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South Africans languish in Zimbabwe prisons
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission has told IOL that scores of South African nationals are languishing in Zimbabwe's Harare Remand Prison, awaiting deportation, after they were arrested for breachin...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:33hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
King imposter to stand trial in Zimbabwe
Timothy Chiminya, the man at the centre of a controversial royal saga, is set to appear before the Harare Magistrates' Court on Thursday, 5 June, to face charges of undermining the authority of the Pr...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 18:27hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
Judge interviews: Why worthy legal minds will not offer themselves for the bench
LIKE most lawyers who heavily litigate, I followed the recently ended interviews from which it is hoped eight Labour Court judges will be appointed.As the interviews progressed, I became incre...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 995 | by Beatrice Mtetwa
New twist to Fools Mine saga
A legal storm is unfolding at Fools Investments (Pvt) Ltd, with corporate rescue practitioner Dumisani Dube raising alarm over alleged interference by a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) offi...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 09:26hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF losing candidate for Chinhoyi faces arrest
ZANU-PF member and losing candidate for the Chinhoyi parliamentary seat in the August 2023 elections, Thomas Chidzomba, is facing possible arrest after being accused of assaulting a white commercial f...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:02hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission now operational
The Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC), chaired by Justice Webster Chinamora, is now fully operational and has already received 15 complaints from citizens, mostly related to assault ca...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:37hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Ugly fight over Rhodes' estate
Allegations have surfaced that suspected land barons are impersonating ZANU-PF officials in an attempt to seize properties belonging to the estate of Cecil John Rhodes' grandson, sparking a legal and ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:09hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo meltdown deepens mystery over R800m ZEC windfall
Flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo has sparked fresh controversy following a bizarre outburst dismissing growing questions over alleged multimillion-rand payments linked to Zimbabwe's 2023 electi...Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:03hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter
High Court refuses to strike down Patriot Act
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge seeking to declare amendments to the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act - widely known as the Patriot Act - unconstitutional, dealing another blo...Published: 22 May 2025 at 09:33hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Donor-dependent lawyers take Zimbabwe govt to court over PVO Act
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has filed a landmark application at the High Court, seeking to have several provisions of the amended Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Act declared un...Published: 18 May 2025 at 15:17hrs | 745 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi awareness campaigns set for this week
Traditional leaders in Matabeleland North and South provinces will begin receiving logistical support, including fuel allocations, starting Monday as they prepare to launch a week-long public awarenes...Published: 18 May 2025 at 11:49hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Woman ducks cross-examination in disputed Rhodes Estate case
A Harare woman who claims to be the executor of the estate of the late Brian James and Elizabeth Rhodes - individuals she alleges were relatives of British imperialist Cecil John Rhodes – abruptly h...Published: 13 May 2025 at 16:53hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banker, SA banks implicated in R2 billion electoral scandal
A top Zimbabwean banker is at the centre of the nearly R2 billion Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) tender scandal involving a South African printing company paid R1.2 billion by the Harare governme...Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:58hrs | 2421 | by Roland Mpofu I iol
Zimbabwe to recruit 8,000 teachers
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is set to recruit 8,000 teachers in the upcoming second term, pending final approval from the Treasury. The recruitment drive, announced yesterday, is a...Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:37hrs | 237 | by Sytaff reporter
Mnangagwa sued
Heal Zimbabwe Trust has filed a constitutional application against President Emmerson Mnangagwa, alleging that he violated principles of public procurement accountability by enacting a law that makes ...Published: 07 May 2025 at 09:40hrs | 3544 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war vets launch impeachment drive
A major political storm is sweeping through Zimbabwe's corridors of power as a group of war veterans led by outspoken activist Blessed Geza has initiated an impeachment campaign targeting senior gover...Published: 06 May 2025 at 12:15hrs | 4537 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube apologises to Sengezo Tshabangu
