{"id":88019,"date":"2023-12-08T20:21:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T18:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ccc-approaches-zec-over-withdrawal-of-ballot-papers-for-09-december-by-elections"},"modified":"2023-12-10T01:21:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T23:21:40","slug":"ccc-approaches-zec-over-withdrawal-of-ballot-papers-for-09-december-by-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ccc-approaches-zec-over-withdrawal-of-ballot-papers-for-09-december-by-elections","title":{"rendered":"CCC Approaches ZEC Over Withdrawal Of Ballot Papers For 09 December By-elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Citizens Coalition For Change (CCC) has approached the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) in a bid to ensure that the names of its candidates who were duly nominated on 7 November 2023 to contest in the 09 December by-elections remain on the ballot papers.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Friday, ZEC Chief Elections Officer, Utoile Silaigwana announced the withdrawal of ballot papers in eight constituencies that were affected by a ruling by High Court judge Justice Never Katiyo who nullified the nomination of recalled CCC for the Saturday by-elections.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, CCC\u2019s deputy spokesman Gift Siziba said that the party had appealed against the decision by Justice Katiyo at the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

Today, 08 December, Siziba said CCC officials visited the ZEC offices and furnished Silaigwana with a copy of their Supreme Court appeal.<\/p>\n

As a general rule, an appeal at the Supreme Court suspends a High Court judgement until the higher court makes a ruling on the matter. Said Siziba:<\/p>\n

We have just been to @ZECzim and have served The Chief Elections Officer Slaigwana with our Supreme Court Appeal accompanied by a letter demanding the assurance that our candidates are on the ballot for tomorrow.<\/p>\n

CCC, through its legal representative Mbidzo, Muchadehama & Makoni Legal Practitioners, wrote to ZEC this Friday. The letter read in part:<\/p>\n

PRINCE DUBEKO SIBANDA AND 23 OTHERS v CITIZENS COALITION FOR CHANGE AND 3 OTHERS \u2013 CASE No. SC 679\/23 REF CASE No. HCH 7543\/23<\/p>\n

We refer to the above matter in which orders were granted by the High Court (per Katiyo J) in Case No. HCH 7543\/23.<\/p>\n

We write to advise that our clients Prince Dubeko Sibanda and 23 others have appealed the High Court judgement\/orders in this matter. Case No. SC 679\/23 refers. We attach hereto a copy of the notice of appeal duly issued by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

In the High Court, the 1st and 2nd Respondents were seeking declaratory orders, consequential relief and interdicts.<\/p>\n

We contend that the noting of the appeal suspends the High Court judgement appealed against. To this end, we demand those of our clients in respect of whom by-elections are due to be held on 09 December 2023 be on the ballot papers.<\/p>\n

The letter identifies the affected CCC candidates as follows: Sibanda Dubeko Prince (Binga North), Moyo Bright Vanya Lupane East (Cowdray Park), Watson Nicola Jane (Bulawayo South), Gono Ereck (Lobengula-Magwegwe), Ncube Morgan (Beitbridge West), Manduna Obert (Nketa), Makaza Desmond (Mpopoma-Mzilikazi).<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Sengezo Tshabangu\u2019s lawyer Advocate Lewis Uriri was reported as saying that the order granted by the High Court in the case of the recalled CCC MPs standing in by-elections was \u201cdeclaratory and an appeal will not suspend the order.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, CCC legislator, Fadzayi Mahere argued that Uriri\u2019s assertion is incorrect. Said Mahere:<\/p>\n

That\u2019s incorrect. An appeal suspends the operation of a court order. In the case of Musa Kika v Luke Malaba CJ HH 287\/21, the court held that an appeal suspends an order appealed against including declaratory orders that grant consequential relief such as an interdict.<\/p>\n

This is exactly the case in the by-election recalls case. Once an appeal is noted, that order will no longer be operative. That\u2019s the law.<\/p>\n

Tshabangu is CCC\u2019s self-proclaimed interim secretary general who initiated the recalls which triggered the by-elections.<\/p>\n

Justice Katiyo granted Tshabangu\u2019s application to bar the 22 recalled CCC Members of the National Assembly from contesting in Saturday\u2019s by-election after ruling that the move by the nomination court to accept their papers was unlawful.<\/p>\n

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