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Zimbabwe Judge's sudden resignation opens a Pandora's box
FORMER High Court judge Webster Chinamora allegedly left a huge backlog of reserved judgments, with Delta Corporation continuing to haunt him despite his recent resignation, the Zimbabwe Independent r...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1785 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa protects judge facing a series of corruption scandals
SOMETIME in February The NewsHawks reported that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) had recommended that President Emmerson Mnangagwa must set up tribunals to investigate High Court Justices Webste...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 21:25hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
Dembare awarded abandoned match with Highlanders
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has taken action regarding the abandoned match between Dynamos and Highlanders at Barbourfields Stadium on September 10, due to crowd trouble. Dynamos has been ...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 08:25hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Palestine welcomes Zanu-PF victory
THE State of Palestine has congratulated President Mnangagwa and the ruling party Zanu-PF following their victory in last week's harmonised elections as congratulatory messages for the President conti...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Harare lawyer's woes mount
The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has confirmed that Harare lawyer Tafadzwa Ngoro is not registered with the organisation.Ngoro appeared in court last Tuesday on allegations of representing a ...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:39hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Law Society of Zimbabwe flags 31 unregistered lawyers
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has named 31 unregistered lawyers and warned them against appearing in court, prisons and police stations purporting to be representing their clients.In a not...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:11hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer charged over 'illegal practice'
A lawyer for a Harare property developer has appeared in court on allegations of representing the developer without a valid practising certificate.Tafadzwa Ngoro is alleged to have appeared on...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:45hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Law Society of Zimbabwe probes lawyer in property scam
The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) is looking into a case in which prominent Mutare lawyer Cosmas Chibaya of Chibaya and Partners Legal Practitioners is accused of selling a residential stand he knew w...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Law society suspends lawyer Doreen Vundhla-Phulu
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has suspended Doreen Vundhla-Phulu's licence and placed under curatorship her law firm Vundhla-Phulu and Partners pending investigations following allegations of her ...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 15:28hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
MP's lawyer wife up for fraud
A PROMINENT Bulawayo lawyer, Doreen Vundhla-Phulu allegedly defrauded a client of US$26 000 in a botched residential stand deal.Vundhla (41) of Burnside suburb in Bulawayo and wife to Citizens...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally's law firm placed under curatorship for conning client
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Kucaca Phulu's law firm has been placed under curatorship on the orders of the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) for allegedly conning a client of US$26,000 ...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe varsities' law curricula need review'
NEWLY elected Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) president Rumbidzai Matambo has suggested that the country's law curricula must be revised to satisfy new industry trends.Matambo says recent law gr...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa promises to end 'terror tactics'
The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has described an attack on a lawyer by police on Saturday as a "new low" for the country's checkered human rights record.In a statement, the LSZ demanded an i...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
UZ exam paper leaks under probe
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has taken a keen interest in reports that rich and politically exposed persons are bribing their way to obtain law qualifications at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ)....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala denied bail..Magistrate says he is an unrepentant criminal
Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament (MP), Job Sikhala was denied bail again by a Harare magistrate in a case where he stands accused of inciting public violence and defeating the...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 18:12hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Law Society of Zimbabwe clears lawyer of bribery
A SENIOR Harare lawyer accused of unprofessional conduct for allegedly negotiating to buy an immovable property from an accused person without consulting his client has been cleared of wrongdoing by t...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Warara appointment raises stink
THE appointment of lawyer Charles Warara as a member of the tribunal to investigate Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner John Makamure has raised stink following revelations that he...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer denies bribery accusation
TOP lawyer Thabani Mpofu has once again written to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) refuting allegations raised by Joseph Crnkovic, a former finance officer for Chegutu-based mining company Dallagio ...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 19:08hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Fake lawyers making a killing
Is your lawyer really qualified or licensed?Well, you might need to check again.The number of people falling victim to bogus lawyers continues to rise by the day.There are even...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer says he faces 'extortionate' means
PROMINENT attorney Advocate Thabani Mpofu, involved in a wrangle with Zimbabwean-Croat Joseph Crnkovic, a former finance officer for Chegutu-based mining company Dallaglio Investments, over allegation...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:13hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Biti 'threatens' complainant
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) vice president Tendai Biti has been reported to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) for allegedly threatening a complainant in a matter where he is an accused person....Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Prominent lawyer arrested for forgery and money laundering
PROMINENT Harare lawyer, Norman Mugiya has been arrested for allegedly forging a will of a deceased person and money laundering.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson, Assistant ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 19:29hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer Zacc in crosshairs
TOP lawyer, Advocate Thabani Mpofu is in Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc)'s crosshairs following allegations that he received "an inducement" from accused persons to conceal racism and human...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Top lawyer faces fraud probe
PROMINENT lawyer and managing partner of Mugiya and Muvhami Law Chambers, Norman Mugiya, is in trouble after he allegedly helped a client to forge a will of the late Jonah Shereni.In a letter ...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti faces deregistration as a lawyer
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti faces deregistration as a lawyer after local businessman Tendai Mashamhanda reported allegations of misconduct against him to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) and ...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt shuts door on foreign lawyers
