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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, [email protected]
MORE than 23 000 users have subscribed to the Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) with the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) saying the system is here to stay as it has improved the running of the courts in Zimbabwe.
President Mnangagwa officially commissioned the first paperless court in Zimbabwe in 2022 when he presided over the opening of the Commercial Division of the High Court.
The occasion also marked the introduction of e-courts in the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court. From that date the filing of court documents and processes became electronic.
In her speech to mark the official opening of the 2024 legal year, Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza said the courts’ digitization program, was and remains wholly in line with the trajectory adopted by the Second Republic on e-governance and the ease of doing business.
She said as a result of the introduction of the IECMS and the general digitization of the courts, the turnover period of court cases has been significantly shortened.
Despite the successful launch, Mrs Gwaunza said the benefits of the IECMS far outweigh the perceived and real challenges witnessed in some divisions.
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Bongani Ndlovu