HARARE – In the corridors of the High Court of Zimbabwe, justice is often treated as a game of technicalities. Last week, Justice Joel Mambara struck down an opposing affidavit from the Minister of Local Government and Public Works simply because a state lawyer forgot to insert a date on the document. With that single procedural blunder, a massive 30.773-hectare prime piece of land in Mabelreign Township was effectively handed over to a private entity, Cabletron Enterprises (

HARARE – Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFM) has secured a decisive legal victory in a long-running property dispute after the High Court of Zimbabwe granted summary judgment in its favour. In a ruling delivered by Justice Joel Mambara, the court dismissed claims by a rival faction calling itself the Apostolic Faith Mission of Zimbabwe and six others, describing their repeated litigation as “vexatious” and without merit.