Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe
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- May 31, 2002
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- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
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This report considers the human rights implications of the so-called fast track process of land redistribution in Zimbabwe, under which the government has revised the constitution and amended legislation in order to allow it to acquire commercial farms compulsorily and without compensation, and the land occupations that have accompanied it since early 2000.
Human Rights July 2019 Newsletter
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- Jul 31, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The newsletter talks about the human rights developments in the country and keeps people informed on how "The Forum" worked for the realization and enjoyment of the rights of Zimbabwean people in the month of July.
Lancaster House Agreement
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- Jan 1, 1980
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- Politics & Governance
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The Lancaster House Agreement was a political consensus which brought the independence of Zimbabwe from Rhodesian rule. The agreement came into being after a series of negotiations between the nationalist parties and the Rhodesian Front between September and December 1979. The Agreement was facilitated by the British and the American governments to bring to an end the 14 year war in Rhodesia between the Rhodesians and the guerrilla movements.
ZESN August Issue 2016
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- Aug 31, 2016
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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New Amendments to the electoral Act falls short of expectations.
ZPP MMR January 2017
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- Jan 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The month of January recorded many violations which were politically motivated. Most of the reported cases were harassment and intimidation of opposition political activists. Other prominent cases were those of deprivation of state sponsored food aid and inputs for farming.
ZPP MMR June 2017
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- Jun 30, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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A season of Rallies: Dominant human rights violations recorded during June 2017 revolve around preparations for the presidential youth interface rallies, Heroes Day commemorations, the upcoming Chiwundura by-election, continued barring of students from attending classes, harassment of vendors and discrimination during food aid distribution.
ZPP MMR September 2016
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- Sep 30, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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Social and citizen movements continue to gather momentum although in the month under review their activities have been restricted by the ban on protests affecting Harare. The social movements and unions like #Tajamuka, #ThisFlag, #ThisGown, National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (NAVUZ), Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (RTUZ) and have been recently joined by the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA), a coalition of 18 political parties.
ZPP Sept 2015 MMR
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- Sep 30, 2015
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The report stresses how the political environment continues to be stressed with various coercion phenomena manifesting around several sticky issues thus support or starve.
‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS’, CLOSED FOR DISSENT CRACKDOWN IN ZIMBABWE DURING THE NATIONAL STAY-AWAY 14-16 JANUARY 2019
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- Jan 16, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
- Riots
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This briefing analyses events and the context, and documents key human rights concerns in months prior to, during and following the national stay-away protests which started on 14 January 2019 and ended on 16 January 2019. The findings are based on interviews with witnesses, victims, victims’ families, human rights defenders and activists, journalists, lawyers and Zimbabwean non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as well as desk-based research.
“A Woman’s Place is in the Home?” – Gender Based Violence and Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe.
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- Dec 31, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
- Women
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This report, examining the violent and turbulent years between 2000 and 2006, shows that Zimbabwe has been no exception in this regard.
“Bullets for Each of You” State-Sponsored Violence since Zimbabwe’s March 29 Elections
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- Jun 30, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This report, based on investigations in Zimbabwe, describes the scale of the abuses and identifies those responsible—officials from ZANU-PF, often working through proxy forces of so-called war veterans and youth militia, backed by members of the armed forces and police. Local institutions have identified at least 2,000 beatings and cases of torture.
“Clear the Filth” : Mass Evictions and Demolitions in Zimbabwe
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- Sep 11, 2005
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- Displacements
- Murambatsvina
- Politics & Governance
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This report tells the stories of the mass evictions and house demolitions and the continuing suffering of those affected, mostly in the words of victims. Women, children and men recount how they were forced to destroy their own houses, often at gunpoint.
“Our Hands Are Tied” : Erosion of the Rule of Law in Zimbabwe
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- Nov 30, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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This report finds that legal accountability and the rule of law in Zimbabwe have been seriously eroded under the ZANU-PF government through its interference in the criminal justice system. It shows that victims of human rights abuses—mainly MDC supporters—continue to be denied their right to justice and an effective remedy.
“Resolute action to immediately revive the grassroots structures?” Or Crimes Against Humanity?
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- Dec 31, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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In this report, the Human Rights Forum made the very strong allegation that the Government of Zimbabwe is complicit at the least in the commission of Crimes against Humanity.
“They Beat Me like a Dog” Political Persecution of Opposition Activists and Supporters in Zimbabwe
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- Aug 31, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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This report describes abuses by ZANU-PF that continue to take place despite ongoing negotiations between the two parties. Hundreds of MDC activists who fled the violence in the weeks before the June 27 runoff remain in hiding while “war veterans” and youth militia continue to terrorize villagers in the rural areas.
“You Will Be Thoroughly Beaten” The Brutal Suppression of Dissent in Zimbabwe
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- Nov 30, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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This report highlights the repressive tactics that the government has used in the past year to suppress the increasing political and economic discontent among the population. The police have arbitrarily arrested hundreds of civil society activists during routine meetings or peaceful demonstrations, often with excessive force, and in some cases subjected those in custody to severe beatings that amounted to torture, and other mistreatment.
1. What is a Constitution
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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The constitution of a country is a set of rules that define the nature and extent of the country’s government. It is sometimes referred to as the country’s fundamental or basic law, and has supremacy over all other laws.
2. A Preamble to a Constitution
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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The preamble to a constitution is an introduction to the constitution and usually bears the formal heading “Preamble”. It presents the history behind the constitution’s enactment, and sometimes sets out the nation’s core principles and values.
3. Founding Principles of a Constitution
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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Founding Principles of the Constitution can be described as: “those values that citizens commit themselves to their adherence. They are the foundations of the Constitution and they reflect the manner in which the people desire to be governed.”
4. The Constitution and the Rule of Law
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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Our current Constitution states that public officers owe a duty to everyone in Zimbabwe to observe and uphold the rule of law [section 18(1a)], and the “Kariba Draft” Constitution contains a similar provision.Fundamentally it means that people’s rights and obligations must be determined by laws rather than by individuals or groups of individuals exercising an arbitrary discretion.
5 points for new government
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- Feb 28, 2009
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- Politics & Governance
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The report emphasizes on Putting HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE TOP OF THE POLITICAL AGENDA and Amnesty International is also concerned about the deteriorating economic and social conditions in Zimbabwe. In particular, the organisation is concerned about the increased food insecurity, collapse of public health, and failing education system.
5. Citizenship
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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Citizens form the basis of every independent State because a State is an abstract concept comprising the people who live within a defined area. Of the people who constitute a State it is the citizens who have a right to determine who will govern them and, sometimes, to decide the form which their government should take.
6. A Declaration or Bill of Rights
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The purpose of a Declaration or Bill of Rights is to protect the rights of citizens and ordinary people living in the country. Although generally these rights must not be overridden by the government, some have to be qualified.
7. Social and Economic and Cultural Rights
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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Here, when we refer to “social, economic and cultural rights” [“SEC rights”] we mean second-generation rights as well as any third-generation rights which are capable of being defined reasonably clearly.
8. Separation of Powers
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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In essence, the doctrine of separation of powers is that for a free and democratic society to exist there must be a clear separation between the three branches of government, namely: The Executive,The Legislature and The Judicial Branch.
9. Executive Powers
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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The Executive, the branch of government headed by the President, is currently the most powerful of the three branches. The President and his Ministers control the Defence Forces, the Police and the civil administration; they represent the country in its dealings with foreign governments; and generally they are responsible for running the day-to-day affairs of the country. The Executive is the branch of government which impinges most frequently on the lives of ordinary people.
10 18 Gonese et al v President et al
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- Oct 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an application in terms of s 167(2)(d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe for the Court to determine whether Parliament or the President has failed to fulfil a constitutional obligation. The applicants aver that the respondents have failed to do so in respect of the presentation and passage of the Local Government Amendment Act No. 8 of 2016 in Parliament. It is further averred that presenting and passing a Bill in contravention of the Constitution amounts to a failure to fulfil a constitutional obligation.
10. Legislature
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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The legislative branch of government is the branch which makes laws for the country. A legislature embodies the idea that people are the source of political power in the State and should control the law-making process.
11. The Judiciary
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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The judiciary is one of the three main branches of government, the other two being the Legislature (i.e. Parliament) and the Executive (the President, Ministers, the Public Service, the Police and Defence Forces). The judiciary consists of all judicial officers, namely, the people such as judges and magistrates who decide civil and criminal cases in courts.
12. Security Services and Security Service Commissions
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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The disciplined services – the Defence Forces (consisting of the Army and the Air Force), the Police Force and the Prison Service – are the subject of separate parts of the present Constitution.
13. The Public Service and Public Service Commission
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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As the name implies, the Public Service exists to serve the public. Public servants are paid by the public and should serve the public impartially and in a professional manner, irrespective of their own political views or those of the members of the public with whom they are dealing.
14. Constitutional Commissions
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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Four constitutional commissions are established by the Zimbabwean Constitution: • The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission • The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission • The Zimbabwe Media Commission • The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission.
31 August 2016 Newsletter
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- Aug 31, 2016
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ZHRC speaks to human rights victims
31 August 2017 Commission Newsletter
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- Aug 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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ZHRC’s ability to go ‘where the angels fear to tread’ impresses Speaker
31 January 2017 Newsletter
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- Jan 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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Newly appointed Executive Secretary hopes to leave a mark
54 18 City of Harare v Mushoriwa
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- Sep 20, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court granting a provisional order in favour of the respondent pursuant to an urgent chamber application filed by the latter.
2008 MDGsOfficialList
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- Jan 15, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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These are Goals and targets from the Millennium declaration and indicators for monitoring progress progress.
A Case for National Dialogue in Zimbabwe
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- Jan 2, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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This brief provides insights on what constitute a national dialogue, why it is necessary, its success potentials, challenges and possible steps towards an inclusive process in Zimbabwe. Towards a step in the right direction, President Emerson Mnangagwa, on 22 January 2019, called on political parties, churches and civic society leaders to a national dialogue platform.
A CRITICAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF ZIMBABWE’S ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL, 2011
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- Dec 31, 2011
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This is a review by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (“ZESN”) of the proposed amendments to Zimbabwe’s legislation on the management and conduct of elections in the country. The Electoral Amendment Bill, 2011 (hereafter, “the Bill”) seeks to amend the Electoral Act (Chapter 2: 13) (hereafter, “the Act”).
