POLITICS

Bitter estate wrangle sucks in top judges

A long-running family feud over the estate of the late Taya "Daya" Mlotshwa has erupted into a bruising legal battle at the Bulawayo High Court, with bitter accusations of judicial misconduct, stallin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

PPC Zimbabwe disposes of Arlington Estate

Cement manufacturer PPC Zimbabwe (PPCZ) has reached an agreement to sell its Arlington Estate property in Harare for US$30 million, the company announced.The buyer is a property development firm with ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Court dismisses claim to Mugabe estate

The High Court has dismissed an application by Tonderayi Gabriel Mugabe, who claimed to be the son of the late former President Robert Gabriel Mugabe, in his bid to reopen the former leader's estate.T...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 August 2025

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Swallowfield Estates dispute reignited by EIA certificate

The long-running legal wrangle over ownership and development rights at Swallowfield Estates in Norton has taken a fresh twist following the issuance of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certif...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Zimbabwe asset managers hungry for real estate assets

The Public Service Pension Fund's (PSPF) move to acquire the iconic Monomotapa Hotel underscores the persistent hunger among Zimbabwean pension funds for commercial real estate investments - even thos...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Prophet Magaya faces estate liquidation

Prominent cleric and founder of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries, Walter Magaya, is facing the possible liquidation of his estate after allegedly failing to settle a US$420,140 debt ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 June 2025

POLITICS

Mnangagwa dragged into messy, illegal takeover of Arlington Estate

Barely a month after President Emmerson Mnangagwa handed over 480 hectares of Arlington Estate to PPC Zimbabwe, a storm is brewing over the land's true ownership, with fresh court documents revealing ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 April 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Economic woes bite Zimbabwe's real estate

Zimbabwe's real estate firms are battling for survival as they continue to be weighed down by soaring inflation and rising voids, industry players have indicated.They say persistently high inflation, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 October 2019

POLITICS

Chaos in Zvinavashe estate

The High Court has lamented the absence of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in the estate of the late former Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, Vitalis Musungwa Zvinavashe, whose widow...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 June 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Bogus estate agents on the prowl

REGISTERED estate agents in Gweru on Monday claimed that bogus property sellers were on the prowl in the Midlands capital and called on the council to help weed out the illegal operators.Trevor Dollar...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 June 2019

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Currency crisis hits real estate sector

Zimbabwe's real estate sector is under immense pressure to review rentals in response to the country's deteriorating economy, which has resulted in rising operating costs, defaults and voids.First Mut...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 April 2019

POLITICS

Chief invades Arda estate

THE High Court has ordered a Manicaland traditional leader, Chief David Mutingwende, to vacate an Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) estate in Rusitu, Chimanimani.Mutingwende, who is ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 December 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

49 estate agents suspended

EACZ has suspended 4 estate agents and ordered three to stop trading for not complying with various legislative requirements which are meant to protect the public.Of the 49 suspended, 28 did not have ...

By Staff rpeorter | Published: 17 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Residents fume over deceased estate duty

HARARE residents have expressed concern over the exorbitant charges of 4% on deceased estate duty charged by government.In a statement yesterday, the Harare Residents Trust said the fee charged should...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 July 2018

OPINION

Real estate's contribution to economic growth

Zimbabwe real estate business activities primarily deal with the ownership and transfer of physical properties. Almost all the real estate companies in Zimbabwe provide some common real estate service...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 June 2018

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Arda secures investor for Balu Estate

THE Agricultural Rural Development Authority (Arda) has secured an investor for a pecan nuts and livestock project to be established at Arda Balu Estate in Umguza District, an official has said.In an ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2018

POLITICS

2 executors for Tsvangirai estate

FORMER Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's family has failed to agree on an executor, it has emerged. This has resulted in two lawyers being appointed to jointly assist in the distribution of the estat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 April 2018

POLITICS

Tsvangirai estate row over escalates

A ROW over the late MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured)'s estate continued this week, resulting in the Master of the High Court reportedly appointing two executors.One of the executors will repr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 March 2018

POLITICS

'Tsvangirai family jumped the gun on estate'

RELATIVES of the late MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, who last week breathed fire over the alleged understatement of the politician's estate by his widow Ms Elizabeth Macheka, jumped the gun and th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 March 2018

POLITICS

Tsvangirai estate revealed

The late MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's properties were revealed yesterday when his widow Ms Elizabeth Macheka registered his estate at the High Court as the fight for inheritance intensifies wit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 March 2018

POLITICS

Mohadi sues Lesabe estate executor

VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has filed an $11,7 million litigation against the executor of the late Thenjiwe Lesabe's estate, together with one Reginald McGillivray Dawson, accusing the latter of frau...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 February 2018

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe lithium miner restates reserves

AUSTRALIAN Stock Exchange listed lithium miner, Prospect Resources this week increased reserve estimates by 58,7 percent at its multimillion dollar Zimbabwe based asset, Arcadia, after fresh explorati...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 December 2017

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Zim estate agents push for urban renewal

THE Estates Agents Council of Zimbabwe (EACZ) is pushing for urban renewal, a move that will see the redevelopment of Bulawayo should the proposal be implemented.EACZ chairperson, Mr Oswald Nyakunika ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 September 2017

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

600 occupy sugar estates

OVER 600 villagers - including war veterans - occupied Chiredzi sugar cane plantations in Hippo Valley and Triangle estates on Monday, demanding that Government allocate them land.Police yesterday sw...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 May 2014

BUSINESS NEWS

3 estate agents suspended

3 renowned Harare-based estate agents have been suspended by the Estate Agents' Council to pave way for investigations into their operations. In a statement last week, the council said the suspe...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 February 2014
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