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Esidakeni farm dispute spills to Supreme Court
The long-running Esidakeni Farm ownership dispute has taken a fresh turn after four government-allotted beneficiaries filed an appeal at the Supreme Court, challenging a recent High Court decision whi...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 18:00hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
Maminza kicked off Esidakeni farm
The government's seizure of Esidakeni farm in Matabeleland North was unlawful, the High Court in Bulawayo has ruled.Offer letters for sections of the farm given to Zanu-PF secretary Obert Mpof...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:45hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
CCC activist freed on bail
Tineyi Munetsi, a political activist from the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), has been granted bail by the High Court on a US$500 bond. Munetsi was arrested in connection with a 2019 anti-govern...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 08:00hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politician arrested for 2019 anti-government protests
Police have arrested Goromonzi West losing candidate for the 2023 elections Tineyi Munetsi for allegedly participating in an anti-government protest back in 2019.The incident has been describe...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 16:36hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa given five days to reverse decision
Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) co-leaders Nesbert Munyuki and Valentine Ziko have written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa challenging his appointment of top banker John Mushayavanhu as new ...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 11:27hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
RBZ boss appointment challenged in court
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's appointment of veteran bank John Mushayavanhu as the new Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor has been challenged by two university students, who allege that it contr...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Harare Poly ordered to accept Zimdollar fees
THE High Court has ordered the Harare Polytechnic College to accept payment of tuition and other levies in the free-falling local currency.The institution had issued a circular on January 12 t...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 17:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets ultimatum
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been threatened with a lawsuit for failing to hold accountable members of the security forces accused of human rights violations including killing civilians.Mn...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:24hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa given a 30 November ultimatum
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has issued President Mnangagwa a 30 November ultimatum to appoint commissioners to the Independent Complaints Commission. Mnangagwa has dragged his feet for more ...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 17:47hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Clerics, pro-democracy campaigners set free over prayer meeting
A ZIMBABWEAN court has set free 10 clerics and pro-democracy campaigners, who spent more than one year under prosecution on charges of disorderly conduct after they were arrested by the police last ye...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 11:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
High Court berates magistrate over CCC activist's conviction and imprisonment
HARARE Magistrate Judith Taruvinga is facing a backlash for convicting Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Makomborero Haruzivishe who was recently acquitted by the High Court.Haruziv...Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 06:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Glen Forest Memorial Park sucks in EU
BUSINESSMAN Joseph Richard Crnkovic's lawyer Kossam Ncube says the Croatian national's protracted dispute with other shareholders over Glen Forest Memorial Park is now being discussed at diplomatic le...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
High Court quashes HIT demand for US$ fees
A-HIGH Court judge, Justice Happias Zhou has ruled that demands by the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) for students to pay 35% of their fees in United States dollars was unlawful.This was...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Makomborero Haruzivishe granted bail
The High Court of Harare has granted bail to opposition activist Makomborero Haruzivishe after being successfully represented by Prof. Lovemore Madhuku and Simon Chabuka.Haruzivishe was arrest...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 08:43hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Makomborero is our national Hero: We demand his release immediately! These Thugs must Free Mako now!
We demand I repeat once more, we demand the release of Makomborero Haruzivishe now at best yesterday. We cannot be silent when our children languish in Zanu notorious prisons for no apparent reasons e...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 14:30hrs | 14 | by Nomazulu Thata
MDC's Makomborero Haruzivishe released on bail
MDC Alliance activist Makomborero Haruzivishe was granted bail pending appeal on his 14-month prison sentence on Wednesday – but the 28-year-old will remain in prison following the revocation of his...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 12:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Haruzivishe bail appeal judgement reserved
HIGH Court judge, Justice Webster Chinamhora Monday reserved judgment on the appeal filed by MDC Alliance activist Makomborero Haruzivishe who was sentenced to 14 months for inciting public violence....Published: 04 May 2021 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Opposition offenders are no special citizens
Following the recent sentencing of MDC Alliance activist, Makomborero Haruzivishe to an effective 14 months in prison for inciting public violence, there were mixed reactions from across the political...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 11:46hrs | 6 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Jailed MDC activist says, 'I will be back!'
