Magistrates — between rock and hard place

Zimbabweans have always complained of allegations of corruption by judicial officers and courts have also dealt with a plethora of cases of gross abuse of duty by public officers on so many occasions.

Recently, magistrates countrywide embarked on a nationwide strike to force their employer, the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC), to increase their salaries to at least a respectable figure.

The week-long strike failed to yield meaningful results and the magistrates were urged to return to work even though nothing was put on the table.

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