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Hate attacks on Zimbabwe magistrates condemned
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has expressed concern and urged the public to desist from conducting hate campaigns against judges and magistrates as this not only endangers the judicial o...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 15:55hrs | 1102 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu Senator's wife deregistered by Law Society
The Law Society has officially revoked the registration of Doreen Vundhla Phulu, the spouse of Senator Kacaca Phulu, who was appointed by Sengezo Tshabangu. Richard Chidza, the spokesperson for the La...Published: 18 May 2024 at 12:01hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Hundreds of Zimbabwe marriage certificates invalid
HUNDREDS of marriage certificates that were issued after September 2022 may be "null and void" because they cite a no longer valid law, it has emerged.On May 27, 2022, President Emmerson...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:38hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter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 | 19 | by Staff reporter
UZ exam paper leaks under probe
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has taken a keen interest in reports that rich and politically exposed persons are bribing their way to obtain law qualifications at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ)....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti faces deregistration as a lawyer
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti faces deregistration as a lawyer after local businessman Tendai Mashamhanda reported allegations of misconduct against him to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) and ...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF DCC member misrepresents supporters as advocate
Mazowe District Coordinating Committee DCC Secretary for Education member Nobert Tichaona Mazungunye has come under fire from other party supporters who f...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 20:57hrs | 2 | by Paul Ndou/Shelton Muchena
Mnangagwa govt goes after lawyers
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has torched another storm after his top aide sensationally claimed that some white-run law firms affiliated to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) were being used as conduit...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 07:25hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
LSZ deregisters Bulawayo lawyer for double-dipping
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has deregistered Bulawayo lawyer Llyod Manokore, who is also the founder of Manokore Attorneys DLA Piper Africa Zimbabwe, for double-dipping after representing two pa...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:24hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
US$100 000 cash goes missing from businessman's estate
The US$100 000 and R250 000 in cash recovered on late Plumtree businessman Ondrej Gombar's deathbed was recorded in an inventory filed with the Master of High Court, but has reportedly disappeared und...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 05:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Government to overhaul ZBC
Information and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary Ndavaningi "Nick" Mangwana says ZBC urgently needs an overhaul.Mangwana (NM), who took over from the long-serving George Charamba, tol...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matiza talks tough on VID corruption
Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza inherited a portfolio that superintends over struggling, but key parastatals such as Air Zimbabwe and the National Railways of Zimbabwe.Matiza (JBM) told ...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff reporer
'Mnangagwa's Biti tweet misconstrued'
FEARS abound that President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa's government will influence the Constitutional Court's decision in the landmark case in which opposition leader Nelson Chamisa wants the results of...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Human rights defenders at risk as elections approach
Preliminary findings of a field missionPARIS, France - Ahead of Zimbabwe's much anticipated general elections scheduled on July 30, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 19:20hrs | 1 | by FIDH
Tsvangirai's daughter bares soul
STRONG willed and ready for the rough and tumble that is characteristic of Zimbabwe's treacherous political landscape, former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's daughter Vimbai-Java (pictured), is rea...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by Staff rpeorter
Majome pushed out of MDC-T?
DAYS before its internal candidate selection process roared into life, the opposition MDC-T was last Friday thrown into turmoil after one of its long-serving MPs Jessie Majome pulled out of the impend...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Primary elections expose Zanu PF rot'
THE chaotic scenes witnessed during the ruling Zanu PF party primary elections yesterday which included late delivery of ballot papers, shambolic voters' rolls and postponement of the elections in oth...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Professor Moyo remanded in custody
A SUSPECTED Kwekwe fraudster, Professor Moyo, who allegedly registered mobile sim cards in eight prominent people's names and used them to extort money, is still languishing in custody after being den...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Increasing human rights violations a concern - PDP
Attempts to quash political dissent witnessed in the past few weeks concerns the People's Democratic Party.In the past few weeks the state has demonstrated its unrepentant disrespect of human ...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Zanu-PF youths give extra-ordinary congress proposal the thumbs up
The Zanu-PF Youth League yesterday put a stamp on the party's proposal to hold an extra-ordinary congress to re-affirm that the First Secretary, President Mugabe is the ruling party's candidate in nex...Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mahere labelled as a Zanu-PF mole, refutes it
University of Zimbabwe law lecturer and Mt Pleasant constituency independent candidate, Fadzai Mahere has attracted mixed reactions since her announcement that she would stand in next year's general e...Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 10:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Gukurahundi could bring future upheaval for Zimbabwe'
Controversial MDC lawmaker Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga is at it again; this time warning of future social upheaval over the emotive Gukurahundi issue. Misihairabwi-Mushonga is also part of women p...Published: 21 May 2017 at 16:25hrs | 1 | by Richard Chidza
Mugabe flies out
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday made a stop-over in Harare from Singapore where he had gone for medical attention, but immediately left for Ghana early this morning.Mugabe, the only leader Z...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF government renews draconian laws against journalists, as NewsDay reporters get charged