A Fractured Nation
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- Jul 30, 2010
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- Displacements
- Murambatsvina
- Politics & Governance
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This report follows up on previous OM research conducted by SPT in 2005 and 2006 and build on narratives of the lives of particular families and informal settlements from 2005 to 2010. The story is a grim one with many of those we remembered now prematurely dead, and others living in unspeakable poverty.
A time for Accountability 081031
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- Dec 31, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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This report is based on Amnesty International’s field research, interviews with victims of human rights violations, their families and other witnesses, health workers, reports by other organizations and media reports.The report outlines the context in which human rights violations have been taking place in Zimbabwe and describes patterns of violations as illustrated by cases. It focuses on violations that took place after the 29 March 2008 elections, as well as human rights violations committed by two units within the Zimbabwe Republic Police in 2007.
Access to Information & Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], Jan 2005
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- Jan 7, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public bodies; to make public bodies accountable by giving the public a right to request correction of misrepresented personal information; to prevent the unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies; to protect personal privacy; to provide for the regulation of the mass media; to establish a Media and Information Commission and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to the foregoing.
Access to Information & Protection Of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], March 2002
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- Mar 15, 2002
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public bodies; to make public bodies accountable by giving the public a right to request correction of misrepresented personal information; to prevent the unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies; to protect personal privacy; to provide for the regulation of the mass media; to establish a Media and Information Commission and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to the foregoing.
Access to Information & Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], Oct 2003
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- Oct 10, 2003
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public bodies; to make public bodies accountable by giving the public a right to request correction of misrepresented personal information; to prevent the unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies; to protect personal privacy; to provide for the regulation of the mass media; to establish a Media and Information Commission and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to the foregoing.
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], 2008
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- Jan 11, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public bodies; to make public bodies accountable by giving the public a right to request correction of misrepresented personal information; to prevent the unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies; to protect personal privacy; to provide for the regulation of the mass media; to establish a Media and Information Commission and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to the foregoing.
Acquisition of Farm Equipment or Material Act [Chapter 18 23] As Amended
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- Sep 3, 2004
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- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the acquisition of farm equipment or material not being used for agricultural purposes; to amend section 5 of the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Acts of 2017 complete list, with hyperlinks
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- Jan 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The table lists all Acts passed by the Parliament of Zimbabwe during 2017. Each Act is hyperlinked to the relevant webpage on the Veritas website www.veritaszim.net
Acts to be Aligned (2017.04) 0 (1)
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- Apr 30, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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STATUTES REQUIRING CONSTITUTIONAL ALIGNMENT
Adding insult to injury. A Preliminary Report on Human Rights Violations on Commercial Farms, 2000 to 2005.
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- Apr 30, 2007
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- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
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Widespread human rights violations were inflicted upon white farmers and black farm workers by agents of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s government during the seizures of whiteowned farms from 2000 to 2005.
Administration of Estates Act
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- Dec 31, 1997
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of the estates of deceased persons, minors, mentally disordered or defective persons and persons absent from Zimbabwe, and to provide for the control of moneys belonging to persons whose whereabouts are unknown.
Administration of Estates Act [Chapter 6 01]
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- Nov 1, 1997
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of the estates of deceased persons, minors, mentally disordered or defective persons and persons absent from Zimbabwe, and to provide for the control of moneys belonging to persons whose whereabouts are unknown.
Administrative Justice Act as at 15 September 2016
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- Sep 15, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the right to administrative action and decisions that are lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair; to provide for the entitlement to written reasons for administrative action or decisions; to provide for relief by a competent court against administrative action or decisions contrary to the provisions of this Act; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
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- Jan 30, 2007
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The Charter seeks to entrench in the Continent a political culture of change of power based on the holding of regular, free, fair and transparent elections conducted by competent, independent and impartial national electoral bodies.
African Export Import Bank (Membership of Zimbabwe and Branch Office Agreement) Act, 2005
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- Mar 24, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To enable effect to be given within Zimbabwe to the Agreement for the Establishment of the African Export-Import Bank and the Agreement between the African Export-Import Bank and the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe concerning the Location of the Branch Office of the African Export-Import Bank; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected therewith.
AfricanYouthCharter
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- Jul 6, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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The Charter has 31 Articles adopted by the Seventh Ordinary sessions of the Assembly held in Banjul, The Gambia on the 2nd of July 2006.
Agricultural Land Settlement Act [Chapter 20 01] as Amended March 2004
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- Mar 19, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the establishment of an Agricultural Land Settlement Board and to prescribe the functions and duties thereof; to provide for the settlement of persons on, and the alienation of, agricultural land; and to provide for matters incidental to and connected with the foregoing.
All Over Again : Human Rights Abuses and Flawed Electoral Conditions in Zimbabwe’s Coming General Elections
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- Mar 31, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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On March 29, 2008, Zimbabweans will participate in presidential, parliamentary, senatorial, and local government elections synchronized for the first time, following changes to Zimbabwe’s constitution in September 2007. As the elections near, all indications are that once again the people of Zimbabwe will not be able to freely exercise their civil and political rights and vote for the candidates of their choice.
Amendments to Indigenisation & Economic Empowerment Act from Finance Act of 14 March 2018
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- Mar 14, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The Finance Act, 2018 (No. 1 of 2018), was published as law in the Zimbabwean Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 14th March 2018 . Section 42 of this 46-page Act makes major amendments to the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act.
Amendments to the Criminal Procedure & Evidence Amendment Bill, 2015 13 Oct 2015
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- Oct 13, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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Amendments to Clauses two, three, six, twelve, Forteen, eighteen and twenty-four.
Amendments to the General Laws Amendment Bill, 2015
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- Dec 31, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS General Laws Amendment Bill, (H.B. 3, 2015)
Amnesty International annual report 2017/18
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The Amnesty International Report 2017/18 shines a light on the state of the world’s human rights during 2017. The foreword, five regional overviews and a survey of 159 countries and territories from all regions document the struggle of many people to claim their rights, and the failures of governments to respect, protect and fulfill human rights.
An analysis of the recent political developments in Zimbabwe 22 December 2017
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- Dec 22, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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This is the second time in this country’s history that the country has been precipitated into a constitutional crisis. The first was in 1965 with the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) by the Smith government, and second is the coup that took place in November 2017. 1Whilst both looked innocuous at the beginning, the long-term consequences might not be so.
An Analysis of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Legal Cases, 1998–2006
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- Jun 30, 2006
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- Human rights Judgements
- Politics & Governance
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (Human Rights Forum) was established after the Food Riots in 1998 as human rights groups and NGOs in Harare swung into action following the many reports of human rights violations.
An Analysis On Political Violence Reports
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- Aug 21, 2017
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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Predisposing the Scourge of Political Violence.Political violence in Zimbabwe has always been a cause for concern. It curses our society. Very little effort or headway has been made to address this historical problem.
Analysis of the 2017 NPRC Bill [Final]
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- Feb 28, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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This bill is the successor to the National Peace and Reconciliation Bill H.B 13, 2015 (the old Bill) which was gazetted on 18 December 2015 and withdrawn from Parliament in May 2016 following criticism by the National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG), the Parliamentary Legal Committee, as well as members of the public during the Public Hearings held from 10 to 18 April 2016.
ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTORAL AMENDMENT ACT OF 28 MAY 2018
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- May 28, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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On 28 May 2018, another Electoral Amendment Act was passed and the 2018 Election date was announced thereafter. Consequently, as a result of the announcement of the Election day as 30 July 2018, any amendments to the Electoral Act that happen after the proclamation do not apply to the 2018 elections, but other future elections.
Anti Corruption Commission Act [Chapter 9 22]
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- Jan 14, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Commission in order to combat corruption, and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
ANTI IMPUNITY REPORT
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- Jul 31, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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This report narrates the level and extent of state agents' level of impunity in Zimbabwe informed by the legal cases that the Forum has been working on since its formation in 1998.
Anti-Impunity update
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- Jul 16, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The alert highlights that failure by the government to honour court judgments in favour of victims of human rights violations by the police and the military, is actually a human rights violation.
APCJ Dec2010 Vol3 Num2
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- Dec 31, 2010
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- Politics & Governance
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The APCJ is a refereed journal with a panel of international editorial advisors and readers. All articles are anonymously peer reviewed by at least two referees.
Appropriation (2004) Act, 2003
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- Dec 31, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To apply the sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2004.
Appropriation (2013) Act, 2012 HB 7 2012
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- Nov 23, 2012
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- Politics & Governance
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BILL To apply a sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2013.
Appropriation (Supplementary) Act, 2006
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- Sep 1, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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BILL To apply a further sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2006.
Appropriation (Supplementary) Act, 2007
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- Oct 19, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To apply a further sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2007.
Arbitration Act [Chapter 7 15]
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- Sep 13, 1996
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to give effect to domestic and international arbitration agreements; to apply, with modifications, the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the 21st June, 1985, thereby giving effect to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards adopted in New York on the 10th June, 1958; to repeal the Arbitration Act [Chapter 7:02]; to amend the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06], and section 6 of the Prescribed Rate of Interest Act [Chapter 8:10]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Are Communities Coming of Age Assessing Active citizenships programmes in Gweru and Chiundura 1
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- Jul 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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This report is based on work carried out by the Research & Advocacy Unit (RAU) under its active citizenship and community security programmes. The aim is to understand whether the role of women and young people in local participatory policy-making is contributing to creating a conducive environment for the full enjoyment of its citizens, and also that duty bearers are getting more responsive to the inputs by the community which they serve.
Are Zimbabweans pollarised 1 December 2017(1)
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- Dec 1, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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Afrobarometer surveys on Zimbabwe frequently run into criticism about both the methodology and the findings. This was the case with the public release of the Round 7 (2017) survey results. The methodological confusion was answered by the Afrobarometer itself (Howard & Logan. 2017), but another issue emerged from the criticism.
At best a falsehood at worst a lie
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- Aug 31, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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The reports of the ZRP reveal that, in the minds of numerous ZRP officers, the exercise of freedom of expression by opposition groups is so obviously undesirable and criminal it is assumed the reader will, like the police officers in question, regard the actual criminal charge preferred as a mere legal detail.
AU Letter
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- Jan 10, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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A letter to the AU Chairperson stating the work of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO forum. It also highlights the gravity of Human rights situation in Zimbabwe, State attacks on family and Attacks against human rights defenders and National Human rights institutions.
