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Zimbabwe records 49% surge in divorce cases
Zimbabwe has experienced a significant increase in divorce cases, with 3,214 recorded across the country in 2024, up from 2,149 in 2023. Despite this rise, only 1,562 of the cases have been finalised,...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:37hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
2 000 couples divorced last year in Zimbabwe
Over 2,100 couples divorced in Zimbabwe last year, while 1,061 separations have been recorded since the start of this year, according to court records. The High Court settled 2,149 cases in 20...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:19hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
139 file for divorce in Bulawayo in 2 months
BULAWAYO has since the beginning of the year recorded shocking divorce statistics with 139 applications filed at the High Court before the end of February.From the 139 divorces filed at the Bu...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:43hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Divorce cases spike in Zimbabwe
INFIDELITY, social media abuse, poor communication, grudges and gender-based violence are among top drivers of divorces across the country with Bulawayo alone recording 658 divorces this year al...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:25hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
30% of marriages collapse within five years
KEEPING marriages intact has seemingly become a mammoth task for newlyweds, if statistics provided by the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) are anything to go by.At least 30 percent of new ma...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:03hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bona Mugabe divorce, yet another Damascene moment for the republic
The world is not for honest people. I am convinced. Those who toil, break a sweat in various endeavours to make an honest living a...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:22hrs | 62 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Bona Mugabe wants divorce granted quickly through the fast lane
The late former president Robert Mugabe’s daughter Bona took a fast lane to facilitate divorcing her husband Simba Chikore as she was fed up with his "shenanigans", insiders say.She couldn't...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 20:54hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
10 divorce cases a day in Masvingo
Justice Garainesu Mawadze of the High Court in Masvingo presided over 10 divorce cases in a day from the usual four-five cases a week.A...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 06:12hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
300 Bulawayo couples seek divorce in 6 months
MORE than 300 couples have applied for divorce in the High Court in Bulawayo in the first six months of the year, translating to about an average of 50 cases every month, a worrying trend observers bl...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: Bulawayo records 20 divorce cases in 1 day
Bulawayo High Court was on Thursday inundated with twenty (20) cases of people intending to divorce. According to a survey infidelity has been cited as the major cause of family break-ups in the...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:59hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Divorce cases spike
The High Court in Harare recorded a staggering 47 divorce cases on Thursday last week while statistics show that 1 351 couples filed for divorce last year compared to 1 117 in 2020.Observers b...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Sheriff fired
Divorce orders obtained fraudulently by some greedy men with a view to stripping their spouses in the Diaspora of matrimonial property, are now on the increase amid reports that a Deputy Sheriff was r...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Men are emotional beings also; a nature denied
The society can no longer sustain the lie, the fast diminishing energy reserves which have for centuries propelled the patriarchal society can no longer be wasted in pursuing the fallacy that men are ...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 18:15hrs | 1 | by Mberi Prince
Zesa's chair Gata, wife part ff 45 couples seeking divorce in early 2022
A LEAST 45 divorce cases have been filed at the High Court this month, and one of the disgruntled divorce applicants is the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) executive chairman Sydney Gata....Published: 13 Jan 2022 at 05:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
1 351 file for divorce
INFIDELITY has been cited as the major cause of family break-ups in the country with this year's statistics showing that at least 1 351 couples filed for divorce at the High Court, an increase from 1 ...Published: 30 Dec 2021 at 07:50hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Have sex but Don't get married
The past week has seen a heated debate on social media after government has through the Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Cde Ziyambi Ziyambi gave the green light over the age of sexual consent to...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 19:12hrs | 12 | by Desmond Nleya
Chiwenga endorses Mnangagwa wife's initiative
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday attended First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's educative Gota/Nhanga/Ixhiba programme at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) and concurred with her tha...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's lands commission handling over 1 000 disputes
THE Zimbabwe Lands Commission (ZLC) says it is handling over 1 000 disputes involving farm allocations and boundary rows.The ZLC has also admitted the fast-track land reform programme created ...Published: 04 May 2021 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga abandon C&J mansion for 'White House', he's loaded - cut loot, two more white elephants
"VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga whose previous two divorce cases revealed that he is loaded with money, property and businesses has completed building a new luxurious mansion in Harare's upmarket...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 10:31hrs | 11 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chiwenga builds new luxurious mansion
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga whose previous two divorce cases revealed that he is loaded with money, property and businesses has completed building a new luxurious mansion in Harare's upmarket ...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:17hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
King Mambo weds second wife
The skies were overcast the whole day yesterday as if to give people a break from the scorching sun witnessed the previous day. It was the day of King Mambo's royal wedding at his homestead in Mawaben...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Law Society of Zimbabwe hikes legal fees
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has announced new tariffs to be charged by lawyers ranging from RTGS$180 to $2 100 per hour from the least to the most qualified lawyer with effect from this month. &...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Divorce lie backfires, Judge warns man
A HIGH Court judge has warned litigants in divorce cases against abusing court processes by using unorthodox means to fraudulently secure favourable rulings as courts will not hesitate to take stern a...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:06hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers hike legal fees
