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Dr Masimba  Mavaza

Correspondent

Regional magistrate Mr Morgan Nemadire, who died recently,  has been laid to rest. Mr Nemadire died on March 6 at a hospital in Harare and was buried in Manicaland last week.

Judicial officials, members of the law fraternity and politicians extended their condolences to the Nemadire family. Many friends who failed to attend the burial ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions took to Twitter to express their grief. One lawyer wrote: “I feel deeply saddened by the death of  Morgan, the soft giant. “I pray for mercy from God the Almighty to Morgan Nemadire and extend my condolences to his family and loved ones.”

Legal, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi expressed his condolences to the Nemadire family.

Judicial Services Commission (JSC) Secretary Mr Walter Chikwana said in his grave side speech:  “Nemadire was one of our most experienced regional magistrates whom we looked up to in training the new magistrates.

“It is one of the key duties of regional magistrates to train junior magistrates.”

He further stated that  Mr Nemadire was one of the few lawyers who trained in Russia with the likes of Joseph Mabeze, the late Stephen Musona, Joseph Jagada Chipo Muronda and a few others.

Proceedings at Mr Nemadire’s burial last week.

“Mr Nemadire was a fiercely independent magistrate who knew and appreciated the meaning of the phrase independence of the judiciary,” said Mr Chikwanha.

“He was never afraid to make decisions no matter how unpopular. He has left a void that will be difficult to fill.

“He left a legacy for all the other magistrates to follow that their independence should never be negotiable.”