JUSTICE IN ZIMBABWE 4 ____________________________________________________________________ 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