- On 19 July, 2023 United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) president Elisabeth Valerio won her appeal against ZEC’s decision to reject her nomination papers. She will thus be added to the list of nominees vying for the office of the President. (EC2/23)
- Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has sued 41 candidates who filed nomination papers as members of the party. Twenty of these candidates filed for National Assembly seats while the other 21 individuals filed for local authority seats. (EC3/2023)
- Independent Presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere is back on the ballot paper after his legal team successfully appealed the nullification of his nomination at the Supreme Court on 13 July, 2023. The appeal retains Kasukuwere as a presidential candidate until the Supreme Court rules otherwise.(SC387/2023)
- The Electoral Court will on 19 July 2023 hear applications filed by Zanu-PF activists seeking to have all Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP candidates in Bulawayo disqualified from the August 23 general elections. (EC02/2023)
- Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has approached the High Court to challenge attempts by police to block a rally meant to launch the party’s August 23 election campaign amid charges that the law enforcement agency is taking sides in the contest.
- A Bulawayo-based media organisation Asakhe Online filed an urgent chamber application on 7 July, 2023 with the High Court seeking permission to livestream cases that are pending before the court concerning challenges to the acceptance of nomination papers of various candidates in the Nomination Court.
Sources
Veritas
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights
Zimbabwe National NGO Forum
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