ZIMBABWEAN authorities on Friday charged two NewsDay journalists with undermining authority of or insulting President Robert Mugabe, a day after the newspaper published an article over his health foll...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 21:22hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Journalists in trouble over Mugabe fresh health scare story
Journalists at the Alpha Media Holdings are in trouble over a story in which the paper reported that President Robert Mugabe was in a fresh health scare as he left the country to Singapore for medical...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 11:39hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
EU working with Mugabe
After the 2013 elections, the European Union (EU) started relaxing its policies towards President Robert Mugabe's government going to the extent of lifting targeted sanctions on certain institutions a...Published: 23 Oct 2016 at 11:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Professor Jonathan Moyo admits Zanu-PF has failed
In a veiled sign of admission, Prof Jonathan Moyo yesterday acknowledged that ZanuPF had all but failed to run the country since winning the 2013 elections. Prof J. Moyo, who is the MP for Tsholotsho ...Published: 03 Sep 2016 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Mangosuthu Mbele
Mushohwe warns social media abusers
THE Government has warned Zimbabweans in and outside the country against abuse of social media through circulating subversive material that had the effect of undermining the State.Addressing j...Published: 18 Aug 2016 at 06:21hrs | | by Zvamaida Murwira
Zanu PF commended journalist for disturbing war vets statement
Information Minister Christopher Mushohwe has applauded NewsDay reporter Richard Chidza for distributing the alleged 'treasonous' war veterans communiqué to other media houses.Chidza was last...Published: 17 Aug 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Journalist summoned over 'treasonous' war vets communique
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) reporter Richard Chidza has been summoned by notorious Officer Commanding CID Law and Order Division Detective Assistant Commissioner Crispen Makedenge, to the Har...Published: 11 Aug 2016 at 11:17hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
'I am a freedom fighter' says Mugabe's abused and discarded thug, J Sibanda
When President Mugabe unceremoniously booted out Jabulani Sibanda in 2014 no one had any sympathy for him; he had terrorized the nation on behalf of the tyrant and was getting his just re-ward - a kic...Published: 27 Mar 2016 at 20:33hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Why I want Mugabe to go,' by Jabulani Sibanda
FORMER war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda (JS) was instrumental in President Robert Mugabe's re-election in 2013 but now says the 92-year-old has become a burden for Zimbabweans.Last week he...Published: 27 Mar 2016 at 11:05hrs | | by Richard Chidza
As Zimbabwe's culture of violence flares up, politicians pay lip-service but none really care
Pluralism, political tolerance of opposing opinion, respect of other people's right to a meaningful vote, etc.; these are not in our Zimbabwean political culture. Our political culture is founded on t...Published: 14 Mar 2016 at 21:51hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
'Did Zanu PF ever rig elections?' and Mutasa laughed - this is no laughing matter
"Should I say yes or should I say no!" That is the question that must have occupied Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) members ever since they were kicked out of Zanu PF and decided to go back into politics....Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 14:38hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'I did not steal panties,' says Mutsvangwa
War Veterans minister Chris Mutsvangwa became a butt of jokes last week after Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo claimed he was notorious for stealing female combatants' undergarment...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 08:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai is a State asset, hands off!
Zimbabwe's most popular politician Dr. Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is under a serious attack by a cartel of failed politicians who are using the Newsday, a financially troubled tabloid that has a thirty...Published: 08 Oct 2015 at 11:59hrs | 1 | by Wangu Mazodze
Dzamara worth more than the others who have disappeared or killed
CHIKUKUVATAVATA. It used to be a game we played in our youthful, colonial days. Mother asks you and your siblings to catch a cock or hen for dinner, most probably because sekuru in the sense of your m...Published: 18 Jul 2015 at 13:24hrs | 27 | by Nathaniel Manheru
'Jonathan Moyo plotting against Mugabe'
Jonathan Moyo Information Minister was again yesterday thrust into the centre of worsening Zanu-PF fights after a ruling party apologist accused him of using media to destroy the party from within....Published: 28 May 2015 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nguni behind Mugabe's debt slur
Civil society activist Mr Goodson Nguni has been fingered as the source behind a false NewsDay story that claimed that President Mugabe owed sacked former Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial chairman...Published: 27 May 2015 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti attacks Tsvangirai
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti and ex-MDC-T secretary-general Tendai Biti (TB) has attacked MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai for allegedly stifling democracy and failing to lead the opposition mov...Published: 26 May 2015 at 06:43hrs | | by staff reporter
'Zimbabwe needs people with Mandela's traits,' says Biti
MDC-T secretary general and former Finance minister Tendai Biti has been evading the media since orchestrating a boardroom coup that 'suspended' party president Morgan Tsvangirai in late April. Zim Ma...Published: 16 May 2014 at 12:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Muchechetere speaks out
Richard ChidzaMedia Information and Broadcasting Services minister Jonathan Moyo "should carry the cross" and shoulder the blame for the mess at the public broadcaster ZBC Holdings, suspended chi...Published: 07 May 2014 at 10:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Norway denies regime change agenda
The Scandinavian country of Norway discovered crude oil reserves in the mid-80s and since then, its economy has boomed.Norway went on to establish a Sovereign Wealth Fund whose savings value ...Published: 24 Mar 2014 at 14:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe alone confers hero status, says Khaya Moyo
Richard Chidza President Robert Mugabe is the sole authority on the conferment of heroes' status and not the politburo, Zanu-PF national chairperson Simon Khaya Moyo said ThursdayReacting...Published: 21 Mar 2014 at 11:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mangoma vows he will not quit MDC-T
Richard ChidzaMDC-T deputy treasurer-general Elton Mangoma, who was assaulted at Harvest House in the capital on Saturday for calling for president Morgan Tsvangirai to quit, Sunday said he will ...Published: 17 Feb 2014 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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