CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba yesterday swore in nine new judges to the High Court in a move aimed at helping ease the case load on the bench. This brings to 12 the new judges that have been added to the High Court bench in 2021 alone following the promotion of former Labour Court judges —…
A HARARE woman Sharon Moffat has dragged the Marange Apostolic Church of St Johanne (Johanne Marange) to the High Court seeking to stop the church members from engaging in child marriages. This comes as there has been an outcry over child marriages following a 14-year-old girl Annah Machaya’s death while giving birth at a Johanne…
SAMANTHA, the daughter of late music icon Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, has filed for divorce from her estranged husband, former Warriors and Kaizer Chiefs midfielder, Tinashe Nengomasha, pictured, for the second time. This comes as Samantha in December 2019 filed for separation from the former Black Aces and Motor Action midfielder, claiming that the relationship had…
PROSECUTOR-General Kumbirai Hodzi has filed a petition seeking the High Court to throw out former Information Communication Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira’s freedom bid. This comes after Mandiwanzira approached the High Court last year challenging deputy chief magistrate Bianca Makwande’s decision to dismiss his application in which he sought to have criminal abuse of office charges…
SONS of the late Christ Ministries Church founder Cuthbert Tafundikira Makoni have dragged three members of the church’s board of trustees to…
A HARARE woman Nyemwererai Nancy Mavengere is demanding US$50 000 from her husband’s girlfriend Maria Magadarina Nyanhanda, accusing her of destroying her…
A MUREWA man, Tapiwa Makore, who allegedly murdered his seven-year-old nephew in September last year, will remain in remand prison after the High Court on Wednesday denied him bail pending trial. In her judgment, High Court judge Gladys Mhuri said Makore was likely to flee if freed on bail because of the seriousness of his…
THE High Court has ordered the reinstatement of six former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) parliamentarians who were recalled from Parliament in March. High Court judge Joseph Mafusire yesterday ruled that the expulsion of the six — Kucaca Phulu, Settlement Chikwinya, Willias Madzimure, Regai Tsunga, Chelesile Mahlangu and Tendai Biti — from Parliament was null and…
A CHIPINGE man, who was arrested last year on fraud allegations, has approached the High Court seeking to recover over US$23 000 confiscated from him by police officers when he was apprehended. In the application filed last week, Desire Tevera cited police commissioner-general Godwin Matanga, detective sergeant Madhibha and officer commanding Chipinge as respondents. “On…
A HEADLANDS man has filed a lawsuit with the High Court demanding $4,5 million in damages from his neighbour, whom he accused of having an affair and sired a child with his wife. Murambiwa Murangariri is demanding that Tineyi Lavite Tapfumaneyi pay him adultery damages, with the bulk of the money going towards the…
