Speaking to this publication, one CCC member alluded that he was happy with the objective decisions of the courts.
"We are happy with the court's decision. As it demonstrated its independence and non-partisan stance, by refusing to be politically swayed and passing a ruling based on provided facts," said a CCC member who preferred to remain anonymous.
The CCC members aligned to Welshman were particularly vocal in their praise for CCC’s Secretary General, Sengezo Tshabangu.
“SG Tshabangu has brought sanity to the CCC party. He has cleaned up the party and made it more democratic," said one member of the faction.
Furthermore, the CCC members called on its leadership to respect the court's ruling and to accept that Tshabangu is the legitimate secretary-general of that party.
"CCC leader, Nelson Chamisa and his whole leadership need to accept the reality that Mr. Tshabangu is the secretary-general of the party. They need to work with him to rebuild the party," said the CCC member.
One political analyst, Chenai Makore from the University of Zimbabwe (U.Z) highlighted that the High Court ruling would further damage the party, which faced a number of challenges including internal party divisions.
“The High Court ruling is a significant setback for the CCC party. The party is already facing a number of challenges, including internal divisions and a lack of funding. The ruling is likely to further damage the party's reputation and make it more difficult for it to win elections in the future,” said Makore.
Meanwhile, the 14 CCC legislators and 9 Senators contested their recall from Parliament after Tshabangu, the CCC's interim secretary-general, sent a letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda claiming that the lawmakers were no longer members of the CCC.
The High Court ruled that the recalled lawmakers had failed to furnish evidence such as the party constitution or any document that could substantiate the claim that Tshabangu could not have held the position of interim secretary-general.
