Senzani Nyathi (In her capacity as a parent and guardian of the Minor child Amohelang Ulukile Dube) v Zimbabwe Teachers Association & Others

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether applicant had locus standi to bring application as parent and guardian","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant claimed to be parent and guardian but was grandmother; birth certificate contradicted her reference to child's sex"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the application was urgent","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Conduct complained of dated back to 2020; no explanation for delay"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the application was fatally defective due to inconsistent citation of respondents","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"8 respondents in application but 9 in founding affidavit"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether proper parties were cited including Public Service Commission","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Chairperson cited instead of Commission; individual teachers not cited"}

Background