Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) (15) The salary and allowances payable to the Attorney-General or a Deputy Attorney-General under subsection (14) or (14a) shall not be reduced during the period he holds or acts in that office. [Subsection as inserted by section 12 of Act 4 of 1989 – Amendment No. 8 and as amended by section 22 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9] 77 Secretaries of Ministries, etc. (1) The power to appoint persons to hold the office of Secretary to the Cabinet or Secretary of a Ministry shall vest in the President after consultation with the Public Service Commission. (2) If the appointment of a Secretary by the President is not consistent with any recommendation made by the Public Service Commission in terms of subsection (1), the President shall cause the Senate to be informed as soon as is practicable. [Section as substituted by section 10 of Act 23 of 1987 – Amendment No. 7 and as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9 – by section 23 of Act 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17 – and by section 16 of Act 11 of 2007 – Amendment No. 18] 78 Principal representatives of Zimbabwe abroad The power to appoint persons to hold the office of ambassador or other principal representative of Zimbabwe in any other country or accredited to any international organisation and to remove such persons from office shall vest in the President: Provided that before appointing to any such office a person who holds or is acting in some other public office, the President shall consult the Public Service Commission or, if that person holds an appointment in the Police Force, the Defence Forces or the Prison Service, the Police Service Commission, the Defence Forces Service Commission or the Prison Service Commission, as the case may be. [Section as amended by section 11 of Act 23 of 1987 – Amendment No. 7 and section 15 of Act No. 14 of 1996 – Amendment No. 14] CHAPTER VIII THE JUDICIARY 79 Judicial authority (1) The judicial authority of Zimbabwe shall vest in— (a) the Supreme Court; and (b) the High Court; and (c) such other courts subordinate to the Supreme Court and the High Court as may be established by or under an Act of Parliament. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not be construed as preventing an Act of Parliament from— (a) vesting adjudicating functions in a person or authority other than a court referred to in subsection (1); or - 72 -