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Chief Justice on laxity in corruption cases
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba yesterday breathed fire over some magistrates' lackadaisical approach to high profile corruption cases, which has resulted in the collapse of cases and unjustified release of...Published: 24 hrs ago | 476 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to demilitarise NPA
Government will soon remove all prosecutors seconded to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) from State security agencies with no law degrees, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyamb...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 12:26hrs | 2031 | by Staff reporter
JSC mentors magistrates on handling corruption matters
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is training magistrates on dealing with cases to do with corruption which is now viewed as one of the biggest threats to the resuscitation of the fledgging econom...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:57hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's succession, Zanu-PF bigwigs brawl
Zanu-PF's notorious succession demons have resurfaced, with the party's senior officials locking horns over who should take over from President Emmerson Mnangagwa - a few months after the 76-year-old ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:58hrs | 4418 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi defends Hwange reconstruction move
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday told Parliament that he had to put Hwange Colliery under reconstruction without consulting other shareholders because the problems afflicting the company nee...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:53hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
'Court didn't implicate Chiwenga'
The High Court ruling on the legality of Commission of Inquiry set up by President Mnangagwa to investigate the August 1 post-election violence did not implicate Vice President Constantine Chiwenga in...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:27hrs | 1713 | by Staff reporter
New law on illegal currency trading welcome
WE welcome President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to use temporary powers for a new law that will see illegal currency traders being sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, while ill-gotten wealth will ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:23hrs | 2330 | by Staff reporter
Big headache for Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces a herculean task in his quest to fight corruption after it emerged last week that graft now pervades the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), which must be at the f...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:36hrs | 13571 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe illegal currency dealers to be jailed for 10 years
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has used temporary powers for a new law that will see illegal currency traders being sentenced to up to ten years in jail, while ill-gotten wealth will be confiscated....Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:17hrs | 1513 | by Staff reporter
Mnangaga ready to deal with Chamisa and his followers
Government has drawn a line in the sand following threats by the main MDC party to roll out a series of protests in order to get President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to end a full-blown econo...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 16:49hrs | 15326 | by Staff reporter
JSC submits 3 names for vacant PG's post to Mnangagwa
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has forwarded names of three top performers in last week's public interviews for the vacant post of Prosecutor General to President Mnangagwa, who is expected to ...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:49hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa, Ziyambi clash over Reconstruction Act
Norton Member of Parliament and Chairperson Parliamentary of the Portfolio Committee for Mines and Energy Temba Mliswa has come out guns blazing against Ziyambi Ziyambi the Minister ...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 08:21hrs | 1676 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chitando, shareholders clash in Hwange Colliery scandal
MINES minister Winston Chitando unilaterally recommended Hwange Colliery Company Limited's placement under administration without the blessing of other shareholders. The move is widely seen by some of...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 06:20hrs | 1291 | by Staff reporter
Acting PG turns partially blind
ACTING Prosecutor General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi turned half blind after opening a letter from an anonymous person, which he found on his desk. It remains a mystery how the letter, which was addressed to h...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 05:50hrs | 1275 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally warns economic saboteurs
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says the ruling party is aware of members fighting it from within with a view to causing destabilisation.Minister Ziyambi, who...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 17:00hrs | 3809 | by Staff reporter
Majome quits MDC politics
Former MDC legislator for Harare West Ms Jessie Majome on Thursday said she was no longer a political activist, having quit politics on July 31 this year. Responding to questions during a publ...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:41hrs | 1745 | by Staff reporter
Judgement reserved on Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry challenge
High Court judge David Mangota has reserved ruling in a matter in which a Zimbabwean woman is challenging the legality and composition of a commission of inquiry set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 12:22hrs | 1079 | by Staff reporter
10 lawyers including Jessie Majome battle it out for PG post
TEN lawyers will today battle it out in public interviews to select the country's new substantive Prosecutor-General in Harare. The interviews, to be conducted by the Judicial Service Commissi...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:26hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
'Queen Bee' once caused govt shutdown
The death of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei's father dealt a major blow on government business this week as virtually all ministers abandoned their workstations to attend his burial - in a developmen...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 12:38hrs | 12064 | by Staff reporter
Court rules against demolition of illegal homes
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has outlawed the demolition of illegal homes or eviction of people from illegal structures in the absence of a court order.The ruling of the court now n...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 08:32hrs | 3252 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa strikes at RBZ as promised
HEADS have started rolling at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), with four top executives being suspended yesterday less than 24 hours after Finance ministry communications taskforce chairperson Will...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:40hrs | 12082 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa unleashes CIO on cash barons
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube will this week meet with the country's State security agents for a briefing on the soaring foreign currency shortages as government tightens the noose on highly-placed fo...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:44hrs | 5542 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor-General interviews set for next month
THE Judicial Service Commission will next month conduct interviews for the position of Prosecutor-General (PG), which fell vacant after Ray Goba resigned in August. Goba stepped down after a tribunal ...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 08:47hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Tax war spills into court
Government's decision to charge a draconian two percent tax on electronic transactions is likely to face its first legal challenge today.The Daily News can report that a Harare man, Mfundo Mli...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 12:33hrs | 2044 | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga must go back to Zimbabwe hospitals,' says Malema
Social media reports that Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) President, Julias Malema has challenged Zimbabwe government officials including Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and Foreign Affairs Minist...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 21:02hrs | 29393 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga 'critically ill', airlifted to South Africa hospital
