rights are infringed Additionally, it is clear that Second Applicant works in the field of human rights and legislative monitoring, providing its beneficiaries with information on the laws and regulations of Zimbabwe. In this regard, the trustees, and all the beneficiaries, have a direct and substantial interest in a transparent election and that the First Respondent’s operations are transparent, as mandated by section 3 (2) (g), section 156 (a) section 233 (d) and section 239 (a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and section 3 of the Electoral Act. This interest is neither imaginary nor too remote to be capable of protection through the law. 17. Further, the Applicants have an interest in ensuring that the First Respondent adheres to its obligations under Part XXIB of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] to monitor the media during and after an election. Like all citizens, I and the trustees of the Second Applicant, as well as the beneficiaries, have a direct interest in ensuring that the media provides equal, measured and unbiased coverage of the electoral process. The First Respondent has a legal duty to protect that right and therefore the Applicants have an interest in knowing how the First Respondent will discharge that legal duty. In that regard, I contend that the Applicants have an interest in ensuring that the First Respondent publishes the guidelines and criteria upon which broadcasters and publishers will 8