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Court upholds conviction of army boss

The Court Martial Appeal Court has upheld the conviction of former Zimbabwe National Army officer Lawyers Nyaruwata, ruling that he abused his public office by withdrawing troops from community construction projects after Members of Parlia…

Published: 05 Feb 2026 at 19:14hrs | 1587 | by Staff reporter

Prophet Magaya granted US$3,000 bail by High Court

Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya has been granted US$3,000 bail by High Court Judge Vivian Ndlovu after spending a week in custody. Magaya faces four rape charges that are set to go to trial next mon…

Published: 05 Feb 2026 at 10:03hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter

Prisoner hit with fresh 6 years

An inmate already serving time at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison for fraud has been handed an additional six-year jail term after being convicted of perjury with intent to deceive in a botched property deal.Washington Ferera (41) was co…

Published: 05 Feb 2026 at 06:39hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter

China deal scam unravels: Duo in court over US$27k ghost goods

Two men who allegedly masqueraded as experts in sourcing and shipping goods from China appeared in court on Wednesday after failing to deliver merchandise worth US$27 540 that had already been paid for.Wellington Mugodhi and Tapiwa Dhaura …

Published: 05 Feb 2026 at 06:37hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter

Chinese mine owner to serve 30 year sentence in Zimbabwe jail

THE Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed an appeal by Zhombe mine operator Cai Yulong, upholding his convictions for murder, attempted murder, and assault following a 2024 underground shooting that left one worker dead and another serio…

Published: 05 Feb 2026 at 06:31hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter

High Court to rule on Mzembi discharge bid on February 17

High Court judge Justice Benjamin Chikowero is set to rule on February 17 on whether former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi should be discharged at the close of the State's case, a decision that will mark a critical juncture in his trial fo…

Published: 04 Feb 2026 at 06:42hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter

Former Zanu-PF leader in court over inciting violence charge

A former Zanu-PF district chairperson has appeared in court facing a charge of inciting violence following an alleged attack on the national chairperson of the Vendors4ED organisation.Tendai Charuka, who also serves as a patron of Vendors4…

Published: 04 Feb 2026 at 04:59hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter

Businessman convicted of fraud, jailed for 7 years

Businessman Washington Ferera has been convicted of perjury with intent to deceive the High Court after presenting a fake agreement of sale in a disputed land transaction, a regional magistrate ruled on Tuesday.Regional magistrate Stanford…

Published: 04 Feb 2026 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chimombe, Mpofu appeal bid rejected by High Court

The High Court has rejected applications by businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe to appeal their convictions and sentences at the Supreme Court, upholding the correctness of its original ruling.In a judgment delivered this evening, Ju…

Published: 03 Feb 2026 at 10:44hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter

Cyrene Mission land grabbers issued with eviction notices

Illegal settlers occupying Cyrene Farm, owned by the Anglican Province of Central Africa Church's Diocese of Matabeleland, have been formally served with eviction notices and given 30 days to leave the property. The farm, located in Figtre…

Published: 03 Feb 2026 at 07:07hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter

Man in court for 'raping' mentally challenged sister

A 44-year-old man from Gutu appeared before Masvingo Regional Magistrate Innocent Bepura facing multiple charges of raping his mentally challenged sister. The alleged assaults reportedly occurred at the woman's home on several occasions un…

Published: 03 Feb 2026 at 07:07hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter

CCC renews fight against Tshabangu

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, challenging a High Court decision that refused to rescind a default judgment granted in favour of self-proclaimed party secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu…

Published: 03 Feb 2026 at 05:02hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter

AFM in Zimbabwe wins court battle against ex-Pastor

The Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) in Zimbabwe has scored a major legal victory after the High Court dismissed an attempt by former pastor Willard Kurida to block the church's application to bar him and the breakaway AFM of Zimbabwe from us…

Published: 03 Feb 2026 at 04:59hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter

Marconati accuses police of harassment in civil dispute

Lawyers representing businessman Francesco Marconati have raised concern over what they described as a heavy-handed arrest involving armed police officers, telling the Harare Magistrates' Court that their client was apprehended by officers…

Published: 02 Feb 2026 at 05:04hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter

Sikhala's SA explosives trial kicks off

Outspoken Zimbabwean politician Job Sikhala is set to appear in the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Tuesday following last year's discovery of explosives in a vehicle he was travelling in while passing through South Africa.The former Zengeza…

Published: 02 Feb 2026 at 05:00hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter

Marconati appears in court after 2 days evading police

Businessman Francesco Marconati has appeared before a Harare magistrate following his arrest after a days-long attempt to evade police.The 66-year-old was brought to court on Friday morning and remanded in custody until Monday, when he is …

Published: 02 Feb 2026 at 04:57hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter

Mine invasion case set for courts

MINER Duration Gold has confirmed that court proceedings following the recent invasion of its Vubachikwe Mine operations in Gwanda will commence on Monday, February 2, as the company seeks to resolve the dispute through formal legal channe…

