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Zimbabwe govt raises awareness on new marriage law
The Law Development Commission under the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has expressed concern over limited access to legal information in communities, leading to widespread misin...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:42hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Forgery rap sparks fresh legal war in US$48m-Pfugari estate
The contentious battle over the late property mogul Edward Nyanyiwa Sr's multi-million-dollar estate has intensified, with his daughter Naume Makumbe facing allegations of forgery.Edward Nyany...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:34hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Lobola confusion hits Zimbabwe
The 2022 Marriage Act, which consolidates previous separate laws on civil and customary marriages, has sparked widespread misinformation on social media, prompting clarification from Justice, Legal, a...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:08hrs | 29005 | 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HUNDREDS of marriage certificates that were issued after September 2022 may be "null and void" because they cite a no longer valid law, it has emerged.On May 27, 2022, President Emmerson...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:38hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
'Lobola still required for customary union'
LOBOLA remains a requirement for registration of a customary marriage under the new Marriages Act, although not for registration of a civil marriage, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister ...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lobola payment, optional in Zimbabwe
MEN can now pay lobola only if they want to as a bride price is now a moral decision rather than a mandated legal necessity under the New Marriages Act.This emerged during a recent interactive...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:30hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son-in-law in deep trouble, had another wife
The late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law Simbarashe Mutsahuni Chikore who is being divorced by his wife Bona Nyepudzai Ouma is in deep trouble after it emerged that he committ...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 07:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Court tosses Chiwenga ex-wife's appeal in marriage perjury conviction
The High Court has dismissed Marry Mubaiwa's appeal against both conviction and sentence in a case she was convicted for illegally attempting to upgrade her marriage with Vice President Constantino Ch...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bona Mugabe and Simba battle for properties
WHILE the late former president Robert Mugabe's daughter Bona and her estranged husband Simba Chikore are still locked in divorce proceedings and intense negotiations on property sharing, the controve...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 08:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new marriage law give 'girlfriends' inheritance rights
Zimbabwe has ushered in a new marriage law that gives equal rights to "girlfriends" and women in registered unions upon the dissolution of a marriage or death of the husband.Marriage Act (Chap...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 06:12hrs | 4 | by Anadolu News Agency
Chief Charumbira demands action on child marriages
Chiefs Council president Fortune Charumbira has demanded more action on child marriages, while urging government and stakeholders to educate the nation about the Marriages Act which outlaws child marr...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga marries long-time soldier lover
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has married his long-time lover Miniyothabo Baloyi, the presidency announced on Wednesday.The two lovebirds exchanged their vows during a private ceremony a...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 17:58hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
New Act unifies all marriage laws
THE new Marriages Act became law on Friday, a piece of legislation that brings all marriage laws together, makes all marriages equal and finally provides a way to transform a registered customary unio...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Shingi Kawondera spends 2 'glorious hours' with ex-wife Marry Chiwenga
Ex-footballer Shingayi Kaondera met his ailing ex-wife Marry Mubaiwa bedside in hospital for the first time in 10 years on Wednesday.Mubaiwa left Kaondera, with whom she has a child, and marri...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 18:06hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Marry Mubaiwa's lawyer angrily dares magistrate
Marry Mubaiwa's trial for secretly planning to upgrade her marriage to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga exploded in angry scenes on Friday after a court ruled that she has a case to answer, dismiss...Published: 05 Feb 2022 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga paid US$100 'gupuro' to Mubaiwa
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is divorced from former model Mary Mubaiwa, the High Court has declared.Justice Owen Tagu made the ruling on Thursday after Chiwenga, on November 24 last ye...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife applies for discharge
