2021-06-26 01:30:44 GMT2021-06-26 09:30:44(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HARARE, June 25 (Xinhua) The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of Zimbabwe closed five more courthouses on Friday after some users got infected with COVID-19. The five courthouses and Office of the Sheriff (of Gweru City) have been closed for purposes of fumigation, testing of staff and contact tracing of all the people who may have come into contact with the cases, JSC said in a statement.
Earlier on Wednesday, JSC Secretary Walter Chikwana announced the closure of seven courthouses on similar grounds.
Zimbabwe has witnessed a surge in COVID-19 infections in the past weeks and as of Friday has recorded 45,217 cases and 1,721 deaths. Enditem
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Malaba demands JSC probe
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UNDERFIRE Chief Justice (CJ) Luke Malaba has reportedly ordered an investigation into circumstances leading to a private meeting between Judicial Service Commission (JSC) head of secretariat Walter Chikwana and Supreme Court judge, Justice Webster Chinamhora ahead of a hearing that could impact his stay at the apex of the Judiciary.
Justice Chinamhora recused himself from the three-judge panel before it heard an application seeking the arrest of Malaba for defying a High Court ruling that he was no longer CJ.
Critics say the meeting between Justice Chinamhora and Chikwana was meant to put pressure on the judges ahead of the hearing, potentially compromising the judges.
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