Top news items in Zimbabwe’s major news outlets

HARARE, Aug. 23 — The following are the news highlights in Zimbabwe’s major media outlets on Thursday:
— Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court will on Friday deliver its ruling in the case in which opposition MDC-Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the July 30 harmonized elections.
Chief Justice Luke Malaba, sitting with eight other Constitutional Court judges, reserved judgment on Wednesday after hearing arguments from all the parties involved in the matter. (The Herald)
— The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) on Wednesday reserved judgment in a petition in which opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is seeking to overturn President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the July 30 elections.
Chamisa petitioned the ConCourt, arguing the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) did not conduct a proper election, alleging Mnangagwa’s declaration as the winner of the election was marred by several irregularities, chief among them rigging and shoddy handling of the process by ZEC. (NewsDay)
— Anxiety gripped Zimbabweans of all walks of life as the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) began the much-anticipated hearing to determine the case in which opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is contesting President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa’s slender electoral victory on the July 30 presidential election. (NewsDay) – XINHUA