Incarcerated journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono has castigated what he described as abuse of courts by the state to target alleged critics of political elites within the ruling party. In a media statement written today, Chin’ono accused the courts of double standards saying former health Minister Dr. Obadiah
The Johannesburg Society for Advocates has affirmed their support for top Zimbabwean lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa and legal representatives standing for citizens arrested in the course of exercise their democratic and constitutionally enshrined rights to express criticism of the Government. Mtetwa was yesterday banned from representing incarcerated
The Judiciary Services Commission (JSC) says over the last 10 years, it has managed to take justice to the people through decentralising its operations around the country. Addressing the media at a function to mark the 10 years anniversary since the formation of the commission as
The Judiciary Service Commission has issued directions of how courts will operate under level 2 lockdown period. In a statement the JSC said those remanded in custody between 4 and 8 May 2020 will remain incarcerated by the courts until after 11 May. “For the purposes of
A group calling itself ‘Friends of Job Sikhala Solidarity Trust’ has blasted Masvingo resident Minister and top ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Ezra Chadzamira for what they alleged interference with the judiciary. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday group spokesperson, Emmanuel Zellers Gumbo alleges that Chadzamira addressed
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched an investigation into a case of unlawful entry and theft at High Court Judge Justice Garainesu Mawadze’s Harare home last night. By Elia Ntali and Shorai Murwira According to the Judicial Services Commission, the criminals stole four wheels, all lights
A new report by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has revealed that at least 51 children were arrested and tortured by state security agents during the January crackdown that followed the nationwide protests of 14-16 January 2019. Among those arrested, detained and tried after the
We recommend referring to Veritas’ Electoral Act (Consolidated 2018) [link] because it incorporates the amendments to Part XVIIIB made by the very recent Electoral Amendment Act, 6/2018, which came into force on 28th May.
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