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Yeukai Karengezeka Herald Correspondent

The Integrated Case Management System (IECMS) goes active for the Labour Court and the Administrative Court today, meaning that all “paperwork” including court applications and delivery of documents is now done digitally, phasing out the paper processes.

This comes after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) last year successfully digitised the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court and the Commercial Court.  JSC secretary general Mr Walter Chikwanha told The Herald that they were ready to roll out the system.

“Now we are moving into the second phase of our IECMS, which we are launching tomorrow as the Labour Court and Administrative Court are now going digital,” he said.

“So, the filing of documents, papers, applications, reviews and so on is going to be done electronically. The hearing of matters will be done virtually in these courts.”

JSC head of corporate services Mr Daniel Nemukuyu urged all potential court users to register with the system.

He said for one to create an IECMS account, they should visit the JSC website — zimiecms.org.zw — and an online form requiring them to fill in some information will appear on the screen. Mr Nemukuyu said registering was creating an account within the system, which will be accessible using the passwords provided.

With the account, a citizen can file a case at any of the active registries.

Under the system, parties to a court case can follow cases from their phones, tablets, laptops or computers as long as they have an internet connection and have registered on the system.

Parties to a case can also receive a link to the hearing to enable them to follow proceedings in their homes, offices or any other places.

The Commercial Court became the country’s first paperless court when it was commissioned in May last year.