President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed three retired judges, Justices November Mtshiya, Nicholas Ndou and Vernanda Ziyambi as acting judges of the High Court bench. Their mandate is to preside over matters in the special courts for Income Tax Appeals and Fiscal Appeals of the higher court.
In a letter dated July 3, 2019, Chief Justice Luke Malaba said:
This is to inform you that His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, in terms of Section 181(3) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, has appointed you as an acting judge of the High Court to preside over matters in the Special Court for Income Tax Appeals and Fiscal Appeals of the High Court with effect from 2nd July 2019.
Justice Mtshiya retired in 2016 after serving for nine years on the bench. Until his appointment on Tuesday, he was the acting judge of Appeal at the Lesotho Appeal Court.
Justice Ndou resigned from the bench in 2012 after serving 10 years and at Namibia’s Supreme Court bench on a private arrangement.
Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Ziyambi, retired on November 30, 2016, at the age of 70. Until her appointment, she was the acting judge of Appeal at the Supreme Court.
Ironically, president Mnangagwa accused Chief Justice Chidyausiku of violating the constitution when he appointed retired Justice Ziyambi as an acting judge in 2017.
Meanwhile, 16 prospective candidates have made it through to the Judicial Service Commission public interviews for eight positions of the judge of the High Court set for Monday and Tuesday in Harare.
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