Judgment No CCZ 2/14 1 Const. Application No CCZ 78/12 DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS e-mail: veritas@mango.zw; website: www.veritaszim.net Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied . REPORTABLE (1) (1) NEVANJI MADANHIRE (2) NQABA MATSHAZI v ATTORNEY-GENERAL CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF ZIMBABWE CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JA, GWAUNZA JA, GARWE JA, GOWORA JA, HLATSHWAYO JA, PATEL JA & GUVAVA JA HARARE, OCTOBER 9, 2013 & JUNE 12, 2014 E. Morris, for the applicant E. Makoto with him T. Mapfuwa, for the respondent PATEL JA: The applicants herein were jointly charged with the crime of criminal defamation as defined in s 96 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code). Pursuant to an application under s 24(2) of the former Constitution, the Magistrates Court sitting at Harare has referred the matter to this Court for the determination of certain constitutional questions. BACKGROUND The first applicant is the editor of The Standard newspaper, while the second applicant is employed by the same journal as a reporter. On 6 November 2011, they

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