ZIMBABWE'S main opposition party says the government is again cracking down on critics with a prison sentence given to 28-year-old Makomborero Haruzivishe. A court found him guilty of inciting violenc...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 18:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Haruzivishe appealing both conviction and 'harsh' sentence, says lawyer
Jailed opposition MDC Alliance youth activist Makomborero Haruzivishe is appealing his conviction and 14-months sentence at the High Court, his attorney said on Wednesday, calling the punishment "too ...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 09:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Violence breaks out as MDC Alliance activist sentenced
VIOLENCE broke out at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday after police beat up MDC Alliance supporters who were protesting against a 14-month sentence imposed on party executive Makomborero Haruziv...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Activists plot demo at Harare Magistrates Courts
SEVERAL local human rights activists and civic society groups have threatened to storm the Harare Magistrates Courts today in protest against pro-democracy campaigner Makomborero Haruziviishe's convic...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Haruzivishe conviction designed to send 'chilling effect', says MDC Alliance
The conviction on Wednesday of MDC Alliance youth activist Makomborero Haruzivishe on charges of inciting violence and resisting arrest is designed to "send a chilling effect" to President Emmerson Mn...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 18:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Haruzivishe faces up to 20 years in jail after double conviction
MDC Alliance activist Makomborero Haruzivishe faces a possible 20-year-jail sentence after he was convicted of inciting public violence and resisting police arrest on Wednesday, his lawyer said....Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 18:50hrs | | 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
Justice Ndewere frees MDC Alliance activist
UNDERFIRE High Court judge, Justice Erica Ndewere was back on the bench yesterday where she granted $5 000 bail to opposition MDC Alliance activist, Terrence Manjengwa who had been denied bail by the ...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 06:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU leaders not guilty
Seven Zimbabwe Congress of Trades Union (ZCTU) leaders, who were being charged for inciting the January public violence, were yesterday acquitted by a Harare magistrate at the close of the State case....Published: 25 Apr 2019 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Army, Zanu-PF role in protests exposed
A SERVING top military official and a police officer were yesterday unmasked as leaders of the deadly protests in the Epworth dormitory town, which led to the death of civilians and looting of shops....Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
60 more in court for public violence
SIXTY more people have appeared in court for taking part in protests that saw property destroyed in Harare, especially on Monday and Tuesday. Marrian Vhurandi (39), Shadreck Sasamba (37), Morr...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
14 teachers released
THE 14 teachers belonging to the Amalgamated Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz), who were arrested in Ruwa on Tuesday while leading a 275km march from Mutare to Harare, have been freed by a Harare mag...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police charge protesting teachers with disorderly conduct and contravening POSA
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officers on Wednesday 19 December 2018 charged 14 leaders and members of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) with contravening the Public Order and ...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 13:34hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes
ZCTU leaders ask court to drop public violence charges against them
SEVEN Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) leaders on Tuesday 30 October 2018 petitioned a Zimbabwean court seeking an order dropping public violence charges against the unionists after arguing th...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 19:47hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
ZCTU bosses granted bail
Trade union leaders and scores of activists detained in Zimbabwe ahead of planned marches over the country's worsening economic crisis, were released on bail Saturday, lawyers said.Cossam Ncub...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 19:27hrs | 1 | by AFP
ZCTU bosses await outcome on freedom bid
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officers on Friday altered charges faced by seven Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) leaders to public violence after initially charging them with disorderly condu...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 14:10hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
ZCTU leaders to spent night in custody as ZLHR rescues detained staff members
TWENTY-SEVEN leaders and members of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) will spent the night in police custody after they were arrested by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers on Thursday and c...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:14hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Varsity vice-chancellor sues ex-lecturer for defamation
Bindura University of Science Education vice-chancellor, Edias Mwenje, is seeking $300 000 from a former lecturer as compensation for allegedly damaging his character and reputation.Through hi...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
#Tajamuka leader freed on bail
Leader of pressure group #Tajamuka has been freed on bail after his arrest at a news conference just after castigating government for using disproportionate force to drive vendors from the streets of ...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 20:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trial date for 27 Chamisa backers set
The trial of 27 MDC-Alliance supporters - who reportedly went on a rampage, destroying property, torching vehicles, blocking roads and attacking people in Harare's central business district (CBD) - is...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Arrested 'protesters' are MDC Alliance polling agents
SUSPECTED MDC Alliance protesters, who were arrested at the party headquarters last Thursday were mostly polling agents and candidates who were submitting their V11 forms collected from various consti...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's protesters remanded in custody
Twenty-seven suspected MDC-Alliance supporters who last week went on a rampage destroying property, torching vehicles, blocking roads and attacking people in Harare's central business district (CBD), ...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
21 people charged with public violence to spend weekend in prison
TWENTY-ONE people who were arrested and charged with committing public violence will spend the weekend in prison after a Zimbabwean court remanded them in custody to Monday 06 August 2018.The ...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:38hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC withdraws search warrant challenge
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has withdrawn an urgent chamber application which it had filed at the High Court challenging the warrant of search obtained by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) wi...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Electoral court to hear residents' challenge of ZEC's clandestine constituency shift ahead of elections
THE Electoral Court will on Tuesday 05 June 2018 preside over the hearing and determination of an application filed by some Harare residents seeking to stop their clandestine transfer from voting in M...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 10:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
AAG top brass quits lobby group
AFFIRMATIVE Action Group (AAG) vice president Mr Sam Ncube and others have quit the organisation alleging frustrations within the lobby group.Mr Ncube told Business Chronicle he recently quit ...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 06:21hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa's side kick steps down
Affirmative Action Group (AAG) president Mr Chamu Chiwanza has stepped down following the expiration of his term of office. AAG founder Dr Philip Chiyangwa said the affairs of the organization...Published: 10 Jan 2018 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe goes with full Presidential benefits, Grace gets state sponsored air travel
Had former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe let the impeachment process go ahead‚ he would have been fired with no benefits.Presidential Pension and Retirement Act's Section 6 stipulates t...Published: 23 Nov 2017 at 07:09hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Students sue NUST over missing funds
NATIONAL University of Science and Technology (Nust) students have engaged lawyers to force the institution to account for about $1,5 million said to be missing from their medical aid subscriptions....Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 06:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prominent Bulawayo businessman dies
BULAWAYO businessman Dickson Netsha Sibanda, popularly known as DN Sibanda in business circles, has died.He was 77.Family spokesperson Mr Sam Ncube, who is also Affirmative Action Grou...Published: 15 Jul 2017 at 11:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo company recalls retrenched workers
BULAWAYO textile company, Archer Clothing Manufacturers has re-employed part of the workforce it retrenched last year buoyed by a surge in exports.Archer Clothing managing director Mr Jeremy Y...Published: 09 Jul 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
+100 indigenous companies collapse in Bulawayo
MORE than 100 indigenously-owned companies in Bulawayo are on the brink of collapse after loans and rentals that they have accrued since dollarisation in 2009 have come back to haunt them with banks a...Published: 02 Jul 2017 at 10:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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