HARARE
–
The
Welshman
Ncube
led
CCC
has
accused
the
speaker
of
parliament
and
Senate
President
of
double
standards
after
they
indicated
they
will
not
act
on
any
anticipated
recall
order
filed
against
self-styled
party
interim
secretary
general
Sengezo
Tshabangu
before
the
politician’s
court
challenge
is
concluded.
Tshabangu,
a
hated
figure
within
the
main
opposition
party
over
massive
recalls
he
has
unilaterally
effected
since
October
2023,
has
filed
an
interdict
to
stop
any
recall
from
the
senate
following
his
recent
expulsion
from
the
party
for
indiscipline.
His
sacking
opened
the
way
for
CCC
to
recall
the
opposition
senator.
But
before
any
recall
could
be
made,
Tshabangu
rushed
to
court
to
file
an
interdict
claiming
his
sacking
was
instigated
by
an
improperly
constituted
CCC
disciplinary
committee.
He
listed
as
respondents,
CCC,
CCC
National
Disciplinary
Committee,
the
Speaker
and
President
of
the
Senate.
However,
in
a
surprise
development,
parliament’s
lawyers
indicated
at
a
recent
case
management
meeting
by
parties
before
High
Court
judge
Dube
they
will
not
oppose
Tshabangu’s
court
challenge
despite
being
listed
as
co-respondents.
In
a
statement,
CCC
spokesperson
Willias
Madzimure
accused
the
Speaker
and
the
Senate
president
of
double
standards
after
the
Zanu
PF
top
politicians
acted
with
no
restraint
on
several
recalls
by
Tshabangu
despite
the
affected
MPs
having
filed
court
challenges
against
their
recall.
“At
the
case
management
meeting,
the
Speaker
of
Parliament’s
lawyers
indicated,
for
the
first
time
in
the
history
of
recalls,
that
The
Speaker
and
President
of
Senate
would
not
oppose
the
application
but
instead
would
abide
by
whatever
ruling
the
court
will
make.
“It
is
worth
noting
that
the
Speaker
has
consistently
opposed
applications
filed
by
CCC
against
Tshabangu
in
which
applications
he
should
have
been
taking
the
position
that
he
would
abide
by
the
court
rulings,”
Madzimure
said.
Meanwhile,
Tshabangu
will
know
his
fate
on
17
March
when
the
court
will
hand
judgement
on
his
challenge.
The
matter
is
set
to
be
argued
among
the
parties
before
the
Judge
President
on
13
March
2025.