GOVERNMENT has shut the door on foreign lawyers taking part in future election litigation.Zimbabwe expects to hold general elections next year."We have seen the development of electora...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lawyer off the hook
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has absolved Harare lawyer Kudzaishe Gama of wrongdoing for facilitating transfer of a property at the centre of a dispute with a client.LSZ recently institut...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer risks censor for unprofessional conduct
A LOCAL company Quicklink Investments has lodged a complaint with the Law Society of Zimbabwe against lawyer Norman Mugiya over allegations of unprofessional conduct.Quicklink claim that Mugiy...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 'judicial capture' probed
PROMINENT jurists led by the Southern African Development Community Lawyers Association (Sadc LA) last week embarked on a fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe to investigate concerns about judicial captur...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer arrested for theft
A lawyer in Chinhoyi has been arrested on allegations of stealing more than $100 000 from a client after being given an ATM card to settle legal fees.Burukai Muchadzireva (42) is still assisti...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi chickens out of controversial Bill
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has refused to gazette a Bill meant to strip the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) of regulatory powers as sought by a Harare lawyer.Joshua Chirambwe had approache...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi hits back at Chirambwe
JUSTICE minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi has hit back at Harare lawyer, Joshua John Chirambwe's application that he mounted with the High Court last month challenging the legality of the Law Society of Zimba...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 16:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top lawyer in soup over 'captured Malaba' rant
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has written to prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa asking her to explain utterances she allegedly made in 2018 suggesting that Chief Justice Luke Malaba was...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Swazi born top lawyer in soup for Malaba 'captured' comment
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has asked Beatrice Mtetwa, a Swazi born human rights lawyer based in Zimbabwe, to respond a complaint filed by a fellow legal practitioner, Tinomudaishe Chinyoka who ...Published: 28 Jan 2022 at 06:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man threatens to shoot rival suitor
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 35-year-old man who threatened to shoot a rival suitor in a dispute over a woman.Archford Zhanje also attempted to run over his rival during an inciden...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plans to construct railway line to link Zambia
THERE are plans to construct a railway line linking Harare and Kafue in Zambia to decongest roads, Transport minister Felix Mhona said during his tour of Kariba on Saturday."We got a very good...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:15hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Matobo villagers construct own dam
VILLAGERS of Nathisa area in ward 16, Matobo district, have completed the construction of a dam, named Zenzeleni.Matobo Rural District Council (RDC) chief executive Elvis Sibanda described the...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:15hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Harare man in court for fatally assaulting a thief
A Harare man faces murder charges after he fatally assaulted a thief who had broken into his house.Levy Mujakwara(41) was remanded in custody to January 13 when he appeared before Harare Magis...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:15hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
LSZ dismisses lawyer's court application
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) yesterday dismissed as absurd, unconstitutional and unlawful a High Court application by Harare lawyer Joshua Chirambwe that seeks to strip the association of its pow...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers ready to fight Mnangagwa's govt
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) says it will face down threats from government, and a court case that could strip it of regulatory powers in a case analysts say has wider implications for other perc...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Law Society of Zimbabwe could be stripped of legal profession regulatory monopoly
The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) could lose its authority as the sole body regulating the legal profession after a Harare lawyer challenged a law that established it.Joshua Chirambwe, in a Hi...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers' body under siege
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ)'s existence as the country's sole regulatory body for legal professionals is under threat after Harare lawyer Joshua Chirambwe yesterday challenged the status quo at ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lawyer reported to Law Society of Zimbabwe for unprofessionalism
ATTORNEYS representing Zanu-PF member Sybeth Musengezi, who has taken the ruling party and five senior officials to court over contentions of installing President Emmerson Mnangagwa as new leader ille...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lawyers are bullies: Zanu-PF activist
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's lawyers have been accused of applying "bullying tactics" after they threatened to sue a legal firm representing Zanu-PF activist Edwin Manikai who is challenging the par...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Samkange faces ZLS censure
PROMINENT Harare lawyer Jonathan Samkange of Venturas and Samkange was given a 24-hour ultimatum by Sabonabona residents to withdraw papers he filed at the Supreme Court on their behalf without their ...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer in fraudulent sale of property
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) disciplinary and ethics committee (Dec) is set to make recommendations on allegations levelled against Harare lawyer, Kudzaishe Gama, who is being accused of facilita...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Prominent lawyer in conflict of interest storm
A HARARE-BASED innovator and entrepreneur, Ignatious Munengwa, has reported prominent lawyer Phillipa Phillips to the Law Society of Zimbabwe for allegedly failing to declare an alleged conflict of in...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 18:25hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt moves to block Law Society's foreign funding
Cabinet has announced intentions to amend the Legal Practitioners Act in a bid to insert a clause that will allow the Justice Minister to approve or disapprove external funding for the Law Society of ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 14:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa did not assent to constitutional Bill?
THE Parliament of Zimbabwe has conceded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa did not assent to the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.1) Bill before it became an Act, paving way for a potentially int...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 20:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare lawyer deregistered over US$100 000 scandal
A HARARE lawyer, Lawman Chimuriwo has been deregistered after he was found guilty of misappropriating trust funds amounting to over US$100 000.Chimuriwo was found guilty of unethical conduct b...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 16:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
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