Zimbabwe has been under level 4 restrictions since July 2021 and
has impacted the functioning of only private business but public
sector with the Judiciary not being spared. The implementation was
just another provision put in place by the Government as early as
March 2020 in a bid to mitigate and prevent the spread of Covid -19
within the country. As a result of level 4 restrictions the
Judicial services Commission through practice directives suspended
the issuing of new cases and filling of non-urgent proceedings and
processes. Other functionaries of our judiciary also suspended
operations such as The Master of the High Court also in terms of
the directive closed and only attend to urgent matters. This
article shall provide insight on the impact of the covid-19
regulations on the access of person to justice and judicial bodies
and the further impact on commercial transactions.