Audit Office Act [Chapter 22 18]
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- Apr 1, 2011
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the additional functions of the Comptroller and Auditor-General; to establish the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Audit Office Commission and provide for its functions; to constitute the Audit Office and provide for its administration and the conditions of service of its members; to provide for the transfer of persons from the Public Service to the Audit Office; to amend section 3 of the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01]; to amend the Public Service Act [Chapter 16:04]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Banjul charter
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- Jun 27, 1981
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- Politics & Governance
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AFRICAN (BANJUL) CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS contains 68 Articles which make up the full document Recognizing on the one hand, that fundamental human rights stem from the attributes of human beings which justifies their national and international protection and on the other hand that the reality and respect of peoples rights should necessarily guarantee human rights.
Bank Use Promotion and Suppression of Money Laundering Act [Chapter 24 24]
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- Feb 17, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To promote the use and suppress the abuse of the banking system; to enable the unlawful proceeds of all serious crime including drug trafficking to be identified, traced, frozen, seized and eventually confiscated; to establish a Bank Use Promotion and Suppression of Money Laundering Unit; to require financial institutions and cash dealers to take prudential measures to help combat money laundering; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Banking Amendment Act, 2015
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- Dec 31, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Banking Act [Chapter 24:20], the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22:15], the Deposit Protection Corporation Act [Chapter 24:29] and the Schedule to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Amendment Act, 2010 (No. 1 of 201 0); to repeal the Troubled Financial Institutions (Resolution) Act [Chapter 24:28]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Beating your opposition:Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.
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- Jun 25, 2002
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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State organized violence increased following the rejection of the Government sponsored constitution in the referendum at the beginning 2000. The violence was initially sporadic and confined to one or two areas at a time but as the 2000 parliamentary elections approached, it became more intense and widespread. The state trained and deployed more people in an effort to control perceived supporters of the newly formed opposition.
BILL WATCH 23 2019 Update on Bills and Government Gazettes 5 to 19 April 2019
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- Apr 22, 2019
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This Bill was gazetted in the Government Gazette dated 19th April [released to the public on 17th April ahead of the public holidays on 18th and 19th April].
BILL WATCH 30 2019 Tripartite Negotiating Forum Act Gazetted and Coming up in Parliament This Week
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- Jun 11, 2019
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The Tripartite Negotiating Forum Act, 2019 (Act No. 3 of 2019) was gazetted and came into force on Tuesday 4th June [Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 4th June 2019].
BILL WATCH 31 2019 Progress on Bills
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- Jun 21, 2019
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Both the National Assembly and the Senate sat last week and this week. Two Bills were passed and progress made on two others.
BILL WATCH 32 2019 Only RTGS Dollars are Legal Tender
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- Jun 24, 2019
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This morning an important statutory instrument was published in a Government Gazette Extraordinary: the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Legal Tender) Regulations, 2019 (SI 142 of 2019). The instrument can be viewed on the Veritas website
BILL WATCH 33 2019 Monetary Policy and the Rule of Law
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- Jul 4, 2019
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SI 142 of 2019 [link] ‒ the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Legal Tender) Regulations, 2019, to give it its full name ‒ declared that the Zimbabwe dollar should be the sole legal tender in Zimbabwe for all transactions.
BILL WATCH 37 2019 In Parliament 16 18 July and Coming up 23 25 July
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- Jul 23, 2019
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The Marriages Bill, 2019 [H.B. 7, 2019] was gazetted on Friday 19th July. The Bill can be downloaded from the Veritas website [link]. For our analysis of the Bill see Bill Watch 36/2019 of 22nd July
BILL WATCH 38 2019 Parliament Invites Public Comments on Three Bills
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- Jul 25, 2019
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Parliament has in separate public notices dated 23rd July invited the public to make comments on the above-mentioned Bills. In each case the deadline for receipt of written submissions is Friday next week, 2nd August.
BILL WATCH 39 2019 PLC Report on MOPO Bill
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- Jul 29, 2019
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On the 24th July the Deputy Speaker of Parliament announced that the Parliamentary Legal Committee had issued an adverse report on the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill, meaning that the Committee had found some provisions of the Bill to be unconstitutional. The report can be seen on the Veritas website [link] as can the Bill itself [link].
BILL WATCH 40 2019 The Freedom of Information Bill
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- Jul 30, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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On Friday 5th July the Freedom of Information Bill was published in the Gazette; it is available on the Veritas website
BILL WATCH 41 2019 Supplementary Budget Due on 1st August; plus Parlliamentary Roundup
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- Jul 31, 2019
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Both the Senate and the National Assembly will continue sitting this week, the third week of the current series of sittings.
BILL WATCH 42 2019 Mid Year Budget Review & Supplementary Budget Presented
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- Aug 4, 2019
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On Thursday 2nd August the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Hon Mthuli Ncube, presented his 2019 Mid-Year Budget Review and Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly. President Mnangagwa attended the presentation. Opposition MDC-A MPs did not
Bill Watch 43 2019 Media Commission Bill Gazetted & Budget and MOPO Bills passed by National Assembly 0
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- Aug 9, 2019
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Both Houses of Parliament sat this week. The Senate sat on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th August and then adjourned until Tuesday 27th August. The National Assembly sat on Tuesday, Wednesday and yesterday before also adjourning to Tuesday 27th August
BILL WATCH 44 2019 Amendments to the Maaintenance of Peace and Order Bill
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- Aug 12, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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At a sitting that started on 8th August and ended at 4.10 am on 9th August the National Assembly passed the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill with amendments, most of which were intended to meet objections raised by the Parliamentary Legal Committee [PLC] in its adverse report on the Bill.
BILL WATCH 45 2019 President Orders Special Senate Sitting on Wednesday 14th August
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- Aug 12, 2019
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By furious fast-tracking of business on Wednesday 8th [they sat until 10.39 pm] and Thursday 9th [until 4.10 am on Friday morning] the National Assembly managed to pass, not only the Finance (No. 2) Bill and the Appropriation Supplementary (2019) Bill [the two Budget bills], but also, with amendments, the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill
BILL WATCH 46 2019 SADC Summit in Dar es Salaam 17 18 August
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- Aug 22, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania last weekend. All sixteen SADC member States were represented.
BILL WATCH 47 2019 Supplementary Budget Acts gazetted & MOPO Bill delayed
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- Aug 26, 2019
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Recalled from their recess by the President to conduct special business [see Bill Watch 45/2019 of 12th August [link] – Senators assembled on Wednesday 14th August for a single sitting that lasted for just over eight hours, with the adjournment until Tuesday 27th August coming at 10.37 pm.
BILL WATCH 48 2019 MOPO passed & Parliament Sitting Again This Week
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- Sep 3, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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On Tuesday 27th August the Senate received the Parliamentary Legal Committee [PLC]'s non-adverse report on the amendment to clause 7(5) of the Bill made at its special sitting on 14th August.
BILL WATCH 49 2019Parliament Sits This Week to end its First Session
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- Sep 24, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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There will be a ceremonial opening of the Second Session on Tuesday 1st October. During this opening the President will present his State of the Nation Address [SONA] and outline the legislative agenda for this session.
BILL WATCH 50 2019 New Measures to Outlaw Use of Forex in Zimbabwe
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- Sep 29, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Three months ago, when the Minister of Finance and Economic Development gazetted SI 142/2019 [link] declaring RTGS dollars to be the only legal tender in Zimbabwe, press headlines referred to the "outlawing" of the use of the US dollars and other foreign currencies in Zimbabwe. Ministers and officials said the same thing.
BILL WATCH 51 2019 Last Week in Parliament & Second Session Opened Today 1st October
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- Oct 1, 2019
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President Mnangagwa opened the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe at a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament in the National Assembly today.
BILL WATCH 52 2019 Update on Statutory Instruments Part 1
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- Oct 16, 2019
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The purpose of this bulletin and another to follow soon is to provide, in two Parts, an update on Government Gazettes and statutory instruments from 1st August to date which have not been noted previously in our bulletins.
BILL WATCH 53 2019 Update on Statutory Instruments Part 2
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- Oct 20, 2019
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This bulletin continues where Bill Watch 52 of 16th October [“Statutory Instruments: Part 1]” [link] stopped; it will deal with Government Gazettes from SI 205/2019 of 20th September up to SI 221/2019 of 18th October.
BILL WATCH 54 2019 Both Houses Resume Sittings Today
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- Oct 22, 2019
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The Second Session of this Parliament – the Ninth Parliament of Parliament [and second Parliament under the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe] was officially opened by President Mnangagwa on Tuesday 1st October at a joint sitting of both Houses.
BILL WATCH 55 2019 Legislative Output of 2018 2019 Parliamentary Session
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- Oct 24, 2019
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When opening the current session of Parliament on 1st October the President criticised Parliament’s low output of Bills during the last session
BILL WATCH 56 2019 International Treaties Bill
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- Mar 30, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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It has always been difficult to find out which international treaties are binding on Zimbabwe. This is partly because the procedures by which Zimbabwe becomes a party to treaties are not transparent, and partly because the government has not published a treaty list ‒ i.e. a list of the treaties that are binding on this country ‒ for nearly 20 years.
BILL WATCH 57 2019 Update on Parliamentary Sittings 22 24 October
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- Nov 7, 2019
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Both Houses will reconvene next week, having adjourned until Tuesday 12th November after their last sittings on 24th October. In the meantime, MPs and Ministers have been attending the pre-Budget Seminar at Victoria Falls from 30th October to 4th November.
BILL WATCH 58 2019 In Parliament This Week Bills & 2020 Budget Presentation
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- Nov 11, 2019
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The Senate and the National Assembly last sat on Thursday 24th October. Since then MPs have been occupied mainly with Budget business.
BILL WATCH 59 2019 The 2020 National Budget Presentation
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- Nov 14, 2019
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The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, presented the 2020 National Budget to the National Assembly this afternoon
Bill Watch 60 2019 The New Ministerial Line Up
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- Nov 15, 2019
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On Friday 8th November the Office of the President and Cabinet announced changes made by President Mnangagwa to his Ministerial line-up with immediate effect. The following tables show the complete Ministerial line-up including the changes, in alphabetical order by name of Ministry.
BILL WATCH 62 2019 Non Budget Business in the National Assembly Last Week
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- Nov 21, 2019
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The 2020 National Budget Presentation on 14th November, noted briefly in Bill Watch 59/2019 [link], was not the only important event of the last Parliamentary week. This bulletin is to update readers on other noteworthy developments in the National Assembly that occurred last week.
Bill Watch 63 2019 Chairing of Parliamentary Committees
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- Nov 24, 2019
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ZANU-PF versus MDC-A : Chairing of Parliamentary Committees
BILL WATCH 64 2019 Coming up in the National Assembly This Week
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- Nov 26, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Resumption of the Budget debate is on the Order Paper for today, Tuesday 26th November.
