Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court rules in favour of opposition candidates for election

Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court has ruled that opposition candidates can stand for election

The Court overturned an election ban on 12 candidates of Citizens Coalition for Change CCC

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube will face off against CCC’s Pashor Raphael Sibanda.

The CCC said the ruling Zanu-PF had failed to “smuggle its unelectable members” into Parliament and steal the Bulawayo vote.

The opposition parliamentary candidates had been barred from contesting after registered voters, linked to Zanu-PF, argued the candidates had submitted their nomination papers after the 16:00 deadline on 21 June.

During court proceedings, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said the CCC members had submitted on time but High Court Judge Bongani Ndlovu ruled against them.