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15 May, 4 tweets, 1 min read
After a High Court battle last night that ended early hours today in a case in which lawyers are fighting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's constitutional amendments and extension of judges' tenures, Tendai Biti, says Zim is in a "constitutional crisis".
Judgment is at midday. Image
The court sat from 2:30pm Friday to 00:30 early hours today.
It had to first deal with preliminary issues, including whether Justice Happias Zhou should recuse himself as demanded by the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) and consolidation of two cases. JSC demand rejected.
This case is critical as it goes to the heart President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s power consolidation and 2023 elections project.
Mnangagwa has already extended Chief Justice Luke Malaba's tenure and that's central to the matter. This is a high stakes political game.

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