In his glowing tribute to Justice Chinhengo, professor Lovemore Madhuku, a leading Zimbabwean expert on Constitutional Law, acknowledged that “we have lost a giant in law”. He added that Zimbabweans must be proud of the fact that Justice Chinhengo’s services as a judge were highly regarded in the Sadc region, especially in Botswana, Namibia and Lesotho “thereby raising to the highest level Zimbabwe’s reputation as a land of well-grounded legal professionals”. Chief Justice Peter Shivute of Namibia weighed in with another moving tribute in which he described Justice Chinhengo as “a distinguished jurist whose legal career was marked by a principled commitment to justice and the rule of law”.
Chief Justice Shivute added that Justice Chinhengo “lent his judicial expertise to the southern African region during his service with distinction as a judge of the High Courts in Zimbabwe and Botswana; as an Acting Judge of Appeal in Lesotho; as an Acting Judge of Appeal in the Supreme Court of Namibia during 2021; and as an acting Jjudge of the High Court of Namibia from September 2023 to July 2025”. Chief Justice Shivute paid Justice Chinhengo the ultimate accolade when he said “his vast knowledge and seasoned judgments greatly enriched the Namibian judiciary through considered reasoning and comparative insight as his service as a judge in both the Supreme Court and High Court has left a lasting legacy that will guide Namibian jurisprudence for generations to come”. He concluded his heartfelt tribute by extending the condolences of Namibia’s Judicial Service Commission and judiciary to Justice Chinhengo’s family and the people of Zimbabwe following the loss of “a towering figure in the legal fraternity”.
On a personal level, I had the privilege and pleasure of being Justice Chinhengo’s: Interview- Second Republic has captured judiciary: Ncube lChairman on the Alpha Media Holdings [AMH] Editorial Advisory Board of Trustees whose primary role is to oversee quality and accuracy of the editorial content in the NewsDay, Southern Eye, Zimbabwe Independent, The Standard and the HStv. lChairman of the Commercial Arbitration Centre’s Pool of Arbitrators and Mediators of which he became an integral part by virtue of the fact that he was one of the most sought-after arbitrators not only in Zimbabwe, but also in the Sadc bloc of nations.
Source: The Standard
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