After hearing argument on the preliminary point whether the applicants required leave of the court to bring their application, the court ruled that leave was necessary. Having been filed without leave, the matter brought by the applicants was struck off the roll with no order as to costs with the court indicating that its reasons would follow in due course. More
The applicants in this matter are seeking an order for the permanent stay of their prosecution on charges of fraud. They allege their constitutional right to a fair trial within a reasonable period, guaranteed under s 18(2) of the former Constitution, has been violated by reason of the inordinate delay by the State to bring them to trial. More
The two applicants are young women aged 19 and 18 years respectively. They have approached this Court in terms of s 85(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) 2013 (“the Constitution”) which came into force on 22 May 2013. They complain about the infringement of the fundamental rights of girl children subjected to early marriages and seek a declaratory order in the terms that:
“1. The effect of s 78(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) 2013 is to set 18 years as the minimum age of marriage in Zimbabwe.... More
This is a chamber application for an order of leave for direct access to the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) in terms of s 167(5) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013 (“the Constitution”), as read with r 21(2) of the Constitutional Court Rules S.I. 61/2016 (“the Rules”). More
This is a chamber application for leave for direct access to the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) in terms of r 21 of the Constitutional Court Rules SI 61/2016 (“the Rules”). The applicant intends to file the main application with the Court should leave for direct access be granted. More
