Mnangagwa's Appointment Of Kumbirai Hodzi As Prosecutor-General Challenged In Court

A Harare man, Simbarashe Zuze has petitioned the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) seeking nullification of Kumbirai Hodzi’s recent appointment as substantive Prosecutor-General (PG) on the basis that he scored badly in public interviews held last year.

Zuze cited President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Judicial Services Commission (JSC), Chief Justice Luke Malaba, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and Hodzi as respondents. Through his lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu, Zuze said Hodzi was not fit to hold office, since he did not do well in the interviews and, as such, his appointment must, therefore, be declared null and void.

Zuze said Hodzi should not have been considered for the job because he had struggled to answer questions from the interviewing panel. He said in terms of the law, Mnangagwa had to choose a candidate from the top three interviewees, but if he found compelling reasons on why appointment could not be made on the said three, he would advise the JSC and the public and new interviews would have to be conducted. Said Zuze: