First Lady Grace Mugabe’s Mazowe Evictions Intensify
Police yesterday continued with the eviction of villagers from Arnold Farm in Mazowe, allegedly to pave way for first lady Grace Mugabe despite a High Court order barring them from destroying the villagers’ homes. Police had been demolishing homes since Wednesday but the villagers got a reprieve on Friday after High Court judge Justice Felistas […]
Zimbabwe policeman must compensate torture victim
Zimbabwean courts have ordered a deduction from a police officer’s salary as compensation for torturing a high school pupil to induce a confession. Pupil Brighton Sanyanga had in 2014 been tortured at a police station in the east of the country after being accused of malicious damage to property after school rioting. The Mutare Magistrate’s Court […]
Zimbabwean Linda Masarira convicted… Magistrate calls her “a notorious activist”
Pro-democracy activist Linda Masarira was found guilty on Friday on charges of fanning public violence during the July 6, 2016 ‘‘stay away’’ protest movement led by church minister Evan Mawarire. Masarira was convicted by Mbare magistrate Stanford Mambanje, who acquitted four of her co-accused human rights activists for shutting down most businesses, government offices, schools […]
Caning – Chief Justice Digs in – . . . Spare Rod, Spoil Child – . . . Questions Bid to Invalidate Law
Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku yesterday took to task lawyers advocating the abolition of corporal punishment, asking them to explain the impact of such an action on the behaviour of children. The Chief Justice questioned the idea of seeking to invalidate Section 353 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, hinting that it may impact negatively […]
