Elizabeth Gwaunza (born 1953) is a Zimbabwean lawyer and jurist who has been Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe since March 2018.
[1][2] From 1989 until 1995 she co-founded and was the national coordinator of the Women and Law in Southern Africa Research Project.
[2] Her appointment was questioned by the International Bar Association given her ties to Mugabe, including the gift of a farm seized from white owners.
[4] Gwaunza was appointed Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in March 2018.
[1] The government appealed the ruling, and Malaba returned to work while the matter was pending, but skipped most public ceremonies, leaving Gwaunza to preside.