Rural Land Act [Chapter 20 18], 2003
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- Mar 31, 2004
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- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the acquisition of State land and the disposal of State land; to provide for the control of the subdivision and lease of land for farming or other purposes; to provide for limiting of the number of pieces of land that may be owned by any person and the sizes of such land, and for prohibiting or restricting the rights of non-residents to own, lease or occupy land in Zimbabwe, and to provide for other matters incidental to and connected with the foregoing.
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- Mar 17, 2020
NPRC Press Statement Feb 2019
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- Feb 27, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Today the 31 st of January 201 9, the NPRC acting in terms of its mandate provided for in Section 252 (d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (Number 20) of 201 3 initiated a planning process for National Dialogue with key stakeholders who included Government, Traditional Leaders, the Church, Arts and Culture, Civil Society, Business, Academia, Persons with Disabilities, Women and Youth among others. The objective of the meeting was to jointly develop a framework for a comprehensive dialogue process.
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- Mar 11, 2020
BILL WATCH 64 2019 Coming up in the National Assembly This Week
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Mar 9, 2020
Maintenance of Peace Order Act Act 9 of 2019 0
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- Sep 30, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to make provision for the maintenance of peace, order and security in Zimbabwe; to repeal the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
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- Mar 7, 2020
Press Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) on the Political Situation in Zimbabwe 16 November 2017 1
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- Nov 16, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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Statement about the Political situation in Zimbabwe in November 2017
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- Mar 7, 2020
BILL WATCH 39 2019 PLC Report on MOPO Bill
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- Date recorded
- Jul 29, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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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].
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- Mar 6, 2020
Bill Watch 43 2019 Media Commission Bill Gazetted & Budget and MOPO Bills passed by National Assembly 0
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- Date recorded
- Aug 9, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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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
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- Mar 6, 2020
Bill Watch 60 2019 The New Ministerial Line Up
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- Date recorded
- Nov 15, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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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.
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- Mar 6, 2020
Whawha 'Young Offenders' Prison
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- Date recorded
- Feb 16, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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The purpose of the mission was to assess the living conditions of juvenile inmates and the status of their facilities, as well as to hear the general concerns of the inmates and their proposals for solutions and recommendations.
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- Mar 6, 2020
BILL WATCH 59 2019 The 2020 National Budget Presentation
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- Date recorded
- Nov 14, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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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
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- Mar 5, 2020
Commissions Watch 17 August 2019 UN High Commissisoner for Human Rights on Zimbabwe Demonstrations
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- Date recorded
- 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
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- Mar 5, 2020
Report MOUs Signing Ceremony with Civil Society Orgs 14 03 2016
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- Mar 11, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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On Friday 11 March 2016, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with four Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) namely Legal Resources Foundation (LRF), Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR)
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- Mar 5, 2020
BILL WATCH 23 2019 Update on Bills and Government Gazettes 5 to 19 April 2019
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- Date recorded
- Apr 22, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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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].
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- Mar 4, 2020
COMMISSIONS WATCH 26 January 2019 NPRC Press Statement on its National Dialogue process
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Mar 3, 2020
COMMISSIONS WATCH 21 March 2019 133 candidates for ZACC's 8 Vacancies
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Mar 3, 2020
COMMISSIONS WATCH 28 May 2019 Parliament Calls for Nominations to Fill One Vacancy on Human Rights Commission
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Mar 3, 2020
Commissions Watch 17 August 2019 ZHRC Press Statement on the Planned Demonstrations
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- Date recorded
- Aug 17, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
- Riots
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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.
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- Mar 3, 2020
COMMISSIONS WATCH 11th February National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Commissioner
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- Feb 11, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Commissioner
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- Mar 3, 2020
COMMISSIONS WATCH 13th February National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Consultations
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- Date recorded
- Feb 13, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Consultations
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- Mar 3, 2020
COMMISSIONS WATCH 27th March ZHRC Press Statement on Doctors' Strike
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Mar 3, 2020
Zimbabwe Senate Thematic Committees October 2018
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- Date recorded
- Oct 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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Zimbabwe Senate Thematic Committees October 2018
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- Mar 3, 2020
Zimbabwe National Assembly Portfolio Committees October 2018
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- Oct 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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Zimbabwe National Assembly Portfolio Committees October 2018
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- Mar 3, 2020
Commissions Watch 1 2016 Taking the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission to the People
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Mar 3, 2020
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.
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- Mar 3, 2020
Commissions Watch 5 2016 Government Withdraws National Peace & Reconciliation Commission Bill
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Mar 3, 2020
Commissions Watch 6 2016 Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Six Vacancies Filled
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Mar 3, 2020
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.
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- Mar 3, 2020
Commissions Watch 3 2017 Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Report on Food Distribution
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Mar 3, 2020
COMMISSIONS WATCH 5 2017 ZHRC Press Statement on the Political Situation in Zimbabwe
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Mar 3, 2020
BILL WATCH 67 2019 ZIDA Bill Passed, Progress Made on Money Laundering Bill & Coroner's Office Bill
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Mar 3, 2020