Covid-19 menace: Backlog cases weigh heavily on courts

Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter COVID-19 negatively affected the delivery of justice in 2021 leaving the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) with a backlog of 1 642 cases in Bulawayo courts. Officially opening the 2022 Legal Year at the Bulawayo High Court yesterday, Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza said Covid-19 hugely disrupted court operations and the smooth […] …
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BCC financially constrained

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter LOCAL authorities are working towards adopting an electronic management system to improve revenue collection and data storage in municipalities. This comes at a time councils such as Bulawayo City Council (BCC) are failing to effectively collect revenue, hampering service delivery. (BCC) is struggling to recover $2,1 billion owed by rate payers, while […] …
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COMMENT: Election observers are most welcome in Zimbabwe

THE role of observer missions during elections can never be over-emphasised. Elections are the most important ingredient in any democracy and observer missions ensure transparency, accountability and improvement of elections. Observers make recommendations that shape the future of elections and the choice of electoral systems. They also ensure that women, the youth and vulnerable groups […] …
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Legal practitioners hail JSC

Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter BULAWAYO legal practitioners have welcomed the move by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to adopt technology and digitise its operations for improved service delivery. Speaking at the opening of the 2022 Legal Year at the Bulawayo High Court yesterday, Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza said law firms were not spared by […] …
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President exhorts CEOs to embrace clean-up campaign

President Mnangagwa leads the national clean-up campaign in Kwekwe central business district on Friday. — Picture: Eliah Saushoma Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau Companies and other businesses must embrace the national clean-up campaign seriously and dedicate at least an hour of the first Friday of every month to cleaning their environs, President Mnangagwa has said. The […]
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Blacklist warning for road contractors

Farirayi Machivenyika Senior Herald Reporter Contracted companies performing substandard work under the ongoing Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme Phase 2 countrywide will be blacklisted, Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Felix Mhona said in Kwekwe over the weekend after observing the poor state of some recently repaired roads in the city and country. “We are going to […]
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