Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) (p) in consultation with the Prime Minister, makes key appointments the President is required to make under and in terms of the Constitution or any Act of Parliament; (q) may, acting in consultation with the Prime Minister, dissolve Parliament; (r) must be kept fully informed by the Prime Minister on the general conduct of the government business and; (s) shall be furnished with such information as he/she may request in respect of any particular matter relating to the government, and may advise the Prime Minister and Cabinet in this regard. 20.1.4 The Prime Minister (a) chairs the Council of Ministers and is the Deputy Chairperson of Cabinet; (b) exercises executive authority; (c) shall oversee the formulation of government policies by the Cabinet; (d) shall ensure that the policies so formulated are implemented by the entirety of government; (e) shall ensure that the Ministers develop appropriate implementation plans to give effect to the policies decided by Cabinet: in this regard, the Ministers will report to the Prime Minister on all issues relating to the implementation of such policies and plans; (f) shall ensure that the legislation necessary to enable the government to carry out its functions is in place: in this regard, he/she shall have the responsibility to discharge the functions of the Leader of Government Business in Parliament; (g) shall be a member of the National Security Council; (h) may be assigned such additional functions as are necessary further to enhance the work of the Inclusive Government; (i) shall, to ensure the effective execution of these tasks, be assisted by Deputy Prime Ministers; and (j) shall report regularly to the President and Parliament. 20.1.5 Council of Ministers To ensure that the Prime Minister properly discharges his responsibility to oversee the implementation of the work of government, there shall be a Council of Ministers consisting of all the Cabinet Ministers, chaired by the Prime Minister, whose functions shall be: (a) to assess the implementation of Cabinet decisions; (b) to assist the Prime Minister to attend to matters of coordination in the government; (c) to enable the Prime Minister to receive briefings from the Cabinet Committees; (d) to make progress reports to Cabinet on matters of implementation of Cabinet decisions; (e) to receive and consider reports from the Committee responsible for the periodic review mechanism; and - 131 -