GABORONE – The Botswana High Court has overturned a customary law which prevented women from inheriting the family home. The judge ruled that the law contravened the constitution, which guarantees equality for men and women. Edith Mmusi and her sisters have fought a five-year legal battle after their nephew said he was the rightful owner…
HARARE – History has a long list of corporate socialites so overwhelmed by snobbery that they consider the only attention they deserve as blandishments that stroke their ego. With that mentality of self-importance, some socialites are convinced they can proscribe the media. History also recites a slew of instances when fiery critics of the elite…
HARARE – Former Warriors goalkeepers coach Brenna Msiska says having six goalies in an enlarged 31 member Warriors squad is sign of depth and not dilemma. Zimbabwe, who face Angola in a decisive African Nations Cup qualifier on Sunday in Luanda, have called up six goal keepers, which the former CAPS United and Black Aces…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate has jailed a Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative who extorted $2 000 from Zifa boss Jonathan Mashingaidze as a “protection fee” for his supposed political links to the mainstream MDC and role in the Asiagate scandal. Magistrate Tendai Mahwe yesterday slapped Richard Mubaiwa with a 36-month-prison term, before suspending 12…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife Elizabeth has described people who abuse children as worse than animals. She was addressing hundreds of Chitungwiza residents and children at the Girl Child Network administrative centre who had gathered to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child in the sprawling dormitory town. Day of the Girl…
HARARE – Three Mazoe Garden Plaza employees who stole food and property worth over $48 000 from the company and took it to their restaurant were arraigned before the Harare magistrates’ court. Chenjerai Makiwa, 42, Zivaishe Muza, 33 and Munyaradzi Pamhenza, 38, appeared before magistrate Anita Tshuma facing theft of trust property charges. Mazoe Garden…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s arch tormentor at Rufaro Stadium, Angolan forward Djalma, has predicted the Palancas Negras will score “many” goals against the Warriors in Sunday’s decisive African Nations Cup final qualifier. The Warriors carry a seemingly healthy 3-1 lead from the first leg played at the start of September and appear favourites to qualify for…
HARARE – It was my first time to hear of it. But you can count on the state media to come up with something outlandish that will make your day. Early this week we woke up to a strange headline in The Herald: “Tsvangirai snubs Mudenge funeral.” Can a funeral be snubbed? Is it compulsory…
HARARE – Lawyers representing three ex-legislators have written to the High Court demanding reasons why Judge President George Chiweshe granted President Mugabe’s wish to hold by-elections in March 2013. Recently, the High Court approved Mugabe’s request to synchronise by-elections with polls that would end the “dysfunctional” coalition government that is running the country next year….
HARARE – A Harare businessperson is demanding that Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo retract comments that he was a murderous entrepreneur who deliberately delivered poisonous sodium cyanide to Harare’s city water treatment plant and endangered millions of lives. Alex Mashamhanda’s lawyers have written to Chombo expressing concern about the “wrongful” comments and said they will…
