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Zimbabwe Judiciary under spotlight

SINCE assuming power in 2017 through a coup and the subsequent controversial election victory in 2018, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule has been marred by allegations of compromising the independence of the Judiciary.The constitutional …

Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Tembo

Magistrates allege State capture of the Judiciary

SOME magistrates have alleged State capture of the Judiciary, and accused senior officials in the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of corruption and interference with court processes.In an open letter dated October 4, 2022 addressed to JS…

Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Why fighting against Malaba and Patriotism & The Judiciary in Zimbabwe

Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches. The typi…

Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 16:42hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Why Zimbabwe needs judiciary reforms to be open for business

THE Zimbabwean Constitution enshrines the principle of separation of powers among three distinct arms of government, which are the executive, consisting of the President and Cabinet, the legislature, which is the Parliament, and the judici…

Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:52hrs | 3 | by Mirian Mangwaya

The tale of a captured judiciary

THE year 2020 did not see any major judicial decisions, but was replete with prolonged postponement of trials.At one time, chief magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi threatened to sit on a Sunday for trial of former University of Zimbabwe vice-ch…

Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:08hrs | | by Miriam Mangwaya

Coltart's plot on judiciary outed?

A plot by some shadowy non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to rope in Harare-based lawyers to attack the judiciary through a demonstration today has been exposed. The Herald understands that the demonstration by lawyers is a political ma…

Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF trying to portray independence of judiciary by going to court during holiday - Jonathan Moyo

Former Zanu PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo has mocked Zanu PF legal secretary and party lawyers for trying to play with the mindas of the people by goin g to the Constitutional Court on a holiday to portray as is the judiciary is indepe…

Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 09:38hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Zimbabwe's judiciary judgements large biased to Zanu-PF

Dear EditorI do applaud what the Kenya Supreme Court's ruling in nullifying the August 8 presidential election results and order a re-run. The Judiciary have absolutely shown what they are made of - something which is lacking in our Zimbab…

Published: 04 Sep 2017 at 16:22hrs | | by Pythias Makonese

A Zimbabwe judge hung by the robe barely survives

The Zimbabwe judiciary system has been sentenced to death by political interference, politicisation and corruption that has left Zimbabweans without an effective recourse to justice in particular when the governing party of ZANU PF is the …

Published: 19 Nov 2016 at 16:21hrs | | by Themba Mthethwa

'Komwiima nyama zifuwa kamutipa' - Deny us the meat but at least give us bones

Like many of this generation, young or old, who do not see panache in grieving, I have been moulded into believing politics is a dirty game and have cropped a great amount of effort to frantically refute this primitive appellation. Ironica…

Published: 08 Feb 2013 at 18:48hrs | | by Zisunko Ndlovu

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