In a rare and humbling move for a senior legal practitioner, Professor Welshman Ncube, a law professor and prominent opposition figure, has issued a formal apology to the Harare High Court and Senator...Published: 06 May 2025 at 08:45hrs | 1714 | by Staff reporter
Families of Zimbabweans trapped in SA mine cry for help
Ten informal miners, the majority believed to be Zimbabwean nationals, have remained trapped underground for over five months in an abandoned gold mine shaft in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, after rising wate...Published: 04 May 2025 at 20:23hrs | 1539 | by Staff reporter
Swiss Ambassador accused of meddling in Gukurahundi hearings
Switzerland's ambassador to Zimbabwe, Stephane Rey, has come under fire for allegedly interfering in the Gukurahundi hearings, with accusations that his actions are aimed at sabotaging the sensitive r...Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:41hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Swiss Ambassador Outsmarts CIO
The Swiss Ambassador to Zimbabwe allegedly outsmarted the dread Zimbabwe Central Intelligence Organisation after successfully carrying out a series of clandestine meetings meant to influence the Gukur...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 14:02hrs | 2667 | by Hilary Ntini
High Court strikes procurement law challenge off the roll
A legal challenge mounted by Harare lawyer Mr Naison Machingauta against a controversial provision in Zimbabwe's public procurement law has been struck off the High Court roll, with the court citing c...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:26hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga sues Justice and Information ministers
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga has taken legal action against the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Information, and the Attorney General (AG), challenging the constitutional...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:49hrs | 2734 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga takes freedom bid to the Constitutional Court
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who has been detained for over a month, has filed papers seeking the Constitutional Court's intervention to challenge the law under which he was ...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 13:08hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Judge faces serious allegations of attempting to defraud Zimasco
Zimbabwe Alloys and Smelting Company (ZIMASCO) has formally lodged a complaint with the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) against High Court Judge Joel Mambara, alleging judicial misconduct in a case...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 12:28hrs | 2732 | by Staff reporter
Elderly Bulawayo couple sentenced for exploiting bank glitch
An elderly couple from Bulawayo, who took advantage of a technical glitch at Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe to embezzle over US$30,000, has been sentenced to seven years in prison.Frank Sibanda and his...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:06hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe accelerates plans for National Health Insurance Scheme
Zimbabwe's push for a National Health Insurance (NHI) system has reached a decisive phase, with government officials and health experts reaffirming the need to implement the scheme this year. Despite ...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 08:10hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Prominent lawyer cleared following gold theft trial storm
Harare lawyer Admire Rubaya has been cleared of any wrongdoing following a successful Supreme Court appeal against a lower court's decision to try him and three others for allegedly defeating the cour...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 09:15hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Geza calls on Zimbabweans to rise against the govt
Blessed Geza, a militant and vocal leader of Zimbabwe's war veterans, has issued an ultimatum to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, demanding his immediate resignation or face a catastrophic political endg...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 08:22hrs | 2167 | by Staff reporter
What's the point of a witness protection law when Zimbabwe is a lawless country?
Can a government entrenched in corruption seriously be expected to fight it?The Whistle Blower and Witness Protection Bill, set to be tabled in Zimbabwe's National Assembly in August, appears ...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 13:40hrs | 385 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Book Review | Odyssey of Liberation: A Memoir of a Rebel Advocate
Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, famously argued that "until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter". In his recently minted book, Od...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 14:08hrs | 255 | by Professor Sipho Seepe
Zimbabwean who crossed twice illegally from Canada into Washington State
Tatenda Banga, a 30-year-old citizen of Zimbabwe, pleaded guilty on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two federal felonies related to his illegal border crossing and subsequent actions in ...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 07:04hrs | 2065 | by Staff reporter
POSB scandal exposes Mnangagwa?