Published: 01 Feb 2026 at 17:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mzembi had no power to donate government property

State witnesses on Wednesday gave evidence that appeared to exonerate former Cabinet minister Walter Mzembi, telling the High Court that under Zimbabwean law a minister is not an accounting officer and cannot personally dispose of or donat…

Published: 30 Jan 2026 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City Council officer acquitted in diesel fraud case

The protracted trial of a Bulawayo City Council (BCC) senior divisional officer accused of defrauding the local authority of 37 560 litres of diesel valued at about US$54 637 has ended with his acquittal.Bulawayo Provincial Magistrate Mr R…

Published: 30 Jan 2026 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Cop granted bail on fraud charges

A police officer stationed in Rusape has appeared before the Mutare Magistrates' Court facing fraud-related charges and was granted bail of US$100.The accused, Pardon Bengura, appeared before magistrate Mrs Annie Ndiraya on two counts - fr…

Published: 30 Jan 2026 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Soldiers face armed robbery charges

The Bulawayo High Court has granted bail of US$100 each to three members of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) who are facing robbery charges.The trio - Iphithule Mlotshwa (24), Hamlet Mlotshwa (21) and Haulezwe Mlotshwa (25) - were arrested…

Published: 30 Jan 2026 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Prophet Magaya seeks High Court bail in fresh rape allegations

Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walter Magaya has approached the High Court seeking bail in a case in which he is facing four counts of rape.The matter was postponed to a later date when Magaya appeared before Hig…

Published: 30 Jan 2026 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter

Fraudster poses as prosecutor, sells get out of jail cards

A Bulawayo man, Tawanda Moyo, also known as Tawanda Siziba, has appeared in court facing five counts of fraud for allegedly masquerading as a public prosecutor and prison officer to defraud families of inmates. Moyo appeared before Bulaway…

Published: 30 Jan 2026 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man locks up children in hut, burn them alive

The High Court in Gweru has handed down two life sentences to 20-year-old Abel Mativenga of Watershed Farm for the murder of two minors in a deliberate fire last year. The victims, 13-year-old Everjoy Mangena and five-year-old Natasha Kany…

Published: 30 Jan 2026 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Witnesses back Mzembi defence

State witnesses on Wednesday largely exonerated former Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi in his High Court trial, testifying that under Zimbabwean law, a minister is not an accounting officer and cannot personally donate o…

Published: 28 Jan 2026 at 17:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

Businesswoman ordered to pay US$58,873 debt

A Bulawayo High Court judge has ruled in favour of a woman who sought payment of a US$58 873 debt from a former friend, dismissing claims that the money had unlawfully accrued through excessive interest and that the acknowledgement of debt…

Published: 28 Jan 2026 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

Supreme Court upholds conviction and sentence of Chinese national

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Chinese mining entrepreneur Cai Yulong, upholding his conviction and sentence for murder, attempted murder and assault arising from a deadly shooting at a mine in 2024.Cai (56) was convicted by …

Published: 28 Jan 2026 at 13:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mwazha heir in court over shrine standoff

Ngoni Mwazha, the son of the late African Apostolic Church leader Archbishop Paul Mwazha, has appeared in court facing a charge of contempt of court after allegedly defying a High Court order barring him and 16 others from convening at chu…

Published: 28 Jan 2026 at 13:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

ED2030 Constitutional challenge set down for 9 February 2026

The Constitutional Court is set to hear an application by activist Mbuso Fuzwayo on February 9, 2026, seeking to block the ruling ZANU-PF party's plan to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term of office beyond 2028.Fuzwayo, the secreta…

Published: 28 Jan 2026 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Prosecutors target deceptive tactics in court

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has launched a firm stance against criminal suspects who feign illness or mental incapacity to avoid standing trial.Speaking at the official launch of the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, Prosecutor-Genera…

Published: 28 Jan 2026 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mining firm sues Zanu-PF youth leader

FORBES & Thompson Private Limited has approached the High Court seeking the eviction of Zanu-PF Youth League chairperson for Matabeleland South, Moses Langa, and six other individuals from its mining location in Gwanda District, which …

Published: 27 Jan 2026 at 16:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Prophet Magaya's bodyguard awaits bail ruling

THE High Court is set to deliver judgment tomorrow on the bail appeal of Tapiwa Felix Chikondo, a bodyguard to Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walter Magaya.Justice Gibson Mandaza will preside over the ruling, whi…

Published: 27 Jan 2026 at 12:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

Garwe threatens to sue media over land-grab allegations

Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe has angrily dismissed allegations linking him to a multi-million-dollar land-grabbing scheme, threatening legal action against media houses that published the claims.Addressing journa…

Published: 27 Jan 2026 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF official loses Gwanda mine

