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As guns flow into Zimbabwe, armed robberies spike
CHRISTOPHER Holland believed he had done all he could to secure his home: two vicious dogs permanently stationed in the front yard and wall-to-wall security. But as he arrived home from work one day a...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 08:15hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
Sheriff charged with fraud
SHERIFF of the High Court, MacDuff Madega, who allegedly auctioned a property twice without disclosing to parties involved sometime in 2012, yesterday appeared in court charged with fraud.Made...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:52hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
No killing each other, please!
ON the morning of June 16, 1976 more than 20 000 students from Soweto township took to the streets protesting the introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in all South African schools....Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:20hrs | 1124 | by Staff reporter
Time to protect people from their churches
VERY little is known about one of the worst religion-related mass murders and tragedies that occurred in Uganda in 2000 in which 700 Ugandans died. More is known about the 1978 Jonestown massacre in G...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:20hrs | 394 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Challenging election results
ELECTIONS are prone to be disputed. Electoral petitions to challenge any part of the election process are allowed in terms of the Electoral Act. There are also criminal remedies if there has been a br...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:47hrs | 276 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Electoral reform is not an event
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is the most criticised of all the five independent commissions. Some of the criticism is fair and deserved, but some of it is unfair because of misinformation.&...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:13hrs | 146 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Male legislators, marriage laws
ZIMBABWE on Tuesday joined the rest of the world in commemorating and celebrating International Women's Day.This is a day set aside worldwide to recognise and celebrate the social, economic, c...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 20:12hrs | 573 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Black Americans and black Africans relations
THE relationship between black Americans and black Africans has been a subject of interest for social scientists and writers for a long time.Some black Africans, especially students who go to ...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:11hrs | 273 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Zimbabwe criminals go hi-tech
ZIMBABWEAN criminals are not being left behind by technology. They are using technology to enhance their trade, just like everybody else.Technology is a useful tool as it can bend to the whims...Published: 29 Jan 2022 at 14:37hrs | 528 | by Miriam Tose Majome
The need for social media regulation
IT is estimated that half of the world's population is now using social media. This is according to the Digital 2021 Global Statshot report.Global Web Index (GWI) puts it at 57,6% with about 4...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:37hrs | 261 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Is Zimbabwe a nation or just a country?
THE question is often asked "Where did Zimbabwe go wrong?" but it is not necessarily a helpful question. Any attempt to pin down what has gone wrong to one single factor like corruption or bad governa...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 00:06hrs | 213 | by Miriam Tose Majome
The pull her down myth
DURING the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, which started on November 25 (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) and December 10 ( Human Rights Day) is ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:37hrs | 34 | by Miriam T Majome
Zidera and sanctions simplified
THE United States Congress passed the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera) in 2001. The Act has been subsequently revised, with the most recent amendment being in 2019. It is a very s...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 07:39hrs | 19 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Girl child heavily affected by school closures
RURAL children, particularly the girl child will be the most affected by the closure of schools due to the COVID-19-induced period, legal consultant and educationist Miriam Tose Majome has said....Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 08:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa adviser's company seeks TV licence
Interviews by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) for six slots available for free-to-air television licences began on Monday and are expected to run until the 21st of this month.Four...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 06:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa swears in Zimbabwe Media Commission members
President Mnangagwa has sworn in members of the Zimbabwe Media Commission at the State House in Harare.The swearing in ceremony was attended by President Mnangagwa's two deputies Dr Constantin...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 20:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Terror in Seychelles Zimbabweans in crossfire
THIS is the second in a three-part series about the hijacking of an Air India Boeing 707 flying from Harare to New Dehli India on November 26, 1981. The plane flew into a coup attempt in the S...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 07:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Challenging or toppling the government?
