states that the First Respondent has a duty to promote transparency and accountability in public institutions. 22. Transparency as a principle of free and fair elections also appears in various international instruments, such as the SADC Principles on Democratic Elections, which is binding on Zimbabwe as a member state of SADC, as well as the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, which was recently signed by Zimbabwe. All these legal norms present transparency as a key aspect of free and fair elections. In addition, section 23. In respect of the present application, I contend that the First Respondent has a legal duty, being the body created to carry out the functions in section 239 (a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, to ensure that the election is conducted transparently and to ensure that the public is kept informed of all matters relating to the work of the First Respondent and the electoral process. This duty, I would contend, means that the First Respondent must disclose the manner under which it will conduct its various functions under the Electoral Act, in the form of all standard operating procedures and internal policies and manuals that relate to the administration of the election. 24. Importantly, transparency must relate to the entire electoral process, including registration, delimitation, nomination, polling and 11