LUNGISANI Ncube, the Zanu-PF candidate who lost the 2023 Gwanda North parliamentary election, has failed in his bid to claim ownership of a mining site previously held by the late Michael J Van Rooyen after the High Court dismissed his cas…

Published: 26 Jan 2026 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Plumtree serial fraudster in court

A 27-year-old man from Plumtree has been remanded in custody on seven counts of fraud following his appearance before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware.Pride Sibanda was remanded to January 28 for a bail application. Prosecutor Sheila N…

Published: 25 Jan 2026 at 15:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Prophet Magaya rape trial set to commence

Prophet Walter Magaya, leader of Prophetic Healing Deliverance Ministries (PHD), is scheduled to appear at Harare Magistrates Court this Monday as his trial on rape charges formally begins.Court documents allege that the accusations agains…

Published: 25 Jan 2026 at 15:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

AFM pastor in court for indecent assault

A pastor from the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) church in Glenview has appeared in court facing allegations of indecent assault involving a female congregant.Tawanda Murombedzi appeared before Mbare Magistrates Court on Friday, where he pl…

Published: 25 Jan 2026 at 09:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Malaba era politicised the courts, experts say

Zimbabwe's judiciary has not been a neutral arbiter in the country's political and governance crises but has, at critical moments, enabled misrule, political manipulation and the judicialisation of politics, leading legal experts have argu…

Published: 24 Jan 2026 at 14:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mwazha's son in court

Ngoni Mwazha, the son of the late African Apostolic Church leader Archbishop Paul Mwazha, has appeared in court facing charges of contempt of court after allegedly defying a High Court order barring him and 16 others from holding church ga…

Published: 24 Jan 2026 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mashayamombe released on US$500 bail

Zanu-PF member Shadreck Mashayamombe and City of Harare deputy mayor Rosemary Muronda, facing fraud allegations linked to a US$100,000 land transaction, were released on bail yesterday by Harare magistrate Jessie Kufa. Each accused was gra…

Published: 23 Jan 2026 at 17:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

High Court quashes businessman's conviction over 'ghost magistrate'

The High Court has set aside the conviction and three-year jail sentence imposed on a local businessman after ruling that the criminal proceedings were conducted without lawful jurisdiction.Businessman Tinaapi Nyawo successfully challenged…

Published: 23 Jan 2026 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

WhatsApp group admin in court over defamatory posts

A Murehwa-based community WhatsApp group administrator has appeared in court facing charges of contravening Zimbabwe's Cyber and Data Protection Act after allegedly posting harmful and defamatory messages targeting a local businessman.Tasu…

Published: 22 Jan 2026 at 15:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Sikhala appeals for R100 000 to cover legal fees in South Africa

Prominent opposition politician Job Sikhala has issued an urgent appeal for R100 000 to cover legal fees for his ongoing court case in South Africa.The funds are required as a deposit for his legal defence team ahead of the next stage of h…

Published: 22 Jan 2026 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Makoni bid to block enforcement of English divorce order dismissed

The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application by banker-turned-cleric Julius Tawona Makoni seeking to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that allowed the enforcement in Zimbabwe of a divorce and property distribution order issued by a…

Published: 21 Jan 2026 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Woman bashed for demanding extra fees after condom burst

A Harare woman sustained serious head injuries after she was allegedly assaulted by a man following a dispute over money, a court has heard.Tristan Mudenda appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo charged with assault. He was not asked …

Published: 21 Jan 2026 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Joyride stops in jail for domestic worker

A 22-year-old Bulawayo domestic worker's unauthorised joyride in his employer's luxury vehicle ended abruptly when his reckless driving drew the attention of police, leading to his arrest and conviction.Emmanuel Hadebe of Hillside suburb w…

Published: 21 Jan 2026 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 Zimbabweans in South African court for smuggling 33 children

Two Zimbabwean men have appeared briefly before the Musina Magistrate's Court in South Africa facing charges of aiding illegal immigrants and contravening immigration laws after they were allegedly caught transporting undocumented children…

Published: 20 Jan 2026 at 17:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

Elderly man in court over alleged assault of co-tenant

A 68-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting his 62-year-old co-tenant following a dispute over a cellphone charger.Danisa Ncube of Vundu Flats in Makokoba suburb appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Ms Patience…

Published: 20 Jan 2026 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man ordered to pay US$100 monthly in child maintenance

A HARARE magistrate has ordered Itai Chikepe to pay US$100 per month in child maintenance, rejecting his claims of financial hardship and dismissing his offer of US$60 as insufficient to support his two children.Chikepe appeared before the…

Published: 20 Jan 2026 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bogus diplomat in court

A 43-year-old man has appeared in court facing fraud charges after allegedly impersonating Zimbabwe's former Ambassador to South Africa and defrauding an unsuspecting victim of nearly US$3 000.Tinashe Munhuweyi appeared before Harare magis…

Published: 19 Jan 2026 at 12:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

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'Bombshell' Geza dies in SA

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Court upholds conviction of army boss

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