Legal

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Elizabeth Gwaunza as Zimbabwe’s new Chief Justice, making her the first woman to occupy the country’s highest judicial office.

HARARE - Justice Luke Malaba could be well on his way to sealing his legacy as the worst Chief Justice in the country's history with judges being forced to attend a two day training conference that will feature a presentation from an official from Zanu PF's Chitepo School of Ideology and another one from the head of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO).

By Lenon Itai Rwizi On the 1st of December 2024, the City of Harare announced plans to demolish more than 5 000 houses built on supposedly illegal settlements. A good number of the houses that have already been demolished in Belvedere and surrounding areas are owned by Zimbabweans living in the diaspora, most of whom were convinced of the status of their properties via various virtual platforms. Whatever the justification for these demolitions, it is important for potential and future house owners to be extremely diligent before and when buying property in Zimbabwe. Given the high stakes and the sad recurrent loss of hard-earned savings, it is important for would be property purchasers to follow some of the reasonable steps herein provided in order to minimize loss.