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Zimbabwe’s judiciary to introduce mediation in 2027

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Zimbabwe’s Judicial Service Commission plans to introduce court-annexed mediation in 2027 to complement conventional judicial procedures. The reform aims in particular to reduce the case backlog and integrate mediation into the administration of justice, according to Zimbabwe’s Daily News.

Zimbabwe’s Judicial Service Commission (JSC) plans to introduce court-annexed mediation in 2027 to settle certain disputes without going through a conventional trial, the Daily News (Zimbabwe) reports. The reform is intended in particular to address delays that have accumulated in the courts.

The Daily News says mediation can break with a judicial logic that pits a winner against a loser and help reduce case backlogs. The JSC had also begun digitising magistrates’ courts, another reform aimed at modernising the operation of Zimbabwe’s justice system, with a deadline set for 31 December 2026. the digitisation of magistrates’ courts

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