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Mnangagwa's 'end is nigh' says Chamisa
Police on Wednesday used batons, tear gas and water cannon to beat up and disperse MDC supporters who had gathered outside their party headquarters in the capital to listen to a speech by their leader...Published: 7 hrs ago | 3959 | by Staff reporter
Abusive messages lands woman in court
A Harare woman was yesterday ordered to pay a fine of $250 after she was found guilty of sending abusive messages to her ex-husband's wife. Laiza Musakara (43) appeared before Mbare magistrate...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:03hrs | 1010 | by Staff reporter
Popular Madzibaba dies in car crash
Ex-minister Parirenyatwa trial date setThe trial of former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa on charges of criminal abuse of office will resume on December 2 after the State yester...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:03hrs | 1309 | by Staff reporter
Mvurwi robbers jailed 4 years
THREE Mvurwi robbers who robbed a drinking mate after offering him a plate of sadza were jailed yesterday by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro.The trio Gilbert Kahari , Chamunorwa Ka...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 10:09hrs | 1625 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chivayo’s bid to delay trail flops
Attempts by former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chairman Stanley Kazhanje and businessman Wicknell Chivayo to delay their trial over an alleged $10 000 bribe failed yesterday after the magistrat...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 05:45hrs | 877 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni's purported dethronement 'a legal nullity', claims lawyer
Chiefs from Matabeleland North on Saturday initiated a process to dethrone outspoken Ntabazinduna tribal chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni in an orchestrated move.A majority of the 41 chief...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 10:27hrs | 3333 | by Staff reporter
Hodzi goes after couple over unexplained wealth
Prosecutor general Kumbirai Hodzi has sought an order to forfeit a Harare couple's US$760 000 properties in Waterfalls and Borrowdale after they failed to explain how they amassed their funds against ...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:39hrs | 3263 | by Staff reporter
Dr Nkululeko Sibanda's property to be seized by ZACC
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is ready to hunt the corrupt beyond the grave and now wants to seize property in the estate of the late Twalumba Holdings director Dr Nkululeko Sibanda. ...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:30hrs | 3277 | by Staff reporter
Chombo trial hangs in the balance
FORMER Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo's corruption trial still hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court last Friday deferred ruling on whether he should get a permanent stay of prosecution on the g...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:26hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Minister ordered to pay transgender activist $400k
THE High Court has ordered the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage and police bosses to pay Bulawayo transgender activist Ricky Eugene Nathanson $400 000 as compensation following her unlaw...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 19:02hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Former Zinara boss jailed
Former Zinara finance director Simon Mudzingwa Taranhike has been jailed for an effective 15 months after being found guilty of criminal abuse of office. Taranhike abused the Zinara fuel facil...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1523 | by Staff Reporter
Two Mozambicans nabbed for poaching in Mbire
TWO Mozambicans were arraigned before Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro yesterday for unlawfully entering Zimbabwe and reportedly possessing two elephant tasks weighing more than 10 kilogram...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 12:02hrs | 829 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Rangers force fish poacher, son to swim in Zambezi river
A ZAMBIAN man and his four-year-old son drowned in the Zambezi River after Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority rangers allegedly ordered him to swim across the river with the lad...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:35hrs | 1711 | by Staff reporter
Chombo appeal hearing on today
The Supreme Court is today expected to hear an appeal by former Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo, who is battling to stop his trial on charges of criminal abuse of office. Chombo (67), is seek...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:31hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko trial set for Dec 3
FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko will stand trial on December 3 for alleged criminal abuse of office after a Harare magistrate dismissed his application for exception. Mphoko, represen...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:30hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Hodzi-Kasukuwere case set for Friday
The case in which Prosecutor–General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi is contesting a High Court decision reversing the confiscation of former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere's Nyanga mansion will be heard a...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:51hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
Exam cheats given community service sentences
