By Paul Nyathi|Former MDC legislature for Harare West Jessie Majome has been shortlisted in a list of eleven prominent lawyers to attend public interviews for the Prosecutor-General’s post.

The former prolific opposition parliamentarian was dismissed from the country’s biggest opposition the MDC when she contested as an independent candidate in the July elections.

The post fell vacant following the suspension and subsequent resignation of Advocate Ray Goba in July.

Critics have questioned Majome’s commitment to the opposition politics by applying for the job which the ruling ZANU PF has previously used to persecute opposition activists.

Other lawyers included on the shortlist is former High Court Judge Maphios Cheda, Acting Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi and Bulawayo lawyer Tavengwa Hara.

In a statement the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) said the interviews will be held in public.

“The Judicial Service Commission wishes to advise the public that following invitation to members of the public and to His Excellency, the President, to nominate suitably qualified persons to be appointed to the position of Prosecutor General of Zimbabwe in terms of Section 259 as read with Section 180 (4) of the Constitution the Commission received 11 valid nominations.

“Starting at 9AM on Thursday November 1, 2018 at Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare, the Commission will conduct interviews in public of the following 11 candidates…,” read the statement.

Other shortlisted candidates are former deputy prosecutor general Mrs Florence Ziyambi, Law Society of Zimbabwe president Misheck Hogwe, lawyers Wendy Mangeya, Tinomudaishe Chinyoka, Edmund Edios Marondedza and Calvin Tichaona Mantsebo and Ms Noria Mashumba.

Adv Goba was suspended on allegations of failing to prosecute high-profile cases, travelling abroad without Cabinet authority and use of abusive language, among other charges.