CJ hails judges appointment, bemoans shortage

CHIEF Justice (CJ) Luke Malaba yesterday hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa for appointing two more judges to the Supreme Court bench, but still bemoaned the existing shortage of judicial officers at the apex court.

Justice Malaba made the remarks soon after the swearing-in ceremony of Judges of Appeal, Justices Lavender Makoni and Francis Bere at the Constitutional Court building in Harare.

The appointment of Makoni and Bere brings the total number of judges at the Supreme Court to 13 inclusive of the Chief Justice and his deputy, Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza.

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