Zimbabwe: Environmental Compliance and Legal Liability in Zimbabwe's Mining Sector

NewZimbabwe.com has invited Mr. Vengai Madzima, the Senior Partner at Madzima Chidyausiku Museta Legal Practitioners (MCM Legal) to discuss with us legal issues that affect… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Bombing of Job Sikhala's House Raises Fears of Renewed Attacks Targeting Zanu-PF Critics

HUMAN rights defenders have criticised the recent bombing of opposition leader Job Sikhala's Chitungwiza home, amid fears of a renewed wave of raids on properties linked to exiled… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Govt Announces Ban On Tinted Vehicle Windows - Says Move to Curb Crime

AUTHORITIES have announced a nationwide ban on tinted windows for all private vehicles and public transport, except for government VIP and security cars, effective immediately. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Judge Boots Company From Service Station After 15-Year Legal Battle

A bitter 15-year battle over a prime Mutare service station has ended in dramatic fashion, with the High Court ordering Nashcrystal Motors to pack up and leave -- and get its… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Man (22) Crashes Stolen R1.2 Million Toyota Prado Heading to Zimbabwe

Police in Limpopo tried to stop the stolen Toyota Prado but the 22-year-old driver sped off, before crashing into a local school principal's vehicle. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Foreign National Arrested for Stealing U.S.$16,000 From Motor Vehicle

DETECTIVES in Harare have arrested a foreign national for allegedly stealing US$16,000 from a parked motor vehicle while the owner was shopping. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Gang Faces U.S.$500 Extortion On Promise to Facilitate Murder Suspect's Freedom

POLICE in Manicaland have arrested four suspects for allegedly extorting U$500 from a woman desperate to have her murder-accused husband charged with a lesser crime of culpable… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Globe-Trotting Mnangagwa to Attend Chinese War Commemorations

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to arrive in China this Monday to attend commemorations to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People's War of… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Ex-Minister's Attacker Jailed 4 Years for Attempted Murder

The Regional Court in Hwange has jailed Samson Siazuza (46) to an effective four years behind bars after convicting him of attempted murder for a savage attack on former Cabinet… Read more »

Zimbabwe: High Court Cannot Be Substituted for the Executor - Judge Dismisses $193k Estate Claim

The High Court has thrown out businessman Julian Martin Hamilton Barns' bid to be registered as a secured creditor in the estate of the late Phillip Mugadza, ruling that his… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Five in Court After Police Intercept Truck With Dagga, Broncleer in Harare

The National Prosecuting Authority has hauled five suspects before the Mbare Magistrates' Court after detectives intercepted a 10-tonne truck loaded with 306kg of dagga and 49… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Gruesome Murders Send Norton Into Panic As MP Tsvangirai Calls for Immediate Investigations

IN the aftermath of the discovery of mutilated bodies in Norton recently, legislator Richard Tsvangirai has demanded speedy investigations into the gruesome murders. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Reads the Riot Act As Zanu-PF Succession Battle Rages On

As the Zanu-PF succession war intensifies, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning, telling senior party members to fall in line, stressing that individualism has… Read more »

Zimbabwe: High Court Slams British Tycoon Van Hoogstraten's Bid to Revive 16-Year-Old Property Claim - Rules Case Is Long Dead

The High Court has thrown out British businessman Nicholas van Hoogstraten's attempt to resurrect a 2009 lawsuit over a luxury Harare property, ruling that the case was "long dead"… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Concourt Denies Edgar Lungu's Family Leave to Appeal Ruling On His Burial Site

- The Constitutional Court has denied the family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu leave to appeal in the battle to determine where his remains should be buried. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Court Halts Riozim's Asset Sales Amid Corporate Rescue Proceedings

The High Court of Zimbabwe granted an urgent interdict to the Zimbabwe Diamond & Allied Minerals Workers' Union (ZDAMWU), effectively blocking RioZim Limited from disposing of… Read more »

Zimbabwe: High Court Slaps Chinese Miner With Ban in Mine Dispute

The Chinhoyi High Court has barred Beijing Broadtec Investments (Pvt) Ltd from carrying out any mining operations at the contested Mukovo 12 Mine in Mashonaland West Province,… Read more »

Zimbabwe: High Court Quashes Lenient Sentence, Adds Nine More Years for Chinhoyi Stock Thieves

The High Court has overturned a Chinhoyi magistrate's sentence against two convicted stock thieves, ruling that the lower court misdirected itself by handing down a "globular… Read more »

Zimbabwe: A Family At War and Accusations of Poisoning Leave Tycoon's Body in Limbo for 12 Years

Eleven months after his funeral in 2013, Harry Roy Veevers' body was exhumed and it has been in a mortuary ever since. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Mzembi's Appeal Trashed, High Court Rules Ex-Minister 'Took the Court for Granted'

The High Court has dismissed former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi's bid for bail pending trial, ruling that his seven-year absence from court showed a wilful disregard for the law… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Gang Arrested for Stash of Dagga Sachets

Police in Mashonaland West have scored a major success in the fight against drugs and substance misuse following the arrest of five suspects, leading to the recovery of 171 sachets… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Duo Kills Brother Over Maize Cobs

TWO men from Kanyemba in Mashonaland Central province are on the run after allegedly killing their elder brother who accused them of stealing maize cobs from his field. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Mental Patient Runs Amok, Kills Aunt and Torches Her Corpse

A MENTAL patient has been arrested in Gokwe, Midlands province after allegedly killing his aunt before setting alight her lifeless body. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Youth Minister Tino Machakaire Vows Justice Will Be Served As Slain Businessman Mutangadura Is Laid to Rest

YOUTH Minister Tinoda Machakaire has vowed that justice will be served and that the culprits behind the murder of famous Ruwa businessman, Joseph Mutangadura, will be brought to… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Fishing Ban On Lake Chivero to Stay - MPs Concerned About Livelihoods of Communities Around Reservoir

THE government has maintained the ban on fishing activities in Lake Chivero due to serious environmental and public health risks posed by the ongoing contamination of the water… Read more »