JUSTICE IN ZIMBABWE
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Comments on judgment .......................................................................... 70
The Supreme Court decision in the Stevenson case (Stevenson v
Minister of Local Government and National Housing &
Ors) .......................................................................................................... 72
The Tsvangirai case (Tsvangirai v Registrar-General of
Elections & Others S-20-2002) ................................................................. 74
The judgment of the majority (Chidyausiku CJ with the
concurrence of Cheda JA, Malaba JA and Ziyambi
JA) ................................................................................................... 75
The minority judgment (per Sandura JA) ................................................ 76
Comment upon the judgments................................................................. 78
Conclusions ..................................................................................................... 80
3. The Harare City Council cases ............................................................................... 80
Introduction ..................................................................................................... 80
The High Court and Supreme Court order elections to be held ......................... 81
The President intervenes .................................................................................. 82
Challenge to the President’s notice................................................................... 82
The Supreme Court’s ruling ............................................................................. 84
Conclusion....................................................................................................... 85
4. The Nkala and Luphahla murders .......................................................................... 85
The murders..................................................................................................... 85
Government reaction ........................................................................................ 85
The arrests ....................................................................................................... 86
The case of Fletcher Dulini Ncube ................................................................... 87
Bail applications .............................................................................................. 87
Suspects breach bail conditions ........................................................................ 91
Police Commissioner lashes out at courts ......................................................... 91