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Parish judge defends hefty mask fines

Chief Parish Court Judge Chester Crooks has defended the hefty fines imposed on persons who were found guilty of failing to wear a mask in public, arguing that a strong message must be sent. Recently, there was public uproar after a St...

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Despite a measure of success in the timely disposal of some court cases, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has expressed dissatisfaction with what he termed the “unacceptably long delay in setting trial dates and delivering judgments”. In his...

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HIGH Court judge Justice Owen Tagu has resolved a four-year-old land impasse between a Harare property developer, Sunshine Development (Pvt) Ltd and an invader, Phineas Molesen, who had taken over the firm’s land to develop residential stands. BY CHARLES LAITON The land in question is identified in

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A camp court sitting at Mulanje Prison has granted bail to over ten remandees who are answering charges of murder. The camp court was last month set by the community of Sant' Egidio, a lay movement of the Catholic Church with an aim of bringing the much-needed justice especially to suspects who has

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Chief Justice Martha Koome has exuded confidence that the remaining six Judges who were nominated by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for appointment to superior courts but were left out by President Uhuru Kenyatta will soon be appointed.

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The man accused of executing the deadly lunchtime shooting at Sheraton Centre over two years ago has denied the capital charge. Hakeem Roberto Stuart, 23, of Shelbourne Gap, St Lawrence, Christ Church, appeared before High Court Judge Justice Randall Worrell this morning and was arraigned on the

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The Crown opens its case

The $400-million Manchester Municipal Corporation fraud trial, which came to an end on Friday, May 15, 2020 after 11 months, resulted in the conviction of main accused 35-year-old Sanja Elliott, the corporation's former deputy superintendent of road and works; his wife, Tashagaye Elliott

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Justice Bere challenges tribunal again

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Chiwenga wins children’s custody

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