Magistrates Court (Regional Court) (Kwekwe) Notice, 2024
Kwekwe is now an appointed place for holding a regional magistrates court, so serious criminal matters in the Midlands can be heard there instead of only at existing regional court centres.
The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has appointed Kwekwe as a place for holding a regional court in Midlands Province.
Regional magistrates courts sit above the ordinary magistrates courts and deal with the more serious criminal matters, including rape and other offences carrying heavier sentences. Appointing Kwekwe as a regional court centre means those cases can be tried locally rather than requiring parties, witnesses and accused persons to travel to another regional court seat.
The notice does nothing more than designate the place. It does not create posts, set a start date for sittings, or alter jurisdiction, and it states no commencement date beyond its gazetting on 19 July 2024.
What changed
- Kwekwe is appointed as a place for holding a regional court in Midlands Province
Who this affects
- accused persons and complainants in serious criminal cases in the Midlands
- legal practitioners and prosecutors based in Kwekwe
- regional magistrates and court staff in Midlands Province
- witnesses who previously travelled to other regional court centres
Plain-language summary — not legal advice. Always read the full instrument.