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Chinese firm sues Zimbabwe police boss
A Chinese-owned mining firm, Jiayuan Investments, has taken Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Shepherd Mutamba to court for contempt, accusing him of defying a High Court order to re...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 14:27hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Former CCC MP jailed
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Obert Manduna has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of fraud involving the bogus sale of a residential stand...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:11hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Garwe's ban 'null and void', says Mahere
Opposition activist, lawyer and law lecturer Fadzayi Mahere has challenged the legality of Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe's recent directive banning the night importation and sale of second-ha...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:34hrs | 879 | by Staff reporter
Teen jailed 15 years for aggravated indecent assault
An 18-year-old woman from Waterfalls has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of aggravated indecent assault for violating another woman with a cooking stick.Harare magis...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:56hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's emails hacked by SAPS crime intelligence
The SAPS' crime intelligence (CI) division has been fingered as the culprits who hacked President Cyril Ramaphosa's emails while he was serving as deputy president. The unit was fin...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 15:11hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
Company faces exchange control violation charges
A Harare-based company, Grant Thulisa (Pvt) Ltd, has been hauled before the courts on allegations of violating Zimbabwe's exchange control regulations after it allegedly misrepresented the amount of m...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 12:17hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Kariba house demolition sparks backlash
A recent demolition drive by the Kariba Municipality has sparked widespread outrage, with residents accusing local authorities of political victimization and unlawful action after their homes were des...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:52hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Court delays ConCourt referral bid in Blessed Mhlanga, HStv case
Harare magistrate Sheunesu Matova has delayed a bid by journalist Blessed Mhlanga and Heart & Soul TV (HStv) to have their case referred to the Constitutional Court, granting State prosecutors mor...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 09:09hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
High Court to hear bid to block Borrowdale office complex
The High Court will urgently hear an application by Trauma Centre Hospital and a Borrowdale resident seeking to halt the construction of large office buildings in the upmarket residential suburb....Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:11hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Two Men Arrested for Poaching in Shashani Conservancy
Two men, Prosper Sibindi (22) of Shashani Conservancy, Sundown Estate, Figtree, and Mthulusi Ncube (35) of Togwane Village, Shashani, Figtree, appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr. Joshua Nembaware ...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 22:03hrs | 290 | by Edson Mapani in Plumtree
Hawks get forfeiture order on cigarette smuggling truck
South Africa's elite crime-fighting unit, the Hawks, working in conjunction with the National Prosecuting Authority's Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), has secured a court order to permanently forfeit a co...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 18:48hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Captured Court dismisses MK Party application
As expected, the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg has as effectively dismissed the case brought by MK Party challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to appoint a non-Member of Parliam...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 14:07hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Borrowdale Methodist Church land dispute rages on
A United Methodist Church pastor in Borrowdale could face a 90-day jail term after local residents filed an urgent High Court application accusing the church of contempt of court for resuming services...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:17hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders Zimra to release Mater Dei medical equipment
The High Court has ruled in favour of Mater Dei Hospital Trust, directing the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to allow the duty-free importation of medical equipment donated by foreign organisation...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:17hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga confirms he reported Marry Mubaiwa
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has revealed that he was the one who reported his ex-wife, Marry Mubaiwa, for alleged criminal activities, and has welcomed the forfeiture and auctioning of her ass...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:52hrs | 718 | by Staff reporter
Businessman back in custody over community service default
Controversial businessman Shingai Levison Muringi is back in custody after allegedly defaulting on a court-ordered community service sentence stemming from a contempt of court conviction.Murin...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 09:54hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga applauds forfeiture of ex-wife's assets by SA
The legal team representing Zimbabwe's Vice-President, General (Retired) Dr. Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga, has welcomed the recent forfeiture ruling handed down by the Gauteng High C...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 17:03hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's ex-wife loses Pretoria property and luxury cars
Marry Mubaiwa, former wife of Zimbabwean Vice-President General Constantino Chiwenga, has lost ownership of an upmarket residential property and two luxury Range Rovers in Pretoria, South Africa, afte...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 19:09hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans caught between two broken health systems
When Matilda Sibanda left Bulawayo for South Africa ten years ago, her decision was driven by Zimbabwe's collapsing healthcare system. Now 34, she finds herself in a devastating limbo - unable to acce...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 14:19hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
ZRP arrests 6 for assault and kidnapping police officers
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting police involvement in land-related disturbances at Lea Farm in Nyabira, clarifying that the matter is un...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 09:58hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
Court reinstates magistrate as trustee in bitter divorce saga
The High Court of Zimbabwe has reinstated magistrate Sandra Mupindu as a trustee of the Shamba Charashika Bvumavaranda Trust, ruling that her removal by her estranged husband, top lawyer Simon Mupindu...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:50hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec amendment bill, 2025 falls short of expectations
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council Amendment Bill, 2025, which seeks to amend the existing ZIMSEC Act [Chapter 25:18], fails to tackle the legislative gaps arising from changes and needs in the ...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 20:57hrs | 97 | by Obert Masaraure
Arrest for assault further expose man with cannabis
PLUMTREE - Instituting an arrest over assault has further exposed Mxolisi Ncube (20) of Mlotshana village in Mangwe to a 12-month imprisonment sentence for unlawful possession of weed weighing 15 gram...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 18:07hrs | 440 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
ZBC loses eviction cases
The High Court has dealt a major blow to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)'s attempts to evict its former employees from Hatley House flats in Harare, striking off its application for violat...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean sentenced to 15 years in South Africa jail
