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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Xinhua<\/b> – ZIMBABWE is moving towards virtual court sittings as the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) moves to ensure the Covid-19 pandemic does not disrupt the delivery of justice, the country\u2019s top judge said Monday.<\/p>\n

Chief Justice Luke Malaba said court sittings had been highly affected by lockdown measures instituted by the government since last year to curb the spread of the pandemic, government news agency New Ziana reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cCourts could not afford to lag behind in harnessing the potential of ICT in ensuring that access to justice is not disrupted,\u201d he said while opening the 2021 legal year.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo this end, plans to introduce virtual court sittings are at an advanced stage. The process involves presentation of submissions by litigants and parties to disputes without them being required to be physically present at court,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Malaba said the digitization of the courts and their processes had already been adopted in other jurisdictions in the region and beyond.<\/p>\n

He said the JSC had entered into memoranda of understanding with cooperating partners to assist with the establishment of virtual courts throughout the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne courtroom at Harare Magistrates\u2019 Court has already been fitted with virtual court equipment which connects the court to Harare Remand Prison. A pilot run of the equipment was successfully done towards the end of 2020,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Malaba said the JSC had not been spared by the Covid-19 pandemic and currently there were 31 confirmed cases among members, with two in critical condition while one died on Jan. 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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