The construction of the new Lupane Magistrates Court north of Lupane Centre, near the Grain Marketing Board facility in Zimbabwe, has been completed.
This comes barely a month after Judicial Service Commission (JSC) deputy secretary Mr Sithembinkosi Msipha announced at the Hwange Magistrates Court where an open day to commemorate the commission’s 12 years of existence since its inception in 2012, that they were nearing completion of the Lupane magistrates court.
Mr Msipha explained that TelOne had completed the necessary installations to ensure that teleconferencing and internet capabilities are available, adding that the company would provide laptops and software to guarantee that the integrated electronic case management system can be implemented efficiently.
JSC aims to inaugurate the new Lupane Magistrates Court which features two courtrooms, chambers, offices, well-ventilated jail holding cells with internal ablution and shower facilities, a waiting shed, and ablution facilities, next month.
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Lupane Magistrates Court, the third contemporary JSC edifice in Matabeleland North
The Lupane Magistrates Court is one of the government’s primary pieces of administrative infrastructure for Matabeleland North, and the region’s third contemporary JSC edifice after Victoria Falls and Binga courts.
The regional court is currently headquartered in the Hwange Magistrates Court, which also serves as a circuit court for the High Court. Mr Msipha explained that the High Court would not transfer to Lupane but that its facilities would be created in the near future so that the province may have a permanent judge of this higher court.
He further said that the new-look buildings at the Hwange Magistrates Court, both inside and out, provide an environment that fosters trust in the judicial system since everything is operating extremely well.
