ZIMBABWE

DETAILED FINDINGS
1. JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE ANALYSIS
https://www.jsc.org.zw/
The website’s home page is heavily loaded with unsegmented information. However, the content is up-to-date,
and the website is also mobile-friendly with a responsive design, which automatically scales and reformats to fit
smaller screens. The website can only be accessed through its former title page, the High Court of Zimbabwe. The
commission has active X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook accounts that are periodically updated.
n = 20

Yes

No

Partial

Additional information

Does the website contain the following:
X

1.

Up-to-date information?

2.

A description of the organisation’s powers and structure,
as well as its functions and responsibilities?

3.

A list of laws, acts, etc, issued within the scope of its
powers?

X

4.

Copies of reports, policies or programmes?

X

5.

Information on budget and expenditure?

X

6.

Information about procurement procedures or signed
contracts?

X

7.

Information about vacancy and employment procedures?

X

8.

The address, telephone number, and working hours of the
organisation?

9.

The contact details of specific public officials?

X

10. A mechanism to request and receive responses to
electronic messages and requests for information?

X

Yes, however, most of the
information is stacked on the
home page.
X

The website has the
following organograms:
JSC Secretariat, JSC
Department Structures, JSC
Commissioners, and overall
JSC Structure. However, these
do not cite functions and
responsibilities.

Most policies, reports and
programmes can be accessed
via the home page, while
some can be found under the
Media tab.
Although there is a Tenders
tab on the home page, there
is no information.
X

Contact details of various
courts in Zimbabwe are
listed. The working hours and
address are only given on the
Facebook page.
The portal does not have a
feedback platform.

Total score: 8/20

CATEGORY 2: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
The following request was sent to the Judicial Services Commission:
y

As part of the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) and the Judicial Service Commission policy of taking the
justice delivery system to the people by incorporating the Integrated Case Management System through virtual
courts:

112

Select target paragraph3