According to High Court proceedings of case number HH 214-16, HC 1719/12, the council acted illegally.

The suspects were found guilty after they settled without proper documentation in the area currently used as a cattle ranch by a private player.

Sixty-year-old Edna Murisa is one of the 200 women fighting to preserve the forests around the outlying Hurungwe district in the northwest of Zimbabwe.

A little known company Shalom Mining, applied for permission to explore for oil and gas in Mana Pools, which triggered a backlash from local communities and conservation advocates.

Ngirazi said the carrying of axes, catapults, machetes, knobkerries, swords, knives or daggers was prohibited during the period.

Prosecutor Progress Maponde told the court that Kangausaru unlawfully occupied Subdivision 1 of Chitonga farm in Tengwe sometime in November 2014.

According to the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe, an average 2 000 people die every year on the country’s roads. Most accidents are attributed to human error.