Supreme Court in ruling on sharing of property after divorce
The Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who did not make any direct contributions to the acquisition of can be awarded a 50 percent share upon divorce.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who did not make any direct contributions to the acquisition of can be awarded a 50 percent share upon divorce.
By Fidelis Munyoro Fourteen condemned prisoners who complained of overstaying on death row, have lost their bid to nullify the death sentences imposed on them after the Constitutional Court threw out their application. The inmates, who have spent between four and 18 years awaiting their execution, approached the Constitutional Court challenging their pending execution. They […]
The Youth Assembly of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) has reacted angrily to what it calls the “politically motivated” and “unjust sentencing” to 20 years in jail of fellow party members who were accused of killing police inspector Petros Mutedza in Glen View five years ago. On Monday, Justice Chinembiri Bhunu whose handling of […]
Twenty-one MDC-T supporters accused of murdering a police inspector in Glen View in 2011 were on Thursday acquitted by High Court Judge Chinembiri Bhunu.
Dictators the world over, thrive on their manipulation of the pillars of state. In a viable democracy, for which Zimbabwe is far from, the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary operate independently, although, at times, their functions overlap.
High court Judge Chinembiri Bhunu’s stinging rebuke of lawyers representing the outgoing Prime Minister, and a call for their arrest, is a dangerous decision. Exiled human rights lawyer, Gabriel Shumba, said it may also worsen human rights abuses in Zimbabwe.
The Constitutional Court led by Godfrey Chidyausiku declared Robert Mugabe the rightful and duly elected winner of the July 31st election, in a ruling delivered Tuesday.
Zimbabwe’s Electoral Court on Wednesday decided to withhold judgement in the case brought by Morgan Tsvangirai challenging the results of the July 31 elections that his MDC-T party has said was rigged to give victory to President Robert Mugabe.
Chief Justice Chidyausiku had the audacity to reprimand a lawyer representing the MDC 31 claiming that he was undermining the court or it amounted to contempt of court as commonly said in legal corridors.
MDC-T Youth Assembly leader Solomon Madzore was finally released from Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison after spending 14 months in custody over dubious charges that he took part in the murder of policeman Petros Mutedza.