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Beatrice Mtetwa slams CJ Malaba

Renowned human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has sharply criticised Chief Justice Luke Malaba and other members of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) over what she describes as the "haranguing, humiliation, and belittling" of candidates…

Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 14:42hrs | 2976 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga ex-wife's permanent stay of prosecution application dismissed

Harare Regional Magistrate Ms. Feresi Chakanyuka has dismissed Marry Mubaiwa's application for a permanent stay of prosecution, attributing trial delays to the defense and ruling that the matter must proceed to finalization.Mubaiwa, who is…

Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 14:58hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter

Beatrice Mtetwa not happy with Chiwenga testifying in camera

Harare magistrate, Feresi Chakanyuka blocked the media from following proceedings in a case Marry Mubaiwa is accused of attempting to kill Vice President Constantino Chiwenga when he was hospitalised in South Africa.Journalists been follow…

Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:42hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

'Mnangagwa violates law'

PROMINENT lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of failling to "uphold, defend, obey and respect the constitution" after he failed to appoint a tribunal to look into the suitability of Justice Webster Chinamora to…

Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 21:22hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Swaziland born lawyer piles pressure on Justice Chinamhora

SWAZILAND -born human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to rein in High Court judge Justice Webster Chinamhora.In an open letter to Mnangagwa and JSC on Frida…

Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 05:00hrs | 18 | 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.Murambiza had allegedly promised to reimburse the f…

Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Sikhala defence lawyer Mtetwa demands arrest of top prosecutors

RIGHTS lawyer Beatrice Mtethwa who is representing Citizens Coalition for Change(CCC) legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole on Tuesday called for the detention of prosecutor Micheal Reza and Lancelot Mutsokoti after they failed to co…

Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Beatrice Mtetwa drawing a princely cheque from ailing Marry Mubaiwa

Marry Mubaiwa's lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has inadvertently revealed her sense of guilt for drawing a princely cheque in legal services rendered to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's troubled ex-wife, who is also footing her hospital bills…

Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 18:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Beatrice Mtetwa demands arrest of Zanu-PF leader

RIGHTS lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, has written to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), demanding the arrest of Zanu-PF member, Abton â€˜Bhito' Mashayanyika, who recently called for the murder of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelso…

Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 20:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Sikhala being persecuted, claims lawyer

PROMINENT human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa yesterday said the endless arrests, without conviction, of Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala (Citizens Coalition for Change, CCC) was a clear case of political persecution.Mtetwa was responding to th…

Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:44hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mtetwa ordered to stop disposing of controversial US$57k cash

MTETWA and Nyambirai Legal Practitioners have been ordered by the High Court to stop disbursing US$57 000 cash that was found in one of their strong rooms during an investigations into a trust funds theft case involving US$32 million.Accor…

Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

High Court rejects Mtetwa bid

The High Court has rejected the bid by activist lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, to compel the Judicial Service Commission and President Mnangagwa to release results of interviews held six years ago for Supreme Court judges.Justice Charles Hungwe,…

Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

No joy for Mtetwa as High Court rejects her case

The High Court has rejected the bid by activist lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa to compel the Judicial Service Commission and President Mnangagwa to release results of interviews held six years ago for Supreme Court judges.Justice Charles Hungwe, J…

Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 20:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Swazi born top lawyer in soup for Malaba 'captured' comment

THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has asked Beatrice Mtetwa, a Swazi born human rights lawyer based in Zimbabwe, to respond a complaint filed by a fellow legal practitioner, Tinomudaishe Chinyoka who accused her of making claims that Chief…

Published: 28 Jan 2022 at 06:38hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Swaziland born lawyer demands Tagwirei probe

TOP Harare, Beatrice Mtetwa, written to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Committee (ZACC) calling for the investigation of tycoon Kuda Tagwirei's alleged shady dealings following the exposition last week of his vast offshore business empire.Th…

Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:52hrs | 5 | 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 Matinenga leading the latest charge to have …

Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Swaziland born top human rights lawyer says Zimbabwe police should be sued

TOP human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa says police officers who take the law into their own hands through visiting forms of brutalities on suspects or turn some incidents into political cases, must be sued in their own capacity for the t…

Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 19:43hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Judge reverses Mtetwa barring from representing Chin'ono

HIGH Court judge, Happius Zhou has set aside a ruling by Harare magistrate, Ngoni Nduna barring top human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa from representing investigative journalist, Hopewell Chin'ono who is facing trial for violence incitem…

Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 06:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

'Nobody thought Mnangagwa would be this ruthless'

ZIMBABWEANS are becoming nostalgic about the Robert Mugabe era as they never thought President Emmerson Mnangagwa would come in and be more ruthless than the now late strongman, top human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has said.Speaking on …

Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:16hrs | 9 | by newzimbabwe

Deregistered 'Swazi born' lawyer denied access to Chin'ono

INCARCERATED journalist Hopewell Chin'ono's lead counsel Beatrice Mtetwa is being denied access to her client by prison authorities at the Chikurubi Security Maximum Prison, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) director Roselyn Han…

Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 10:29hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe

Biti gets top prosecutor removed

MDC-Alliance principal Tendai Biti, who is facing charges of inciting violence in Harare following violent demonstrations on August 1, successfully applied for the removal of one of the best criminal prosecutors in the land, Mr Michael Rez…

Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chihuri warns Mtetwa over Grace Mugabe's ring

POLICE Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri has accused prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa of seeking to jeopardise police investigations into Lebanese businessman Ahmed Jamal.Jamal is embroiled in a nasty $1,35 million diamon…

Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mtetwa bids to protect supremacy of the constitution, contests, High court order interdicting JSC from conducting interviews for

HUMAN rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking to be admitted as a friend of the court (amicuscuriae) in an appeal in which the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is contesting a decision by the Hi…

Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 05:58hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

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