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Harare High Court
Citizens Coalition for Change and Welshman Ncube and Lynette Karenyi and Sesel Zwidzai and Edwin Mushoriwa v Sengezo Tshabangu and Speaker of the National Assembly and Nonhlanhla Mlotshwa
HH 11-25
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
8 January 2025
Citation
HH 11-25
Neutral Citation
[2025] ZWHH 11
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Urgent Application
Bench
Presiding
WAMBOBO J
Full Bench
WAMBOBO J
Areas of Law
Administrative lawConstitutional lawParliamentary law
Keywords
Committee on Standing Rules and OrdersOpposition Chief WhipParliamentary leadershipConstitutional compliance
Tags
Parliamentary procedureConstitutional compliancePolitical party internal affairs
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013
- High Court Act [Chapter 7:06]
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether removal of fifth applicant as Chief Whip was unlawful","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Fifth applicant removed without party resolution"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether removal of third applicant from CSRO was unlawful","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Third applicant removed without party resolution"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether appointment of Nonhlanhla Mlotshwa as overall Chief Whip was lawful","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Position not sanctioned by Constitution"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether reshuffle and deployment of MPs was null and void","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Changes made without party authority"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicants, members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) political party, challenged the unlawful removal of their members from the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (CSRO) and the replacement of the Opposition Chief Whip by the first and second respondents without proper constitutional authority.
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