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Zim should compensate violence victims –– Tribunal http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 13 January 2011 18:47 Paidamoyo Muzulu THE NAMIBIAN-based Sadc Tribunal has adjudged that Zimbabwe is undermining the rule of law and violating the founding principles of the bloc by refusing to pay compensation to nine victims of state-sponsored violence and torture over the past decade.The judgment …

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SADC court says Zim government undermining rule of law   http://www.swradioafrica.com           By Alex Bell14 January 2011 The human rights Tribunal of the Southern African region has ruled that the Zimbabwe government is undermining the rule of law, by refusing to pay compensation to nine victims of state sponsored political violence …

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RESPECT CONSTITUTIONAL SOVEREIGNTY OF JUDGES   We publish here the full text of the speech made by Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku at the opening of the 2011 Legal Year in Harare yesterday.   Mr Anderson   Allow me to recognise and acknowledge the presence of:   ·         The Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs; ·         …

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LEAVE US ALONE – JUDICIARY   The Herald 11 January 2011   Court Reporter   Courts of law are not political tribunals and the executive and the legislature should not interfere with the judiciary on matters pending before the courts, Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku has said.   This, he said, was central to the independence …

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Controversial magistrate collapses in court, dies in hospital http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Lance Guma13 January 2011 Samuel Zuze, a Chipinge magistrate notorious for his bias against MDC supporters, collapsed in court on Wednesday and was pronounced dead at St Peter’s Hospital in Checheche, the local MP has confirmed. Chipinge East MP Mathias Mlambo, also a victim of …

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