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Harare, Zimbabwe, 08 October 2009 Just to let you know, I will be late posting some of the articles I have because I am in court today, 08 October with Dr Simba Makoni. It is still the same old story, that trial for allegedly addressing 410 people at Glendale with a megaphone and without police permission back in March 2008. Essentially, tomorrow, the Magistrate in the mining town of Bindura will have to decide whether the case goes ahead despite the objections to the prosecution by Makoni that his Constitutional rights of political and association freedom are being violated. Should the magistrate decide that these rights are paramount and should not be tampered with, then the ruling will be to allow Makoni to approach the Constitutional Bench to challenge POSA, the draconian law under which he is being charged. I will be very surprised if the leave to appeal is not granted. Which is where the fun will start. I believe that at the Constitutional Court, Makoni may be able to achieve wha...

Dr Simba Makoni at the launch of the Mavambo.Kusile.Dawn Party at Stoddart Hall in Mbare on July 01 2009. He now stands charged with addressing his own supporters without police permission in March 2008. He is due to appear in court in Bindura tomorrow to answer to these charges. Harare, Zimbabwe, 14 September 2009 Tomorrow, you should expect my posts and articles later than usual because I will be in Bindura attending court with the Interim President of Mavambo.Kusile. Dawn party, Dr Simba Makoni. I am one of the witnesses for the defence. As you will recall, Dr Makoni is being charged under the draconian and anti-democratic POSA (Public Order and Security Act) with addressing a crowd of more than 400 people at a bus station in Glendale during his presidential campaign in March last year when he garnered an amazing quarter of a million votes after only a couple of weeks of campaigning. It is being alleged by two ZANU PF people (one of them with the surname Kukonzeresa) as well as six ...