Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
SADC leaders cited in landmark Zim legal case http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell04 April 2011 All 15 leaders in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have been cited as respondents in a landmark legal case, launched by Zimbabwean farmers. The application, made to the SADC Tribunal last week, is the first time in legal history that a group of …
VP Nkomo allegedly paying farm staff US$50 http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 01/04/2011 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter VICE President John Nkomo allegedly pays his farm hands a paltry US$50 per month, two ex-employees jailed for stealing from him have claimed. Qhawe Sibanda, 32, and Nhlanhla Siziba, 31, were jailed for nine years when they appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate accused of …
Zimbabwe Magistrates Strike On Monday http://www.radiovop.com 02/04/2011 10:39:00 Harare, April 02, 2011 – Zimbabwe’s magistrates will on Monday finally embark on a countrywide strike action for an indefinite period to press for an increase in their salaries. In a statement issued Friday, the Magistrates Association of Zimbabwe said its members were disheartened by the lack of commitment by …
Contempt of court has lengthy record http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 24 March 2011 19:57 By Alex Magaisa THE recent comments on the judiciary made by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in the wake of the judgment nullifying the election of the Speaker of parliament have raised a real storm. There are reports that he may be hauled before the courts on …
AG Tomana faces corruption probe http://www.timeslive.co.za Mar 19, 2011 1:55 PM | By SUNDAY TIMES CORRESPONDENT Attorney General Johannes Tomana faces a government inquiry into allegations that he corruptly used his office to shield four close allies from being prosecuted. The move is likely to worsen relations in Zimbabwe’s shaky inclusive government. Deputy minister of Justice, Obert Gutu …
Judges ‘in danger for their talents’ as dictatorship reigns http://www.thezimbabwemail.com 20 March, 2011 12:22:00 By Zoli Mangena Manipulation of court rolls; selective prosecution; and packing of the bench of superior courts are outrageous techniques which provide repressive governments with an opportunity to subvert the law, while simultaneously maintaining a semblance of respect for the judiciary and other institutions. …
Ruling gives journalists a ray of hope http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Monday, 07 March 2011 10:28 BY JENNIFER DUBE A Harare magistrate says journalists who are challenging the constitutionality of Section 31 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, which has been widely used to arrest media practitioners have a strong case. The section deals with publication …
SA court defers ruling on Zim farms case http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by James Mombe Tuesday 01 March 2011 JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday postponed ruling on an appeal by the government against an earlier court order that it compensates a South African farmer for farms lost in Zimbabwe. The farmer, Crawford von Abo, lost …
ZAPU prepares to ‘repossess’ properties from government http://www.swradioafrica.com/ by Irene Madongo22 February 2011 ZAPU is putting together a court case to claim back properties it says belong to its organisation, but were wrongfully taken away by the ZANU PF regime in the 1980s. ZAPU, under Joshua Nkomo, acquired demobilisation funds to purchase properties and create …
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Court judgment deters investors http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Friday, 18 February 2011 09:36 THE RECENT Supreme Court judgment on the constitutionality of State-Indebted Companies and Reconstruction Act will further deter investors from doing business in Zimbabwe as it proves that the country does not protect individuals from losing their properties to the state, legal analysts have said.Chief Justice …