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Mashonaland chief in legal trouble over abuse directed at woman
The national Council of Chiefs has been petitioned to act on an errant chief who was filmed verbally abusing a woman during a village court sitting.Chief Nyamaropa, of Shamva in Mashonaland Ce...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 16:56hrs | 1390 | by Staff reporter
Matinyarare stopped!
A South African High Court has ruled that no amount of monetary compensation can remedy the long-term reputational damage inflicted by social media activist Rutendo Matinyarare on Innscor Africa and i...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 06:32hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
ED2030 sloganeering lacks practicability
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, as I see it, the ED 2030 campaign sloganeering lacks practicality. It is corrosive, divisive and erosive. It contradicts the time-honoured lead...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Promise Mkwananzi turns Chamisa's ship-jumping into a circus
When Nelson Chamisa wrote his resignation statement from Triple C last week on 24 January 2024, a day he should have been commemorating the party's second anniversary, he effectively dissolved his CCC...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 19:29hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo
Fresh blow for CCC
RECALLED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidates have lost a High Court challenge to remain on the ballot paper for the February 3 by-elections after the court ruled in favour of the self-impos...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lunga-Mbatha awarded US$47 850 for unfair dismissal by CZI
In a David and Goliath protracted legal battle spanning over 20 years, Zimbabwean women and children's rights activist Rita Marque Lunga-Mbatha has been awarded US$47 850.01 for unfair dismissal over ...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa files case at ICJ accusing Israel of 'genocidal acts' in Gaza
South Africa has filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of crimes of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza after nearly three months of relentless Israeli...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:24hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 45 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Helen Suzman Foundation rush to court to protect Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) rushed to court this week in an attempt to secure an order to protect Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders whose presence in South Africa, it said, was again und...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 19:05hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Hakainde Hichilema's reckless attempt to export puppetry
We note with great concern and embarrassment, the dishonorable and subjective activities of Mr Nevers Mumba, who was appointed as the Head of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission to Zimbabwe by Mr H...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 19:49hrs | 2 | by Fred M’membe
Kasukuwere's lawyer in hot soup for scandalising the court
Savior Kasukuwere's lawyer Jaqueline Sande has been ordered by the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) to retract and apologise for her comments made in connection to the matter of Kasukuwere and Loved...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 19:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa desperate to stay in power, wants to remove term limits'
The opposition party ZAPU has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of trying to hold onto power in order to amend the country's constitution to remove term limits.ZAPU spokesperson Msongelwa N...Published: 05 Aug 2023 at 18:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo opens up after David Coltart 'insult'
Zimbabwean former minister and MP Jonathan Moyo has written a long open letter to main opposition CCC senior leader David Coltart over his remarks about his late father Melusi Job Mlevu who was ...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 08:03hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
David Coltart operated in Matabeleland where he did dastardly things
Dear David Coltart,WHY I CANNOT SUPPORT QUINTUPLE C: COLTART, CHAMISA AND CCCMy attention has been drawn to your fraudulent and disgusting tweet you posted on my Twitter TL yesterday D...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 18:58hrs | 10 | by Jonathan Moyo
'Green Bombers' groupings haggle over who 'owns' Mnangagwa
TEMPERATURES are rising among former National Youth Service (NYS) graduates, derogatorily known as ‘Green Bombers', amid revelations two distinct groupings are tussling to claim rights to canvass su...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt backs RBZ on US dollar conversion
The 2018 decision by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to convert all US dollar balances in Zimbabwean bank accounts to local currency was quite constitutional the Constitutional Court ruled yesterda...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Lying' Coventry, Kamambo in bare knuckle fight
SUSPENDED Zifa board members have accused Sports minister Kirsty Coventry of lying under oath, following her recent claims in Parliament that she stepped in and fired them after they failed to account...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Youth blend in Zanu-PF candidates excites observers
The election season is upon us.It is an exciting time for the electorate and aspiring candidates for both parliamentary and local authority elections.While other political parties are ...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:41hrs | | by Ranga Mataire
What if US president is wrong on Ukraine?
Since the once great newspapers, the New York Times, the Washington Times and Los Angeles Times have been captured by the Democratic Party, they are all blowing President Joe Biden's narrative about t...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:24hrs | | by Kenneth Mufuka
'Zimbabwe courts cannot review monetary policy'
CABS will not pay a client US$179 000 in foreign currency, being the balance converted to local currency at the height of currency reforms in 2019, after the High Court ruled that courts have no power...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must seize the chance to unite nation, now!
