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THE Constitutional Court is tomorrow morning set to deliver its ruling on a landmark case brought up by a group of liberation war veterans seeking to block proposed constitutional amendments that critics say are designed to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule by two more years.
The matter was heard on May 20, but judgment was reserved.
The applicants, represented by constitutional lawyer Lovemore Madhuku, approached the Constitutional Court in terms of Section 167(2)(d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and Rule 32(1) of the Constitutional Court Rules, 2025, seeking to nullify Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3.
Mnangagwa and Attorney-General Virginia Mabiza were cited as first and second respondents, respectively.
The applicants — Reuben Zulu, Godfrey Gurira, Shoorai Nyamangodo, Joseph Chinyangare, Dogmore Knowledge Ndiya and Joseph Chinguwa — argue that the President failed to fulfil constitutional obligations imposed upon him by the Constitution in relation to the proposed amendments.
In their court papers, the war veterans contend that by presiding over and chairing Cabinet deliberations on Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3, and being party to its approval by Cabinet, Mnangagwa violated Sections 90(1), 90(2)(b) and 196(2) of the Constitution.
The applicants argue that the President acted improperly by participating in a constitutional reform process from which he stands to benefit, alleging that the proposed amendments are intended to prolong his stay in office.
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In his founding affidavit, lead applicant Zulu accused Mnangagwa of chairing, directing and procuring Cabinet's initiation and approval of what he described as a constitutional project designed to extend his own tenure.