Documents supporting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial handling of the planned sale of the state-owned People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) have sparked grave concerns regarding transparency an...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 08:11hrs | 3528 | by Staff reporter
POSB scandalous sale deal comes under scrutiny
Despite the questionable agreement surrounding the state-owned People's Own Savings Bank (POSB), Attorney-General Virginia Mabiza's correspondence with the bank's management and a directive from Presi...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 08:06hrs | 972 | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Mnangagwa and the 26 criminals around him
In November 2017, former President Robert Mugabe was removed from office and his crime, according to the putschists who ousted him in a coup, was that he had allowed himself to be surrounded by crimin...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 15:51hrs | 1720 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Witnesses in Mutumbuka case in no show again
The trial of two suspects involved in the fraudulent sale of Dr. Dzingai Mutumbuka's mansion in Chisipite was postponed once again on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, due to the continued absence of two key ...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:42hrs | 1401 | by Staff reporter
Suspected car thief Brighton Chipunza's trial postponed
The ongoing trial of suspected car thief Brighton Chipunza was yesterday postponed to February 27 after his lawyer failed to appear in court, reportedly due to other legal commitments.Chipunza...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 09:13hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Vingirai reclaims farms after 2 decade legal battle, thanks Mnangagwa
Prominent banker Mr. Nicholas Vingirai has expressed gratitude to President Emmerson Mnangagwa for facilitating the return of his two farms in Mashonaland West province - Doondo and Sholliver - after ...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:44hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Illicit wealth case resumes in Zimbabwe court
The trial of Dennis Madondo, a 33-year-old man from Murehwa accused of acquiring property using illicit funds, resumed yesterday, with the prosecution presenting evidence on his unexplained wealth....Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:30hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu's faction calls disciplinary hearing a 'Kangaroo Court'
Tensions within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) have escalated, with Sengezo Tshabangu's faction condemning a disciplinary hearing convened by Welshman Ncube as a "sham" and a "kangaroo court....Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 09:06hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Authenticating Electronic Records-Based Evidence in Zimbabwean Labour Disputes: Lessons from the Mahere and Chirambwe Case
The recent case between Fadzai Mahere and Mr. Chirambwe has ignited a firestorm of controversy, casting a spotlight on the labyrinthine complexities of authenticating electronic records-based evidence...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 16:26hrs | 359 | by Etiwel Mutero-VaMugwaza
'You're remotely controlled, I'll switch off main socket,' Tshabangu tells panel
Senator Sengezo Tshabangu has promised to deal with the invisible hand behind his party's discord through switching off the main (invisible) political con...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 03:41hrs | 3517 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
ConCourt halts Chitungwiza mass demolition
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has upheld a High Court judgment halting mass demolitions in Chitungwiza, ruling that the demolition orders issued by the municipality were constitutionally invalid...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:48hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
2 company directors dupe Zimra of R10 million
Two directors of Hilmax, Rugare Murwira and Patrick Musavaya, appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Wednesday to face seven counts of fraud, allegedly defrauding the Zimbabwe Revenue ...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:41hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's lawyers respond to Buyanga's freedom bid
Attorneys representing South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have stated that they will abide by the Constitutional Court's ruling following an application by Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga Sa...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:30hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF, war veterans back Mnangagwa's term extension?
ZANU-PF and veterans of the liberation struggle have reaffirmed their commitment to the resolution passed at the 21st Annual National People's Conference, calling for the extension of President Emmers...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:44hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu reports Welshman Ncube
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) self-imposed secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu has filed a formal complaint against party leader Welshman Ncube with the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ), accusing N...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:56hrs | 1349 | by Staff reporter
Sengenzo Tshabangu dumped by lawyers
The lawyers representing self-styled CCC Interim Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu and his colleague Senator Nonhlanhla Mlotshwa in the battle for the soul of CCC Messrs Ncube Attorneys firm have du...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 19:00hrs | 3805 | by George Tshuma
Mahere criticises govt's plans to issue Zimbabweans with title deeds to farms
Prominent opposition political activist and lawyer, Fadzayi Mahere, has criticized the government's plans to issue title deeds for farms seized and redistributed during Zimbabwe's controversial land r...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 06:38hrs | 817 | by Staff reportetr
Zimbabwe genocide public hearings to start first quarter
Public hearings on the Gukurahundi conflict are slated to commence in the first quarter of this year, marking a significant step towards national healing and reconciliation. A designated Command Centr...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:02hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional coup looms in Zimbabwe
A controversial proposal to amend Zimbabwe's Constitution and extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term of office by up to five years beyond the 2028 constitutional limit has sparked heated debate. T...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 12:09hrs | 2694 | by Staff reporter
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