Zimbabwe: Chief Justice Gets Additional Five-Year Term

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Zimbabwe: Chief Justice Gets Additional Five-Year Term

[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has extended Chief Justice Luke Malaba's service in office for up to five years depending on yearly medical reports proving he is still mentally and physically fit to continue in the esteemed judicial office.

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