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is hospitalised in South Africa, government sources have reported.Chiwenga abruptly left a Cabinet meeting on October 2 after falling violently sick, and wa...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 19:02hrs | 19819 | by Staff reporter
Majome eyes PG post
Former MDC Member of Parliament Jessie Majome is among the legal minds gunning to become Zimbabwe's next Prosecutor-General (PG).Majome will battle it out with 10 other legal experts, who have...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:39hrs | 5321 | by Staff reporter
High court hears shooting victims' challenge of Mnangagwa's commission of inquiry
HIGH Court Judge Justice David Mangota today presided over the hearing and determination of an urgent chamber application filed by a relative of a shooting victim of the August 2018 violence, who is s...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 15:54hrs | 840 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa risks arrest
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa risks arrest if his opposition party proceeds with plans to inaugurate him as the 'People's President', a cabinet minister has warned."The issue of Chamisa is very sa...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:52hrs | 12806 | by newzimbabwe
Ziyambi challenge courts to resolve commercial disputes with minimum delay
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi on Friday challenged Zimbabwean courts to resolve commercial disputes with minimum delay to attract investors.Ziyambi made the remarks at the official opening ...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 08:28hrs | 966 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to hike traffic fines
Government is planning to hike traffic fines in a controversial move it claims will reduce road accidents, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has revealed.Ziyamb...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 13:11hrs | 5126 | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice Malaba to officially open High Court rooms in Bulawayo
Chief Justice Luke Malaba is today at 12 noon set to officially open the Bulawayo High Court new court rooms as the Justice ministry is making efforts to mordenise the court rooms in the country....Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 09:14hrs | 1380 | by Sithabile Mafu
Govt blasts 'insensitive' MPs
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has blasted insensitive legislators saying they have to wait a bit longer to get their cars.This comes after legislators from ...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:30hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance senator concerned over distribution of livestock without MPs knowledge
MDC Alliance Vice President Elias Mudzuri who is also senator has expressed concerns over the distribution of livestock under the command agriculture programme without the legislators knowing wh...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 07:22hrs | 3564 | by Stephen Jakes
MPs ordered to declare assets
CABINET Ministers, Members of the House of Assembly and Senators have been ordered to declare all their assets by end of day tomorrow. In an interview, the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parli...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:42hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Zec in e-voting tender storm
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is in the eye of a storm for allegedly courting an Estonian company to roll out an electronic voting system, which it plans to use in 2023 to allow Zimbabweans in the...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:34hrs | 1557 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda names SROC legislators
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday named MPs who will sit in the Standing Rules and Orders Committee (SROC), seen as crucial in the appointment of parliamentary portfolio and the...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:33hrs | 1218 | by Staff reporter
Govt completes translation of constitution into 16 languages
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has revealed that the government has completed the translation of the constitution into all 16 languages recognised by the supreme law...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 08:57hrs | 310 | by Sithabile Mafu
Mwonzora questions possibility of provincial councils being sworn in soon
MDC Alliance senator Douglas Mwonzora has questioned the possibility of the provincial councils as enshrined in the new constitution being sworn in soon considering the government's dragging of feet i...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1147 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe to build open prisons for jailed mums
THE Government intends to build more open prisons to accommodate female convicts who give birth in jail as it strives to improve the country's justice system, a Cabinet Minister has said. The ...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:51hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa, not Jonathan Moyo, is the brains behind POSA
ZAPU leader Dr Dumiso Dabengwa has revealed that he is the brains behind the original Public Order and Security Act (POSA) Bill but former President Mr Robert Mugabe refused to sign it because it was ...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:46hrs | 1789 | by Staff reporter
Storm over Mnangagwa's health minister's 'fake' qualifications
The government has refused to respond to allegations that Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo is using fake qualifications to masquerade as a medical doctor.Justice minister Ziyambi Zi...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 19:02hrs | 6342 | by Staff reporter
Imprisoned mothers better placed to take care of their infants - Ziyambi
THE Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi has said the imprisoned mothers are still better placed to take care of their infants even when they are jailed.Ziyambi ...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 09:27hrs | 858 | by Stephen Jakes
Lack of funds scuttle open prison plans
JUSTICE, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told Parliament on Wednesday that lack of funds was hampering plans to establish more open prisons where female prisoners incarcerated...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 13:03hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Justice minister calls Binga South MP to order
Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has called Binga South legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda to order after he questioned the qualifications of the Minister of Health Obadiah Moyo.Sibanda had aske...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 09:47hrs | 4109 | by Stephen Jakes
'Teacher training numbers to double'
Government will double the number of teachers it is training and the failure by the economy to absorb them at the moment is only temporary, a Cabinet Minister has said. Higher and Tertiary Edu...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs challenge Mnangagwa over ministerial appointment
OPPOSITION MPs yesterday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's appointment of six ministers who are not Members of Parliament, instead of five as stipulated in section 104(3) of the Constitution....Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:21hrs | 1563 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to rectify non-MPs anomaly
Government will soon rectify the anomaly that saw President Mnangagwa appointing six non-constituency parliamentarians as ministers instead of the constitutionally stipulated five. This was sa...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under pressure to strike a deal with Chamisa
Prospects for dialogue between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa now hang by the thread in spite of attempts by western power brokers to get them to smoke a peace pip...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 16:30hrs | 4680 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to amend Constitution to save Chamisa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to amend Zimbabwe's Constitution to recognise "official opposition" in a move critics say is meant to soothe MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa, NewsDay reported....Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:39hrs | 8102 | by Staff reporter
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