HARARE — Former Tourism and Hospitality Minister Walter Mzembi has been granted US$1,000 bail by the High Court in Harare. Mzembi is currently awaiting judgment in a high-profile case where he is accused of defrauding the Government of approximately US$2 million during his tenure in office.

HARARE — The High Court has delivered a scathing assessment of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mushayavanhu, describing his legal submissions as "untenable" and "highly misleading" in a landmark ruling that unfroze US$7 million belonging to Al Shams Global Ltd. The judgment, handed down by Justice Jacob Mafusire, marks a significant legal defeat for the central bank and raises serious questions regarding the procedural integrity of the nation's top monetary autho

HARARE — The High Court has sentenced a local man, Herbert Pasipanodya, to an effective 10 years in prison for the death of his partner, Dorothy De Souza, whose remains were discovered in a shallow grave at his residence in July 2025. While Pasipanodya was initially charged with murder, the court ultimately convicted him of culpable homicide, citing "serious provocation" as a mitigating factor while simultaneously condemning his efforts to conceal the crime.

MASVINGO — The High Court in Masvingo has ruled in favour of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU), overturning the suspension of five Midlands State University (MSU) students who were expelled for allegedly conducting an unsanctioned recruitment exercise on 25 February 2025. The court found the disciplinary measures unlawful and politically motivated, ordering the immediate lifting of suspensions for four students and suspending the expulsion of a fifth pending furth

HARARE — The High Court has ordered lawyer and opposition politician Fadzayi Mahere to pay US$33,000 in legal costs to Tino Machakaire, the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training, in a preliminary stage of their ongoing defamation dispute. The costs order follows a special plea Mahere filed in response to Machakaire’s defamation suit over comments she posted on X. In that application, Mahere argued the minister’s claim lacked a proper cause of acti

The High Court of Zimbabwe sitting in Mutare has overturned the conviction of public prosecutor Timothy Tafadzwa Katsande, who had been found guilty of defeating or obstructing the course of justice. Katsande was previously convicted by the Magistrates’ Court following allegations that he had inserted a false statement into an agreed statement of facts in a criminal matter involving a minor. The case had drawn attention within legal circles due to questions surrounding prosec

HARARE — In a significant legal setback for Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) leader Walter Magaya, the High Court has ordered him to repay US$3 million to an Israeli investor, rejecting his bid to rely on Zimbabwe’s exchange control rules to void the debt.

HARARE — The High Court has overturned the conviction and 10‑month jail sentence handed to traditional leader Timothy Chiminya, who styles himself King Munhumutapa, after he was found guilty last year of allegedly undermining or insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The High Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed former Tourism and Hospitality Minister Walter Mzembi’s application for discharge at the close of the State’s case, finding that prosecutors established a prima facie case of abuse of office against him.

A Harare High Court judge is under investigation by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) following allegations that he sent suggestive WhatsApp messages to a married court clerk, triggering a formal complaint after the exchanges were allegedly intercepted by her husband. Justice Pisirayi Kwenda is at the centre of the inquiry after screenshots of the messages were reportedly submitted to the JSC, which is chaired by Chief Justice Luke Malaba.