IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF ZIMBABWE CASE NO. CCZ 79/14 HELD AT HARARE In the matter between:LOVENESS MUDZURU FIRST APPLICANT RUVIMBO TSOPODZI SECOND APPLICANT And THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFIRS, GENDER & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SECOND RESPONDENT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE THIRD RESPONDENT FIRST AND SECOND RESPONDENTS' OPPOSING AFFIDAVIT I, VIRGINIA MABIZA, do hereby make oath and state that:- 1. I am the Secretary for Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, and have been duly authorised to depose to this affidavit on behalf of both 1st and 2nd Respondents. The matters of fact which I depose to herein are, save where otherwise indicated or the context so suggests, within my personal knowledge and are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Where I make submissions on the law this is as a result of legal advice rendered to me by my legal practitioners of record, which advice I accept and verily believe to be correct.