In a potentially ground-breaking international case, a group called the Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Movement on Friday filed papers in the Gauteng High Court asking it to declare US sanctions against Zimbabwe unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid. If successful, the case could see the beginnings of normalised financial relations with South Africa’s northern neighbour.
The US restricts Zimbabwe’s access to international financial markets pending compliance with a range of electoral and human rights reforms, including the establishment of a biometric voter roll in both digital and paper formats, allowing opposition parties full access to state media, as well as a full accounting of diamond revenues since 2000. The law also requires Zimbabwe to embark on a process of national reconciliation and to compensate victims of human rights abuses.
Even if they would have a strong case it'd drag on as far as the constitutional court. The US would've renewed sanctions over and over 20 times. Judge Maya would've retired as chief justice. Hope they have a plan in case of that scenario.
so why would SA courts have any jurisdiction here? humba!!!
Why they filing papers in South African court last time I check South Africa has got nothing to do with their sanctions are they not trusting their judiciary? South Africa is not a Province of Zimbabwe