Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007
(b) a member of a military force of a foreign State who is—
(i) on attachment to any force referred to in paragraph (a) under an
arrangement made between the Government and the government of that
foreign State; or
(ii) present in Zimbabwe, with the approval of the Government, in the course
of his or her official duties;
“camouflage uniform” means any article of wearing apparel made of material carrying
military-style camouflage markings.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), any person who unlawfully possesses or wears any
camouflage uniform shall be guilty of unlawfully possessing or wearing a camouflage uniform,
as the case may be, and liable—
(a) to a fine not exceeding level five or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six
months or both, in the case of unlawful possession of a camouflage uniform; or
(b) to a fine not exceeding level six or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year
or both, in the case of unlawful wearing of any camouflage uniform.
(3) Subsection (2) shall not apply in relation to—
(a) an authorised person to the extent that the person possesses or wears a camouflage
uniform that has, on or after the 18th April, 1980, been supplied to him or her, or
authorised for his or her use, by the force of which he or she is a member or to which
he or she is attached; or
(b) the possession of a camouflage uniform as an exhibit in a museum administered by the
State or in terms of the National Museums and Monuments Act [Chapter 25:11]; or
(c) any person or member of a class of persons exempted from this section by the Minister
by notice in writing to that person or by notice in the Gazette, as the Minister thinks fit,
to the extent that such person or member possesses or wears camouflage uniform in
accordance with the terms and conditions of such exemption.
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Undermining authority of or insulting President
(1) In this section—
“publicly”, in relation to making a statement, means—
(a) making the statement in a public place or any place to which the public or any
section of the public have access;
(b) publishing it in any printed or electronic medium for reception by the public;
“statement” includes any act or gesture.
(2) Any person who publicly, unlawfully and intentionally—
(a) makes any statement about or concerning the President or an acting President with the
knowledge or realising that there is a real risk or possibility that the statement is false
and that it may—
(i) engender feelings of hostility towards; or
(ii) cause hatred, contempt or ridicule of;
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