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Zimbabwe court postpones sentencing of 3 MDC-T activists in police murder case

Source: Gibbs Dube, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL High Court judge Justice Chinembiri Bhunu on Thursday postponed the sentencing of three members of the Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai, who were recently found guilty of killing a policeman during riots in 2011. Bhunu postponed the sentencing of Last Maengehama, Tungamirai Madzokere and […]

‘Local Government Amendment Act Unconstitutional’

Source: Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) The Local Government Amendment Act came under scrutiny yesterday at a Local Government policy dialogue forum held at the Jameson hotel by the Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA). The act whose constitutionality many have questioned was assented to law by the President Robert Mugabe. Speaking to the legal aspects of the amendment […]

High Court postpones sentencing of MDC-T officials convicted for murder

Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights HIGH Court Judge Justice Chinembiri Bhunu on Thursday 8 September 2016 postponed sine die the sentencing of three MDC-T officials who were convicted for the murder of a Zimbabwe Republic Police Inspector Petros Mutedzi. Tungamirai Madzokere (41) Yvonne Musarurwa (29) and Last Maengahama (40) where on Monday 6 September […]

Court lifts demonstrations ban

Source: Charles Laiton & Obey Manayiti, NewsDay Original article URL HARARE High Court judge, Justice Priscilla Chigumba, yesterday declared that the country’s judiciary operates independently and must be allowed to function without fear, favour, prejudice or interference by other arms of the State. Chigumba made the remarks as she trashed a ban on demonstrations imposed […]

Man on hunger strike to force Mugabe out

Source: Everson Mushava, NewsDay Original article URL A Harare fitness trainer has gone on hunger strike to push President Robert Mugabe to either resign or address the ever-deteriorating economic situation in the country, as protests against the 92-year old leader grow. Edson Munatsi (37) quit his fitness training job on Monday to stay in the […]

MDC-T activists face severe penalty in police murder case

Source: VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL Zimbabwe’s High Court is today expected to sentence three members of the Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai, who were this week convicted of killing Assistant Police Inspector Petros Mutedza in party riots in Harare’s Glen View suburb in 2011. Last Maengehama, Tungamirai Madzokere and Yyvonne Musarurwa […]

Zimbabwe court strikes down govt edict prohibiting protests

Source: Gibbs Dube, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL Zimbabwe’s High Court has struck down the government’s two-week ban on demonstrations. The ban was imposed as anti-government protests were gaining momentum. The ban was announced last Thursday, a day before opposition parties were to hold an anti-government demonstration in the capital. But High Court Justice Priscilla […]

Zimbabwe’s judges under fire

Source: Dewa Mavhinga Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe returned to Harare this week from an unexplained trip to the United Arab Emirates that triggered widespread speculation about his health, and even rumors that he had died. But on arrival, he put rumors to rest as he addressed the ruling ZANU-PF party’s youth league and launched a blistering […]

Three MDC-T officials convicted of murdering police inspector

Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights JUSTICE Chinembiri Bhunu on Tuesday 6 September 2016 convicted three MDC-T officials for the murder of a Zimbabwe Republic Police Inspector Petros Mutedzi. Tungamirai Madzokere, Last Maengahama and Yvonne Musarurwa were convicted of murder with actual intent while Phineas Nhatarikwa, was found guilty of being an accessory to evade […]

Vendors Grievance Consultative Indaba for Chitungwiza, Hopley and Highfields SOCHAMPs

Source: Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) Socio-Economic Champions (SOCHAMPs) leadership structures from Chitungwiza, Highfields and Hopley have successfully held a Vendors Grievance Consultative Indaba facilitated by the VISET secretariat today at Lusaka, Highfields. The Indaba, which was attended by 67 SOCHAMPs, is the first of the many such indabas lined up in […]