Patrick Dube v Omphile Marupi

HB 29/24

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Case Details

Court

Bulawayo High Court

Date

29 February 2024

Citation

HB 29/24

Neutral Citation

[2024] ZWHB 29

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Petition

Bench

Presiding

Mangota J

Full Bench

Mangota J

Areas of Law

Electoral LawElection Petitions

Keywords

election petitionelectoral malpracticevoter intimidationvote-buyingGwanda South constituency

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the petition complied with Rule 25(1) notice requirements","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Notice gave 10 days instead of 14"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the petition was filed within time per Section 168(2)","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Filed 29 days after results announced"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the petition complied with Rule 24(1) requirement to file list of challenged votes","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No specific list of votes filed"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The petitioner, a CCC member who lost the Gwanda South parliamentary election to the respondent (ZANU-PF), filed an election petition alleging electoral malpractices including voter intimidation, rigging and vote-buying. The respondent raised three preliminary points challenging the petition's compliance with procedural requirements.

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