legal dispute

A lawsuit filed against police officers over alleged abuse during a raid on a $100 million ethanol facility highlights growing friction between state security forces and private sector operators, as opposition leader Kizza Besigye warns of deepening governance challenges.

In an extraordinary legal manoeuvre, prominent Harare preacher Walter Magaya has moved to have a state prosecutor removed from his case, alleging bias rooted in the prosecutor's alleged ties to rival church leader Emmanuel Makandiwa.