Manipulation of Chief Justice appointment dangerous

The very foundations of this country’s governance and democracy are under threat with the attempt to stop the interviews to fill in the Chief Justice position and Zimbabweans have every reason to be afraid.

Never mind that it is cloaked as rule of law and court appeals, it looks like someone is afraid that their preferred candidate will not make the cut and they want to throw the spanners in the works of the interviews.

Our judiciary is not the strongest, but it has shown some semblance of independence and this sends a chill down the spines of some people, who want to control every facet of our lives.

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