26 days to election or end of the road for Kasukuw...

26 days to election or end of the road for Kasukuwere?

Zim Now Writer

The Supreme Court is today at 9am expected to hand down its ruling in presidential aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere’s appeal against a ruling of the High Court barring him from contesting the August 23 Presidential election.

This comes as Zanu PF member, Lovedale Mangwana had successfully applied at the High Court to have Kasukuwere’s name removed from the list of presidential contestants on the grounds that his name could not be on the voters’ roll as he had been absent from the country for a period beyond 18 months.

The former Local Government minister then appealed the High Court ruling at the Supreme Court, a move that set aside the lower court’s verdict.

The judge granted Mangwana’s prayer that the matter be heard on an urgent basis while also ordering the registrar of the High Court to submit the record of proceedings, which the parties were ordered to inspect and certify.

The courts dismissed Mangwana's application to have ZEC go ahead and print ballot papers without Kasukuwere's candidature based on the first ruling.