Ethel Tsitsi Mpezeni v Zimbabwe Electoral Commission & 12 Ors

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has established a prima facie right to privacy that would be invaded by publication of her photograph in the voters' roll","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's Facebook activity, threats received, photograph linkage to personal details"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the requirements for an interim interdict have been satisfied","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Prima facie right, irreparable harm, balance of convenience, absence of alternative remedy"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether section 9(c) of the Electoral (Voter Registration) Regulations, 2017 is ultra vires section 57 of the Constitution","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no (reserved for final determination)","related_facts":"Constitutional privacy rights vs electoral regulations"}

Background