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Govt dismisses warped NGO report
Government yesterday fired a salvo on the local NGO report questioning the independence of the Judiciary and described it as "tired and old rhetoric" that should be smoked for its inequity. Ju...Published: 13 hrs ago | 129 | by Staff reporter
Court reserves judgement in ZPC, Chivayo fight
The Supreme Court has reserved ruling in a contract battle between businessman Wicknell Chivayo and the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), after hearing arguments by lawyers representing both parties. ...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 08:03hrs | 1748 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa has dismally failed' man acquitted
A man charged with disorderly conduct for saying President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to revive Zimbabwe's economic fortunes was acquitted on Thursday, his lawyers said.Saymore Mashorokoto,...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 20:01hrs | 2909 | by ZimLive
Election dispute resolution in Zimbabwe
This paper on election dispute resolution (EDR) departs from the point that the electoral competition is often accompanied by disputes and tensions, as political parties and candidates jostle for powe...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 08:11hrs | 388 | by Zesn
Ex-Zanu-PF bigwig wants case dropped
Former minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Jason Machaya, who is facing charges of criminal abuse of office, has petitioned the High Court seeking review of a decision by a Gweru magistr...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:54hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Drama at Phelekezela Mphoko's court hearing
There was drama at the Harare Magistrates Courts on Thursday when the prosecutors involved in the criminal abuse of office case against the former Vice President Report Phelekezela Mphoko failed to tu...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 17:04hrs | 3341 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Drama at Phelekezela Mphoko's court hearing
There was drama at the Harare Magistrates Courts on Thursday when the prosecutors involved in the criminal abuse of office case against the former Vice President Report Phelekezela Mphoko failed to tu...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 17:04hrs | 3465 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ntabazinduna villagers get reprieve
TWENTY-TWO Ntabazinduna villagers that were convicted alongside Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni for destroying a fellow villager's property got a temporary reprieve last week after their sentence...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 16:34hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe experience rise in armed robbery cases involving soldiers
Courts are handling armed robbery cases involving soldiers with concerning regularity, a prosecutor said on Wednesday as two troopers were charged for robbing a Harare woman of US$30,000 in a home rai...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 18:40hrs | 603 | by ZimLive
New union for judiciary workers
JUDICIARY workers have formed a new union, Judiciary Employees Union of Zimbabwe, to defend them against arbitrary dismissals and transfers after being left out of the Apex Council.Secretary-g...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 09:01hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
'Ndunge's' son jailed for cellphone theft
Is he a real prophet or a thief . . . you decide!A self-proclaimed prophet based in Bulawayo's Northend suburb that claims to be the late popular Chipinge n'anga Sekuru Ndunge's son has been j...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man flees undressed from lover's house to hospital
A GOLD panner from Esigodini has been arrested for allegedly beating up his older lover's boyfriend, forcing him to flee undressed to Mpilo Central Hospital to seek medical attention. Ja...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court judges slate prosecutors
BULAWAYO High Court judges yesterday lambasted prosecutors from the lower courts, saying they lacked enthusiasm and determination in their approach to legal matters resulting in wrongly convicted pers...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop jailed for shooting suspect
A police officer was last week sentenced to an effective six years in jail for shooting a suspect on the leg.The man, whose leg has since been amputated, is facing attempted murder charges....Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Stafg reporter
Mthwakazi activists want case dismissed
Five Mthwakazi activists accused of disorderly conduct during a Bulawayo High Court appearance by Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni on Friday applied for a discharge, saying the case lacked merit....Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robert and Grace Mugabe's US$1 billion fortune
Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace built up a huge personal fortune and property empire while their countrymen suffered in the starvation and grinding poverty that his brutal regime brought about....Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:26hrs | 2814 | by Mail Online
Mphoko fraud case transferred to Harare
FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has demanded that his criminal abuse of office case be tried in Bulawayo setting the stage for a bruising battle with prosecutors.Mphoko appeared befor...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:53hrs | | by newzimbabwe
'Evangelist' hit with sodomy rap over alleged assault on 6-year-old boy
A self-proclaimed evangelist was charged with indecent assault on Monday, accused of sickening sodomy attack on a six-year-old boy.Prosper Kamuchira, of Budiriro, pleaded not guilty when he ap...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 08:02hrs | | by ZimLive
'Graft hindering justice delivery'
NATIONAL Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) deputy chairperson Paul Themba Nyathi has said government should understand that corruption is the main hindrance to the nation's achievement of fre...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man faces sister-in-law rape charge
A Bulawayo man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 17-year-old sister-in-law after luring her to a house in Mahatshula North.The 27-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the iden...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 15:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
NPA restructure underway
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has begun removing all personnel seconded from the police and military in compliance with a recent Constitutional Court judgment.Following the establis...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Grace in soup for grabbing delivery truck
FORMER President Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace are being sued for chasing a delivery truck driver out of their Alpha Omega Dairy Farm and further confiscating the vehicle.This, according t...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:32hrs | 2068 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa pledges economic reforms
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday assured the world that his government would institute more economic reforms in order to make Zimbabwe a safe, favourable and competitive investment destination....Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
ED-PFee hit maker accused of rape
A MUSICIAN who became popular after composing a song, ED-PFee, congratulating President Emmerson Mnangagwa for winning elections, Kennedy Sanyanga is being accused of rape.The popular jingle c...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:43hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Chief Ndiweni's bail application hits brick wall
The application by jailed Nhlambabaloyi Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni to get his bail pending appeal granted on Tuesday was frustrated by the State prosecutor who asked for time to respond to C...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 10:44hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa engages Zanu PF lawyers, is it democracy
