mor...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:59hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Rural teachers thrown to the deep end
With learners at heart, pregnant with a passion of serving the nation and refining young brains into doctors, engineers, lawyers and accountants among other professions, *Mrs Bongiwe Nyoni welcomed he...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:54hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya 'death threats' bodyguard acquitted
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya's personal bodyguard James Dzamu was yesterday acquitted of making death threats to a popular actress, Charity Dhlodhlo....Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Abduction dents EU - Zimbabwe talks
SUSPECTED security agents allegedly abducted and tortured Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) leader Obert Masaraure for leading a teachers' strike, dealing a blow to President Emmers...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 19:57hrs | 1697 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military government abandons senior citizens
When l was growing I just loved to be near my maternal mother she taught us a lot of things about life, she would also tell us traditional folk tales around a fire, everybody loved her she would wrap ...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 08:45hrs | 1502 | by Makho Precious Moyo
Nicholas Goche faces eviction
FORMER Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Nicholas Goche, is facing eviction from a Shamva township stand after the alleged owner recently petitioned the High Court seeking a court ord...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:58hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
Court orders govt to compensate MDC-T activist ZWL$13k
High Court judge Justice Nyaradzo Munangati-Manongwa has ordered Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema, Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi to atone for the i...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MP sued over false campaign promises
FORMER MDC-T Member of Parliament for Hwange Central Mr Brian Tshuma has been taken to court by his erstwhile campaign manager for failing to pay him for services rendered during the 2008 and 2013 ele...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Muzamhindo Presents a 10 point Plan as Zim Implode !!!
We have a very unfortunate situation on the ground, and it requires urgent attention to curb the crisis. This is where Political leadership must show it's sincerity and diligence on Zim situation. We ...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | 2128 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mugabe ex-aide in trouble over $152 650 debt
Former Deputy Chief Secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet Justin Mupamhanga has been taken to court by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), over a $15...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 16:49hrs | 2085 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga loses child custody, frames magistrate
Flamboyant businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi has lost the battle for custody of his four-year-old son to ex-wife Chantelle Muteswa, but immediately launched a complaint against the magistrate who handl...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:13hrs | 624 | by Sytaff reporter
Bredenkamp's private jet saga takes new twist
Business mogul John Arnold Bredenkamp has retained his private jet after reaching an out-of-court settlement with his business friend Yaqub Mohamed,The jet was set to be auctioned over a US$20...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:36hrs | 2507 | by Staff reporter
Parirenyatwa sued over $13k power debt
Former Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa has been taken to the High Court by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), which is seeking an order to compel...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 22:53hrs | 1440 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Future Zimbabwe President speaks at Dabengwa memorial
Brian Kagoro is a Zimbabwean lawyer. He was instrumental in the formation of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition. He has served as a consultant for several regional organisations including the African Union ...Published: 31 May 2019 at 10:11hrs | 17520 | by Ndou Paul
AfricaBet dragged to court over payout
Gaming entity AfricaBet is at odds with one of its "regular" punters who has dragged the betting company to court demanding his "winnings" which he alleges have not been paid despite him predicting th...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:34hrs | 1050 | by Staff reporter
Latest on 7 activists arrested for plotting to overthrow Mnangagwa
The case of womens' rights activist, Stabile Dewa, who was arrested on Monday, May 27, 2019 and charged with plotting to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government was heard today at the Hara...Published: 29 May 2019 at 16:53hrs | 8159 | by CiZC
Response to State coordinated attack on civil society
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) has noted with great regret the state's coordinated and systematic attack on civil society organisations in Zimbabwe through falsehoods in the media, ar...Published: 29 May 2019 at 15:46hrs | 229 | by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
Court throws out Zivhu defamation claim
High Court Judge Tawanda Chitapi has thrown out a $1 million defamation claim by Chivi South MP Killer Zivhu against Norton legislator Temba Mliswa, without any costs.Zivhu was accusing Mliswa...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:34hrs | 648 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe tycoon loses plane
Concerted efforts by business mogul, John Arnold Bredenkamp to stop the auctioning of his private jet over a US$205 000 debt, recently went up in smoke after High Court judge president Justice George ...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:02hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
Court revises Boka's US$50 000 adultery damages compensation
A HARARE woman, Lorraine Chitereka, who was earlier slapped with US$50 000 adultery damages for bedding businesswoman Rudo Boka's husband has heaved a sigh of relief after the High Court overturned th...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:02hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Bright Matonga in court for fraud
FORMER Information deputy minister Bright Matonga appeared in court yesterday facing charges of duping a Malawian national of US$10 000 in a botched deal to supply demonetised Zimbabwe trillion dollar...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:02hrs | 2226 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pays for Didymus Mutasa's debts?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is allegedly to have recently instructed treasury to assist former cabinet minister Didymus Noel Edwin Mutasa in clearing his personal debts that he owes to various busine...Published: 28 May 2019 at 22:23hrs | 11633 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Videos for MP's sex saga presented to court
A woman from Mberengwa has challenged Mberengwa North Member of Parliament Tafanana Zhou with ammunition as she seeks to prove that they had sex and that the legislator was the one who deflowered her....Published: 28 May 2019 at 11:56hrs | 3070 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa vows to modernise MDC
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) elected Nelson Chamisa unopposed to remain as leader at its first congress since the death of its founder, Morgan Tsvangirai, the party announced Monday....Published: 28 May 2019 at 08:16hrs | 937 | by AFP
Two activists arrested for treason in Harare
State agents on Monday apprehended two more activists who are accused of plotting to remove a constitutionally elected government through unleashing a wave of violent protests starting from June....Published: 27 May 2019 at 16:31hrs | 7884 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZACC aspirants chopped down to 35
NEARLY 100 individuals, who applied to sit on the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), have been chopped from the nomination list after failing to meet expected attributes, The Sunday Mail has ...Published: 27 May 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1671 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt must end forced displacements'
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has challenged the government to end forced internal displacements of citizens as Africa commemorated Africa Day.Africa Day was celebrated on Saturday ...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:41hrs | 1039 | by Staff reporter
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