Ndodana Tshuma back in South African court as UK extradition case moves forward Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, the Zimbabwean-born British man wanted in the United Kingdom in connection with the deaths of his wife and two daughters, returned to the Johannesburg Magistrates' Court on Thursday as proceedings relating to his South…
Magistrate’s Illness Keeps Chivhayo’s Ex -wife, Mother in Custody
Harare – The bail ruling for Sonja Madzikanda, estranged wife of controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, and her mother Tabitha Madzikanda was postponed to Friday after the presiding magistrate, Nyaradzo Manokore, reportedly fell ill, the court heard on Thursday. A charge sheet glimpsed by this publication confirmed that the other charges…
The 2:15 Republic- How Bail Went Missing Between Lunch & the Constitution
By Reason Wafawarova Zimbabwe’s justice system has always possessed one extraordinary constitutional innovation unknown to modern jurisprudence: outcomes that mysteriously change during tea break. At 2:14 pm, Sonja Madzikanda and her mother Tabitha were apparently suitable candidates for bail. At 2:15 pm, they had somehow evolved into dangerous inmates fit…
“Apologise to the Sorry Tree”- says Advocate Mpofu as Matinyarare Eats Humble Pie
Harare – A high-stakes social media confrontation ended with a public apology Thursday after businessman Rutendo Matinyarare mistakenly accused prominent Advocate Thabani Mpofu of being linked to controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo and an allegedly flawed charge sheet. Matinyarare initially claimed Mpofu was the advocate associated with Chivayo and what he…