BILL WATCH 65 2019 Progress on Bills, but not on Budget
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- Dec 1, 2019
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Last week, only the National Assembly was in session.
BILL WATCH 67 2019 ZIDA Bill Passed, Progress Made on Money Laundering Bill & Coroner's Office Bill
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- Dec 6, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Bill Watch 65/2019 contained speculation that Parliament would, as it has done in past years, have a ten-day break to allow ZANU PF MPs to attend to their party obligations in connection with the ZANU PF Annual Conference.
Births and Deaths Registration Act [Chapter 5 02]
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- Jun 20, 1986
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the registration of births and deaths in Zimbabwe and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
Broadcasting Services Act as amended 2nd January 2015
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- Jan 2, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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An Act to provide for the functions, powers and duties of the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe; to provide for the constitution of the Authority; to provide for the planning, management, allocation, regulation and protection of the broadcasting frequency spectrum and the regulation and licensing of broadcasting services and systems; to provide for programme standards; to regulate and license signal carriers; to encourage and develop the creative arts through broadcasting content standards; to create a sense of national identity through broadcasting services; to create a Broadcasting Fund to help finance local broadcasting and for related purposes; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Can you have a reparations policy without justice?
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- Sep 25, 1999
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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Under humanitarian law and a series of international conventions, all gross human rights violations are argued to require legal remedy. However, in situations of epidemic violence legal remedies may require extension through a policy of reparations. There are conceptual confusions that often impair the proper formulation of a reparations policy. This paper examines these problems in the context of Zimbabwe.
CCJP Strategic document
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- Apr 16, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Strategic Plan for Constitution Dissemination, Education and Awareness in Fourteen (14) Officially Recognised Languages.
CCZ 13 ELECTION RESOURCE CENTRE & 3 0RS v PROSECUTOR GENERAL N.O. & 2 ORS
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- Sep 10, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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It was ordered that the prosecution of applicants infringes their right to liberty in terms of section (49)(1) (b) of the Constitution, there being no reasonable suspicion of their having committed an offence.
CCZ 13 MUTSINZE v THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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- Oct 1, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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It was ordered that the application for the trial of the applicant in Case Number CRB 8/2000 to be permanently stayed be and is hereby dismissed.
CCZ 13 TSVANGIRAI & 3 ORS v THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE & 5 ORS
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- May 9, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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The court unanimously concluded that the applications should be and are hereby dismissed with no order as to costs.
CCZ 01 13 MAWAWIRE v MUGABE N.O. & 4 ORS
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- May 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an application brought under s 24(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (hereinafter "the Constitution") on the basis that the applicant's rights enshrined in ss18(1) and 18(1a) have been contravened.
CCZ 01 14 DHLAMINI & 6 OTHERS v THE STATE
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- Mar 17, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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This is a referral by the High Court for determination under s 24(2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe of questions of alleged violations of the fundamental rights of the applicants guaranteed under ss 13(1) (right to personal liberty); 15(1) (right not to be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment) and 18(1) (right to the protection of the law).
CCZ 1 15 CHIKUMBU v THE STATE
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- Feb 17, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an application referred to this Court in terms of s 24 (2) of the old Constitution. The applicant seeks an order for a permanent stay of his prosecution on the basis that his rights in terms of s 18 (1) and (2) of the old Constitution have been violated owing to the delay in finalising his trial.
CCZ 01 2018 TIMOTHY SANGO B. EDWARD DUMBURA v THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF MANICALAND, CHURCH OF THE PROVINCE OF CENTRAL AFRICA
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- Mar 28, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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These are two separate applications which are substantially similar, in that they raise the same issues and seek the same kind of relief against the same respondent church.The applicants are employed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education as full time civil servants.
CCZ 02 14 MADANHIRE v ATTORNEY GENERAL
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- Jun 12, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicants herein were jointly charged with the crime of criminal defamation as defined in s 96 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code). Pursuant to an application under s 24(2) of the former Constitution, the Magistrates Court sitting at Harare has referred the matter to this Court for the determination of certain constitutional questions.
CCZ 2 15 MADANHIRE, MATSHAZI v ATTORNEY GENERAL
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- Feb 19, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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On 12 June 2014, in Judgement No. CCZ 2/14, this Court held that s 96 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] was inconsistent with the freedom of expression guaranteed by s 20(1) of the former Constitution.
CCZ 02 2018 GREATERMANS STORES AND ANOR v MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE, LABOUR & SOCIAL WELFARE CCZ 86 15
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- Mar 28, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicants are companies duly incorporated in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. They made an application to the Court in terms of s 85(1)(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act (“the Constitution”). They alleged that s 18 of the Labour Amendment Act (No. 5) 2015 (“the transitional provision”), as read with s 12 of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] (“the Act”), is unconstitutional.
CCZ 03 13 MUZANENHAMO v OFFICER IN CHARGE CID LAW AND ORDER & 7 Ors
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- Nov 14, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an application under s 24(1) of the former Constitution for declaratory and consequential relief pursuant to the Declaration of Rights enshrined in that Constitution. The applicant in this matter is HIV positive. He started his anti-retroviral treatment in 2003. On 19 of February 2011, he was arrested at a meeting held to commemorate an AIDS activist.
CCZ 03 14 ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION + 1 vs THE COMMISSIONER
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- Mar 26, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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It was ordered that the 1st Applicant takes all the necessary steps to ensure that its officers and officers under the command of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Respondents, authorised to cast ballots in terms of section 81 of the Electoral Act [Cap 2:13] who failed to cast their ballots on the 14th and 15th of July 2013 because of the unavailability of ballot papers, be and are hereby allowed to cast their ballots on the 31st of July 2013.”
CCZ 3 15 MANYARA v THE STATE
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- Mar 9, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicant in this matter seeks a permanent stay of prosecution in respect of a charge that arose more than 8 years ago. He claims that his right to a fair trial within a reasonable time, as enshrined in s 18(2) of the former Constitution, has been violated.
CCZ 03 16 Margaret Zinyemba vs The Minister of Lands etc & Another
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- Jun 24, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an application in terms of s 85(1)(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) 2013 (“the Constitution”) alleging that the applicant’s fundamental right to administrative conduct that is lawful, prompt, efficient, reasonable, proportionate, impartial and both substantively and procedurally fair enshrined in s 68(1) of the Constitution has been infringed. The cause of the alleged infringement is the decision by the first respondent to withdraw an offer letter given to the applicant to occupy a piece of agricultural land without giving her an opportunity to be heard on the proposed withdrawal of the offer letter.
CCZ 03 17 Chawira & 13 Ors v Min of Justice & 2 Ors
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- Mar 20, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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This matter was heard on 13 January 2016 with judgment being reserved. On 27 January 2016 this court determined that in view of the fact that this case raises similar issues as that of Farai Lawrence Ndlovu & Anor v The Minister of Justice Legal & Parliamentary Affairs Constitutional Application No. 50 of 2015, it was convenient that the two cases be consolidated and heard simultaneously.
CCZ 03 2018 ZIMBABWE DEVELOPMENT PARTY AND ANO v PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE AND TWO ORS FILE CCZ 15 18
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- May 28, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an urgent chamber application for an order directing the Registrar to set down for hearing on an urgent basis the main application the applicants purported to file on 1 March 2018. The applicants are political parties represented by Mr Mukwazhe, who is the leader of the first applicant. In the application purportedly filed on 1 March 2018, under case no. CCZ 11/18 (the main application), the applicants did not seek leave to file the application. An endorsement was made on the application to the effect that leave to apply for direct access to the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) was not necessary. The parties in that application are the same as those in the present application.
CCZ 04 14 WILLIAMS & 3 Ors v CO MINISTERS OF HOME AFFAIRS 0
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- Jun 5, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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This application is brought in terms of s 24(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The applicants, who are members of an organisation called Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), a non-profit organisation which seeks to advance the rights of women in Zimbabwe, allege that their various rights enshrined in the Declaration of Rights as set out below were violated by the respondents.
CCZ 4 15 MAWERE v REGISTRAR GENERAL & 3 OTHERS
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- Jun 26, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an application, filed on the basis of urgency, in which the applicant seeks a declaratur that, being a citizen by birth, he is entitled to dual citizenship and that the law does not require of him to renounce his foreign citizenship before he can be issued with a Zimbabwean national identity document.
CCZ 04 2018 SHUMBA MAIN JMENT
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- May 30, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicants are all citizens of, but are not resident in, Zimbabwe. They give different reasons for their absence, with the first applicant citing political reasons. The second applicant cites economic reasons while the third applicant alleges his absence is premised on economic and political reasons.
CCZ 05 14 MADZIMBAMUTO vs REGISTRAR GENERAL + 3 ORS
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- Jun 25, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicant is a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth. He initially sought a declaratory order confirming his right to a Zimbabwean passport and certain ancillary relief. He also sought an order compelling the second respondent to endorse his South African passport with an unrestricted and indefinite residence permit.
CCZ 5 15 TOUR OPERATORS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF ZIM v MOTOR INSURANCE POOL & 3 OTHERS
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicant, Tour Operators Business Association of Zimbabwe (TOBAZ), is an association of registered tour operators. Among other things, it buys and arranges insurance services for foreign tourists, including motor vehicle insurance for foreign vehicles entering Zimbabwe.
CCZ 05 2018 Justice Alfred Mavedzenge
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- May 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an application lodged in terms of s 85 (1) of the Constitution. The applicant seeks the following relief: It is ordered that The application be and is hereby granted.
CCZ 06 14 CHIMAKURE & 2 ORS v THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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- Jul 22, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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The court had found that s 31(a)(iii) of the Criminal Code had the effect of interfering with the exercise of the right to freedom of expression. It found that the applicants had discharged the onus of showing that s 31(a)(iii) of the Criminal Code was not reasonably justifiable in a democratic. society for the protection of the public interest in public order or public safety.
CCZ 6 15 CHIHAVA & 2 OTHERS v THE PROVINCIAL MAGISTRATE FRANCIS MAPFUMO N.O & ANOTHER
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- Jul 15, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an application in terms of s 85(1(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The appellants allege that their constitutional rights as enshrined in ss 70(1(b), 70(1)(d) and 70(1)(c) have been violated through the manner in which criminal proceedings against them were conducted in the Magistrates Court sitting at Chivhu. They seek an order that the proceedings be quashed and a trial de novo ordered before a different magistrate.
