Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and The Attorney General of Zimbabwe v Heal Zimbabwe and Hilton Chironga and Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission and Parliament of Zimbabwe

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicants have shown good cause for condonation of late filing of notice of opposition and heads of argument","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Delay caused by absence of handling officer; administrative lapses; applicants initially indicated they would abide by decision"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the bar imposed under Rule 59(1) should be uplifted","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicants barred for non-compliance; no irreparable prejudice to respondents"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether Section 9(4)(a) of the ZHRC Act is consistent with Section 243 of the Constitution","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Section 243 grants broad investigatory powers; Section 9(4)(a) imposes prescriptive limits"}

Background