Supreme Court reserves judgement on election date petition

By Nomalanga Moyo 24 May 2013 On Friday the Supreme Court reserved judgement in the case in which a Harare man was seeking an order to force President Mugabe to announce the date for elections. Last week, Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku agreed with Jealousy Mawarire, who approached the court through his...

President Mugabe makes two safe appointments to the Supreme Court

By Nomalanga Moyo 23 May 2013 Two more judges have been appointed to the Supreme Court bench in line with the country’s new constitution which was gazetted this week. Justices Ben Hlatshwayo and Bharat Patel were sworn in by President Robert Mugabe at State House on Wednesday, bringing the total on the...

Lecturer jailed over Mugabe ‘donkey’ jibe

By Alex Bell 20 May 2013 A university lecturer in Masvingo has been sentenced to three months in jail, after allegedly calling Robert Mugabe a “rotten old donkey.” Chenjerai Pamhiri, who lectures at the Great Zimbabwe State University in Masvingo, was convicted last Friday for insulting the President and...