Tarisai Machakaire

A HARARE resident is contesting the demolition of his Chisipite home by the City of Harare (Harare), arguing that he built it with the blessing of the local authority.

THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) has approached the High Court seeking an order to compel the government to set up separate prisons exclusively for juveniles.

SENIOR Harare lawyer Charles Chinyama has been dragged to court by a woman, who alleges that he fraudulently transferred the title to her US$180 000 Eastlea house into his name over a US$33 000 debt.

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sued by a victim of the August 1, 2018 shootings for allegedly neglecting to implement recommendations of the Motlanthe Commission. 

THE City of Harare is searching for alternative water treatment chemicals in a bid to cut purification costs, which account for 52 percent of the municipality’s general expenses.

AN INMATE at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison (Chikurubi) has launched an urgent High Court application in which he wants authorities to deal with diarrhoea, hepatitis B and tuberculosis outbreaks at the facility.

HIGH Court judge Justice Pisirai Kwenda yesterday reserved judgment until tomorrow in the case in which the parents of the late socialite Mitchelle “Moana” Amuli, are arguing over her burial arrangements.

A HARARE man, who murdered his girlfriend before attempting to commit suicide, has escaped a jail term after the High Court ruled that he was mentally unstable when he committed the offence.

THE Judicial Services Commission (JSC) has been joined to a case in which Harare regional magistrate Bianca Makwande had been personally slapped with costs after she ordered MDC Alliance MP Joana Mamombe to be detained for mental…

THE Chitungwiza Municipality has lost its High Court bid to temporarily reopen the Chigumba Stands dumpsite, arguing that residents no longer had anywhere to dispose of their waste.

COUNCIL hospitals and clinics in Harare will retain this year’s fees structure in 2021 in a bid to improve access to health for residents.

THE City of Harare (Harare) claims it has failed to rehabilitate most of its road network after receiving limited funding from the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara).

FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe has suffered a huge blow after the Supreme Court ordered the reopening of a case in which an ex-Gushungo Holdings employee is demanding US$588 000 for unpaid labour.

THE State yesterday asked the High Court to throw out Thanks Makore’s bail application, arguing he could fall victim to mob justice due to the heinous murder he is accused of having committed.

THE government insists it will not hesitate to demolish il- legal structures and homes as authorities step up their war on land barons who are allegedly parcelling out state land in Harare.

THANKS Makore, 56, has applied for bail at the High Court as he claims he did not take part in the gruesome ritual murder of his 11-year-old nephew Tapiwa Makore (junior) in Murewa.

CHITUNGWIZA Residents Trust (Chitrest) wants certain sections of the Regional, Town and Country Planning Act repelled as they give local authorities power to demolish homes without a court order.

SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Miners Federation leader Henrietta Rushwaya insists she will not interfere with witnesses and is not a flight risk after applying for bail at the High Court in her 6kg gold smuggling case. 

THE Supreme Court has resolved a long-standing battle between RioZim Limited (RioZim) and the Ministry of Defence over a mine which the latter grabbed in 2018, arguing it was located in a military zone. 

FORMER chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe, who is accused of corruption, has applied for acquittal after the close of the State’s case, arguing that witnesses who testified against him failed to pin the alleged offence on him.

CLOSE to 70 percent of Zimbabwean households do not have access to water and sanitation services, the Daily News reports.

HALLMARK Chicks (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of CFI Holdings, has approached the High Court challenging the compulsory acquisition of its farm by the government.

IT is a Thursday afternoon and people with homesteads around the late socialite Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure’s mansion start trooping in for the buffet which would be served at lunch time.

SELF-STYLED People’s Democratic Party (PDP) official Benjamin Rukanda who could not be located when the High Court barred his attempt to recall Harare mayor Jacob Mafume and two councillors has now surfaced and wants the matter revisited.

THE Chitungwiza Municipality wants the High Court to grant a stay of execution against an order for the closure of Chigumba Stands Dumpsite until it is properly secured and approved by the Environmental Management Agency (Ema).