THE cost of accessing justice has shot through the roof, pushing the service out of reach for the majority of the country's impoverished populace after the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) approved sharp...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti's stage managed conviction is a threat to dialogue & Judiciary reputation
There is enough evidence to prove that the judiciary system of Zimbabwe has been subjective and tainted by ZANU/ZANU-PF since 1980. ZANU-PF's infiltration of the judiciary has totally paralyze the pro...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 10:51hrs | 2 | by Don Chigumba
Divorce cases up 42%
OVER 2 600 couples filed for divorce last year at the country's four permanent High Court stations, a 42 percent increase from those recorded in 2017. According to statistics obtained from the...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sharp increase in divorces
THE number of couples that filed for divorce at the Bulawayo High Court shot to 820 between January and December 2018, marking a 60 percent increase compared to 512 in the previous year. However, 1 19...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangangwa cracks down on hidden wealth
When Emmerson Mnangagwa took the reins of power in Zimbabwe‚ one of his rallying points to the masses was dealing with corruption and its effects on the economy.Zimbabwe is ranked 154th out ...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 12:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sex, finances and relatives
Divorce cases seem to be on the increase, they are taking over media spaces.Children are being sired in adulterous affairs.ivorce cases seem to be on the increase, they are taking over media s...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 09:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 000 couples in mass wedding
IT was pomp and fanfare at the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ)'s annual conference at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo when their leader Archbishop Johannes Ndanga sole...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 04:50hrs | 1 | by Staff 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
Zimbabwe taxman targets Zanu-PF chefs
The country's nouveau riche - especially bigwigs in Zanu-PF who have made enormous wealth in the midst of widespread poverty - face lifestyle audits by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), which is...Published: 16 Jul 2017 at 12:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army general abandoned family, move in with 'mistress'
One of the country's decorated liberation war icons, retired Air Vice Marshal Henry Muchena, is entangled in an acrimonious divorce with his wife of 31 years, who is claiming in court papers that the ...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 13:12hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
'Maintenance fuels divorce'
A TRADITIONAL leader from Mudzi East has called for the scrapping off of children and spousal maintenance laws, claiming the facility was fuelling divorce cases and had been turned into a money-spinni...Published: 02 May 2017 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
When Zanu-PF bigwigs divorce, gloves come off
The divorce industry in Zimbabwe is worth millions a year and mega-bucks settlements abound.And when stay-at-home mum Sibusisiwe Melody Marapira recently demanded custody of her three children...Published: 17 Apr 2017 at 11:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mwazha heard death knock on her door
The wife of the leader of Apostolic African Church, Mai Joyce Mwazha, who passed away last week, seemed to know her time was up, telling close congregants as much during the church's 2016 East...Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 17:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Divorce cases dominate new Masvingo High Court
The opening of Masvingo High Court has brought relief to couples in troubled marriages as divorce dominates the number of civil cases before the court.The distance to Harare or Bulawayo an...Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe blames men for high rate of divorce cases
President Mugabe last Friday expressed concern over the high rate of divorce that was destroying many families. He said in most cases, men were to blame for the break-ups.President Mugabe said...Published: 03 Oct 2016 at 10:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Infidelity wrecking marriages
LOCAL Christian leaders say it is puzzling to note that the majority of Zimbabweans are Christians who understand the need to safeguard the marriage institution yet divorce cases continue to soar....Published: 17 Jan 2016 at 09:14hrs | | by Desire Ncube
1,102 Zimbabwean couples register for divorce since January
A record 1 102 couples have registered to terminate their marriages at the High Court in Harare and Bulawayo with 173 divorces already granted since January this year. According to High Court...Published: 21 Jul 2015 at 09:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court terminates 22 marriages
Twenty-two marriages were terminated on Thursday by the High Court with the consent of the involved parties in divorce proceedings brought about by various factors.High Court judge Justice Eri...Published: 16 Jul 2015 at 16:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Promiscuity in Zimbabwe: any near solution to it?
Sibusisiwe: Well this is the only job I can do, sell at the market. At least you have a husband, if you cannot get any sales there is a second income, a backup income. You are not left on y...Published: 01 Jun 2015 at 13:33hrs | 4 | by Nomazulu Thata taken from the ebook:
Rape, divorce cases worry Grace Mugabe
The First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe has decried high rape cases in the country perpetrated on women and children amid reports that police recorded 11 000 such cases last year alone.She also lamente...Published: 25 May 2015 at 06:57hrs | | by George Maponga
'Gays, lesbians need deliverance'
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya has slammed gays and lesbians for upsetting the natural order of nature as ordained by God.In an interview on Sunday h...Published: 31 Mar 2015 at 06:06hrs | | by Lovemore Mataire
'Vapostori sect are demonic,' - Prophet Magaya's full sermon
Prophet Walter Magaya recently stirred a hornets' nest by referring to the vapostori sect as being possessed by marine spirits. Below we reproduce the sermon in full . . The subject of marine ...Published: 25 Jan 2015 at 11:49hrs | 1 | by Prophet Magaya
Newly weds divorces after 5 days
IN what could be a Zimbabwean record, a couple wedded and divorced only five days later.The couple were married under the Marriage Act (Chapter 5:11) at the Bulawayo Magistrates' Courts on Ma...Published: 23 Jan 2015 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Divorce cases overwhelm the High Court
DIVORCE cases continue to overwhelm the High Court despite calls from religious, legal and traditional leaders for couples in the country to safeguard the marriage institution, Judge President Jus...Published: 13 Jan 2015 at 07:10hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo
Dr 'Mzee' Muzenda left a perfect model
This month in 2003, Zimbabwe lost a politician that will take some generations to find an equivalent. The late Vice President affectionately known as Dr Mzee was an astute politician and a shrewd ...Published: 23 Sep 2014 at 15:31hrs | 1 | by John Sigauke
Divorce cases on the rise in Bulawayo
AT least 330 couples applied for divorce in Bulawayo during the period between January and August this year, a manual count of the High Court index book figures reveals.Last week alone, 20...Published: 31 Aug 2014 at 07:17hrs | | by Thulani Ndlovu
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