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Some senior and clerical staffers at the Rusape Magistrates’ Court are allegedly issuing marriage certificates to ghost couples.
<a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/marriage-certificates-for-sale/">The Manica Post</a> reported that the accused persons are conducting marriage ceremonies in the absence of spouses and witnesses.
The Magistrate in charge of the station, Annie Ndiraya; as well as Magistrate Rufaro Mangwiro and one clerk of court only identified as Tede are alleged to be part of the scam.
The marriage certificates are reportedly being sold for a fee ranging from US$200 to US$500.
The Judicial Services Commission (JSC) recently conducted an audit at Rusape Magistrates’ Court which was confirmed by JSC spokesperson, Daniel Nemukuyu. He said:
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A routine audit was conducted at Rusape Magistrates’ Court, and we are waiting for the findings.
The outcome of the audit will determine the action to be taken.
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Contacted for comment by The Manica Post Ndiraya refused to comment citing protocol restrictions.
Mangwiro was reportedly not picking up calls while Tede is understood to be on the run.
The trio is being accused of allegedly issuing 109 marriage certificates and licences to couples who were not physically present.
The fraudulent marriage certificates were allegedly issued from 2021 to date.
Those seeking spousal visas to join their partners abroad were primarily the beneficiaries of the rot.
Paid-up spouses didn’t even have to appear before the magistrates to solemnise their unions.
The Manica Post reported a source as saying Tede is now on the run after getting wind of the audit. Said the source:
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When air travel restrictions were relaxed in 2021, there was a spike in the demand for marriage certificates as people wanted to reunite with their spouses abroad.
This created an avenue for some officials to engage in underhand activities. They have facilitated dubious marriages.
For example, a woman would approach Tede and highlight that her husband who is in Europe cannot travel back to Zimbabwe to physically appear before the court and get married.
However, once a bribe ranging between USD200 and USD500 was paid, the marriage certificate would be issued in the absence of the other spouse and witnesses. These certificates were signed by Ms Mangwiro or Ms Ndiraya.
When quizzed by auditors, the two magistrates denied any wrongdoing. They told the auditors that Tede forged their signatures on the certificates.
Ms Ndiraya was also quizzed on why she failed to detect that some of the certificates had no supporting receipts to prove that payments had been made.
As the one in charge of the station, 109 marriages could not have been processed without her knowledge as she signs the station’s documents.
Tede went AWOL during the course of the audit and has not reported for work since then.
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Reports suggest that marriage fraud in Zimbabwe is a growing concern, particularly with individuals seeking to obtain immigration benefits in other countries.
More: <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

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Senior JSC Staffers Accused Of Selling Marriage Certificates

A Chegutu man’s push for the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to investigate Justice Tendai Uchena for alleged misconduct has failed.
The man, Shingirai Dendera, claims Justice Uchena fraudulently released suspects who reportedly killed a Chegutu man at a farm in Mandalay Park for alleged maize theft in 2003.
Dendera is a brother to the now-deceased Tambudzai. He claims his brother’s alleged killers were released before the close of the State case, 19 years ago.
The accused in the matter, Fredrick Ngombe, a Mandalay Park farmer, Tonderai Murehwa, Fungai Manyumwa and Amon Terrence stood trial in 2007 on a murder charge at the High Court under file number CR343-4/07/2003, but were released before finalisation of the matter.
On 25 October 2022, Dendera wrote to the JSC demanding that they investigate Justice Uchena over alleged fraudulent conduct. The letter reads in part:
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My complaint is, therefore, against Justice Uchena who was the trial judge.
Mr Muveza, who consented on behalf of the State, was not even the trial prosecutor.
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In response, JSC secretary Bianca Makwande said their investigations established that procedures were correctly followed in granting the suspects bail. Makwande wrote on 18 November 2022:
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The Office of the Registrar is now engaging the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) with a view to ensure the finalisation of the matter.
Through our engagements with the NPA, we noted that the accused persons were granted bail.
You may be aware that bail is a constitutionally guaranteed right to an accused person, especially if the court considers accused persons as proper candidates for bail.
It was also brought to our attention that you had previously raised the same issues with them, which issues were adequately dealt with.
We would, therefore, advise that you also engage the NPA and the police from your end to ensure the finalisation of the matter.
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Dendera told NewsDay that the JSC was being protective of the judge’s alleged corrupt conduct. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200006793/attempt-to-corner-top-judge-hits-brick-wall">NewsDay</a>

