Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku sets a July 31 deadline for elections . Earlier this week the country 's finance minister , Tendai Biti , told journalists that Zimbabwe was struggling to raise the $ 132 million needed for conduct elections . The court has been criticized by opposition parties and human rights groups over the court's handling of cases involving President Robert Mugabe's family members in recent years. A former journalist had asked the court to order Mugabe to call for elections by end of June .
Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku sets a July 31 deadline for elections . The court has been criticized by opposition parties and human rights groups over the court's handling of cases involving President Robert Mugabe's family members in recent years. A former journalist had asked the court to order Mugabe to call for elections by end of June .