Most Zimbabweans are perplexed by the lawyers who represent members of the opposition either side. Most people have been dismayed when members of the opposite side represent those of the other side. Z...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 06:28hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Baba Jukwa' sues police, defence ministers for wrongful umbrella arrest
Journalist Edmund Kudzayi of the "Baba Jukwa" fame is suing Home Affairs and Defence ministers for $500,000 as compensation for his unlawful arrest over possession of a camouflage umbrella.The...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 17:49hrs | | by ZimLive
Kasukuwere set free
The High Court halted former local government minister Saviour Kasukuwere's trial on Wednesday after ruling that charges filed by prosecutors did not disclose an offence.A magistrate's refusal...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 16:20hrs | | by ZimLive
Interpol declines Zimbabwe requests to arrest former Mugabe ministers
Zimbabwean authorities' attempts to employ Interpol to secure the return to Zimbabwe of former top officials of ousted president Robert Mugabe have hit a brick wall.In one such case, the inter...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:24hrs | 8747 | by ZimLive
Zimbabwe civil service top heavy, bloated
GOVERNMENT admitted yesterday that it was bloated, had a top-heavy structure, with some key departments manned by second-class professionals owing to poor salaries and conditions of service.Th...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko flees poisonous injection
Zimbabwe's former vice president on Monday fled from anti-corruption after being tipped off that if he is detained, he will be injected with a poisonous substance.Phelekezela Mphoko, 79, who s...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 21:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare CID officers deployed to Bulawayo to thwart MDC demo
Police officers from Harare's CID Law and Order section were deployed to Bulawayo to quell violence in the second largest city, a Harare court heard.This was revealed by prosecutors at the Har...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 18:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastor in hot soup over ID
A Zimbabwean pastor who was recently arrested in Botswana for giving false information while applying for a national identity card got a temporary reprieve after a magistrate threw out the case for la...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man accused of stealing wheelbarrow
A Bulawayo man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a wheelbarrow he had borrowed from a neighbour.Thamsanqa Maseko (28) from Nguboyenja suburb appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Ulukile ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:04hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Woman assaults ex-hubby with a beer bottle
A Mutare woman was sentenced to eight months in jail for striking her ex-husband with an empty beer bottle for allegedly sharing information about her private life with other people.Tatenda Mu...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni's incarçeration an attack on peoples rights
Chief Ndiweni has been incarcerated not only because of the crime he is alleged to have committed but he has long been an undesirable element according to ZANU PF.The sending away of the chief...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 21:30hrs | | by Iphithule Maphosa
Serbian political activist Popovic denies claims he is in Zimbabwe
Srdja Popovic, the Serbian rights activist credited with helping bring down the regime of Slobodan Milosevic and inspiring the Arab Spring has denied claims by the Zimbabwe government that he is in th...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa top aide implicates Cabinet Secretary in duty-free vehicle import ring
Douglas Tapfuma, a top aide of President Emmerson Mnangagwa facing corruption charges, on Thursday implicated Chief Cabinet Secretary Misheck Sibanda.Prosecutors say Tapfuma, while working as ...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 19:34hrs | | by ZimLive
'Man behind Milosevic ouster, Arab Spring in Zimbabwe'
A panicked Zimbabwe government claims foreign agents are in the country to help the opposition overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime during protests set to begin on Friday.Home Affai...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:41hrs | | by ZimLive
Parirenyatwa graft trial put on ice
The corruption trial of former health minister David Parirenyatwa was put on ice on Monday, a court heard at the request of Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi.Prosecutor Brian Vito of the Speci...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 17:22hrs | | by ZimLive
Robin Vela says audit report 'biased’ and 'incomplete’
The report of a forensic audit into alleged corruption at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) is “biased, incomplete and targeted”, the pensions body’s former board chairman Robin Vela...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 14:36hrs | 2391 | by ZimLive
Anti-corruption courts handle 39 cases
The specialised anti-corruption courts have received 39 cases since the beginning of the year, most of which implicate officials for allegedly abusing public offices to enrich themselves, but a ...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man found with 4 snakes and lizard in woman's handbag
A 21-year-old man is beginning a nine-year jail term after being found in possession of four snakes and a yellow-throated lizard.Blessed Morris, of Beatrice, admitted possession of protected a...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 16:52hrs | | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa's govt says anti-corruption drive not a fluke
GOVERNMENT says the ongoing anti-corruption drive is "not a fluke", but a sustained operation running until the scourge of corruption is eradicated. The Government is also urging citizens to be patien...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira spends another night in custody
Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira, who appeared in court yesterday on corruption allegations involving $95 million, spent another night in custody last night. ...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-top cop on life jail freed
THE Supreme Court has acquitted an ex-top police detective who was serving life imprisonment for fatally shooting a mine worker in a fight over the ownership of a gold mine in Fort Rixon in Matabelela...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tax-related matters pile at special court
THE judicial system is battling to clear a backlog of tax-related cases being handled by the special court for income tax appeals and fiscal court of appeal due to the unavailability of qualified judg...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 17:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Factionalism in Bulawayo MDC led council exposed
BULAWAYO city councillors have ratified a decision by Mayor councillor Solomon Mguni to reinstate Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube to his position following his short-lived suspension by then acting May...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warrant of arrest for Zanu-PF MP
A warrant of arrest was issued for Andrew Nkani, the Zanu-PF MP for Chakari on Monday after he failed to show up in court to face fraud charges.Nkani, a director of Forward Housing Cooperative...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 15:00hrs | | by ZimLive
Prosecutors declare incapacitation
The Prosecutors' Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has petitioned Prosecutor-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi, declaring incapacitation to discharge their mandate due to poor conditions of service.In a...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
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