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May 26, 2021
Zimbabwean Seeking Prison Term for Chief Justice Malaba for Contempt of Court

Kika argues in his founding affidavit that the JSC’s view that the appeal field by the government has suspended the operation of the judgment of the High Court “is incorrect as the judgment of the court is a declaratur and is for that reason not suspended by the noting of an appeal.”
May 25, 2021
Late President Mugabe's Family Defending Homestead Burial, Vowing to Defy Chief's Order to Exhume Him

"They are the ones pushing for the Heroes Acre, and the immediate family was saying no we must follow the late president’s wish. You can not bury him at the Heroes Acre against his wish. So that is where it originates from. At the actual funeral, the actual funeral, Chief Zvimba did not attend."
May 24, 2021
Late President Mugabe's Relatives Vowing to Defy Chief Zvimba's Order to Exhume, Rebury His Remains

"... If it is a constitutional matter, which we think it is because he has no jurisdiction to handle the case, we would go to the Constitutional Court. This is far from over. We are ready to take him on.”
May 24, 2021
Traditional Chief Orders Grace Mugabe to Exhume, Rebury Late President Mugabe's Remains

In a letter written by Chief Zvimba, whose agents delivered it at Mrs. Mugabe’s residence, the chief fined her five cattle and a goat for burying the late former president Robert Mugabe at his homestead instead of the family’s cemetery in Kutama village.
May 22, 2021
Zimbabwe Basketball Boss on Inaugural BAL Games

"... Look out for the Angolans, look out for the Egyptians they are likely to give us a good show. Silently, I will be following Madagascar because that the team that took our position. Look from a southern African perspective, my money is on the Angolans on this one."
May 19, 2021
Mnangagwa Says Independent Judiciary Vital to Zimbabwe Democracy

“In Zimbabwe, the independence of our judiciary is vital to the survival of our democracy. When our courts speak, all Zimbabweans should listen. The Government or Zimbabwe wholeheartedly respects the independence of our judiciary.”
May 17, 2021
Zimbabwe Govt Appeals Against High Court Ruling Blocking Malaba’s Extended 5-Year Term

Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and Attorney General Prince Machaya filed the application to annul the decision on Monday amid tensions between the government, non-governmental organizations and opposition parties over Malaba’s retirement.
May 17, 2021
Zimbabwe Justice Minister Facing Accusations of Contempt of Court Over Chief Justice Malaba's Removal from Office

Thabani Mpofu, Tendai Biti and others, who are representing the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum executive director Musa Kika, say Ziyambi uttered vicious remarks soon after the ruling by three High Court judges, which undermined High Court judges and the entire justice system.
May 15, 2021
High Court Rules That Luke Malaba No Longer Zimbabwe's Chief Justice

YLAZ and a war veteran, Frederick Mutanda, a liberation war veteran, filed an urgent chamber application at Harare High Court seeking an order to stop Chief Justice Luke Malaba from continuing as the head of the Constitutional Court.
May 12, 2021
Mnangagwa Extends Chief Justice Malaba's Term of Office Amid Concerns Over Diminishing Judiciary Independence

“His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, has considered your election to continue in the office of Chief Justice beyond the age of seventy years for an additional period of five (5) years ..."
May 12, 2021
Zimbabwe Chief Accuses Grace Mugabe of Wrongfully Burying Former President, Wants Him Exhumed

Chief Zvimba wants Mrs. Mugabe to exhume her late husband’s body and rebury it at a gravesite where his mother, Bona, was laid to rest.
May 11, 2021
Zimbabwean Seeking Court Order Compelling Chief Justice Malaba to Retire

Kika claims that the amendment of Section 328(7) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe is null and void as a referendum is needed to limit or extend the terms of office of judges and their subordinates.
May 04, 2021
Zimbabwe Senate Passes Controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill Scraping Presidential Running Mate Clause

Sixty-five senators, including at least five from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change led by Douglas Mwonzora, voted for the Bill that was opposed by 10 other legislators.
May 03, 2021
Zimbabwe Orders All Private Commuter Omnibuses to Register Under State Transport Entity As Operators Cry Foul

“All we are saying is that we want to bring sanity to the whole system. Even companies that want to hire buses for their workers should do so through Zupco alone and not hire private companies.”
April 29, 2021
46 Zimbabwe NGOs Express Dismay Over Passing of Bill ‘Giving Too Much Power’ to Nation’s President

“The adoption of this Bill will undoubtedly centralise too much power in the executive, particularly the President. Besides widening the scope of Presidential powers and undermining democratic accountability, this Bill unilaterally increases the size of central government ..."
April 29, 2021
Fledgling Pilot Resolves to Soar

"You cannot expect to climb the ladder with your hands in the pockets ... You need to work hard. You need to put (in) effort, do your research."
April 28, 2021
Arrested MDC Alliance Leader in Court Over 'Flash' Protest

In a tweet, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said Sithole, who spent his second day in police custody on Tuesday and is represented by Obey Shava, allegedly protested in public warning the government to desist from brutalizing MDC Alliance activists.
April 23, 2021
Senior University of Zimbabwe Staffer Says Grace Mugabe Was Ghost PhD Student

"... I don’t even know Grace Mugabe and even if she was here she wouldn’t have known me, she just appeared from nowhere, and it was through grapevine that I heard that she was graduating with a PHD degree.
April 23, 2021
Zimbabwe Cancer Survivor Turns Personal Tragedy Into Advocacy for Others

Marlene Chiedza Gadzirai was diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer last year, after ignoring symptoms for years. She has now turned her regret for not reacting sooner, to a mission to help spare others the pain.
April 22, 2021
Mnangagwa Receives Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine

"... I came here because I wanted to inspire the people of Kwekwe to get the vaccine because I heard that there was a low uptake of the vaccines. I am pleased to receive my second here in Kwekwe and I encourage communities here in Midlands to get vaccinated.”

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