Tyson ruling threatens diaspora voters: Experts

THE High Court ruling barring former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere from contesting in the August 23 polls is likely to have far-reaching implications on Zimbabweans in the diaspora who wish to participate in the upcoming elections, legal experts have warned.

Last week, Kasukuwere was disqualified from contesting the upcoming presidential race after the High Court ruled that he did not meet the criteria to contest because he has not been a resident in Zimbabwe for the past 18 months.

A Zanu PF activist, Lovedale Mangwana, successfully challenged the former Cabinet minister’s candidature on July 12 and High Court judge Justice David Mangota ruled that Kasukuwere should not be included on the ballot paper, ordering him to “stop masquerading as a candidate”.

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