BY SPORTS REPORTER

The High Court has dismissed Walter Magaya’s challenge to his disqualification as a candidate for the ZIFA elections slated January 25 in which the clergyman was vying for the presidency.

In delivering the judgement, Justice Tawanda Chitapi said; "I accept that the minimum was a pass with 5 O’ Levels. A requirement to have 5 O’ Levels must be met. Just for the avoidance of doubt, if one relies on a diploma, the issue is not that a diploma is higher than O’ Level. The applicant would be required to produce an O’ Level certificate even if he holds a PhD. In the present matter, the applicant has been coy in disclosing further information regarding his qualifications to correct the committee’s decision. The challenge by the applicant cannot succeed. His application is dismissed. Each party to pay its costs."

Magaya was contesting, arguing that he holds a superior qualification in the form of a diploma in marketing. The judgment puts to rest an interesting legal case that had shaken the streets.