Zimbabwe: Legal Aid for the Poor Gets Boost

3 October 2015

The poor can now access free legal services following the decentralisation of the operations of the Legal Aid Directorate (LAD) to all provinces and some districts in the country. The Government's decision is in line with the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (Zim-Asset), which makes access to justice a key component under the Social Services and Poverty Eradication cluster.

Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also the overseer of the Ministry of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, said access to justice was an integral obligation under Zim-Asset. He said this as he received a donation of 13 motorcycles and office furniture from Unicef, which would be used by the LAD at provincial and district offices.

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