The Bulawayo High Court slammed by the MDC over his MDC T name wrangle ruling has been appointed a Supreme Court judge by President Mnanga...
The Bulawayo High Court slammed by the MDC over his MDC T
name wrangle ruling has been appointed a Supreme Court judge by President Mnangagwa.
Justice Francis Bere was elevated to the Supreme Court
after he was interviewed for the job some two years ago. Justice Lavender
Makoni has also been named as a Supreme
Court judge.
The pair will today take oaths of office before Chief
Justice Luke Malaba in Harare.Judicial Service Commission (JSC) acting
secretary Mr Walter Chikwana confirmed the development.
“The honourable Chief Justice of Zimbabwe Luke Malaba (CJ)
will swear in two new Supreme Court judges on the 11th day of May 2018 at the
Constitutional/Supreme Court, Mashonganyika Building, Corner 3rd Street and
Samora Machel Avenue, Harare,” he said.
Justices Bere and Makoni were among eight High Court judges
who were interviewed for the vacant posts of Supreme Court judges in 2016.
The eight, six men and two women were interviewed on
September 29, 2016.
The other judges who participated in the interviews were:
Justices Priscilla Chigumba, Alfas Chitakunye, Charles Hungwe, Samuel Kudya,
Joseph Mafusire and Nicholas Mathonsi.
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