Nelson Chamisa has panel of top SA lawyers in court with him, who are not allowed to say anything
The leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition party the MDC is in the top court trying to reverse President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the recent elections
The constitutional court battle by Nelson Chamisa to reverse Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was under way in Harare with three top South African lawyers — Dali Mpofu, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi and Jeremy Gauntlet — sitting in the courtroom but not allowed to present arguments before the nine-member bench. "The official position is none of the SA-based lawyers will present arguments in court. They did not apply in time to appear in today’s court session. But they are free to appear in court just like other observers," justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said in Harare on Wednesday morning. Court proceedings began with respondent Noah Manyika and Daniel Shumba, both presidential candidates, arguing that they should be allowed to support Chamisa’s petition. Manyika’s lawyer, Regina Mabwe, said her client had a right to be heard as there were matters over which he agreed and disagreed with Chamisa’s petition. Shumba, who was representing himself, said the court would benefit more from h...
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