Courts and Crime

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the tenure of Chief Justice Luke Malaba by five years following contentious changes to the constitution that are being challenged in court by lawyers. Malaba has faced criticism for dismissing an opposition petition which sought to annul the 2018 presidential election results over alleged …

By Rutendo Mapfumo Victoria Falls Town Clerk Ronnie Dube has been granted bail by the Hwange Magistrate’s court, it has been established. Hwange Provincial Magistrate, Ms Gladmore Mushove released him on $50 000 bail with conditions. Dube (54) will appear in court on the June 10, 2021 for the continuation …

The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has been cleared to cancel a multi-million-dollar tender awarded to businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his Intratrek company after the Supreme Court overturned a High Court ruling which compelled the power utility to see the tender through. The ruling on Monday came as Chivayo’s appearance before …

Former Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje who was being accused of receiving a $10 000 bribe from businessman Wicknell Chivhayo has been acquitted of the charges before plea. Kazhanje who appeared before Magistrate Ngoni Nduna together with Chivhayo was represented by Garikayi Mhishi instructing advocate Taona …

THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has submitted 32 dockets to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), nine of which are high-profile, as the dragnet closes in on senior government, police and council officials. This was said by Zacc chairperson Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo in a wide-ranging interview with the Zimbabwe Independent this …

High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has granted MDC Alliance’s Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe and party activist Cecilia Chimbiri $20 000 bail each. The two had spent almost two months at Chikurubi Maximum prison facing charges of contravening Covid-19 regulations after addressing a press conference in front of the …

 By Denzel Nemhara The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists has condemned the continued harassment of media practitioners by politicians and the general public who see themselves as “immune to the rule of law”. This follows the harassment of The Herald’s Mashonaland Central Bureau chief Fungai Lupande by an aide escorting former …

ZOCC Celebrates Chin’ono’s High Court Judgment The Zimbabwe Online Content Creators (ZOCC) has welcomed the High Court ruling which cleared journalist Hopewell Chin’ono of criminal charges allegedly committed while discharging his journalistic duties. In her ruling, Justice Jester Hellena Charehwa yesterday quashed charges of communicating false information leveled against the …

By Rutendo Mapfumo The Town Clerk for the City of Victoria Falls Ronnie Dube has been suspended with immediate effect, Indaba has heard. According to a press statement released by the resort city’s Mayor, Councillor Somvelo Dlamini, he is facing several allegations bordering around abuse of office, corruption, and incompetence. …

By Melissa Gombe Two Zimbabwe Republic Police Constables are on the run for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, Nhau has learnt. A police internal memo seen by Nhau states that, Constable Wilber Bwanali (27) who is stationed at Featherstone Duty Uniform Branch (DUB) allegedly fell in love with the young …