adminFrom George Maponga in Masvingo
THE Zimbabwe Chiefs’ Council and Great Zimbabwe University have set up a steering committee to spearhead compilation of a basic law syllabus to be used to offer free legal studies to all the 272 traditional leaders.
This should improve justice delivery at low tier level where chiefs preside over some cases. GZU’s Herbert Chitepo Law School is expected to start offering basic law studies to the first group of chiefs next year. Zimbabwe Chiefs’ Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira said: “Our expectation is that the first group of traditional leaders that will undergo basic law studies at GZU will start next year and currently we’ve a committee made up of the members of the chiefs’ council and GZU law school who are working on the course outline..
“After compilation of the course outline we’ll then sit down to agree on the final syllabus that will inform what should be taught to traditional leaders who are key players in the judicial system as they preside over primary courts.”
Online Reporter