Judgment in Chief Justice Malaba s Office Term Extension Case Set for Saturday
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FILE: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018.
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The Young Lawyers Association of Zimbabwe (YLAZ) says judgment in a matter in which they are challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s extension of Chief Justice Malaba’s term of office and the legality of the Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment Act (Number 2) is expected on Saturday.
In a tweet early Saturday morning, the YLHR said, “Judgment in the @YLAZ v@JSCZim, Mr. Malaba & the AG matter has been set for 12 noon today. Than you to all of you who have been following our updates since 2pm.”
YLAZ and a war veteran, Frederick Mutanda, a liberation war veteran, filed an urgent chamber application at Harare High Court seeking an order to stop Chief Justice Luke Malaba from continuing as the head of the Constitutional Court.
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By Nhau Mangirazi
A former cabinet minister has called for the ‘reorientation’ of public officials to avail information to citizens as they have right to access information without hindrance.
Speaking during a belated World Press Freedom Day in Chinhoyi Webster Shamu, a former minister of information and Chegutu West Member of Parliament said citizens have right to information.
He was responding after Peter Liwanda, chairman of Chinhoyi Residents Trust asked procedures to be taken if public is denied access to information from council.
Liwanda said, ‘‘Chinhoyi Residents Trust submitted a request to municipality to avail us with information on wetlands in the town. We have been so patient unlike other resident’s organizations that took council to court so that they can get that information. Our appeal now is that as the ministry is making media reforms, let it be spelt that citizens have right to public information. Local authorities are not taking us on right to access