CCZ 06 16 SAMUEL SIPEPA NKOMO vs MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RURAL & URBAN DEVELOPMENT & 2 ORS
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- Jun 29, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicant averred that he is a Member of Parliament for Lobengula Constituency in Bulawayo (having been so elected in the harmonised elections held on 31 July 2013) and residing in Bulawayo. He charges the respondents, and in particular the first respondent who is the Minister responsible for issues of local Government, with a violation of s 267 of the Constitution.
CCZ 07 14 MAYOR LOGISTICS (PVT) LTD v ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
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- Jul 22, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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This Urgent Chamber Application was placed before me because the Chief Justice was not available to hear it. The application raised two questions for determination. The first question is whether an interim order suspending the operation of legislation compelling payment by a taxpayer of the amount of tax liable to be paid notwithstanding an appeal to the Fiscal Appeal Court or pending a decision of a court should be granted pending the hearing and determination of the main application challenging the constitutional validity of the legislation by the full bench of the Constitutional Court.
CCZ 7 15 KONSON vs THE STATE
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- Jul 22, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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On 3 February 2014 under Case No HB 158/13, the High Court sitting at Bulawayo convicted the applicant of murder with actual intent to kill. After finding that there were no extenuating circumstances surrounding the commission of the offence, the court passed a sentence of death.
CCZ 07 16 Makani et al v Arundel School
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- Jun 29, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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The four applicants are the fathers and guardians of their respective minor daughters, all four of whom are pupils at Arundel School, a private girls’ school situated in Harare. The first and second respondents are the Trustees and Headmistress of the School. The third respondent is the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, cited in his official capacity, and the fourth respondent is the Attorney-General, also cited in his official capacity.
CCZ 08 14 STREAMSLEIGH INVESTMENTS v AUTOBAHN INVESTMENTS
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- Date recorded
- Jul 24, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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The facts of this case are lengthy and fairly complex, but have been fairly summarised by GOWORA J in judgment no. SC 43/14. There is no point in regurgitating them. However, I will restate some of the facts for the purpose of providing a context to this judgment.
CCZ 8 15 NYAMANDE vs ZUVA PETROLEUM
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- Aug 1, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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APPLICATION FOR URGENT SET DOWN OF APPEAL TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
CCZ 08 16 Obediah Makoni vs Commissioner of Prisons & Anor
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- Jul 13, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicant in this matter was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend. Because of extenuating circumstances, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was aged 19 at the time of his conviction and has been in gaol since 1995 for almost 21 years. The gravamen of his application is that life imprisonment without the possibility of judicial review or parole is unconstitutional.
CCZ 09 14 MUKANDI & 3 ORS v THE STATE
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- Sep 25, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicants in this matter are seeking an order for the permanent stay of their prosecution on charges of fraud. They allege their constitutional right to a fair trial within a reasonable period, guaranteed under s 18(2) of the former Constitution, has been violated by reason of the inordinate delay by the State to bring them to trial.
CCZ 9 15 MWONZORA & 31 OTHERS vs THE STATE
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- Jun 11, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicants appeared before a Magistrate at Nyanga on 18 February 2011 facing charges of public violence as defined in Section 36 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act, [Chapter 9:23]. The applicants were legally represented.
CCZ 09 16 BENARD WEKARE v THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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- Jul 20, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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The two cases were heard together because they raised the same constitutional questions for determination. The cases are about the constitutionality of the provisions of the Broadcasting Services Act [Cap. 12:06] (“the Act”) on funding for the provision of public broadcasting services.
CCZ 9 2018 Democratic Assembly for Restoration of Empowerment & 3 Others vs newbert saunyama No & 3 Others
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- Oct 17, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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On 4 July 2017, the Supreme Court acting in terms of s 175(4) of the Constitution referred a constitutional matter to this Court. The essence of its order is to seek from this Court an answer to the question whether or not s 27 of the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 7.11], (POSA) is constitutional.
CCZ 10 14 TAYLOR FREEME v THE SENIOR MAGISTRATE, CHINHOYI & THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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- Oct 8, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicants in this matter are seeking an order for the permanent stay of their prosecution on charges of fraud. They allege their constitutional right to a fair trial within a reasonable period, guaranteed under s 18(2) of the former Constitution,has been violated by reason of the inordinate delay by the State to bring them to trial.
CCZ 10 15 P General vs Telecel Zim
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- Oct 8, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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The court did not hear argument on the merits of this application, but determined it on the preliminary point of whether or not the matter had been properly brought before the Constitutional Court.
CCZ 11 14 SENGEREDO v THE STATE
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- Nov 10, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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This application was referred to this Court by the court a quo in terms of s 24(2) of the old Constitution of Zimbabwe (hereinafter referred to as “the Constitution”). The applicant was charged in the magistrate’s court with two counts of fraud as defined in s 136(B) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23].
CCZ 11 15 MUTAMBARA v THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE
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- Nov 18, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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This application followed a referral of the matter to this Court by the Magistrates Court in terms of s 24 (2) of the former Constitution of Zimbabwe (“the old Constitution”).
CCZ 12 14 MATIASHE v THE HON MAGISTRATE MAHWE N.O & AG OF ZIM
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- Dec 4, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicant and one Cecil Rhaniel Chengetai Muderede (“Muderede”) were engaged in an intimate relationship until about 2005 when the relationship came to an end. At the centre of the dispute giving rise to the present proceedings are two properties. The first is Number 4 Goodall Avenue, Emerald Hill, Harare registered in the name of Helce Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd, a company incorporated according to the laws of Zimbabwe.
CCZ 12 15 MUDZURU v THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE LEGAL PARL AFFAIRS 0
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- Jan 20, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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The two applicants are young women aged 19 and 18 years respectively. They have approached this Court in terms of s 85(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) 2013 (“the Constitution”) which came into force on 22 May 2013. They complain about the infringement of the fundamental rights of girl children subjected to early marriages and seek a declaratory order.
CCZ 13 15 MUTSINZE vs THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ZIMBABWE
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- Oct 1, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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In August 1998, the applicant and two other co-accused were arrested on allegations of murder and armed robbery committed at Chiwaridzo Bottle Store located at Chipadze Township, Bindura. They were placed on remand. Their application for bail was dismissed. The applicant has been in custody since then.
CCZ 14 16 Majome vs ZBC
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- Nov 9, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an application for relief made in terms ofs 85(l)(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013 ("the Constitution"). The applicant is acting in her own interests although she also invokes the alleged violation of the rights of Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai ("MDC-T'), a political party of which she is a member.
CCZ 15 The Prosecutor General of Zim on the Question of His Constitutional Independence
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- Oct 28, 2015
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It is Ordered that the application be and is hereby dismissed with costs on a legal practitioner and client scale in favour of both amicus curiae.
CCZ42.18 NELSON CHAMISA v EMMERSON DAMBUDZO MNANGAGWA
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- Aug 3, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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Malaba CJ's decision stated that,This is the unanimous judgment of the Court. It must be noted that it, however, does not contain the full reasons thereof. These will be issued in due course.
Censorship and Entertainments Control Amendment Act, 1994
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- Dec 31, 1994
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Censorship and Entertainments Control Act [Chapter 10:04].
Chamber Application plus Second Respondent's Notice of Opposition
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- Jan 16, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Urgent chamber application for an interim interdict and Declaratory order of warrant to suspend internet services.
Chamisa v EDM & Others Pages 1 28
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- Aug 10, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This Application challenged the results of the presidential election announced irregularly by the 23rd and 24th respondents on the 3rd day of August 2018. It also challenged the declaration by the 23rd respondent that 1st respondent ids the duly elected presidential candidate for the presidential for the presidential election that took place on the 30th day of July 2018.
Change and New Politics in Zimbabwe
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- Aug 18, 2012
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- Politics & Governance
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Zimbabweans are showing the evidence of having been torn in all directions in the transitional period. They have been scarred by the party political wars since the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) from late 2000 onwards first posed an electoral challenge to the Zimbabwe African National UnionPatriotic Front (ZANU‐PF). Zimbabweans, as represented in this stratified‐random and nationally representative sample, are not sure it seems on what to believe and how to relate to political and economic circumstances.
Changing Perceptions in Zimbabwe - Nationwide Survey of the Political Climate in Zimbabwe November 2010-January 2011
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- Mar 4, 2011
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- Politics & Governance
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The report highlights the following topics Power, power shifts and performance of the Inclusive Government, Politics of violence and fear in Zimbabwe, Constitution-making and constitutional expectations, Party support and declaring vote intention, Elections – expectations, experiences and electoral violence-fear-coercion, Political interest and media use.
Chaotic, blurred and uncertain (4)(2)
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- Nov 30, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The Research and Advocacy Unit and the Mass Public Opinion Institute conducted a study to examine active citizenship in Zimbabwe, with a major focus on women and youth. Using all the six rounds of the Afrobarometer data from 1999 to 2014 the study looked at “risk aversion” focusing on the risk taking and risk aversion behaviour of Zimbabweans.
Chimanimani Constituency Electoral Environment Review
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- Nov 26, 2016
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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Violence and other forms of violations are expected to be less in Chimanimani West comparatively to the 2008 and 2013 cases. However, it is worrying that unorthodox covert means can be used by the ruling party in a bid to win the elections while in the process violating the people’s right to vote peacefully.
CISOMM six month report on GNU and GPA
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- Feb 1, 2010
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The Six Month Review follows on the Annual Review which was launched in February 2010, in order to review and analyse the extent of implementation of the GPA by the IG in several critical sectors. This report, using information collected by CISOMM members in the course of their work in the field, juxtaposes the evidence of the Government’s implementation of the GPA with the benchmarks set out therein.
Citizenship Of Zimbabwe Act as Amended by Act 12 of 2001
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- Dec 31, 2001
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to make further provision for citizenship of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Civil Aviation Amendment Act,2018 (No. l 0 of 2018)
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- Jan 9, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Civil Aviation Act [Chapter 13:1 6] (No.7 of 1998): to provide for the spinning off of certain functions of the Authority to a new entity called the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (Private) Limited; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental thereto.
