'No law allows ministers to disobey court orders,' says Mnangagwa

Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week said government policy does not allow ministers to disobey court orders, but ducked questions directly related to Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere's alleged defiance of a High Court order to reinstate suspended Gweru councillors.

The VP was grilled during the question-and-answer session in the National Assembly by Bulawayo South MP Eddie Cross, who wanted him to explain if government supported Kasukuwere's defiance of a lawful court order.

Cross told the House that in June last year, Kasukuwere suspended the entire MDC-T-led Gweru City Council, before the court intervened and ordered him to reinstate all the councillors, including mayor Hamutendi Kombayi. Kasukuwere is yet to comply with the directive.