High Court clears Mzembi in corruption case over disputed tourism ministry screens
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Former foreign affairs minister Walter Mzembi has been acquitted of criminal abuse of office charges after the High Court ruled that the prosecution failed to present key evidence linking him to the alleged unlawful disposal of public viewing screens. Delivering judgment at the Harare High Court on Wednesday, Justice Benjamin Chikowero […]
High Court grants Mzembi bail pending judgement in long-running abuse of office case
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — The High Court has granted Walter Mzembi bail pending judgment in a criminal abuse of office case, marking a significant turn in a protracted legal battle that has kept the former cabinet minister in custody for months. According to court papers dated May 4, 2026, Justice Justice Chikowero ordered that Mzembi […]
High Court upholds US$500K default judgment against businessman Fabris
By Victor Fanuel Harare — The High Court has dismissed businessman Luka Ignatius Fabris’s bid to overturn a US$500,000 default judgment granted in favour of Tendai Mashamhanda, ruling that Fabris must face the consequences of his lawyer’s negligence. Justice Jacob Manzunzu threw out Fabris’s application for rescission of judgment, which sought to undo the ruling granted […]
Former High Court Judge Mavis Dorothy Gibson passes away at 85
By Staff Reporter London, England — Former High Court Judge Mavis Dorothy Gibson, a pioneering legal figure whose judicial career spanned three countries, has died at the age of 85. Judge Gibson passed away peacefully in London at 2:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday, May 21, after a protracted battle with cancer. She was surrounded by […]