Mavedzenge petitioned the ConCourt in May 2017 seeking an order to declare Section 192(6) of the
Electoral Act constitutionally invalid, arguing that the section gives Justice, Legal and Parliamentary
Affairs Minister powers to interfere with the operations of ZEC, which is supposed to operate
independently.
In court, Mavedzenge, who was represented by Advocate Tazorora Musarurwa and Innocent Maja in a
case supported by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, argued that the Minister of Justice, Legal and
Parliamentary Affairs’ involvement amounts to interference and also undermines the independence of
ZEC.
But in a judgment handed down on Thursday 31 May 2018, the Full ConCourt Bench dismissed
Mavedzenge’s application.