FIVE Form Six pupils at Gebhuza Secondary School in Hwange arrested for sharing a leaked Economics Paper 3 question paper have been each sentenced to 12 months in jail, but will all have to perform 35...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Judicial Service Commission stripped off powers to appoint Prosecutor-General
The Prosecutor-General should not be appointed by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) as doing so constitutes an anomaly whose effect is to undermine his or her independence, a Cabinet minister has ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:27hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's trial in false start
The trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko on criminal abuse of office charges hit a brick wall yesterday after his lawyer Mr Zibusiso Ncube applied for exception without notice. It...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:26hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Machete-wielding hubby in trouble
A CHIPINGE man has been arraigned before the courts for stealing $5 000 worth of stock from a shop he was running with his wife and threatening to hack her with a machete after she confronted him abou...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:21hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere, Mnangagwa govt tussle for private home's title deeds
EXILED former cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere has made a step forward in a bid to recover title deeds to his Mutare home which was forfeited by the state after he failed to return home for his co...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:46hrs | 5766 | by newzimbabwe
Mental patient stabs mother
A CHIPINGE granny escaped death by a whisker after she was stabbed three times on the head by her mentally-challenged son.This was revealed yesterday when Daniel Muchongoyo (34) of Maronga vil...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:12hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Man torches headman's houses
A CHIPINGE village head was left counting losses after his homestead was torched by his subject who accused the traditional leader of bewitching him and harbouring intentions to evict him from the vil...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:11hrs | 1106 | by Staff reporter
Top RG officer jailed
Eight years after smashing an axe into his wife, seven years after being convicted of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and sentenced to jail, and six years after losing his appeal, Gordo...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:02hrs | 588 | by STaff reporter
Mbire men arrested for killing lion
TWO Mbire men are in serious trouble after they snared and killed a lion and a warthog worth US$22 000 in Mushumbi PoolsClement Hwata (22) and Lameck Kataura (20) both from Chiwapura village, ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 06:01hrs | 1190 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala will never ever leave Zimbabwe because of Mnangagwa regime
I have received a number of inquiries from countless members of the press, colleagues, sympathisers and friends about my attitude towards my indictment for trial from 27 January to 30 2020 at the Masv...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 15:32hrs | 3223 | by Job 'Wiwa' Sikhala
Justice Luke Malaba to be added 5 more years in office
Chief Justice Luke Malaba will be added five more years in office after the Minister of Justice announced that it will be introducing an omnibus Constitutional Amendment Bill before Christmas. ...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 15:09hrs | 2144 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PG under pressure to act on Mthuli Ncube
Lawyers representing pro-democracy activist Mfundo Mlilo will engage Prosecutor –General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi before going to court after the lapse of a seven-day ultimatum within which they demanded...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:55hrs | 6740 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate's no-show stalls Parirenyatwa trial
The trial of former Health minister David Parirenyatwa on charges of criminal abuse of office failed to continue yesterday after trial magistrate Elijah Makomo did not avail himself.This is the se...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:38hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
More charges against Joram Gumbo
Whistle-blowers flocked the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) from as far as Kariba yesterday and as a result Minister of State for Presidential Affairs (Monitoring and Implementation of Gove...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:37hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
'Teacher’s makes pupil deaf'
A TEACHER at Amavene Primary School in Bulawayo's Nkulumane suburb has been arraigned for allegedly beating a Grade Seven pupil and damaging his eardrum for failing a test. Benuka Phiri (52) f...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:34hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
ZACC closes in on 44 bigwigs
Forty-four serving and former Cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries, parastatal bosses and legislators are facing "imminent" arrest for corruption, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairp...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:29hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo off the hook, no charges
MINISTER of State for Presidential Affairs in charge of Implementation and Monitoring Joram McDonald Gumbo, who was picked up by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) investigators on Monday over...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 15:55hrs | 5221 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa's CIO agent in court for robbery
A suspected member of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) who was part of President Emerson Mnangagwa's advance security team ahead of the Zanu-PF leader's visit in M...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:56hrs | 2920 | by newzimbabwe
Illegal Malawians languish in Zimbabwe prison
TWENTY-FIVE Malawian illegal immigrants are languishing at Chipinge Prison awaiting a Chewa interpreter after they were arrested on Thursday night when a bus which was smuggling them to South Africa w...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:50hrs | 1372 | by Staff reporter
Alternative fraud charge for Mnangagwa aide
The State wants to bring an alternative charge of fraud in the case of former principal director of State Residences in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Douglas Tapfuma. Prosecutor Mr ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:42hrs | 2563 | by Staff reporter
Russia's 'troll factory' is alive and well in Africa
(CNN) - In the runup to the 2020 election, the graduates of Russia's infamous "troll factory" are honing their fake-news skills. This time, they are doing it openly, using Africa as a proving ground -...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 17:02hrs | 1451 | by Mary Ilyushina, CNN
Zimbabwe reform package timeline revealed
A raft of constitutional and legislative reforms to deepen civil liberties, individual rights, extend the women's quota system and entrench political and electoral reforms, are expected to be gazetted...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Convicted top RG official walks free
Head of the Marriages Department at the Registrar-General's Office in Harare, Gordon Tsuro, is walking scot-free, spending hours in Government offices despite the dismissal of his appeal against a thr...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 06:57hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
MSU student attempts to burn bus at accident scene
A MIDLANDS State University (MSU) student was this week spared jail time for smashing a Trip Trans bus' windows with burning logs in a fit of rage at an accident scene in Chipinge.Denford Semw...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:33hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'cause of suffering' councillor acquitted of disorderly conduct
An opposition councillor was acquitted on Wednesday after being charged with disorderly conduct for criticising President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule, his lawyers said.Brian Kembo, the MDC's War...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 08:57hrs | 3008 | by ZimLive
Bid to seize Kasukuwere's property flops
Prosecutor-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi's concerted efforts to bar exiled former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere from accessing title deeds to his Mutare house recently hit a snag after his urgent ...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:21hrs | 3193 | by Staff reporter
Son assaults mother over witchcraft
A CHIPINGE man was last week dragged to court for allegedly brutally assaulting his mother over witchcraft allegations.When the accused, Nyasha Mutisi Musembu (25), of Siyakisa village under C...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:16hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer loses appeal in 14kg gold theft case
PROMINENT Harare lawyer Admire Rubaya's bid to evade being put to his defence in the 14kg gold theft trial suffered a major blow after the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to dismiss his...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:14hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa top aide's trial fails to kick off
The trial of former principal director of State Residences in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Douglas Tapfuma, failed to kick off yesterday after prosecutor Mr Clemence Chimbare indicated the...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 05:52hrs | 2626 | by Staff reporter
Man up for forging birth papers, ID
A foreign national has appeared in court on allegations of forging a Zimbabwean birth certificate and national identity card which he used to acquire a Zimbabwe driver's licence and a passport. ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 06:39hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Traffic cops dragged to court over missing US$400
The case in which three police officers are facing allegations of stealing US$400 from a car belonging to a Harare woman was last week deferred to Monday next week to allow the court to gather evidenc...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 06:35hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
3 policemen in court
A case in which three police officers are facing allegations of stealing US$400 from a car belonging to a Harare woman, Netsai Manyau, was this week postponed to November 4 to allow the court to gathe...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 16:08hrs | 3093 | by Staff reporter
State to seize stolen cars from Mzembi
FOUR vehicles allegedly stolen from Government by former Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Walter Mzembi and the then permanent secretary, Margaret Sangarwe, during the United Nations World...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:33hrs | 1510 | by Staff reporter
Convicted school pupil to write exams in jail
Zvishavane magistrate Achy Wochiunga refused to grant bail pending appeal for a Mandava High School upper six pupil who was on Tuesday slapped with a three-year jail term together with three accomplic...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
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