Civil Evidence Act
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- Oct 23, 1992
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to amend the law of evidence applicable to civil proceedings; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Civil Evidence Act [Chapter 8 01]
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- May 1, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to amend the law of evidence applicable to civil proceedings; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT
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- Nov 23, 2017
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THE EXPECTATIONS OF AND REQUESTS TO THE EMERGING GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE FROM THE CIVIL SOCIETY IN ZIMBABWE
Class Actions Act [Chapter 8 17] updated as at 26 01 2017
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- Jan 26, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the institution and prosecution of legal proceedings by or on behalf of classes of persons and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Commission of Inquiry Report
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- Dec 31, 2009
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the Commission of Inquiry appointed under article 26 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization to examine the observance by the Government of Zimbabwe of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)
COMMISSIONING JUSTICE TRUTH COMMISSIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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- Apr 30, 2010
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- Politics & Governance
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The paper analyses the practice with respect to criminal prosecutions and amnesty of the 40 truth commissions established around the world between 1974 and 2010.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 15 February 2019 Parliament Calls for Public Nominations for Appointment to ZACC
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- Feb 15, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Following the resignation of the chairperson and all the members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on the 31st January, the President must appoint persons to replace them.
Commissions Watch 17 August 2019 UN High Commissisoner for Human Rights on Zimbabwe Demonstrations
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- Aug 17, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
- Riots
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Statement by Spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 16th August 2019 Demonstrations in Harare
Commissions Watch 17 August 2019 ZHRC Press Statement on the Planned Demonstrations
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- Aug 17, 2019
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The press statement was issued by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission on 15th August 2019 ahead of the mass demonstrations planned for 16th August.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 25 Sept Commission of Inquiry into Post Election Violence
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- Sep 25, 2018
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- Elections
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On the 14th September the President published a proclamation (No 6 of 2018) establishing the Commission [The proclamation can be viewed on the Veritas website – link] and the seven Commissioners were sworn in on the 19th September.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 26 January 2019 NPRC Press Statement on its National Dialogue process
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- Jan 21, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission is concerned by the deteriorating political and economic situation in the country. The NPRC is therefore initiating a multi-stakeholder consultative dialogue process.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 31 Jan Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry Report
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- Jan 31, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Recent disorders in our major cities, and the tragic killing of 12 or more people, give new relevance to the report and recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry [the Motlanthe Commission] set up to investigate the violence and shootings that followed last year’s election.
Commissions Watch 1 2016 Taking the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission to the People
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- Apr 17, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin introduces the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission’s APRILJULY OUTREACH PROGRAMME that will take the Commission to the people of Zimbabwe all-round the country.
Commissions Watch 2 2016 Human Rights Commission May Outreach Programme
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- May 3, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin is to remind readers about this month’s segment of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission’s APRIL-JULY OUTREACH PROGRAMME that will take the Commission to the people of Zimbabwe all round the country.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 2 2017 ZHRC report on Tokwe Mukosi Floods 23 March 2017
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- Mar 23, 2017
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- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin is the first of several that will draw attention to and summarise reports of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission on investigations carried out since the Commission became operational.
Commissions Watch 3 2016 Public Interviews of Electoral Commission Candidates
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- May 4, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin is to give advance notice that the public interviews of candidates nominated for appointment as members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] will be conducted at Parliament on Monday 9th May
Commissions Watch 3 2017 Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Report on Food Distribution
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- May 5, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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In Parliament recently, the Deputy Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare made a Ministerial Statement on the Government’s Food Deficit Mitigation Programme, which was repeated in the Senate the following day.
Commissions Watch 4 2016 Public Interviews of Electoral Commission Candidates Candidates' Names & Other Details
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- May 5, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin follows up Commissions Watch 3/2016 with further information about the public interviews to be conducted by Parliament’s Committee on Standing Rules and Orders [CSRO] on Monday 9th May, starting at 9.00 am sharp
Commissions Watch 5 2016 Government Withdraws National Peace & Reconciliation Commission Bill
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- May 11, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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In the National Assembly yesterday, Tuesday 10th May, the Minister of State in Vice-President Mphoko’s office, Hon Tabitha Kanengoni, withdrew the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Bill in terms of Standing Order 157.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 5 2017 ZHRC Press Statement on the Political Situation in Zimbabwe
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- Nov 16, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The ZHRC is encouraged by assurances by the military concerning the imperative to uphold constitutionalism and values of justice, non-violence, human rights and freedoms in resolving the current political situation.
Commissions Watch 6 2016 Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Six Vacancies Filled
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- Aug 18, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin is an update on the membership of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] following its return to full strength with the filling of six vacancies last month.
Commissions Watch 7 2016 Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Press Statement on Public Protests and Police Conduct
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- Aug 30, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin contains the exact text of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission’s Press Statement on public protests and police conduct.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 7 2017 ZHRC Internatioinal Human Rights Day
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- Dec 12, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission hosted the International Human Rights Day Commemorations on Friday the 8th of December 2017. The event was held at Takashinga Cricket Club in Highfield. International Human Rights Day is celebrated each year on 10 December globally since 1948 when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 8 June 2019 ZACC Vacancies Candidates to be Interviewed 21 June 2019
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- Jun 8, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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On 31st January this year the then chairperson and all the eight members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission resigned.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 11th February National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Commissioner
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- Feb 11, 2018
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National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Commissioner
COMMISSIONS WATCH 13th February National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Consultations
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- Feb 13, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Consultations
COMMISSIONS WATCH 17th July 2019 [POWERS OF ARREST FOR ZACC OFFICERS WHAT IT MEANS]
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- Jul 17, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Over the years the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission [ZACC] has been at the receiving end of insults and derision from the general public, which felt it was doing less than it should to contain corruption.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 19th June Anti Corruption Commission Candidates New Timetable for Public Interviews Friday 21st June
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- Jun 19, 2019
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Our Commissions Watch bulletin dated 8th June [link] gave advance notice of the public interviews to be held at Parliament of the 38 short-listed candidates for appointment to fill eight vacancies in the membership of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission [ZACC].
COMMISSIONS WATCH 21 March 2019 133 candidates for ZACC's 8 Vacancies
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- Mar 21, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Veritas draws attention to the Parliament of Zimbabwe’s public notice announcing the names of the 133 persons in respect of whom nomination documents have been submitted for appointment as members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 27th March ZHRC Press Statement on Doctors' Strike
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- Mar 26, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has taken note of and is concerned about the impasse between the Government of Zimbabwe and members of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors’ Association (ZHDA) who have been on strike since the 1st of March 2018.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 28 May 2019 Parliament Calls for Nominations to Fill One Vacancy on Human Rights Commission
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- May 28, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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There is one vacancy to be filled on the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission following the resignation of Commissioner C. T. Khombe before the expiry of his term of office.
Companies Act [Chapter 24 03] updated
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- Feb 1, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the laws in force in Zimbabwe relating to the constitution, i n- corporation, registration, management, administration and winding up of companies and other ass o- ciations, and for other purposes incidental thereto.
Companies Amendment Act, 2006
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- Sep 1, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Companies Act [Chapter 24:03].
Compensation for gross human rights violations: Torture and the War Victims Compensation Act.
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- Dec 30, 1998
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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This present paper will first analyse the problems involved in compensating victims of human rights violations, summarising the international perspective. It will then turn to a summary of the situation in Zimbabwe, detailing what is known here in Zimbabwe about the victims of gross human rights violations, and then examining these findings with respect to the War Victims Compensation Act(1980), and its provisions and procedures.
Complaint by Teachers Union to Min of Education and ZANU PF
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Children
- Politics & Governance
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This report contains findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), pursuant to an investigation undertaken by the ZHRC into a complaint lodged by three Teachers Unions namely, Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ), Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) and the Zimbabwe Rural Teachers Union (ZRTU) on behalf of Teachers and school children across the country.
Condemned by their own words
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- Apr 30, 2007
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- Gukurahundi
- Murambatsvina
- Politics & Governance
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The utterances of political leaders can be very revealing. Their commitment to democracy and human rights is most tested when there is a serious challenge to their continued hold on power or when they attract heavy criticism. At such times, the leaders either display political tolerance or they lash out at their critics and opponents. Leaders with repressive tendencies will turn to repression; leaders who respect democracy will not.
Consolidated Election Climate Report No1
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- Feb 28, 2005
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This report covers all the reports received by the NCA for February 2005, coming from 8 Provinces, and 56 Constituencies. It summarises the position that pertained during the last 2 weeks of February. Unfortunately, no data had been submitted from either Manicaland or Mashonaland West by the time of writing, but it is submitted that the data nonetheless do give a good overview of the national picture in February 2005.
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 13) Act, 1993
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- Dec 31, 1993
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- Politics & Governance
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The Constitution of Zimbabwe was published as a Schedule to the Zimbabwe Constitution Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1600 of the United Kingdom).
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 18) Act, 2007
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- Oct 30, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
Constitution of Zimbabwe as Amended by Amendment (No. 17) Act, 2005
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- Oct 1, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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Incorporating all amendments made by the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 17) Act, 2005
(Act No. 5 of 2005), Including amendments not in force on the 1st October, 2005.
Constitution of Zimbabwe as Amended by Amendment (No. 19) Act, 2009 0
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- Feb 13, 2009
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- Politics & Governance
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As amended at 13th February, 2009 Including amendments made by Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 19
Constitution of Zimbabwe as at 14 September 2005
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- Sep 14, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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Reissue (as amended at 14th September, 2005, i.e. up to and including those provisions of Amendment No. 17 that came into force on that date)
Constitution Watch 1 2018 Need to Implement Constitution section 210
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- Sep 18, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The section provides for setting up an independent body to receive and investigate complaints against the security services [i.e. the Police Service, the Defence Forces, the State intelligence services and the Prisons and Correctional Service].
Constitution Watch 1 2019 Lethal Force and the Use of the Military to Maintain Order
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- Jan 17, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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In this Constitution Watch we shall look at the degree of force that may be used to maintain law and order, and at the circumstances in which military personnel may be called upon to assist the police for that purpose.
Constitution Watch 2 2018 Leader of the Opposition
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- Sep 25, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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In countries that have adopted the Westminster model of parliamentary government,the post of Leader of the Opposition is a semi-official parliamentary post given to the leader of the main opposition party or group in Parliament. The post is largely symbolic, but the symbolism is very important.
Constitution Watch 2 2019 Internet Shutdown
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- Jan 19, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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In this bulletin we shall examine the legality of the Internet shut-downs against the background of the Constitution, international law and the Interception of Communications Act.
Constitution Watch 3 2019 Security Forces Still no Independent Public Complaints Mechanism
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- Feb 7, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Section 210 of the Constitution provides for the investigation of complaints against the security services [i.e. the Police Service, the Defence Forces, the State intelligence services and the Prisons and Correctional Service].
Constitution Watch 4 2019 Criminal Nuisance and the Right to Protest
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- Feb 18, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
- Riots
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What is criminal nuisance and how does it affect the right to demonstrate guaranteed by section 59 of the Constitution?
