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Cops banned from owning kombisThe Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has declared that police officers should not be involved in the transport business as part of measures to end corruption and restore public confidence in the force,....HeraldLaw25 December 2017
10 years in jail for illegal forex tradingGOVERNMENT has gazetted a law to curb illegal cash and foreign currency trading with offenders to face a mandatory 10-year jail term, as their cash is forfeited to the State, while their bank accounts...NewsDayLaw29 September 2017
Ray Goba appointed Prosecutor-GeneralPRESIDENT Mugabe has — with immediate effect — appointed Advocate Ray Hamilton Goba as substantive Prosecutor-General (PG) following the dismissal of Mr Johannes Tomana on account of gross incompetenc...HeraldLaw14 September 2017
Workers drag NSSA to court over bonusNEARLY 600 National Social Security Authority (NSSA) employees have taken the authority to the High Court seeking to compel it to pay them their annual bonus for 2016. Last year, NSSA did not pay out....HeraldLaw6 September 2017- Leaking 'Nudes' BannedThe Cyber Crimes and Cyber Security Bill, currently at the Attorney-General’s Office for drafting, will criminalise the leaking or publishing of nude pictures of former lovers on social media or onlin...NewsDayLaw12 August 2017
Makandiwa Sued for 'Fake Prophecies'United Family International Church leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa and his wife, Ruth, are being sued for US$6,5 million over alleged “fake prophecies, fraud and defamation”. Harare-based businessma...OnlineLaw7 August 2017- One Year in Jail for Violent HookerA 21-year-old self-confessed prostitute in Gweru, who is a repeat offender, has been sentenced to one year in prison for assaulting a colleague. Lucia Ncube of Mkoba 6 suburb appeared before Gweru mag...ChronicleLaw7 August 2017
Double killer to hangROBERT Chiguma of Hwedza, who killed two people after being confronted over the theft of a kitchen cabinet, has been sentenced to death. Chiguma committed the offence on October 21, 2014 amid allegati...HeraldLaw17 July 2017
Government bans kaylite useGovernment has — with immediate effect — banned the use of polystyrene material, commonly known as kaylite, and related plastic packaging citing health hazards and pollution. The ban will mostly affec...HeraldLaw13 July 2017
Chief Justice appointment Bill causes stir in ParliamentZANU PF yesterday used its majority in the National Assembly to railroad the passage of the controversial Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 1) Bill, despite spirited attempts by the opposition to...NewsDayLaw21 June 2017
Police continue to defy High CourtHome Affairs deputy minister Obedingwa Mguni says police will continue to defy High Court orders as long as they “compromise the country’s security”. Speaking in the National Assembly last week, Mguni...DailyNewsLaw20 June 2017
MPs clash on abortion lawSome members of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health and Child Care are pushing for legislation to legalise abortion, amid revelations that 16 percent of maternal deaths are due to unsafe a...HeraldLaw13 June 2017
Fake IDs Fraud Claims Rampant: MudedeCompanies and individuals are losing millions of dollars due to fraud involving fake identification documents, the Registrar General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede has said. Addressing officials from Government de...ChronicleLaw11 June 2017
Tomana Fired!Prosecutor-General (PG) Johannes Tomana was yesterday summarily fired from his job by President Robert Mugabe following his suspension in March last year on allegations of incompetence and misconduct....OnlineLaw10 June 2017
$31m city tender scam sucks in 5 moreFormer Harare City treasurer Misheck Mubvumbi and four councillors were nabbed over the $31 million tender scam to rehabilitate Firle Sewage Works, as the net closes in on more serving and former coun...HeraldLaw24 May 2017
Animal cruelty to attract $200 fineANIMAL cruelty, including beating, kicking, overloading, torturing, abandonment, causing unnecessary suffering, terrifying, cruelly tying up, cruelly transporting, using animals for fighting, poisonin...OnlineLaw2 May 2017
Court frees LumumbaHarare magistrate Nomsa Sabarauta yesterday warned Viva Zimbabwe leader William “Ace Lumumba” Mutumanje, who is being accused of forgery, to seek clarification on the remand dates to avoid unnecessary...NewsDayLaw14 April 2017
Update: ZRP warns spike-throwing copsThrowing spikes at moving vehicles is illegal and police officers found engaging in such practices will be dealt with accordingly, police chief spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Chara...HeraldLaw12 April 2017
Police officers who own public transport vehicles, will be dismissed - MinisterSpeaking during a Question and Answer session in the Senate last Thursday, Home Affairs Deputy Minister Obedingwa Mguni says serving police officers caught operating commuter transport businesses and....OnlineLaw11 April 2017
10 years jail for spike-throwing copsGovernment is ready to invoke the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter IV, Section 38 to charge police officers who throw spikes at moving vehicles, who face up to 10 years in prison and...HeraldLaw10 April 2017