Chegutu Man Petitions JSC To Probe Top Judge

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) says its official website was hacked recently and the hackers posted information that is “patently false and meant to mislead members of the public.”
In a statement issued on Monday, 21 November, JSC said information that has been shared by “Team Pachedu” purportedly taken from its website was posted by “intruders” and therefore false. Part of the statement reads:
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It has come to our attention that there is a Twitter handle, @PacheduZW, operated by what is referred to as ‘Team Pachedu’ which has been sharing some information that they purport to have uplifted from the JSC website.
We wish to inform the public that the information they are sharing which they purport to have accessed through the JSC website is false. We state hereunder some of the false narratives;
Kudzanai Machemedze is not and has never been employed by the Judicial Service Commission.
He was studying towards a BSc Information Systems Honours Degree with the Midlands State University and he applied for Industrial attachment with the JSC on 5 May 2021.
He was on attachment as a student with the JSC from May 2021 to November 2021. He was a student on training, he, therefore, did not have the capacity at all to design or build websites, let alone be involved in JSC procurement processes.
During the COVID-19 era, there were travel restrictions imposed by the Government to contain, combat and prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Courts were declared essential services and members of staff were therefore required to go to work.
For ease of travel, members of the Judicial Service were issued with letters which they would produce to the authorities.
These letters were given in hard copy form and were never posted on the JSC website because they are not part of the regular information shared on the public domain by the JSC.
Whilst we are unable to confirm whether or not one such letter was issued to Mr Machemedze during his time of attachment, we are certain that no such letters were ever posted on our website as alleged.
The quotations and billing invoices which are being attributed to the JSC by Team Pachedu were allegedly issued in 2020.
Without admitting that they are genuine, these documents were issued well before Kudzanai Machemedze started his industrial attachment with the JSC in May 2021.
In any case, Kudzanai Machemedze was never engaged by the JSC as a software developer, neither did he participate in building the JSC website.
He was a student on training, he therefore did not have the capacity to execute such a task as alleged.
The Judicial Service Commission never procured any services for cyber security as alleged. Even if it did, the Judicial Service Commission follows laid down procurement processes which do not involve assigning students on attachment to do procurement on its behalf.
Procurement documents are delivered in hard copy form and subjected to rigorous procurement processes before they are submitted for payment through a Government payment system known as Paynet. This process and the documents thereto are not posted on the JSC website.
The allegations that we received and posted on our website an invoice of USD $119 450 for cyber security are therefore false.
Government through treasury never paid for the alleged USD$119 450.
The information purported to have been accessed on the JSC website by ‘Team Pachedu’ has not been accessed from official information on the JSC website but has been posted by ill-meaning intruders to spin their malicious narrative.
The contents of that information are patently false and meant to mislead members of the public.
The JSC has since launched full scale investigations into the unauthorized intrusion into its website.
Finally, we wish to assure members of the public that the Judicial Service Commission servers are secure.
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Judicial Service Commission Says Its Official Website Was Hacked

The Judicial Services Commission (JSC) has announced the dates and venue for interviews of the candidates who were nominated for appointment to the Constitutional Court bench.
The interviews will be conducted from Monday 7 September to Wednesday 9 September 2020 at The Meikles Hotel in Harare. A statement by the JSC reads:
INTERVIEWS IN PUBLIC OF CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR THE FIVE (5) POSITIONS OF JUDGE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF ZIMBABWE
Following the invitation to members of the public and to His Excellency, the President, to nominate suitably qualified persons for appointment to five (5) positions of Judge of the Constitutional Court, in terms of section 180 (4)(b) of the Constitution, the Judicial Service Commission received twelve (12) valid nominations.
Starting at 0830hrs on Monday 7 September to Wednesday 9 September 2020, at The Meikles Hotel in Harare, the Commission will conduct interviews in public for the
following 12 candidates: –
Hon. Mr Justice David George Bartlett (Rtd)
Hon. Mr Justice Energy Chinembiri Bhunu, JA
Mr Donald Stevenson Corke
Hon. Mr Justice Paddington Shadreck Garwe, AJCC
Hon. Mrs Justice Anne Mary Gowora, AJCC
Hon. Mr Justice Ben Hlatshwayo, AJCC
Hon. Mr Justice Charles Hungwe, JA
Hon. Mrs Justice Rita Tambudzai Makarau, AJCC
Mr Smart Mirirai
Hon. Mr Justice Bharat Patel, AJCC
Mr Arnold Tsunga
Hon. Mr Justice Happias Zhou, J
The interviews are open to the media and members of the public but remain subject to adherence to COVID-19 health regulations.
The Commission shall post a detailed programme of events at the venue of the interviews.

JSC Announces Dates, Venue For Public Interviews For ConCourt Nominees

The JSC has reportedly issued a warning to one Percy Mcijo to stop masquandering as an employee of the commission after they investigated him and found out that he was not employed in any capacity in any staff group that falls under the JSC, The Herald reports.
According to the publication:
<blockquote>The commission said it was going to report Mcijo, who claims to be the secretary-general of an employees group called the Judicial Employees Union of Zimbabwe, which the commission knows nothing about, to the police.
In September last year, he wrote to the JSC requesting that his Judicial Employees Union of Zimbabwe be recognised.
Following the rules, the JSC asked him to provide proof of his employment status within the groups under the JSC, the register of JSC employees in his union and proof of compliance with the registration requirements for all staff associations in terms of the Judicial Service Act. He failed to do so</blockquote>
The man in question Percy Mcijo has not responded to the JSC’s claims.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/jsc-issues-warning-to-fraudster/">The Herald</a>

Judicial Service Commission Warns Percy Mcijo To Stop Masquerading As An Employee Of The Commission - Report

In a bid to replace Advocate Ray Goba who resigned last month The Judicial Service Commission has started the process of recruiting a replacement for Goba who was the Prosecutor General of Zimbabwe prior to his resignation.
In a statement yesterday, the JSC said individuals aspiring to take over the Prosecutor General job should be 40 years of age and qualify to be a Supreme Court judge.
 
JSC Statement;
<blockquote>The JSC announces that a vacancy of Prosecutor-General of the Republic of Zimbabwe has arisen. It is necessary to appoint a Prosecutor General for the Republic of Zimbabwe. In terms of section 259 (3) as read with section 180 (2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, members of the public are hereby invited to nominate suitably qualified persons to fill the above position,” read the statement.
Section 178 of the Constitution provides that: A person is qualified for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court if he or she is a Zimbabwean citizen and at least 40 years old and, in addition is or has been a judge of a court with unlimited jurisdiction in civil or criminal matters in a country in which the common law is Roman-Dutch and English is an official recognised language; or (b) for at least 10 years, whether continuously or not, he or she has been qualified to practise as a legal practitioner.”
To be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court a person must be a fit and proper person to hold office as a judge</blockquote>
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