Moven Kufa and Voice for Democracy Trust v The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and 9 Others

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether a point of law abandoned in lower court can be revisited on appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Attorney General abandoned locus standi objections in court a quo"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether application was properly brought under section 18(9) of former Constitution","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellants stated they approached court under section 18(9)"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether appellants had locus standi to bring application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"First appellant taxpayer and citizen, second appellant a trust"}
• {"issue_text":"Correct interpretation of Article 20.1.6 regarding ministerial appointments","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"President appointed 41 instead of 31 ministers"}

Background