IN a constitutional democracy such as ours, the government can be legally challenged and removed, as long as it is done constitutionally.The government gets some things right and pleases some,...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:31hrs | 2089 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Zesa Holdings' breach of contract
THE frustration and futility of it all; no person living in Zimbabwe is happy with the current electricity supply situation.Not even the most hopeful optimists can think brightly about power c...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:30hrs | 2835 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Chaos, corruption in councils
THIS continues from last week as we look at actual examples of some of the rot happening in councils reported in the Auditor-General's Report for Local Authorities 2018.The report shows the ex...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:28hrs | 807 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Adultery damages, cohabitation rights
A COMMON assertion is that the proposition to protect the rights of cohabiting couples in the imminent Marriage Bill automatically nullifies the concept of adultery.However, this is not true b...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | 3368 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Of corruption and political will
THE latest Zinara graft scandal is the freshest in a series of corruption scandals which routinely grab the headlines for a short while before they fade into oblivion.The finer details of each...Published: 11 May 2019 at 14:58hrs | 260 | by Miriam Tose Majome
The impossibility of abolishing lobola
THIS is the conclusion of a three-part series which discussed the feasibility of doing away with roora or making it optional in customary marriages.The position taken has been that it is impos...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:00hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome
Violent protests and use of force
REFLECTING on the tumultuous events of the past week makes one realise how so much can go so wrong in a very short time. What was touted as a shutdown/stayaway to protest the surprise 150% hike in fue...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:11hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome
Legality of blocking the Internet simplified
TODAY, we discuss the legality of the recent shock total blockade of the Internet and subsequent limitation of service to the exclusion of social media sites Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and Twitter, a...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:30hrs | 684 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Illegal school fees increment
MANY schools have issued communication indicating an intention to raise school fees in reaction to the spikes and dips in black market rates for the United States dollar.The majority of mostly...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:41hrs | 1296 | by Mirriam T Majome
International live ammunition laws
We reflect on the legalities of soldiers using live fire on protesters. The highly-charged political violent demonstrations and the ensuing shooting of people on August 1 was one of the worst of its k...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:31hrs | 484 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Lessons from Kenya (Part 2)
WE carry on looking at the similarities between Kenyan and Zimbabwean electoral politics. As noted, there are striking similarities in the politics and election systems between the two countries....Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:07hrs | | by Miriam Majome
Lessons from Kenya (Part 1)
RARE is a country that seamlessly blends modern and vibrant cities with unspoilt white sandy beaches against the backdrop of the planet's biggest natural wildlife park, the Masai Mara (Serengeti). End...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:13hrs | 632 | by Miriam T Majome
Electoral offences
With the elections some days away, emotions are heating up and the rate of election-related crimes and offences is also rising.Some crimes are being committed intentionally and some unintentio...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:31hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome
Nuisance campaign messages
RECENTLY, we discussed privacy and data protection within the context of the voters' roll and certain events of the past week appear to have confirmed some peoples' worst fears. Zanu-PF sent election ...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 11:48hrs | 214 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Electoral reforms - What are they
THERE has been a lot of talk since 2008 about electoral reforms. I have received many questions about what exactly this means and have been asked to break it down to into very simple, digestible terms...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:17hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome
Privacy and the voter's roll
AS the election period unfolds some interesting legal issues and questions are creeping into public conversations. One of the most topical issues this past week concerned the propriety and legality of...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 06:37hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome
People from Matabeleland excluded form BAZ Board interviews?
The Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (CSRO) is conducting interviews for appointment to the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe Board.The CSRO is mandated by Section 4 2 (b) of the Broadc...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 08:38hrs | 1184 | by Staff reporter
Bonuses and the doctrine of legitimate expectations
Much said concerning civil servants bonuses for 2015 that are still unpaid. Government has assured them that they will be paid. The two main talking points have been whether government can afford to p...Published: 29 Sep 2016 at 17:31hrs | | by A legal article by Ms. Miriam Tose Majome
Spot fines and the law of impounding of vehicles - A legal article by experts
Most people are now aware of the impending increases in traffic fines recently announced by the Minister of Finance. We will not delve into the controversies surrounding that as that has been well enu...Published: 12 Sep 2016 at 19:47hrs | 1956 | by Ms. Miriam Tose Majome
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