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‘One ‘lazy’ judge only handed one judgement while another handed 100 judgments in a year’-Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku

Posted on October 1, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku has once again slammed some High Court judges for being “lazy” and creating a backlog, with one judge only handing down two judgments last year while other judges had written more than 300. Justice Chidyausiku hit out at Justices Samuel Kudya, Alphas Chitakunye and Priscilla Chigumba for failing to conclude cases during their interviews to be considered for elevation to the Supreme Court on Thursday. It merged that Justice Kudya had…

‘High Court judge, , reportedly solicited a $20 000 bribe from one of the parties in a case she was presiding over’

Posted on September 30, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

High Court judge, Justice Priscilla Chigumba, reportedly solicited a $20 000 bribe from one of the parties in a case she was presiding over, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) revealed yesterday. JSC chairman and Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku, said they were considering referring the case to President Mugabe for him to set up a commission to look into it. This came out during an interview in which, Justice Chigumba was one of eight High…

ConCourt gives Zimbabwe’s controversial bond notes , a thumbs up for October 2016 release

Posted on September 29, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

BOND notes will be released into circulation without glitches next month after the Constitutional Court yesterday dismissed, with costs, a challenge by Zimbabwe People First leader Dr Joice Mujuru, describing it as premature and speculative for seeking to challenge bond notes that are not even in circulation. It is the court’s finding that Dr Mujuru has to wait until the notes are introduced in order to point to the illegalities in them and the…

MPs Alarmed By Rise In Beggars, Street Kids, Mothers, Fathers , Youths & Prostitution

Posted on October 17, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

MEMBERS of Parliament have expressed concern over the alleged increase in prostitution both in urban and rural areas. In a motion before the National Assembly, the lawmakers said they were concerned by the increasing number of “beggars, street kids, street mothers, fathers and youths” at road intersections and pavements in urban areas. They also said they were disturbed by the wanton abuse of alcohol and other intoxicants by the younger generation. The motion, which is…