Man to fork out $1,000 for Illegal kudu kill

Man to fork out $1,000 for Illegal kudu kill June 15, 2016 Local News Richard Muponde Gwanda CorrespondentGWANDA magistrate in charge, Sheila Nazombe has ordered a 65-year-old Tuli villager to compensate the Gwanda Campfire $1,000 for illegally killing a kudu while hunting with his dogs. Simeon Moyo of Phatane village in Tuli pleaded guilty to an …

Court orders panners off ex-minister’s farm

Court orders panners off ex-minister’s farm June 6, 2016 in National, News THE High Court has ordered the eviction of three illegal gold miners, who invaded and set up a stamp mill at former Finance minister Christopher Kuruneri’s Ascotvale Farm in Mazowe. BY CHARLeS LAITON   Kuruneri recently approached the High Court seeking an order to evict Sipho …

Retired army chief refuses to leave farm despite court order

Retired army chief refuses to leave farm despite court order June 5, 2016 in Local, News   Retired Brigadier-General Charles Nhapata has been accused of ignoring a court order and refusing to vacate Earling Farm in Mvurwi more than one-and-half years after being ordered to do so by the High Court. BY CHARLES LAITON According to the plot …

Farm wrangle: Connolly appeals to Supreme Court

Farm wrangle: Connolly appeals to Supreme Court By ZimSitRep_M | June 5, 2016 0 Comment Source: Farm wrangle: Connolly appeals to Supreme Court – The Standard June 5, 2016 COMMERCIAL farmer, Dave Connolly, has appealed to the Supreme Court seeking to nullify a High Court ruling directing him to vacate Centenary farm in Figtree, Matabeleland South, to pave way for President …

Farmer drags Chihuri to court for contempt

Farmer drags Chihuri to court for contempt June 2, 2016 in National, News   Centenary farmer, Phillip Rankin has filed an application at the High Court seeking to have Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri found in contempt of court for allegedly refusing to remove police officers from Kingston Deverill Farm. BY CHARLES LAITON Court papers show that Rankin was …

War on cattle rustlers…200 armed vigilantes burn stock theft suspects’ homes…Resettled farmers told to leave the area or face attack

War on cattle rustlers…200 armed vigilantes burn stock theft suspects’ homes…Resettled farmers told to leave the area or face attack June 2, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories A hut at Marble Ndlovu’s homestead burns after angry villagers set it alight, Richard Muponde Gwanda CorrespondentOVER 200 villagers from Matshetshe area under Chief Masuku in Gwanda yesterday armed themselves with machetes …

Battle for top B/Bridge sanctuary rages

Battle for top B/Bridge sanctuary rages May 29, 2016 in Local, News Intervention by senior government officials has failed to end the illegal occupation of a top Beitbridge conservancy, amid revelations that some officials continue to settle people on the property that has been declared unfit for human habitation. BY STAFF REPORTER Mananje Conservancy, owned by prominent farmer …

Electronic spot fines will not end police corruption

Electronic spot fines will not end police corruption May 23, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis The disproportionately high number of roadblocks is what is indeed fuelling and sustaining corruption Bernard Bwoni Correspondent Corruption is a culture and an attitude that has firmly rooted itself in the Zimbabwe psyche and society at large. It comes in the form …

Spot fines to end…They drive corruption, Minister Chombo says

Spot fines to end…They drive corruption, Minister Chombo says May 20, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Lloyd Gumbo Harare BureauTRAFFIC police officers will soon stop collecting fines for traffic offences in cash at roadblocks to curb corruption in the force, the Minister of Home Affairs, Cde Ignatius Chombo, said yesterday. The Minister said the government was working on …