CCC led by Welshman Ncube rejects 'misleading' claims based on judgment under appeal

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Professor Welshman Ncube has dismissed public statements issued in the party’s name which claim authority over Parliament and internal party affairs based on a High Court judgment that is currently under appeal.


In a statement dated 12 February, CCC spokesperson Willias Madzimure said the party “rejects, in the strongest possible terms,” attempts to use a non‑final judgment to assert control over the organisation.

“Such claims are legally untenable, politically disingenuous, and dangerously misleading,” Madzimure said.

He explained that the noting of an appeal suspends the operative effect of a judgment to the extent that it is challenged.

“An appeal has been duly and timeously lodged. The judgment in question is therefore not final, not enforceable, and incapable of conferring any authority whatsoever over the CCC or its parliamentary representation,” he said.

Madzimure said suggesting that a suspended judgment has “finally resolved” issues of parliamentary control or party leadership is a distortion of the law and an affront to Parliament, the judiciary and the public.

He added that the CCC “will not permit factional ambitions to be laundered through the courts or disguised as constitutional order”.

“The legitimacy of this movement arises from its members, its democratic structures, and respect for due process — not from opportunistic litigation, nor from political actors seeking advantage through judicial manipulation,” he said.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the CCC states categorically: No individual or faction derives authority over the CCC or its Members of Parliament from a judgment that is under active appeal. Any attempt to restructure parliamentary representation, committees, or leadership on the basis of such a judgment is unlawful, null and void.”

Madzimure described claims to “control Parliament” based on a suspended judgment as “institutionally reckless and constitutionally offensive”.

He said the CCC remains committed to constitutionalism, internal democracy and the rule of law, and will defend the integrity of both the party and Parliament through lawful means.

“It bears emphasis that the authority of the self‑appointed so‑called ‘interim secretary‑general’ is itself the subject of ongoing High Court proceedings. Moreover, an extant interdict restraining the conduct of that individual remains in force and binding until lawfully set aside,” he said.

Madzimure urged Parliament, constitutional bodies and the public to reject any claims founded on judgments under appeal and to uphold the rule of law.