The brickwork at Epworth Magistrate Court in Zimbabwe is now complete, and the roofing stage is about to begin in preparation for the new courthouse’s ceremonial inauguration early in 2022.
Roofing materials have subsequently been purchased, and the construction crew is on schedule to finish the Epworth Court Construction by the end of 2021. The roofing will be completed in 2021, with finishing to begin in January 2022.
The main court structure, as well as the ablution facilities, are now at roof level. The trusses and other roofing materials are now available. It expects to start working on the finishings like tiling, scheming, and painting in January 2022.
In the metropolitan provinces of Harare and Bulawayo, extra magistrates’ courts will be established in select high-density neighborhoods.
Magistrate courts will be created in Epworth, Glen Norah, and Budiriro in the Harare Metropolitan region and Nkulumane and Entumbane in Bulawayo. The rules were drafted following the Magistrates Court Act.
In the past, the government has created magistrate courts in places like Guruve, Murehwa, Mutawatawa, and Murambinda, among others, as part of a larger initiative to guarantee residents have easy access to justice.
The establishment of courts near the people is in line with NDS1, a five-year economic strategy aimed at achieving an upper-middle-income economy by 2030.