Constitution Watch 5 2019 Legality of Searches by Soldiers
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- Feb 28, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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A search of a person’s home or property is an infringement of their right to privacy,guaranteed by section 57 of the Constitution.
Constitution Watch 6 2019 Why Hasn't Zimbabwe Adopted the UN Convention Against Torture
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- Jun 28, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Yet another 26th June has come and gone without Zimbabwe having adopted the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment [CAT].
Constitution Watch 7 2019 ID Checks at Roadblocks Are They Legal 0
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- Oct 5, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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As long ago as 1997 our Supreme Court ruled that arbitrarily stopping either people or vehicles infringes the constitutional right to freedom of movement, though the court held that the random stopping of vehicles to check for vehicle defects could be regarded as a justifiable limitation if it was done for the purpose of ensuring safety on the roads.
CONSTITUTION WATCH 8 2019 Can Statutory Instruments Amend Acts of Parliament
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- Oct 19, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Several Acts of Parliament contain provisions permitting the President or a Minister to make statutory instruments ‒ regulations, orders and so on ‒ which amend the Acts themselves.
Constitution Watch 9 2017 After impeachment, what then
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- Nov 20, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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In this Constitution Watch we shall indicate what can and should be done after Parliament has completed impeachment proceedings and resolved that the President should be removed from office.
Constitution Watch 09 2019 Death in Custody Rights of Prisoners
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- Date recorded
- Oct 27, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Section 50(5)(c) of the Constitution provides that anyone who is detained has the right to communicate with, and be visited by, their relatives, their chosen religious counsellor, their chosen lawyer and their chosen medical practitioner.
Consumer Contracts Act [Chapter 8 03]
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- Date recorded
- Jun 24, 1994
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide relief to parties to consumer contracts where the contracts are unfair or contain unfair provisions or where the exercise or non-exercise of a power, right or discretion under such a contract is or would be unfair; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Copac final consolidated constitution signatures
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- Jul 17, 2012
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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18 Chapters of the Draft Constitution as at July 18 2012.
COPAC's Final Narrative Report to Parliament Feb 2013
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- Date recorded
- Feb 7, 2013
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The Parliamentary Select Committee on the new constitution for Zimbabwe (hereinafter referred to as COPAC) was established on the 12th of April 2009 being comprised of Members of Parliament from the political parties that are signatory to the Global Political Agreement and a representative of the Chiefs Council who sits in Parliament.
Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act [Chapter 26 05]
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2001
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for copyright and neighbouring rights; to repeal the Copyright Act [Chapter 26:01]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Courts & Adjudicating Authorities (Publicity Restriction) Act [Chapter 7 04]
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- Date recorded
- Feb 7, 1986
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to regulate and restrict attendance at and publication of proceedings of courts and adjudicating authorities; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
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- Date recorded
- Jul 1, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the criminal law of Zimbabwe; to amend the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01], the Burial and Cremation Act [Chapter 5:03], the Customary Marriages Act [Chapter 5:07], the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11], the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10], and the Prisons Act [Chapter 7:11]; to repeal the Aircraft(Offences)Act [Chapter 9:01] and the Concealment of Birth Act [Chapter 9:04]; to amend the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]; to repeal Infanticide Act [Chapter 9:12] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9:16], and the Stock Theft Act [Chapter 9:18]; to repeal the Witchcraft Suppression Act [Chapter 9:19] and the Sexual Offences Act [Chapter 9:21]; to amend the Anti-Corruption Commission Act [Chapter 9:22], the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17], the Police Act [Chapter 11:10], the Inland Waters Shipping Act [Chapter 13:06], the Tourism Act [Chapter 14:20], the Dangerous Drugs Act [Chapter 15:02], to amend the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act [Chapter 15:03]; the Public Health Act [Chapter 15:09], the Termination of Pregnancy Act [Chapter 15:10], the Housing and Building Act [Chapter 22:07] and the Mental Health Act, 1996; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9 23] as Amended 2007
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- Date recorded
- Mar 1, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To consolidate and amend the criminal law of Zimbabwe; to amend the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01], the Burial and Cremation Act [Chapter 5:03], the Customary Marriages Act [Chapter 5:07], the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11], the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10], and the Prisons Act [Chapter 7:11]; to repeal the Aircraft (Offences) Act [Chapter 9:01] and the Concealment of Birth Act [Chapter 9:04]; to amend the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]; to repeal Infanticide Act [Chapter 9:12] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9:16], and the Stock Theft Act [Chapter 9:18]; to repeal the Witchcraft Suppression Act [Chapter 9:19] and the Sexual Offences Act [Chapter 9:21]; to amend the Anti-Corruption Commission Act [Chapter 9:22], the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17], the Police Act [Chapter 11:10], the Inland Waters Shipping Act [Chapter 13:06], the Tourism Act [Chapter 14:20], the Dangerous Drugs Act [Chapter 15:02], to amend the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act [Chapter 15:03]; the Public Health Act [Chapter 15:09], the Termination of Pregnancy Act [Chapter 15:10], the Housing and Building Act [Chapter 22:07] and the Mental Health Act, 1996; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Criminal Matters (Mutual Assistance) Act
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- Date recorded
- Apr 1, 1991
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for mutual assistance in criminal matters between Zimbabwe and Commonwealth countries and other foreign countries; to facilitate the provision and obtaining by Zimbabwe of such assistance, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Criminal Procedure & Evidence Act as amended on 10 June 2016
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- Date recorded
- Jun 10, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to procedure and evidence in criminal cases, and to make provision for other matters incidental to such procedure and evidence.
Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
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- Date recorded
- Jun 1, 1927
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to procedure and evidence in criminal cases, and to make provision for other matters incidental to such procedure and evidence.
Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, 2004 Part XI [Bail] showing amendments of 2004 14
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- Oct 8, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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The following document sets out the following provisions of the Act, as amended as at the 8th October, 2004, i.e. up to and including the amendments made by Act 14/2004, which was gazetted and came into force on that date: sections 25, 32, 34 the whole of Part IX (BAIL) the Schedules to the Act Amendments are indicated in annotations to the provisions concerned.
Criminal Procedure and Evidence Amendment Act
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]; to amend the National Prosecuting Authority Act [Chapter 7:20] (No. 5 of 2014); and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Crisis without Limits: Human Rights and Humanitarian Consequences of Political Repression in Zimbabwe
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- Date recorded
- Jan 31, 2009
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- Politics & Governance
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Zimbabwe is in a humanitarian crisis that is the result of a political crisis. A cholera epidemic has—as of January 12, 2009—left over 39,000 people infected and at least 2,000 dead, with the disease spreading to neighboring countries. This marks both the collapse of Zimbabwe’s healthcare system and the calculated disregard for the welfare of Zimbabweans by the ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF).
Customary Law and Local Courts Act
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- Date recorded
- Feb 12, 1992
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the application of customary law in the determination of civil cases; to provide for the constitution and jurisdiction of local courts; to provide for appeals from the decisions of such courts; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Customary Marriages Act
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- Date recorded
- Jan 1, 1951
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the solemnization of customary marriages; to regulate certain other incidents in connection with such marriages and to prevent the pledging of children.
CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES ACT
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2002
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the solemnization of customary marriages; to regulate certain other incidents in connection with such marriages and to prevent the pledging of children.
Customs and Excise Act, section 115 as at 22 Nov 2018
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- Date recorded
- Nov 22, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The Minister may, notwithstanding section 41 of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22:15] or anything provided by or under the Exchange Control Act [Chapter 22:05] require every person, including a resident of Zimbabwe, who imports any item of goods (hereafter in this section called a “foreign currency dutiable item”) designated by the Minister by notice in a statutory instrument to be a foreign currency dutiable item, to pay any duty and import or value-added tax payable on such item in United States dollars.
Damages (Apportionment and Assessment) Act
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- Date recorded
- Jun 1, 1971
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to amend the law relating to contributory negligence and to provide for other matters incidental thereto.
Damages (Apportionment and Assessment) Act [Chapter 8 06] 0
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- Date recorded
- Jun 1, 1971
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to amend the law relating to contributory negligence and to provide for other matters incidental thereto.
Deceased Estates Succession Act
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- Date recorded
- Jun 21, 1929
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to amend the law relating to estates of deceased persons.
DEEDS REGISTRIES ACT AMENDMENT no 8 0
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- Date recorded
- Jun 23, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Deeds Registries Act [Chapter 20:05]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Defence Act [Chapter 11 02]
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- Date recorded
- Nov 3, 1972
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Defence Forces Service Commission and the Defence Council, the establishment, constitution, command, administration, organization, duties, training, co-operation with other Military Forces and discipline of the Defence Forces, the declaration of cantonments and protected areas, the requisitioning of buildings, vehicles and other things for the use of the Defence Forces in certain circumstances, the expropriation of land for defence purposes and the protection of defence stores; to provide for the publication of defence agreements and to create powers in connection with the training of units of the Defence Forces; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Departmental Draft of Finance (No 2) 2014
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2014
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- Politics & Governance
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This Bill will amend the Finance Act [Chapter 23:04], the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06], the Value Added Tax Act [Chapter 23:09] and the Customs and Excise Act [Chapter 23:02].
Desperate lives, twilight words: How a million Zimbabweans live Without official sanction or sanctuary in South Africa
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- Date recorded
- Mar 31, 2010
- Category
- 2008 & Beyond
- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
The Crisis of immigration into South Africa is a direct product of the crisis in Zimbabwe, as economic recovery in Zimbabwe is not likely to occur soon, its biggest export will remain its people.
Disabled Persons Act
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- Date recorded
- Jun 26, 1992
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to make provision for the welfare and rehabilitation of disabled persons; to provide for the appointment and functions of a Director for Disabled Persons’ Affairs and the establishment and functions of a National Disability Board; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Education Amendment Act, 2006
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- Date recorded
- May 12, 2006
- Category
- Children
- Politics & Governance
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To amend the Education Act [Chapter 25:04]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Election and Post Election Statement 9 August 2018
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- Date recorded
- Aug 9, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
The Commission issued its preliminary election monitoring report on the 2nd of August 2018 covering the period up to 31 July 2018. This statement is therefore a summary of findings on the election related human rights situation by the ZHRC in the period from 1 August to 6 August 2018.
