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Miner Jailed 25 Years for Murdering Mentally Ill Man
 A 25-year-old miner from Village 7, Domborutinhira, Penhalonga, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of murdering a mentally ill man from the same community.The High Court s...
Labour Court Dismisses PetroZim’s Bid to Appeal, Orders Punitive Costs
 The Labour Court has dismissed an application by PetroZim Line (Private) Limited seeking condonation for the late filing of its application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court in a long-running...
Lost Records Lead to High Court Victory for Washington Kangarade
 The High Court has ordered the immediate release of Washington Kangarade and quashed the criminal proceedings against him following the loss of court records in his 2013 case.The ruling was delivered...
Mnangagwa Replaces Muswere with Soda Zhemu at Information Ministry in Cabinet Shake-Up
New Information Minister, Soda ZhemuPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa has removed Dr Jenfan Muswere from the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, reassigning him to the Ministry of...
The 7 Fires on Soda Zhemu’s Desk
Newly reassigned Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Soda Zhemu  is literally stepping into the hot seat. it was not an administrative reshuffle. The Information portfolio is...
Zambian Court Orders Seizure of Ex-President Lungu’s Son’s Assets Worth US$1.3m
 Zambia’s High Court has ordered the forfeiture of assets valued at more than $1.3 million belonging to Dalitso Lungu, the son of former President Edgar Lungu, ruling that he failed to provide credibl...
Mantashe Questions DRC–US Minerals Pact at Mining Indaba
 South Africa’s Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, publicly challenged the Democratic Republic of Congo’s critical minerals agreement with the United States during exchanges...
Zvishavane Man Gets 14 Months for Stealing Six Donkeys
  A 47-year-old man, Vengai Imbwanhema, has been sentenced to an effective 14 months’ imprisonment by the Zvishavane Magistrates’ Court after being convicted of stock theft.Imbwanhema was found guilty...
Private Hospitals Barred from Refusing Emergency Care Under New Bill
  Parliament has tabled the Medical Services Amendment Bill, a proposal that will prohibit private health institutions from denying emergency treatment and compel them to stabilise patients for at lea...
Increased Data Access Key to Unlocking Zimbabwe’s Digital Media Future
MISA Harare Advocacy Chairperson Mlondolozi Ndlovu The transformation of Zimbabwe’s media landscape is now inextricably linked to the country’s digital evolution, with experts warning that the future...