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Tshabangu Appeals High Court Ruling On CCC Parliamentary Reshuffles

2 weeks agoTue, 14 Jan 2025 07:05:27 GMT
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Tshabangu Appeals High Court Ruling On CCC Parliamentary Reshuffles

Sengezo Tshabangu has appealed to the Supreme Court in a bid to overturn a High Court ruling that blocked him from making changes to the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)’s parliamentary leadership, reported CITE.

Tshabangu, who claims to serve as the party’s interim secretary general, argues that the High Court misinterpreted his parliamentary reshuffles as recalls, which he contends they were not.

The ruling, which Tshabangu is challenging, was issued by High Court Judge Justice Neville Wamambo on January 8, 2025, in case HCH 5606/24. The court determined that Tshabangu lacked the authority to reassign Members of Parliament.

The decision followed an urgent application by CCC faction leader Welshman Ncube, who argued that Tshabangu’s actions were “unlawful and invalid.”

Justice Wamambo also referred to a prior High Court judgment by Justice Tawanda Chitapi in case HC 6872/23, which had previously invalidated Tshabangu’s recall actions.

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In his Supreme Court filing made on January 9, 2025, by Ncube Attorneys Legal Practitioners, Tshabangu has asked for the High Court ruling to be set aside and replaced with a judgment striking the application off the roll with costs or, alternatively, dismissing it on jurisdictional grounds.

His appeal listed seven grounds of appeal, stating how the High Court erred by joining two parties named “Citizens Coalition for Change” as respondents but failing to address the implications of this duplication in its judgment.

Tshabangu said the court “misdirected itself in rendering a judgement that neither refers to nor speaks to such a joined party.”

Two, he said the “court erred in not finding, as it ought to have done, that the matter before it, as pleaded, was a constitutional matter in respect of which its jurisdiction was expressly excluded by section 167 of the Constitution.”

Three, he said Ncube’s application was defective due to non-compliance with Rule 107 of the High Court Rules 2021.

Four, Tshabangu noted the High Court misinterpreted Section 151 of the Constitution by asserting that individual members of the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders are appointed for the life of each Parliament.

Five, he said the High Court failed to acknowledge that the contested respondents were not part of the Committee’s initial appointment, making their positions invalid.

Six, Tshabangu argued the High Court wrongly equated his parliamentary leadership reshuffles with recalls as defined under section 129(1)(k) of the Constitution.

Seven, Tshabangu said the ruling incorrectly declared the position of Chief Whip unlawful and invalidated the appointment of the third respondent as the overall Chief Whip.

In his appeal, Tshabangu is seeking relief in the form of an order allowing the appeal, setting aside the High Court judgment, and dismissing the original application with costs.

Since the August 2023 harmonised elections, CCC has fragmented into three factions: one led by Tshabangu, another by Ncube, and a third composed of supporters of former party president Nelson Chamisa, led by Jameson Timba.

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25 Comments

07 · 2 weeks ago
chibangu i**** yemombe
Mp · 2 weeks ago
these monkeys have no people pasi
P.jamie · 2 weeks ago
Tshabangu unoziva zvaunoita hre unedirection ipi nevnhu vese avo
Black Mambazo · 2 weeks ago
uyu anorwara
Anonymous · 2 weeks ago
Kana uri we CCC uri pasi paTshabangu, vapanduki form your own party kana kuenda kwa Mwonnzora. Tisu vamaka vhotera.
Anonymous · 2 weeks ago
After confirming from his handler,, now going to captured court, who voted him what a embarrassing thief, tshbangu need to be jailed who voted this zanu agent playing games with Zimbabweans life, mbava idzi a planted zanu agent, tshbangu don't represent Zimbabweans he was never voted for pasi na tshbangu Conman
HiLLBiLLIES VOLkSWAGEN 0774857233 · 2 weeks ago
SENATOR SENGEZO TSHABANGU IS BONA FIDE AND DE FACTO LEADER OF ANOTHER FACTION ...... LETS AGREE FIRST KUTI PROF WELSHMAN NCUBE VANOTUNGAMIRIRA ANOTHER FACTION ..... ALSO LETS AGREE KUTI COUNCILOR JAMESON TIMBA VANE YAVO ZVE IMWE FACTION YAVANOTUNGAMIRIRA .... NDOSAKA NELSON CHAMISA AKAZVISIYA IZVI AKAZVITIZA
Ediots · 2 weeks ago
After going to plead with his master who controls the courts
laugh emoji1
HiLLBiLLIES VOLkSWAGEN 0774857233 · 2 weeks ago
IWEWE UNOGONAWO FUTI KUITA YAKO FACTION YECCC PLUS UKAENDA KUCOURT UNOGONA KUHWINHA
dok25 · 2 weeks ago
Those who report the news seem to be trying hard to put it into people's heads that there are 3 CCCs when Ncube and Tshabangu belong together in the same CCC that resulted from the speaker of parliament and the courts.
Pindula · 2 weeks ago
News dza Tshabangu chimbosiyanai nadzo, haana rubatsiro uyu. You are just promoting his nuisance..
Patz · 2 weeks ago
ZvanaTshabangu dzangove empty stories. Hazvina kana benefit to the masses. Kudhara zvaisa reportiwa izvi ndodzainzi not worthy the news
trabablas · 2 weeks ago
masports akapereraa kupraz kkkkkkk if u cant beat them join them!!!
SCER · 2 weeks ago
ko kungonyenama nyenama kunge imbwa yaona bhonzo
Patz · 2 weeks ago
Ndozvinoita munhu asina kudzidza anenge achingonyenama nenyama semunhu anoitwa spoon feed nemashoko nezvekuita
Anonymous · 2 weeks ago
Semunhu wamaka vhore so maiisya ED Pfee muchiti Tshabangu
dck · 2 weeks ago
chabhangu anetsa
Hombre · 2 weeks ago
He has already won the appeal. Ruling yakaitwa kuPrecabe Farm before the appeal had been lodged.
jukwa · 2 weeks ago
bangu wakanakira Zimdancehall dai wambo enda kuCupClash
Lily's Hubby 🤰 · 2 weeks ago
Tshabangu mwana weGora uyu
Nkomo · 2 weeks ago
Leli lithiniso sibale batshaye Baza botcha
Nameless · 2 weeks ago
mbwa iyi soo.munhu anondisvota uyu
HiLLBiLLIES VOLkSWAGEN 0774857233 · 2 weeks ago
BABA IDZI DZAVA POLITICS KWETE CHURCH

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