HARARE, Apr. 14 (NewsDay Live) - The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has set May 20 as the date for the hearing in a high-stakes case in which a group of war veterans represented by lawyer Lovemore Madhuku, is seeking to block proposed constitutional amendments that could extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule to 2030.
A seven-member ConCourt bench will hear the matter.
The applicants argue that the proposed changes under Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 are unlawful and should be nullified.
In their court papers, the war veterans argue that Mnangagwa failed to fulfil his constitutional obligations in handling the Bill.
They argue that by presiding over and chairing Cabinet deliberations on the proposed amendments, and being party to its approval, Mnangagwa violated Sections 90(1), 90(2)(b), and 196(2) of the Constitution.
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