Valentine Maponga and Ors VS the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Ors consolidated

COURT APPLICATION TO CHALLENGE SECTION 22A OF THE CRIMMINAL LAW

(CODIFICATION AND REFORM) ACT [CHAPTER9:23]

GN 2024-1569 Constitutional Court Calendar 2025

Gazetted 04-10-2024

IT is hereby notified that, in terms of section 10 of the Constitutional Court Act [Chapter 7:22], (No. 5 of 2020), the sittings and vacations of the Constitutional Court during the year 2025 shall be as specified in the Schedule.

Combined Harare Residents Association and 4 Others v The Minister of Local Government Public Works and National Housing (3 of 2024) 2024 ZWCC 3 (6 February 2024)

INTRODUCTION

Chironga Anor v Minister of Justice Legal Parliamentary Affairs (CCZ 14 of 2020) 2020 ZWCC 14 (23 September 2020) Case on Section 210 of the Constitution Judgment

HLATSHWA YO JCC: One of the crucial elements of the new constitutional dispension ushered in by the 2013 Constitution is to make a decisive break from turning a blind eye to constitutional obligations. To achieve this goal, the drafters of the Zimbabwean Constitution Amendment (No.20) Act, 2013 ("the Constitution") adopted the rule of law and supremacy of the Constitution as some of the core founding values and principles of our ·constitutional democracy.

GN 2023-1504 Constitutional Court Calendar 2024

Gazetted 22-09-2023

IT is hereby notified that, in terms of section 10 of the Constitutional Court Act [Chapter 7:22], (No. 5 of 2020), the sittings and vacations of the Constitutional Court during the year 2024 shall be as specified in the Schedule.

CCZ 35-23 Saviour Kasukuwere v Lovedale Mangwana and Ors Application for Direct Access to the Constitutional Court

TAKE NOTICE THAT the applicant intends to apply to the Constitutional Court for the Order in terms of the Order Draft annexed to this notice and that the accompanying affidavits and documents will be used in support of the application.

CCZ 34-23 Jim Kunaka v Lovedale Mangwana & Ors Court Application for Direct Access

TAKE notice that the applicant intends to apply to the Constitutional Court for the Order in terms of the Draft Order annexed to this notice and that the accompanying affidavit/s and documents will be used in support of the application.

MWONZORA Chamber Application for Leave for Direct Access to the Constitutional Court - Delimitation Challenge

Application is hereby made for an order in terms of thedraft annexed to this application on the grounds that:

Constitutional Court Rules 2016 (Consolidated)

As amended by: SI 193/2019; SI 206/2020; SI 78/2022; SI 199/2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SI 2022-199 Constitutional Court (Amendment) Rules, 2022 (No. 3)

Gazetted 11-11-2022

Court Watch 03-2022 Constitutional Court Rules on Age of Consent

COURT WATCH 3/2022

[31st May 2022]

Constitutional Court Rules on Age of Consent

CCZ 3/22 Diana E. Kawenda V Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Others (Age of Consent Judgement)

The full judgment of the Constitutional Court in this case is the document downloadable below. The unanimous decision of the Constitutional Court was to allow the appeal against the judgment of Tagu J in the High Court, which is also available on this website here.

SI 2022-078 Constitutional Court (Amendment) Rules, 2022 (No. 1)

Gazetted 22-04-2022

IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has, in terms of section 26(2) of the Constitutional Court Act [Chapter 7:22], approved the following rules made by the Chief Justice:—

COURT WATCH 11-2021 - Appointment of Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges

COURT WATCH 11/2021

[13th June 2021]

Constitutional Court and Supreme Court Judges Appointed

Constitutional Court Act No. 5 of 2020

Gazetted and into force on 14th May 2021

NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe as follows:—

CCZ 2021-01 President of the Senate & Others v Gonese & Others - 26 March 2021

This is the judgment of the Constitutional Court on Parliament’s application for an extension of the period previously allowed by the court [see judgment CCZ 4-2020 [link]] in which to vote for the second time on the Third Reading of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.

CCZ 2020-13 Mpofu v ZERA & 2 Others

HLATSHWA YO JCC: This is a court application made in terms of s 85 (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (No. 20) Act, 2013 ('the Constitution'), which section provides for direct access to this Court in the pursuance of the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms as enshrined in Chapter 4 of the Constitution, and also, alternatively, direct access ostensibly motivated pursuant to s 167(5) of the Constitution.

CCZ 2020-09 S v Nyengera

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In February 2015 the applicant was charged in the magistrates’ court at Bulawayo with fraud as defined in s 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the Criminal Law Code”).

CCZ 2020-08 S v Mukondo