Zimbabwe: Mutumanje's Application Dismissed

Former Zanu-PF activist William Mutumanje, also known as Acie Lumumba, who is facing charges of undermining the authority of President Mugabe, wants his matter referred to the Constitutional Court following the dismissal of his application in which he was challenging placement on remand.

Lumumba's application hit a brick wall after Harare provincial magistrate Mr Vakayi Chikwekwe ruled that there was no need to set aside the court proceedings saying the State can always seek the Prosecutor-General's permission to prosecute.

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