THE High Court of Mutare has reportedly cleared its backlog of cases for both the criminal and civil division.
Addressing delegates during the launch of the 2025 Legal Year in Mutare, Supreme Court judge Justice Ben Hlatshwayo commended the achievement.
“I extend my sincerest congratulations to all judicial officers and court staff for their outstanding efforts and dedication to delivering exceptional service,” he said.
“Clearance rates of 100%, 99% and 88% are very high indeed and commendable. Based on that, I do not know what to predict for this high-flying province, as statistics are notoriously tricky in this regard.
“I hope these good statistics will not lead to a reduction in or withholding of, resources allocated to this region on the basis that it is already doing so well with what it has.”
The Magistrates Courts Criminal Division for Manicaland started the year with a backlog of 492 cases and during the year, it received a total of 9 821 new cases, resulting in an overall workload of 10 313 cases.
It managed to complete 10 000 cases, a 97% clearance rate at the end of the review period.
The civil division for Manicaland started the year with a backlog of 58 cases and during the year, it received 6 662 cases.
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It completed 6 687 cases.
In the Regional Magistrates Courts, the criminal division started the year with a backlog of 119 cases and it received 808 cases during the year.
It completed 815 cases.
