Ex-Minister Mzembi acquitted of criminal abuse of office
“The State has failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The accused is found not guilty and acquitted,” Chikowero ruled.
By Desmond Chingarande
May. 13, 2026
Ex-minister Mzembi acquitted
Mzembi, who returned from self-imposed exile in South Africa last year and spent more than a year in remand prison, had been granted US$1,000 bail by High Court judge Benjamin Chikowero
By Desmond Chingarande
May. 13, 2026
Former minister Mzembi granted bail after nearly a year in remand prison
Mzembi is expected to be released on Tuesday.
By Boitumelo Makhurane and Desmond Chingarande
May. 5, 2026
Ex-minister Mzembi loses freedom bid
Delivering the ruling, Justice Benjamin Chikowero said evidence showed Mzembi must explain why he donated government-owned public-viewing screens to private churches.
By Desmond Chingarande
Feb. 18, 2026
Mzembi’s trial in false start
THE trial of former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi failed to take off yesterday after High Court judge Justice Benjamin Chikowero postponed the matter to January 28.
By Desmond Chingarande
Jan. 14, 2026
Mzembi trial date set
Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa last week served Mzembi with state papers before indicting him to the High Court.
By Trevor Mutsvairo
Nov. 16, 2025
Free Mzembi from the dungeon
Former Foreign Affairs minister, Walter Mzembi plays into the hands of Zimbabwe’s enemies
By Kenneth Mafuka
Sep. 14, 2025
ED petitioned over Mzembi arrest, detention
African Forum for Cultural Diplomacy (AFFCD) has written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa expressing concerns over the arrest and detention of former Cabinet ministe
By Silas Nkala
Sep. 13, 2025
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Jailed Walter Mzembi in health scare
Mzembi is detained at Harare Remand Prison, awaiting trial for allegedly misappropriating trust property worth US$2 million.
By Staff Reporter
Aug. 3, 2025
