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 […]
Mzembi’s corruption trial faces fresh delays amid health and legal challenges
By Court Correspondent HARARE — Former tourism and foreign minister Walter Mzembi faces further delays in his protracted corruption trial after the Harare High Court postponed proceedings to allow his legal team time to prepare. The trial, originally scheduled to begin on Tuesday, was adjourned after Mzembi’s lawyers reported they had only received the consolidated case […]
Mzembi remanded in custody as bail revoked, trial set to resume July 1
By Courts Correspondent Harare – Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi was on Tuesday remanded in custody after a Harare magistrate revoked his bail, with his corruption trial scheduled to resume on July 1. Mzembi, 61, has been facing charges of criminal abuse of office and theft of trust property related to the alleged improper […]
Ex-cabinet minister Walter Mzembi returns amid Zanu PF factional tensions
By Victor Fanuel Harare – Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi, who fled Zimbabwe in 2017 following a military-led transition of power, has returned and held a ‘high-level’ meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House on Wednesday. His return comes at a time of renewed factional turbulence within the ruling Zanu PF party. Mzembi was […]