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Mutumwa Mawere sentenced to 6 months in SA prison
Zimbabwean-born South African businessman Mutumwa Mawere has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court, following a protracted legal battle involving Southern Asbestos Sales (Pty) L...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:16hrs | 2051 | by Staff reporter
'Gappah needs mental help,' says Judge
Zimbabwean High Court Justice Joseph Mafusire says local lawyer Petina Gappah needs "psychological intervention" - mental assistance - amid her unrestrained scandalous attacks on the judge and the jud...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 11:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament tears into court e-system
THE Parliamentary Legal Committee (PLC) has thrown a wrench into the US$3,8 million Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS), issuing a scathing report that questions the fairness and acce...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa must introspect, map the way forward'
POLITICAL analysts and opinion leaders have expressed mixed views on Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's decision to dump his two-year-old Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), with som...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:25hrs | 2 | 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 di...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 17:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zec dragged to court again over 2023 polls
A ZIMBABWEAN citizen, Brian Mari, has dragged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to court, seeking an order to compel the electoral body to run a fresh election due to various irregularities, amo...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 08:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Jeremiah Bamu should publicly share the High Court's response
JEREMIAH BAMU SHOULD PUBLICLY SHARE THE HIGH COURT'S RESPONSE TO HIS WIDELY PUBLICISED 9 DECEMBER LETTER WITH SCURRILOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE COURTWhen a lawyer who is handling a case in a ...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 21:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Nothing amiss in Chinamora scenario'
THE move to have retired High Court Judge Justice Webster Chinamora remain in office to clear all reserved judgments on his desk is above the law and in line with Section 186 (7) of the Constitution, ...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 11:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Judge's sudden resignation opens a Pandora's box
FORMER High Court judge Webster Chinamora allegedly left a huge backlog of reserved judgments, with Delta Corporation continuing to haunt him despite his recent resignation, the Zimbabwe Independent r...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:46hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimra loses case to terminate 85 vehicles deal
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has lost its bid to cancel a tender for the supply of 85 vehicles worth more than US$3,9 million after the High Court Commercial Division threw out the appeal.&n...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu inflicts major blow on CCC
THE CCC has suffered a major blow, losing 14 National Assembly and nine Senate seats, after the High Court dismissed an application by opposition legislators challenging their recalls by Sengezo...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 21:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
More woes for Kwekwe Messenger of Court
It never rains but pours for Kwekwe Messenger of Court (MOC) as more corruption allegations continue to pile.This follows a public outcry on the operations of the government entity after being...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 22:13hrs | 1 | by Desmond Nleya
2 Mutsvangwas, 6 women and 3 Mnangagwas
With former television personality Tatenda Mavetera thrown into the mix, one needs very little imagination to describe Zimbabwe's Cabinet that was sworn into office early this week following a sham el...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 22:09hrs | 4 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
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 | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP candidates' legal woes mount
A new court application has been filed at the Bulawayo High Court to prevent the 12 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) parliamentary candidates from running in the August 23, 2023 elections.T...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 19:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Scrapping of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits will cause a humanitarian crisis'
With just a few weeks left until the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (Zep) expire, civil rights organisations have requested the department of home affairs to extend the deadline, warning that this was cr...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Redwing: a tale of plunder, impunity, chaos and death
Redwing Gold Mine, once touted as a giant gold mining venture capable of transforming the quality of life in the Penhalonga area of Manicaland province and a cash cow for the national economy, has bec...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 12:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate accused of lying
Harare regional magistrate Vongai Guriro Muchuchuti is on Thursday expected to hear submissions by prosecutors following an application by land developer Georgios Katsimberis seeking her recusal from ...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Access to justice: Discipline and grievance mechanisms
On the Teachers' Agenda Weekly; we focus on access to justice for teachers. We invite teachers to share their feedback on the justice system for teachers in the public service.Section 69 of th...Published: 15 May 2023 at 11:26hrs | 6 | by ARTUZ
SA's scrap of special work permits, Zimbabwe migrants will be exposed
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans have flocked to South Africa to escape economic hardship since the 1990s. The South African government has, since 2010, granted the migrants a special permit to li...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:03hrs | | by The Conversation
Twitter threats to litigants in Zimbabwean Exemption Permit court case
Litigants in the court case to stop the scrapping of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) have received threats on Twitter. Archive photo: Tariro WashinyiraThe director of the Helen Suzman Fo...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 15:54hrs | | by Ashraf Hendricks
SA High Court reserves ruling in Zimbabwe Exemption Permit case
A full bench in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved its ruling in the African Amity and the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Holders Association's application for a notice to amend the relief s...Published: 15 Apr 2023 at 20:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Esidakeni challenge 'not abandoned'
A court application challenging the government's planned seizure of Esidakeni Estate, a coveted former dairy farm in Matabeleland North, is still pending before the courts and has not been "abandoned"...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Croco's Matsika gets a lifeline
EIGHT years after acrimoniously falling out with his cousin and Croco Holdings boss Moses Chingwena over the ownership of a busines empire worth more than US$100 million, Harare automobile tycoon Fara...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 13:52hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Judge dresses down businessman for approaching his court 'with dirty hands'
