1. On 28 September 2020, Zimbabwe’s @JSCZim conducted interviews to fill vacancies at the Constitutional Court. These vacancies had arisen on 22 May 2020 & should have been filled by then. 6 months after interviews, @edmnangagwa has not made the appointments. He can’t be bothered
2. He’s waiting for Constitutional Amendment No. 2 which will give him power to appoint the judges of his own choice, without any public interviews. Kenya and South Africa have most recently conducted judicial interviews. They will appoint judges before our man does!
3. The @JSCZim is mute while the institution it’s supposed to defend is being dragged by a President who has no regard for the Constitution that he is sworn to uphold. If it stands in the way he just pretends it doesn’t exist. Then again, he came to power through its violation.
4. When I raised this issue last May, some said Magaisa is wrong; there is no problem at the CC, the Chief Justice can appoint acting judges. It will be a year next month with the entire Constitutional Court still filled by those acting judges! Who still defends that farce?
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