The defence team for Marry Mubaiwa applied for her to be discharged on the charges of misrepresenting that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga agreed to a civil marriage, arguing that the State failed...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Johanne Marange Church sued for marrying off young girls
The constitutionality of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church doctrine of marrying off young girls and covering up alleged sexual abuse among congregants is now under the spotlight after gender activi...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman sues friend for US$50,000 for snatching her husband
A Harare woman is suing a family friend for allegedly snatching her husband.Marvelous Marufu is demanding US$50,000 damages from Ratidzo Nyamuchengwa, who works with her husband, for the loss ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:48hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Second wife joins divorce proceedings
THE High Court has granted permission to a second wife to be part of divorce proceedings between her husband and his first wife. High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba accepted a joinder appl...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 17:24hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Age of consent should be raised to 18, says Human rights lawyer
The Marriages Bill, which is currently being debated in Parliament has managed to define who is a child in Zimbabwe, but there is need to close the gap between the age of sexual consent and age of con...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe CSOs scrutinise Marriages Bill
A GROUP of civil society organisations (CSOs) are working with grassroots communities to ensure that the Marriages Bill contains sections that promote women and discourage early child marriages....Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet orders minister to remove the offending section 40 from Marriage Bill
There has been pandemonium regarding the import of the Marriages Bill, (hereinafter referred to as "the Bill") which was approved by the Cabinet in 2017. After spirited efforts by every person in Zimb...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 18:44hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The profanity of the Marriage Bill
There has been total confusion surprise and total disgust over the Draft Marriages Bill, 2017 which is now called the Marriage Bill,which was recently thrown out by the parliament when the honourable ...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Female cop in US$12 000 adultery suit
A BULAWAYO woman is suing a local female cop for US$12 000 in damages for allegedly engaging in an adulterous relationship with her husband who is also a police officer.The aggrieved woman, Mr...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 10:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The Marriage Bill of 2017 - A personal reflection on why it will not fly!
I am sure most people have read the proposed Marriages Bill of 2017, which seeks to repeal and replace the existing Marriage Act (Chapter 5:11) & the Customary Marriages Act (Chapter 5:01). ...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 12:06hrs | 2 | by Pastor Tomson Dube
Adultery damages, cohabitation rights
A COMMON assertion is that the proposition to protect the rights of cohabiting couples in the imminent Marriage Bill automatically nullifies the concept of adultery.However, this is not true b...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | 3 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Jittery over small house saga
SECTIONS of the Draft Marriages Bill 2017, which seeks to provide for civil partnerships - better known as cohabitation - will legitimise 'small houses' if passed into law, a legal expert has said....Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:33hrs | 2 | by Fatima Bulla
Cohabiting now legally protected
SECTION 40 of the proposed Marriage Bill recognises and protects the rights of unmarried people in cohabiting relationships, known in Shona as kubika mapoto and colloquially as small houses.Fo...Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:30hrs | 4 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Cohabiting now considered as marriage in Zimbabwe
The new Marriages Bill which has been approved by cabinet formally recognises civil partnerships (umasihlalisane/kuchaya mapoto) as legal marriage. An analysis of the Bill reveals that the law...Published: 17 May 2019 at 10:50hrs | 10 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe govt liberalises marriages…Chiefs, Vapostori to solemnise unions
Government has extended the role of marriage officers to include traditional and religious leaders such as Vapostori as it seeks to liberalise the solemnisation of unions.Justice, Legal and Pa...Published: 11 May 2019 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff Rporter
The impossibility of abolishing lobola
THIS is the conclusion of a three-part series which discussed the feasibility of doing away with roora or making it optional in customary marriages.The position taken has been that it is impos...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:00hrs | 1 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Spiritual significance of lobola/ roora
Calls to abolish the payment of lobola/roora are associated with some feminist perspective, which decries it as the major cause of inequalities between the sexes. Arguments against it are well establi...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:20hrs | 6 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Sexual allegations rock Zimbabwe's National Aids Council
