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Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe has elected a new president, Mr Wellington Magaya, a lawyer and senior partner at Coghlan Welsh & Guest.
Mr Magaya will be deputised by Ms Rumbidzai Matambo.
In a statement LSZ said the two were elected at the first Council meeting of the year on Monday followed the election of new LSZ councillors at the 2020 Annual General Meeting in December.
In a statement LSZ, said Mr Magaya takes over from Mr Thandaza Masiye-Moyo who stepped down after serving his two-year term.
The outgoing president Mr Masiye-Moyo said he was leaving the Society in very capable hands and was confident the profession’s future is guaranteed.
The new president is set to target issues around integrity of the profession.
“(LSZ) Councillor Magaya will serve a two-year term to December 2022. Key amongst the responsibilities Mr Magaya targeted to deal with was maintaining the integrity of the profession. The new president said he takes over leadership of the Society at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the world and the profession had not been spared,” read a statement from the society.
The society said under Mr Magayas’ stewardship it will strive to improve efficiencies at policy and operational level. – @NyembeziMu
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