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, it is apparent that Zimbabwe is bedevilled by deep-seated polarisation. Our body politic is fragmented through and through. Cons...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Buyanga blames Mnangagwa family for arrest
BUSINESS mogul Frank Buyanga, who is involved in a nasty fight over the custody of his minor son with ex-girlfriend Chantelle Muteswa, is languishing in jail after he was denied bail by a South Africa...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC member case withdrawn
A GOKWE South Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member accused of insulting a chief had her case withdrawn before plea on Tuesday.Nokhuthula Ncube, who was represented by Solomon Kangembeu f...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Biti baiting journalists with sensational but false claims'
A Harare Company West Properties Zimbabwe has exposed parliamentarian Tendai Biti's malicious attack against them after the legislator claimed that the company received 200 000 hectares of land from t...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi faces arrest
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and Attorney-General Prince Machaya face arrest for contempt of court after they defied a ruling ordering them to craft a code of conduct for the country's Vice-Presid...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:11hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Nothing new about CCC's same old characters
When CCC won in the majority of constituencies in by-elections held in March, its leaders ran with a line that they had done well, yet they were a new party on the scene.Yet the claim that CCC...Published: 28 May 2022 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Lovemore Chikova
United States mulls fresh bid to strangle Zimbabwe
IN what could pan out to be a reincarnation of the diabolical Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera), the US is mulling enacting legislation that will impose stiff penalties on African ...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption crusade fizzles out deplorably
HIGH-PROFILE corruption cases from as far back as 2017 are yet to be finalised, almost five years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to decisively tackle graft.The development also de...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa boycotts, Nhlanhla Ndiweni calls for sanctions on Zimbabwe
On Wednesday this week, the Mike Campbell Foundation (MCF), held its 10th Anniversary Celebrations at the Royal Geographical Society in London, themed: "An exciting journey of hope: Stories from the p...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:57hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
A golden gift from the political gods
If next year's watershed elections needed any divination, then the just-ended by-elections were the divine bones cast by a bone-thrower to provide a reading of the future.Well, they are a gold...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:27hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Of Chamisa's rally utterances, lack of substance
Following the formation of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) on January 24, 2022 after being forced by MDC-T leader, Douglas Mwonzora to adopt a new party name, the interim leader, Nelson Chamis...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:28hrs | 9 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Jonathan Moyo says 'ZEC must be sued like hell'
EXILED former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo says the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) must be "hit hard" with lawsuits to force the elections management body to be transparent in handling the vote...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Pressure mounts on Zec over voters' roll
EXILED former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo says the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) must be "hit hard" with lawsuits to force the elections management body to be transparent in handling the vote...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Black Americans and black Africans relations
THE relationship between black Americans and black Africans has been a subject of interest for social scientists and writers for a long time.Some black Africans, especially students who go to ...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:11hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome
SRC, Parliament clash
SPORTS and Recreation Commission (SRC) chairperson Gerald Mlotshwa has come under fire from Members of Parliament who are demanding the reinstatement of the suspended Zifa executive board to avert a F...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:50hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Judge berated for 'incompetent order'
IN an unprecedented move, Supreme Court judges have berated High Court Justice Tawanda Chitapi (pictured) for alleged incompetence and passing an irregular default judgement in a long-standing land ow...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youths take Mliswa to task
THE Zimbabwe Action Youth Platform (ZAYP) has challenged "serial political turncoat" Temba Mliswa to stop meddling in Zanu-PF affairs and feigning loyalty to President Mnangagwa when he surreptitiousl...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lindiwe Sisulu hits back at Zondo
Less than a week ago, I published an opinion piece that captures the importance of where ordinary South Africans find themselves.This opinion piece is my contribution to a conversing South Afr...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:35hrs | | by Lindiwe Sisulu
Ziyambi tears into Mliswa-Chikoka
Zanu-PF Mashonaland West is living to its billing as a political hotbed with internecine battles for control of provincial structures continuing unabated among party bigwigs.During Sunday's Za...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 19:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinese worse colonizers than the British, as savagely exploiting our country out of existence
I am a ZISCOSTEEL product. Born and bred in the iron and steel making small town of Redcliff.As with most towns and cities in Zimbabwe - Redcliff was built entirely by companies that opened th...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 19:38hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Mnangagwa a threat to rule of law'
A GROUP of lawyers have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government of unlawfully overturning a court ruling which allowed unvaccinated congregants to attend church service by insisting on enfor...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
What has gone wrong with South Africa's Constitutional Court?
For many years, our Constitutional Court basked in glory. It was lauded worldwide. Its judgments were studied in legal academies around the world. Many of our judges were in demand to teach seminars o...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:53hrs | 7 | by Ziyad Motala
Zimbabwean is in great pain!
The report of today's Bulawayo24 is about two young men who beat a man of 72 years to death because he refused to share information about soccer results! Our citizen loses his life because of a trivia...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 13:06hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Malaba strayed from straight, narrow path of rectitude
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, it is a shame for government that the power to extend the tenure of senior judges beyond retirement age that was recently vested in you was s...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:15hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Honouring Mbuya Nehanda was a coup for Mnangagwa
We, from the Zipra side of the Zimbabwe nationalist movement, do not agree with President Ammerson Mnangagwa on many issues, but on the issue of honouring Mbuya Nehanda, reclaiming our history and rew...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Malaba faces contempt of court charge
FORMER Chief Justice Luke Malaba is facing a contempt of court charge after he allegedly defied a High Court order which blocked extension of his term of office by five years.Zimbabwe Human ri...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Don't lead us into constitutional crises but deliver us from contempt of court
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, while the past week has been eventful and historic in several respects because of the High Court judgment that effectively "retired" Chief Ju...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:26hrs | | by Paul Kaseke
Ziyambi's rants reflective of state siege on judiciary
THE angry outburst by Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi (pictured) following the landmark ruling by the three High Court judges, rendering null and void the decision by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to ...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi Ziyambi not in contempt of court but in contempt of state enemies?
The minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has touched an eye of the eagle by his comments after the pronouncement of the infamous Judgement from the darkest of the hour. The High Court i...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
MDC linked NGO push for Ziyambi arrest
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi faces arrest on contempt of court charges after his shocking weekend outburst following the landmark ruling by three High Court judges trashing President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
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