Fact Check: Have the 12 CCC National Assembly candidates been reinstated by the Supreme Court as claimed on social media? - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
August 3, 2023
Claim: On 2 August 2023, unverified reports started circulating on social media regarding the candidate status of the 12 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidates whose nomination had been nullified by the High Court on allegations of late submission of their papers. The party had filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, the outcome of which had been clouded in falsehoods.
Source: Social media
Is this true or false? Verdict: True
On 3 August 2023, a panel of Supreme Court judges consisting of Tendai Uchena, Alfas Chitakunye, and Hlekani Mwayera overturned the High Court ruling that disqualified the 12 aspiring CCC National Assembly candidates from running in the 23 August 2023 elections.
The 12 had been barred from contesting by Bulawayo High Court Judge, Justice Bongani Ndlovu who ruled that they had filed their nomination papers after the 4 PM deadline on 21 June 2023.
Conclusion
The claims that the 12 CCC Bulawayo MPs have been reinstated are true after the Supreme Court’s ruling on 3 August 2023.
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