A Zimbabwean national, Fore Brighton (33), has been convicted and sentenced to 15 years of direct imprisonment by the Musina Regional Court for unlawful possession of explosives.The conviction...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 16:39hrs | 1247 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate in soup for removing activist from remand
Magistrate Evia Matura is under legal scrutiny after she unlawfully released Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist and legislator Obert Manduna from custody, the National Prosecution Authority ...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 09:04hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
High Court slashes harsh 15-year jail term for cannabis dealer
The High Court has sharply criticised and overturned a 15-year prison sentence imposed on a Beitbridge man convicted of dealing in cannabis, citing gross misapplication of the law and failure to consi...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 18:07hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
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 | 802 | by Staff reporter
Fake goods uncovered in Harare tuck shops
Zimbabwe has intensified efforts to root out counterfeit products from the market amid growing concerns over the health risks these goods pose to unsuspecting consumers.During a routine inspec...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 17:57hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt petitioned over rights abuses in Magunje
The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has petitioned the government, demanding an urgent investigation and remedial action over alleged mining-related human rights abuses in Magunje, Hurun...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
CZI, residents petition BCC over tariffs
Bulawayo residents and the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) have taken the fight to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), petitioning the local authority over its failure to implement the 2025 ta...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:33hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
EUZ president in soup over missing funds
The president of the Educators Union of Zimbabwe (EUZ), Tafadzwa Munodawafa, has been reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) amid allegations of embezzlement involving missing teac...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:17hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Twist in ex-deputy minister's trial
The trial of former Agriculture Deputy Minister Douglas Karoro took a dramatic turn on Friday after the investigating officer openly contradicted key aspects of the State's case during testimony befor...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:07hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Caretakers storm colleague's bedroom, assault her while naked
Two caretakers, Yenzile (32) and Admire Ncube (23), have each been sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment by Matabeleland South Provincial Magistrate Busani Sibanda after they broke into a fellow careta...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:01hrs | 630 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Kezi
High Court to hear disputed Whange Chieftaincy succession case
The High Court of Zimbabwe is set to hear a highly contested chieftaincy succession case involving the Shana traditional leadership in Whange District, Matabeleland North, amid allegations of historic...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 20:55hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Wilful HIV transmission criminalisation challenged
A Harare woman charged with the deliberate transmission of HIV has approached the High Court seeking a review of her case, arguing that her continued prosecution violates her constitutional rights, as...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:42hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man in court for stealing TV, selling it on WhatsApp
A 31-year-old man from Njube suburb appeared in court facing charges of unlawful entry and theft after allegedly breaking into a house in Entumbane suburb and stealing a 43-inch p...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:53hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Chinaman in court for possession of crystal meth in Harare
A Chinese national, Zheng Chunping, appeared in court over the weekend following his arrest on allegations of dealing in dangerous drugs, specifically crystal methamphetamine (com...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:52hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi's legal woes deepen
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi's legal troubles continue to mount after Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei dismissed his latest application challenging his placement on remand, ...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 17:09hrs | 1625 | by Staff reporter
Man bites off victim's nose in violent assault
A 22-year-old man from Victoria Falls, Kelvin Ndebele, has been remanded in custody after appearing before the courts on Friday over a gruesome assault in which he allegedly attacked a fellow villager...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 15:59hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt fiddles while UZ burns
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has suspended six students accused of mobilising their peers to participate in a protest against the institution's administration, as the ong...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:55hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Family in soup for marrying off underage girl
A family in Mapanzure, under Headman Matavire in Chief Murinye's jurisdiction, is facing investigation after reportedly marrying off their 16-year-old daughter following her return home late.T...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:27hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Parents face charges for children's offences
Parents whose minor children are found guilty of drug-related or sexual offences in a court of law may also be held legally liable, potentially facing hefty fines or jail sentences, according to Zimba...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:35hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Teacher truancy hits rural schools
A wave of teacher absenteeism has gripped rural schools across Manicaland Province, with educators reportedly abandoning their posts for urban business ventures, leaving learners stranded and lessons ...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:30hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
'Captured judiciary' intimidates General Mkhwanazi
Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has called on KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to provide evidence following explosive claims that members of the Judiciary are collud...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 22:27hrs | 1268 | by Staff reporter
Students union in fresh row over suspensions at UZ
The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) is once again at odds with university authorities, demanding the reinstatement of members suspended from state universities. The union has accused Midland...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 09:04hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
MP embroiled in Chitungwiza land dispute
A resident of Manyame Park, Loverjoy Chogugudza, has lodged a formal complaint with the Municipality of Chitungwiza accusing St Mary's Member of Parliament Brighton Mazhindu of corruption, abuse of of...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:31hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Zinasu condemns 'illegal and undemocratic' expulsions of students
The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) has condemned what it describes as an orchestrated assault on student activism, following a spate of suspensions and expulsions at major state universitie...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 12:07hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema
An Open Letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema: I will not be silenced until death or a better Zambia emerges, whichever comes firstDear President Hichilema,Yesterday, I...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 09:24hrs | 1114 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
ZimStat boss anti-graft trial opens
The high-profile anti-corruption case involving Naomi Wekwete, chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) board, finally opened in Harare yesterday. Wekwete pleaded not guilty to...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:03hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
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