Government has launched an investigation into the operations of the National Aids Council (NAC) over allegations of sexual harassment, corporate sleaze and maladministration.The probe coincide...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:43hrs | 3 | by Staff rpeorter
'Align laws to minimise child abuse'
HWANGE district junior parliamentarians, senators and councillors plan to lobby the government to align marriage laws with the Constitution in a bid to end child marriages.A position paper pre...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government introduces free education
Government schools will next year begin offering free basic education, while corporal punishment will be abolished in terms of a new law that is set to be introduced.Authorities will amend the...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:45hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Prosecutor sued for adultery
A Mutoko prosecutor is being sued for adultery after having a child with a married businessman. Ms Violet Gandashanga, a prosecutor at Mutoko Magistrates' Court, was last week slapped with a $30 000 a...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 11:28hrs | | by Staf reporter
Zimbabwe divorce case sour to alarming levels
The meltdown gripping Zimbabwe's once-prosperous economy has conspired with stress, and domestic violence to cause a spike in marriage breakups with the High Court in Harare alone registering 42 divor...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 11:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's gift to Zimbabwean women
Congratulations are in order for Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition, MDC-T and the fledgling MDC Alliance!We hear that he has just managed to bring another little Tsvangirai to the wo...Published: 30 Aug 2017 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Tsvangirai's 'secret' wife exposed, have 2 kids
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's "secret" wife of more than 20 years with whom he sired two children has been unmasked following his failure to settle US$15 227 rental arrears. The woman whose unio...Published: 04 Oct 2015 at 13:06hrs | 1 | by Brian Chitemba
Prison Officer to pay $2400 adultery damages
AN officer with the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services has been ordered to pay $2 400 as adultery damages to the wife of a man she was having an affair with.Mrs Annia Ndiraya ordered Ru...Published: 19 Sep 2015 at 10:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman guilty of marrying two men
A MUTARE woman appeared before a senior magistrate facing charges of illegally marrying two men on different occasions under Civil Marriages Act.Tambudzai Muwandi (31) of House Number 8252 Nya...Published: 18 Sep 2015 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Sherzadee Mkwamba
Businessman brags about marrying girl (15)
A 60-YEAR-OLD polygamous businessman from Silalatshani in Insiza District has caused a stir in the area after he "married" a 15-year-old girl and vowed that only death could separate them. The busines...Published: 30 Aug 2015 at 10:44hrs | | by Tatenda Gapare and Lungile Tshuma
'No under 18,' says Mugabe
Government could soon outlaw any marriage with persons below the age of 18, President Mugabe has said.Mugabe said this in Harare yesterday amid national debate on court precedents allowing chi...Published: 21 Jun 2015 at 10:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Jonathan Moyo pile pressure on Tomana
President Robert Mugabe has piled pressure on under fire Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana who suggested that girls as young as nine could consent to sex and married at 12.Mugabe said ...Published: 21 Jun 2015 at 09:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Family' scramble for Nkomo's pension
MORE than 10 years after the death of national hero and former Matabeleland South Governor Stephen Jeqe Nyongolo Nkomo, his children and three women who are alleging to be customary wives to the l...Published: 05 Apr 2015 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chief in trouble over 'adultery'
A GWANDA chief has been taken to the civil courts to answer to claims of wrongful arrest and defamation, with the plaintiff demanding $2 000 in damages.Justine Dube of Paye village under Chief...Published: 10 Oct 2013 at 04:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
84% of Zimbabwe marriages unregistered
ABOUT 84 percent of marriages in Zimbabwe are unregistered customary unions, a development that has fuelled a surge in inheritance and divorce cases before the courts. Speaking at a workshop on marria...Published: 07 Feb 2013 at 04:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Marriages laws need attention,' says RG
The Registrar General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede says the current legislation on marriage has loopholes that require urgent attention to protect the family and cultural values.In an interview on marria...Published: 06 Feb 2013 at 11:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe marriage officers in no show
The introduction of the new marriage officers register by the Registrar General's Office this year has seen the disappearance of more than seven hundred marriage officers who are suspected to have bee...Published: 17 Jul 2012 at 13:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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