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ZCTU Congress to go ahead as the High Court dismiss Majongwe's papers
16 Aug 2011 at 14:31hrs | Views
ZCTU 7th Congress going ahead
The High Court has issued an order dismissing papers filed by Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe's Raymond Majongwe & 7 others against the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions & 6 others seeking to stop the ZCTU Congress as not urgent.
The order reads:
"The papers do not establish how or when the urgency arose. The matter is not urgent."
The order was granted today, August 6 2011, by Justice Susan Mavangira. The ZCTU had in the meantime responded to the application through it legal counsel, Mbidzo, Muchadehama and Makoni that the PTUZ & 7 others knew as far back as the 16th of April that there was going to be a ZCTU Congress to be held on 19 and 20 August and they knew who was going to attend Congress as far back as April 29, hence they were not justified to wait until the last minute to file an urgent application seeking to stop the ZCTU Congress.
More so, those cited as applicants in the matter submitted their nominations to be considered for various posts – namely Raymond Majongwe for Secretary General, and Angeline Chitambo for 1st Vice President. Apart from submitting their nominations the applicants had also endorsed General Council's position that the ZCTU Congress be held as advised on April 16 2011, that is, on 19 and 20 August 2011. This was done at the General Council meeting of August 13 2011.
The ZCTU said it is pleased with the order issued by the High Court as it sounds a victory for the workers' struggle. The 7th Congress is going ahead as planned and more 300 workers will be gathered in Bulawayo to map the way forward for the workers' struggle.
The High Court has issued an order dismissing papers filed by Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe's Raymond Majongwe & 7 others against the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions & 6 others seeking to stop the ZCTU Congress as not urgent.
The order reads:
"The papers do not establish how or when the urgency arose. The matter is not urgent."
The order was granted today, August 6 2011, by Justice Susan Mavangira. The ZCTU had in the meantime responded to the application through it legal counsel, Mbidzo, Muchadehama and Makoni that the PTUZ & 7 others knew as far back as the 16th of April that there was going to be a ZCTU Congress to be held on 19 and 20 August and they knew who was going to attend Congress as far back as April 29, hence they were not justified to wait until the last minute to file an urgent application seeking to stop the ZCTU Congress.
More so, those cited as applicants in the matter submitted their nominations to be considered for various posts – namely Raymond Majongwe for Secretary General, and Angeline Chitambo for 1st Vice President. Apart from submitting their nominations the applicants had also endorsed General Council's position that the ZCTU Congress be held as advised on April 16 2011, that is, on 19 and 20 August 2011. This was done at the General Council meeting of August 13 2011.
The ZCTU said it is pleased with the order issued by the High Court as it sounds a victory for the workers' struggle. The 7th Congress is going ahead as planned and more 300 workers will be gathered in Bulawayo to map the way forward for the workers' struggle.
Source - ZCTU
