The first applicant the Movement for Democratic Change is a political party, commonly known as the (“MDC”). It will be referred to as the first applicant. The second applicant Mr Morgan Tsvangirai is its president. He was the first applicant’s presidential candidate in the just ended harmonized elections held on 29 March 2008. He will be referred to as the second applicant. More
In August 2004, at the summit of the Southern Africa Development Community held in Mauritius, certain principles and guidelines governing democratic elections for the member countries were adopted. These shall be referred to in this judgment as “the SADC Principles and Guidelines”. The first respondent, acting on behalf of the Republic of Zimbabwe approved of the guidelines and gave Zimbabwe’s assent thereto. More
This matter was placed before me through the chamber book as an urgent application on March 10, 2008. Applicant seeks the following provisional order against the respondent:
“Pending confirmation or discharge of this provisional Order;
1.The respondent be and is forthwith hereby interdicted and restrained from using the applicant’s name and materials and posters resembling the applicant’s materials and posters in his campaign for the House of Assembly seat of Mabvuku-Tafara.
2. The respondent be and is hereby ordered to forthwith remove the posters he plastered in and around the Constituency, failing which the applicant’s structures in Mabvuku-Tafara Constituency be... More
In this urgent chamber application the applicant seeks a provisional order in the following terms:
‘TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT
That you show cause to this Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in the following terms:
1. It be and is hereby declared that the monies due under the Political Parties Finance Act belong to the applicant, MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa.
2. 1st and 2nd respondents be and are hereby ordered to pay all moneys due to the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa in terms of the Political Parties Finance Act through its... More
In this opposed application the applicants seek an order in the following terms:
“IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. The purported appointments and entry into office as Ministers of:
SAVIOUR KASUKUWERE
JOSEPH MADE
WALTER MUZEMBI
FLORA BHUKA
SYLVESTER NGUNI
HENRY MADZORERA
GILES MUTSEKWA
and
SEKAI HOLLAND
are hereby declared to be null and void.
ALTERNATIVELY
1. 1st respondent and 2nd respondent be and are hereby directed, within seven days of the date of service of this order upon them, to prevent more than 15 ZANU PF nominees, 13 MDC-T nominees and 3 MDC M nominees from purporting to act and carry... More
