Category: The Courts (archives)

Judge reserves ruling on lawyers’ ZINARA challenge http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ HIGH Court Judge Justice Andrew Mutemaon Tuesday 12 June 2012 reserved ruling on an application hear a case in which a human rights lawyer wants to stop the police and the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) from targeting motorists.12.06.1207:06pmby ZLHR Roselyn Hanzi, a lawyer with Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights …

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Attorney General Ordered To Pay Pension Arrears http://www.radiovop.com/ By Professor Matodzi Harare, May 16, 2012 – Justice Nicholas Mathonsi has ordered the country’s Attorney-General, Johannes Tomana, to pay more than $4 260 to National Social Security Authority (NSSA) as payment for allegedly defaulting on remitting workers’ pension contributions. Court papers seen by Radio VOP, said Tomana, who owns …

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Dis-array in Zimbabwe Court Case- Lawyers, witnesses dump Zanu PF Heavyweights in court Friday, 20 April 2012 06:56 administrator CHIREDZI – Prominent Zanu PF politicians, Retired Colonel Claudius William Makova, self-styled war veteran Francis Zimuto, Sharon Musakwa and thirteen other applicants had a bad day at the Chiredzi Magistrates Courts when a lawyer renounced agency …

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Judgement reserved in Zim torture case http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell29 March 2012 A South African Judge on Thursday reserved judgement in a landmark legal challenge based on incidences of torture in Zimbabwe. The case, which urges South Africa to honour its international legal obligations and prosecute high level Zimbabwean officials, was filed at the Pretoria High Court by …

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Hearing begins in Zimbabwe torture case http://www.osisa.org/ By Alan Wallis | 28 March 2012 The landmark Zimbabwe torture case brought by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and the Zimbabwe Exiles Forum (ZEF) began in earnest in the North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday March 27th after a one-day postponement caused by the state’s last-minute change of counsel, …

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SA urged to separate politics and law in Zim torture case http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell27 March 2012 South Africa’s government will this week be urged to separate its international legal responsibilities and politics, in a landmark legal case based on incidences of torture in Zimbabwe. The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) and the Zimbabwe Exiles Forum are urging …

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Prosecutor ‘swaps sides’ in Harare rights case http://www.businessday.co.za/ A senior NPA official has come out in support of a landmark legal bid to compel South Africa to prosecute high-level Zimbabwean officials accused of crimes against humanityERNEST MABUZAPublished: 2012/03/27 06:58:26 AM CITING threats and intimidation from his colleagues, the head of the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) Priority Crimes Litigation …

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S.African court hears Zimbabwe torture case (AFP) – 3 hours ago PRETORIA — A South African court Tuesday began hearing a case seeking to force prosecutors to investigate Zimbabwean officials accused of torturing opposition supporters in Harare in 2007. South African prosecutors have refused to investigate the allegations. But two rights groups argue that under South Africa’s …

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The man behind bid to thwart Zimbabwe torture probe http://www.thezimbabwemail.com By NIREN TOLSI – The Guardian 8 hours 54 minutes ago Suspended prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane appears to be at the centre of an attempt to thwart the prosecution in South Africa of Zimbabwean government officials accused of torture. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been accused …

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‘Extraordinary’ twist in SA, Zim torture trial http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell26 March 2012 There’s been what has been described as an ‘extraordinary’ twist in a landmark court case in South Africa, which will urge the authorities there to investigate and prosecute high level Zimbabwean officials accused of crimes against humanity. The case, filed by the Southern African Litigation …

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