By Dionne Kanyowa THE High Court has set aside the conviction of Citizens Coalition for Change activist Makomborero Haruzivishe on allegations of inciting public violence and resisting arrest following an appeal that was lodged by his lawyers shortly after his sentencing at the lower court. Haruzivishe who was represented by Obey Shava and Kossam Ncube …
By Dionne Kanyowa ZANU PF member, Sybeth Musengezi, who is challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ascension to power as the party’s leader, intends to appeal against the High Court’s decision to allow fellow Zanu PF member Goodson Nguni to be part of the case. Musengezi was supposed to apply for his legitimacy challenge to be live…
A senior Harare lawyer Norman Mugiya has been suspended from his firm after he had been implicated in a fraud scandal in which he is alleged to have forged the will of one Jonah Shereni with the help of his surviving spouse. Partners from Mugiya and Muvhami Law Chambers, Tafadzwa Muvhami and Ashiel Mugiya have…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has expressed concern over malpractices such as leakages ahead of this year’s public examinations that commence next month. In a statement yesterday, the examinations body said they had investigated a few cases following tip-off s from members of the public as they strive to ensure examination…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Harare Residents Trust (HRT) has called on Mbare residents to put their political differences aside and allow development to take place in their area. This comes after youths in Mbare last week prevented the Harare City Council from conducting budget consultation meetings with the residents at Mai Musodzi Hall in the…
FOR two consecutive days we have been compelled to comment on police operations to curb armed robberies and flush out unregistered vehicles, pirate taxis and illegal vendors, especially in the capital. Armed robbers have become a menace in the country and are threatening to turn the nation into a jungle. They need to be stopped…
LOCAL retailers yesterday said they expect the power challenges in South Africa, which have affected cargo movement at the Beitbridge Border Post,…
SOUTH Korea yesterday formally requested Zimbabwe to support its bid to host the 2030 World Expo in its second largest city Busan….
GRAIN Marketing Board of Zimbabwe (GMB) operations director Forward Takaindisa says they have so far received around 111 metric tonnes from farmers since the beginning of winter-wheat harvesting season. This comes after the government said they were expecting around 380 000 tonnes of wheat. Speaking yesterday during the Zimbabwe wheat pre-harvesting conference in Harare, Takaindisa…
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says after next year’s elections, the government will not repeat the 2018 scenario where they allowed foreign lawyers to represent candidates who disputed the outcome. In 2018, South African lawyers were part of the then MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa’s legal team which challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the Constitutional…