High Court judge Jacob Manzunzu has taken a swipe at businessman Ofer Sivan for approaching his court "with dirty hands" in a case in which the latter is involved in a row with partners over sharehold...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 09:13hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe, police boss escape jail term
Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga have escaped imprisonment for failing to pay over US$60,000 dues to a police officer who was irregularly fire...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
JSC welcomes use of ICTs in Judiciary
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) says the use of information communication technology (ICTs) in its operations will assist judicial officers to track and manage all cases filed at the courts....Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Judicial Service Commission website hacked
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) website has been hacked and the information being posted is false, the Commission has said.This came after a Twitter handle, @PacheduZW, operated by what ...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Woes mount for top Zimbabwe judge
WOMEN's Comfort Corner founder Rita Mbatha has filed a letter of complaint against Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza for alleged "unlawful alteration of the transcript of proceedings" and wants t...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another challenge to July Moyo, Ken Sharpe's deed of shame
A company that was subcontracted by Augur Investments on the incomplete Airport Road has joined several companies challenging a deed of settlement that ga...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 13:33hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Law Society of Zimbabwe clears lawyer of bribery
A SENIOR Harare lawyer accused of unprofessional conduct for allegedly negotiating to buy an immovable property from an accused person without consulting his client has been cleared of wrongdoing by t...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Chief Justice in soup
WOMEN's Comfort Corner founder Rita Mbatha has filed a letter of complaint against Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza to Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and the Judicial Service Commission ...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Telecel set for corporate rescue
Telecel Zimbabwe, the smallest of the three mobile phone operators in the country, is set to be placed under corporate rescue, a form of bankruptcy protection, due to serious financial distress....Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beatrice Mtetwa issues summons for former clerk
HUMAN rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa and Tawanda Nyambirai's law firm has issued summons to former clerk, Tendayi Satarawu Murambiza who admitted to embezzling US$128 000 from the law firm.Mura...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sparks fly over judges 'capture'
A Constitutional Court judge has come out guns blazing against a litigant who accused the bench of being captured by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Justice Bharat Patel said Tichaona Mupasiri mu...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala authored own tragedy'
CCC legislator Job Sikhala authored his own calamity when he was arrested on charges of incitement to commit public violence in flagrant disregard of a court order prohibiting him from conduct likely ...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Clergyman drags Ziyambi to Court over litigation fees
A CHIVHU pastor has dragged justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to the High Court, challenging court user fees in a case he won against the government.Abinel Mukaro won a US$73,000 lawsuit agains...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fidelity wins latest gold claim dispute
Fidelity Printers and Refiners is now secure in possession of a gold claim the Supreme Court agreed had been improperly forfeited to the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development, after the ministry fi...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt abandons SA diaspora
THE Zimbabwe government has confirmed that it will not assist its citizens based in South Africa facing deportation in December after the expiry of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs) with Foreign A...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 20:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police brutality victims challenge Police Act
SOME victims of the 2018 police shootings have challenged the constitutionality of discriminatory provisions in the country's Police Act.Tomorrow, High Court judge Justice Siyabona Musithu wil...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ajay Singh: The no nonsense Prosecutor
High profile criminals and persons of interest who came before the courts in the early 2000s hated state prosecutor Ajay Singh. Singh earned a reputation of being uncompromising and unwavering...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 13:16hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Biti loses second application
A bid to evade Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai Muchuchuti Guwuriro by Tendai Biti yesterday hit a brick wall for the second time after she dismissed his application for her recusal.Biti is facing...Published: 17 May 2022 at 19:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in airport scandal application thrown out
THE High Court has dismissed an application filed by legislator Allan Markham against Aurgur Investments and President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the transfer of deed of settlement by the City of Harare....Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti regurgitates application
CCC official Tendai Biti, who is facing charges of manhandling Russian investor Ms Tatiana Aleshina outside Harare Magistrates Court, is yet again seeking the recusal of Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai G...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:40hrs | | by Fungi Kwaramba
Lawyer risks censor for unprofessional conduct
A LOCAL company Quicklink Investments has lodged a complaint with the Law Society of Zimbabwe against lawyer Norman Mugiya over allegations of unprofessional conduct.Quicklink claim that Mugiy...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe introduces e-courts
ZIMBABWE will be introducing electronic courts, also known as e-courts, starting May 1.The announcement was made through Statutory Instrument (SI) 78, 79 and 80 of 2022 published in the Govern...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 09:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ouster plot case takes bizarre twist
A Zanu-PF youth member, who is challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ascendancy after the 2017 military coup, says he is receiving death threats amid a spirited campaign to cause the collapse of ...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
JSC recommends tribunal for Justice Mushore
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has recommended a tribunal to determine whether High Court judge Justice Edith Mushore should continue as a judicial office after failing to report for duty for n...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti's extreme language irks Judge
A High Court judge has criticised opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) senior official Tendai Biti for accusing a Harare magistrate and senior prosecutor of being biased against him....Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Judge berated for 'incompetent order'
IN an unprecedented move, Supreme Court judges have berated High Court Justice Tawanda Chitapi (pictured) for alleged incompetence and passing an irregular default judgement in a long-standing land ow...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
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