Commissions Watch 6/2016 Zimbabwe Electoral Commission: Six Vacancies Filled 18 August She was also appointed as the Acting Secretary for the Judicial Service Commission in the same year, and still serves in that capacity. Justice Makarau is also the current President of the SADC Election Commissions Forum. Justice Makarau’s term as a member of ZEC comes to an end in March 2019. She will be eligible for one more term of office thereafter. Mr Emmanuel Magade [deputy chairperson] Mr Magade is the Dean of Law at the University of Zimbabwe. He was appointed as a commissioner in June 2015, and has served as the deputy-chairperson since March this year. His current term will expire in 2021, and he will be eligible for reappointment for one further term. Mr Qhubani Moyo Mr Moyo was appointed to ZEC together with Mr Magade in June 2015. Mr Moyo, who is a public policy academic, was the Director of Policy and Research for the MDC led by Professor Welshman Ncube until he resigned in 2013. Mr Moyo’s current term will expire in 2021, and he will be eligible for reappointment. This Year’s Reappointments Mrs Joyce Kazembe Mrs Kazembe has a long history of service on election supervision and management bodies. She served on the Electoral Supervisory Commission from 2002 and a commissioner in 2006 pursuant to Constitutional Amendment No. 17 of 2005. Mrs Kazembe served as deputy-chairperson of ZEC from 2010 until March 2016 when her term of office expired. She was reappointed as a commissioner in July 2016. When Mrs Kazembe’s term comes to an end in July 2022, she will not be eligible for another term of office. Mr. Daniel Chigaru Mr Chigaru is an administrator and business leader. He was the General Manager of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair from 2003 until his retirement in 2013, and was a ZEC Commissioner from 2010 until March 2016. When his term expires in July 2022, Mr Chigaru will not be eligible for reappointment. Mrs. Sibongile Ndlovhu Mrs Sibongile Ndlovhu, who is a teacher by profession, first became involved in Zimbabwe’s electoral processes in 1995 when she served as an election officer. She also worked for the Election Supervisory Commission as voter education supervisor. Mrs Ndlovhu was the Deputy Elections Officer for Bulawayo Province and the District Elections Officer in Bulawayo District from 2008 to March 2010. In 2010, she was sworn in as a Commissioner and served until her term expired in March 2016.. When her current term expires in July 2022, she will not be eligible for reappointment. This Year’s New Appointments Dr. Ngoni Kundidzora Dr Kundidzora is a legal academic who has also worked as an independent consultant. Most recently, he served as an Assistant Professor of Law at Ethiopia’s Civil Service University. Dr