A HARARE magistrate has thrown out charges against the late former president Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law Simba Chikore after he was accused of abuse of office stemming from the time he was the Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) chief operations officer. Regional magistrate Ngoni Nduna ruled that there are four judgments by the superior courts which stated that…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s probe into allegations the council has ghost contract workers has drawn blanks. The staff audit was commissioned after suspicions of fraudulent activities in the municipality. “As part of our audit and consultation services, we have completed the audit of the city’s contract employees’ verification of existence. Based on analytics performed…
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) says it is apolitical and seeks to support the delivery of justice in Zimbabwe, protect lawyers’ independence and maintain public confidence in the judiciary. This comes as the LSZ has of late been under attack over the organisation’s court application challenging Constitutional Amendments No. 1 and 2. “In challenging…
PAKISTANI national and businessman Ali Mohamad has filed a court application seeking to have gold smuggling charges against him dropped, saying there is no nexus between him and the allegations. Mohamad, who is jointly charged with Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya, state spies Steven Tserayi and Raphios Mufandauya; band Gift Karanda, told the court…
PREMIER Service Medical Investments (PSMI), one of Zimbabwe’s leading healthcare institutions, has set up a dedicated Covid-19 stabilisation and treatment centre in Harare as part of efforts to help the country come to grips with the looming third wave. The 11-bed facility is meant to provide management of mild to moderate symptoms for a period…
THE MDC Alliance structures in Bulawayo have recommended the expulsion of the party’s provincial chairperson James Sithole over a slew of allegations, including his alleged links to the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC. This emerged in a heated eight-hour long provincial committee meeting which took place at the party’s offices last week, in a latest development of…
A 35-year-old tout yesterday appeared in court accused of stabbing a rank marshal to death and leaving another one injured in a scuffle over passengers at the corner of Fifth Street and Robert Mugabe Way in Harare. Munyaradzi Kambovi, a tout who operates at the rank, was not asked to plead to murder and attempted…
PREMIER Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) has rebranded in a development set to improve the company’s customer service delivery through adaptation to new technologies. Speaking during the rebranding launch yesterday, PSMAS acting managing director Nixjoen Mapesa said they were motivated to transform based on the ever changing business environment and emerging global trends. “We realised…
A HARARE lawyer Lawman Chimuriwo is facing deregistration after a tribunal convened to investigate misconduct allegations against him ruled that he acted in an “unprofessional, dishonourable and unworthy” manner. The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) had instituted investigations against him after receiving two separate complaints claiming that he had withheld payment of trust money to…
THE late former president Robert Mugabe’s daughter Bona and her husband Simbarashe Mutsahuni have approached the High Court challenging the government’s decision to downsize farms. This comes as the government indicated it wanted to reduce the size of the couple’s Sigaro Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central. In the application, the two cited Lands minister Anxious Masuka…
