RUTENDO NGARA SELF-PROCLAIMED King Munhumutapa, Timothy Chiminya, will serve eight months in prison after his convic­tion on Monday for un­dermining the authority of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Chiminya had embarked on a dethron­ing spree, unlawfully removing chiefs ap­pointed by Mnangagwa and appointing his own replacements without au­thority from the ministry of Local Government. During sentenc­ing yesterday,…

RUTENDO NGARA HIGH Court judge justice Gibson Mandaza yesterday dismissed a bail appeal by 10 individuals who allegedly demonstrated against President Emmerson Mnangag­wa last month. This comes after Harare provincial magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai had also denied them bail last month, stressing that if granted, they were likely to com­mit a similar offence and abscond from…

A SOUTH African Court has granted Zimbabwe opposition political leader Jacob Sikhala bail. He and his uncle Alexander Thema were granted R10 000 bail each by the Pretoria Magistrates Court in South Africa. The matter has been moved to February 3, 2026. Sikhala was described as not being a flight risk, and in South Africa…

THE Bindura municipality has injected US$3 million into a major water infrastructure upgrade near­ing completion, promising an end to years of erratic supply. The project, a public-private partnership with Freda Rebecca Mine, is 90 percent complete and scheduled for finalisation by the end of this month. “We are excited to announce that all out­standing works…