l 51 Applicant must point out which of her particular constitutional rights have been violated to qualify her to bring this application in terms of section 85 ( l) (a) and (d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. If she has approached this court in a representative capacity then she has failed to clearly indicate the basis of that fact and to justify her representation. The basis of her "public interest" is neither explained or expressed in sufficient detail to properly bring it within the purview of section 85( l) (a) and (d) of the Constitution. 7. Ad Paragraphs 17 -18 This is admitted. 8. Ad Paragraph 19 I deny that the position is that the legitimate age of marriage in Zimbabwe is 18 years. No law stipulates that as for as I am aware. 9. Ad Paragraph 20 By being silent on the minimum age of marriage the Customary Marriages Act Chapter 5:07 is not unconstitutional in any way. Following on from my paragraph 8 above I deny that the differentiation between the sexes as to the minimum age of marriage is in any way unconstitutional. l 0. Ad Paragraph 21 I submit that this application is academic and speculative to the extent that none of the protected rights of either Applicant hove been violated or are likely to be violated. The public interest aspect alleged by the Applicants does not relate to any identifiable person or children, but to marriage statistics, which in themselves are not deserving of the protection of this honourable court.

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