Law Society of Zimbabwe: captured or Politicised?

The law society has recently adopted a culture of nurturing activists rather than lawyers. Recent events have proved that the law society has been deviating from its duties of promoting a conducive meenviroment for legal practitioners.
In June this year ‘advocat’ Thabani Mpofu was arrested on the allegations of obstruction of justice and the Law Society of Zimbabwe issued a statement expressing concern over the arrest.
In a also recent matter Beatrice Mtetwa, who was representing Hopewell Chin’ono, was banned from the case on the grounds of being contemptous pending further investigation which was legit in every manner.
Mrs Mtetwa had the right to appeal to the hight court however she took advantage of pressure groups for propaganda thought self-victimisation.
Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association, an affiliate of law Society of Zimbabwe and was found by Beatrice Mtetwa issued a statement condemning the embargo on the basis of Mrs Mtetwa being a woman.
The primary duties of the law society are:” to promote the study of the law; to contribute, undertake or make recommendations on legal training; to control admission of new members to the profession; maintain a register of members; regulate the profession in respect of continuing training, discipline and trust accounts; represent the profession and articulate its views on various issues; promote justice, defend human rights, rule of law and the independence of the judiciary; and generally control and manage the legal profession.
Nevertheless in December last year 46 lawyers where deregistered but the ZLS never issued a statement. Tongayi Maruti MDC MP of Masvingo and registered lawyer was deregistered in 2013 as well as Goodwills Masimirembwa was encountered the same fate was not worth a statement from the Law Society.
The interests of ZLA on arrests of specific individuals whose cases are linked almost similar cases has left raised eyebrows, it reflects a culture of promoting activism, propaganda and satisfying external forces

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Embargo on cash in and cash out

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has — with immediate effect — banned all cash-in, cash-out and cash-back transactions, which were being used by dealers to extort members of the public of their hard-earned cash.

Further, the cash-in, cash-out and cash-back transactions, had become sources of price instability as traders would charge up to 60 percent if one was not making a cash transaction.

My First Blog Post

Chitungwiza Mayor Lovemore MAiko was reportedly attacked earlier today by a gang of youths at the town house.
The incident took place just at the time when councillors were about to seat for the monthly held full council meeting.
A source said the Mayor wanted had served Dr Makunde with a suspension letter.
This did not sit well with the town clerk who had already mobilised youths who took charge towards the Maiko as he was leaving Makunde’s office.
The Mayor managed to walk out with minor injuries whilst his security was injured badly.
No arrests were made.
The town clerk has not yet been stripped off his duties.

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