Electoral Act (Consolidated 2018) 0
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- Date recorded
- May 28, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the terms of office, conditions of service, qualifications and vacation of office of members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, the procedure at meetings of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the appointment of the Chief Elections Officer; to make provision for the registration of voters and for the lodging of objections thereto; to provide for the preparation, compilation and maintenance of voters rolls; to prescribe the residence qualifications of voters and the procedure for the nomination and election of candidates to and the filling in of vacancies in Parliament; to provide for elections to the office of the President; to provide for local authority elections; to provide for offences and penalties, and for the prevention of electoral malpractices in connection with elections; to establish the Electoral Court and provide for its functions; to make provision for the hearing and determination of election petitions; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Electoral Act as Amended Jan 2008
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- Date recorded
- Jan 24, 2008
- Category
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT
To provide for the Registrar General of Voters and constituency registrars; to make provision for the registration of voters and for the lodging of objections thereto; to provide for the preparation, compilation and maintenance of voters rolls; to provide for the functions of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission with respect to observers; to prescribe the residence qualifications of voters and the procedure for the nomination and election of candidates to and the filling in of vacancies in Parliament; to provide for elections to the office of the President; to provide for local authority elections; to provide for offences and penalties, and for the prevention of electoral malpractices in connection with elections; to establish the Electoral Court and provide for its functions; to make provision for the hearing and determination of election petitions; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
ELECTORAL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS 0
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- Date recorded
- May 28, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
- Summary
The purpose of this Code is to promote conditions that are conducive to free and fair elections and a climate of tolerance in which electioneering activity may take place without fear or coercion, intimidation or reprisals.
Electoral Petition to the Parliament of Zimbabwe
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- Date recorded
- Dec 3, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
The Petitioners beseech the Parliament of Zimbabwe to consider and pass the relevant legislation that give life to tenets of the 2013 Constitution.
Electricity Amendment Act, 2007
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- Date recorded
- Dec 14, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To amend the Electricity Act [Chapter 13:19] (No. 4 of 2002) and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Emergency Powers Act [Chapter 11 04] Annotated 2007
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
- Summary
AN ACT to make exceptional provision for the protection of the community in cases where a declaration in terms of subsection (1), or a resolution in terms of subsection (6), of section 31J1 of the Constitution is in force; and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
ENFORCING THE RULE OF LAW IN ZIMBABWE
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- Date recorded
- Sep 30, 2001
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
This report examines in some detail the evidence of breaches of the rule of law by the three pillars of the Zimbabwean State.
Environmental Management Act as Amended 25 March 2006
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- Date recorded
- Mar 25, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To provide for the sustainable management natural resources and protection of the environment; the prevention of pollution and environmental degradation; the preparation of a National Environmental Plan and other plans for the management and protection of the environment; the establishment of an Environmental Management Agency and an Environment Fund; to amend references to intensive conservation areas and committees and associated matters in various Acts; to repeal the Natural Resources Act [Chapter 20:13], the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act [Chapter 20:03], the Hazardous Substances and Articles Act [Chapter 15:05] and the Noxious Weeds Act [Chapter 19:07]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Ex Political Detainees & Restrictees Act, 2004
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- Date recorded
- Dec 24, 2004
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To provide for the establishment of schemes for the provision of assistance to expolitical prisoners, detainees and restrictees and their dependants; to provide for the establishment of a fund to finance such assistance; to provide for the constitution and functions of the Ex-Political Prisoners, Detainees and Restrictees Board; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Exchange Control Act [Chapter 22 05] as at August 2007
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- Date recorded
- Aug 31, 2007
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
AN ACT to confer powers and impose duties and restrictions in relation to gold, currency, securities, exchange transactions, payments and debts, and the import, export, transfer and settlement of property, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Export Processing Zones Act updated
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- Date recorded
- Jan 1, 2007
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
AN ACT to provide for the establishment of the Zimbabwe Export Processing Zone Authority and to provide for the functions thereof; to provide for the establishment of export processing zones, the administration and control thereof; to provide for the constitution and functions of the Zimbabwe Export Processing Zone Board; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Extradition Act [Chapter 9 08]
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- Date recorded
- Apr 9, 1982
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
AN ACT to provide for the extradition of persons between Zimbabwe and other countries and for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
False Dawn :The Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Government’s Failure to Deliver Human Rights Improvements
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- Date recorded
- Aug 31, 2009
- Category
- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
This report recommends a range of fundamental reforms that the power-sharing government should undertake to improve the human rights situation in Zimbabwe. Without these institutional and legislative reforms, as well as the establishment of genuine respect for the basic rights of all Zimbabweans, there can be no long-term, sustainable peace and stability in Zimbabwe.
FINAL Draft of NPRC Bill Analysis
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2016
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
This is an analysis and recommendations aimed towards the improvement of the NPRC Bill. While this paper analyses a legal document, we try to explain our views and recommendations with a bias towards the victims and survivors of violence whose interests should be key to this Bill.
Finance (No 2) Act 2015 0
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2015
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Finance (No. 2) 2014
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2014
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe; to provide for an amnesty in respect of taxes and duties administered by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Finance (No. 2) Act, 2005
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- Date recorded
- Dec 30, 2005
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Finance (No. 2) Act, 2006
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- Date recorded
- Jan 15, 2007
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Finance (No. 2) Act, 2007
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- Date recorded
- Dec 4, 2008
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Finance (No. 2) Act, 2012 HB 6 2012
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- Date recorded
- Nov 23, 2012
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
This Bill will amend the Finance Act [Chapter 23:04], the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06], the Value Added Tax Act [[Chapter 23:12], the Customs and Excise Act [[Chapter 23:02], the Air Zimbabwe Corporation (Repeal) Act (No. 4 of 1008) and the Finance Act, 2012 (No. 4 of 2012).
Finance (No. 2), 2009
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- Date recorded
- Feb 1, 2009
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
Act to make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Finance act 2018
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2018
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Finance Act 2019 Act 2019 01
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- Date recorded
- Feb 20, 2019
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Finance Act, 2003
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2003
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Financial adjustments Bill HB. 19
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- Date recorded
- Jul 31, 2019
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
FINANCIAL ADJUSTMENTS BILL, 2019
Flag of Zimbabwe Act with Regulations
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- Date recorded
- Aug 12, 2016
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
AN ACT to provide for the design of the Flag of Zimbabwe and for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
FURTHER INFORMATION ACTIVISTS RELEASED ON BAIL, AWAITING TRIAL
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- Date recorded
- Jul 31, 2019
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
The trial of seven activists, charged with treason for attending a training in the Maldives, has yet to begin due to the authorities’ lack of preparedness.
Gazetted Land (Consequential Provisions) Act [Chapter 20 28]
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- Date recorded
- Dec 20, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To make certain provisions that are consequential to the enactment of section 16B of the Constitution; to amend the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10]; to repeal the Rural Land Occupiers (Protection from Eviction) Act [Chapter 20:26] (No. 13 of 2001); and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Gender and the Politics of Reconciliation Helen Scanlon 2016
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 2016
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Women
- Summary
This paper explores how attempts to confront abusive pasts have deliberated gender in the promotion of reconciliation. In particular it will examine the nexus between gender justice and reconciliation in order to assess and considers ways to re-calibrate engagement with ongoing reconciliation processes.
General Law Amendment Act
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- Date recorded
- Jan 1, 1979
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
AN ACT to alter the general law of Zimbabwe.
General Law Amendment Act [Chapter 8 07]
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- Date recorded
- Dec 10, 1982
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
AN ACT to alter the general law of Zimbabwe.
General Laws Amendment Act 2011 5 of 2011
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- Date recorded
- May 17, 2011
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To amend the Administrative Court Act [Chapter 7:01 ], Judicial Services Act [Chapter 7:18] (No. 10 of 2006), Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter .9:07], Ombudsman Act [Chapter 10:18], Police Act [Chapter 11:10], Civil Aviation Act [Chapter 13:161 (No. 7 of 1998), National Biotechnology Authority Act [Chapter 14:31] (No. 3 of 2006), Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act [Chapter 14:33] (No. 14 of 2007), Health Services Act [Chapter 15:16] (No. 28 of 2004), Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14], Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27] (No. 13 of 2002), Procurement Act [Chapter 22:14] (No. 2 of 1999), Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22:15] (No. 5 of 1999), Building Societies Act [Chapter 24:02], Banking Act [Chapter 24:20] (No. 9 of 1999), Printed Publications Act [Chapter 25:14] and the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01 to backdate Statutory Instrument 12 of 2011; and to provide for the matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing .
General Laws Amendment Act, 2016
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- Date recorded
- Apr 7, 2011
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To make amendments to Acts to bring them into conformity with the Constitution; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
General Laws Amendment Act, No 6 of 2005
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- Date recorded
- Feb 3, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To amend section 9 of the Statute Law Compilation and Revision Act [Chapter 1:03], the Maintenance Act [Chapter 5:09], section 4 of the Judges Salaries, Allowances and Pensions Act [Chapter 7:08], sections 13 and 14 of the Judicial College Act [Chapter 7:17], the Service of Documents (Telegraph) Act [Chapter 8:13], section 346A of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07], sections 6 and 7 of the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15], section 63 of the Serious Offences (Confiscation of Profits) Act [Chapter 9:17], etc
Genocide Act [Chapter 9 20]
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- Date recorded
- Jun 16, 2000
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To enable effect to be given within Zimbabwe to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, approved and proposed for signature and ratification or accession by the General Assembly of the United Nations on the 9th December, 1948; to amend the Extradition Act [Chapter 9:08]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Global Youth Development Index and Report
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2016
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
The report highlights that Youth development can be achieved even in low income countries by providing quality education and training and allowing young people to participate in the nation’s political, economic and social life.
GN 2008 31 Nominations for Presidential Election
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- Date recorded
- Mar 29, 2008
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
Presidential Election 29th March, 2008: Nomination Court Results
GN 2018 267A Appointment of Prosecutor General
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- Date recorded
- Feb 8, 2019
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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Appointment of the Prosecutor-General of Zimbabwe
Guide to the NPRC 2017
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- Date recorded
- Nov 30, 2018
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
The main goal of this guide is to ensure that citizens have access relevant, complete, timely, and understandable information about the NPRC.
Gwanda State University Act
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2016
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To establish the Gwanda State University; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Hard Times Nov 2011
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- Date recorded
- Nov 2, 2011
- Category
- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
Residents of Matebeleland and Bulawayo are facing particular challenges within a greater Zimbabwean context that remains very difficult for all low income families. Households scattered throughout Matebeleland are already dealing with severe hunger.
Heal Zimbabwe Position on NPRC BILL
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- Date recorded
- Mar 31, 2016
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
These are Heal Zimbabwe Trust views and comments collected, during the consultations, on a number of areas that could undermine the effectiveness of the NPRC and its work.