Chief Justice admits to failing systems

Rannowane PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Rannowane PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

FRANCISTOWN: A few years ago, the country’s judiciary unveiled the then much fancied Judicial Case Management (JCM) and Court Records Management (JCM) systems to address some key inefficiencies within the judiciary.

Then, the two systems were to address a plethora of challenges ranging from backlog of cases and delays in the delivery of judgements. The country’s legal system also faced challenges of delays in the transcription of proceedings and glitches in service delivery amongst others.

However, when delivering a keynote address at the Administration of Justice (AoJ) stakeholder conference in Francistown this week, Chief Justice Terrence Rannowane, made a rare admission.

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