to privacy as enshrined in s57 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. Her application
was duly granted on the terms and basis that she had presented it to the court.
10.17. The reasons for the denial of the BVR roll are thus, not abstract or absent as
the applicant avers but are cogent and have received favourable judicial notice.
11. Ad Para 4.5.11
No issues.
12. Ad Para 4.5.12- 4.5.13
This is denied.
12.1. Firstly, the reports that the applicant refers to as having shown ‘serious
discrepancies’ in the voters’ roll have neither been shared with the respondents
nor identified/named by the applicant. The separate bundle in which they are
said to be contained was, as I have already averred, never served on me or the
23rd and 25th respondents.
12.2. Secondly, the Electoral Commission, through a press statement of the 10th of
June 2018, called upon stakeholders that wished to conduct independent audits
of the voters’ roll to do so and share their findings with the Electoral
Commission. I attach that statement hereto marked Annexure ‘E’. The only
organisation that shared its findings with the Electoral Commission was the
Zimbabwe Election Support Network, (ZESN), which report gave a positive
assessment of the voters’ roll prepared by the Electoral Commission. I attach a
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