President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday chided Justice,
Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi in public, accusing
him of poorly executing his duties.
Mnangagwa made the remarks while officially opening the new
Labour Court building constructed by the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) in
Harare.
“The Minister of Justice, who also chair the
inter-ministerial taskforce in Parliament is relaxing; don’t relax,” Mnangagwa
said. “I am disappointed that corruption cases are not moving. I implore all
those who play a mammoth role in dealing with corruption cases to remain
steadfast and deal with the cases,” he added.
Ziyambi, who also chairs the inter-ministerial taskforce in
Parliament, was told to pull up his socks and be vigilant as Mnangagwa lamented
the pace at which corruption cases were being handled.
Mnangagwa said his government was alive to the challenges
being faced by the courts, but said he was not happy by the pace at which
corruption matters were being executed. The President added that government
will not interfere with the decisions of the court, but strive to respect the
principle of separation of powers.
Mnangagwa urged Harare city fathers to emulate what the JSC
has done by ensuring that all the dirty buildings in the city were renovated,
painted and spruced up with a view to maintain today’s world standard of
cleanliness.
Mnangagwa also advised Chief Justice Luke Malaba to
transfer Labour Court judges to the High Court, saying it was now possible to
do so given that all the judges now enjoyed equal jurisdiction after the
abolition of the title “president of the Labour Court”.
“You should now be having the power to transfer judges
since they are all equal and no longer called ‘presidents’,” he said. Newsday
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