By Dorrothy Moyo| High Court judge Justice Isaac Muzenda has ordered the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission boss Priscilla Chigumba to allow all teachers to vote in the upcoming elections.

The verdict also deals with other civil servants who will be working as election officers on July 30.

Justice Muzenda ordered Zec to give the affected people a break from their duties and to provide them with transport to allow them to exercise their rights to vote. This follows an application by the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz).

The court order reads in part:
WHEREUPON, after reading documents filed of record and hearing Counsel

IT IS ORDERED BY CONSENT THAT:

1. The applicant’s (Artuz) members and any other civil servants who have been duly seconded as Electoral Officers and/or in any capacity are entitled to vote on the 30th July 2018 if such persons are duly registered in terms of the law and satisfy the requisite conditions on the day of voting.

2. Notwithstanding the secondment or deployment of the persons mentioned in paragraph 1 to areas in which they are not ordinarily registered to vote, the 1st respondent (Zec) shall ensure that any such persons are able to vote on the 30th July 2018 at their appropriate polling stations.