High Court Postpones Decision On MDC-T Name Use
18 April 2018
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MDC-T President, Nelson Chamisa

By Paul Nyathi|The Bulawayo High Court has postponed by another week its determination on who has the right to use the name MDC-T in factional fighters between Thokozani Khuphe and Nelson Chamisa.

Justice Francis Bere on Wednesday said that he will make his ruling on the matter next week having gone through the presentations of the two factions.

The Nelson Chamisa led faction took the matter to the High Court about two weeks ago seeking an urgent court interdiction stopping Khuphe from using the name and claiming to be the leader of the party.

The Chamisa faction claims that Khuphe was officially dismissed from the party and can no longer associate herself with the MDC-T name and logos.

Chamisa was elevated to party President by the National Council following the death of founding President Morgan Tsvangirai in February.

Khuphe who was Co Deputy President to Chamisa claims that according to the party constitution, she was the one who was meant to lead the party in the interim until a special congress is held to elect a new leader.

There was drama at the Court when lawyers from the two factions provided two different copies of the party constitution with each claiming theirs to be the genuine constitution of the party.

The Chamisa faction faction provided a constitution which talks of the National Council having the powers to appoint a President while the Khuphe faction constitution says only the National Congress can do that.