This is an application brought in terms of s 167 (2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 2013 (“the Constitution”). The applicant seeks a declarator that the President failed to fulfil a constitutional obligation within the contemplation of the Constitution when he removed the applicant from the office of Judge of the High Court on 17 June 2021. The removal was pursuant to what the applicant considers was an invalid and unlawful recommendation by a tribunal appointed by the President to look into the question of her removal from office. The applicant further seeks, as consequential relief, an order setting aside... More
This is an application for direct access to this Court made in terms of s 167(5) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 2013 (“the Constitution”), as read with r 21 of the Constitutional Court Rules, 2016 (“the Rules”).
The applicant intends to approach the Court in terms of s 85(1) of the Constitution, seeking an order that his rights as enshrined in the Constitution were infringed by the first respondent’s non-executive board members, its board, the arbitrators’ awards, Labour Court judgments, and the Supreme Court. The rights so infringed being:
• The right to equal protection of the law in terms... More
This is a purported referral to this Court in terms of s 175 (4) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The matter was argued before this Court on June 4, 2014. Judgment having been reserved, it is a matter of regret that unforeseen circumstances resulted in the delay in rendering this judgment. More
At the end of hearing argument for both parties, the Court dismissed the application with costs on the legal practitioner and client scale. It was indicated that reasons for the decision would follow in due course. More
The applicant is a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth. He initially sought a declaratory order confirming his right to a Zimbabwean passport and certain ancillary relief. He also sought an order compelling the second respondent to endorse his South African passport with an unrestricted and indefinite residence permit. More
