Title | Date added | Template | Date recorded | Category | Summary |
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ZTVP Report for UN International Day in Support of VOT | Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 30, 2006 |
| This report provides a brief top-line analysis of 267 Zimbabweans who sought assistance from the Zimbabwe Torture Victims Project (ZTVP), located in Johannesburg, South Africa, over the past one and half years. In recent times, South Africa has seen an increase in the number of Zimbabweans coming into South Africa linked to the political crisis in that country. |
ZPP Oct 2015 MMR | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 31, 2015 |
| THE restructuring exercise which the ruling Zanu-PF embarked on soon after the party 6th People’s Congress in December 2014 has shored up internal fissures which have been simmering beneath the surface. |
ZPP November MMR 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 30, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Peace project recorded an increase in Human rights violations to 190 in November 2017.Most Cases of Harassment and Intimidation were linked to the BVR exercise and the Intra-party violence within the ruling part ZANU PF. |
ZPP MMR July 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 31, 2017 |
| There has been nearly 50% increase in the number of human rights violations from 150 in June to 223 in July, as reported by Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP). This is owing to a wide array of human rights violations ranging from the right to life, political rights, right to personal security, freedom of association, freedom from arbitrary eviction, property rights and the right to food among others. |
ZPP MMR Jan 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jan 31, 2016 |
| Protests and protests against protests were recorded in the month of July 2016 in Beitbridge, Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls. From July 1 Beitbridge residents and cross border shoppers went on massive demonstrations against the imposition of a ban on imported goods as stipulated in Statutory Instrument (SI) 64 of 2016; the protests turned violent resulting in the torching of a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority warehouse and 36 people were arrested. |
ZPP MMR Feb2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 28, 2016 |
| This report shows partisan distribution of food aid continuing. Though the instances of this are less than in previous months, even one instance of this would be worrying as the government is mandated by the Constitution to provide for and protect all its citizens. |
ZPP MMR August 2017. | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 31, 2017 |
| A total of 149 human rights violations were recorded in August down from the 223 figure recorded in July. Harassment and intimidation cases decreased in August to 80 violations, followed by theft and/or looting which recorded 22, and assault with 15. Mashonaland Central had the highest recorded violations in August with 41, followed by Harare with 36 and Mashonaland East with 24. |
ZPP MMR APRIL 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Apr 30, 2016 |
| Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) reports for April show a total of 139 violations up from last month’s 123. The month under focus had 292 victims altogether. April reports were littered with cases of forced contributions of money towards the Independence Day celebrations. |
ZPP May 2015 MMR | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 31, 2015 |
| This report covers recorded incidents of civil and political rights violations from the ten provinces of Zimbabwe for the month of May 2015.The report also covers food and otheraid violations in all provinces. |
ZPP January MMR 2019 | Nov 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 31, 2019 |
| The data collected reported six hundred and eighty eight human rights violations, which have been incorporated into the Shutdown Atrocities Report of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (of which ZPP is member). |
ZPP February MMR 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Feb 28, 2017 |
| The report is about the floods that hit the country particularly in Masvingo, Matebeleland South and North as well as Bulawayo. They led to food shortages as crops, livestock and property were destroyed. |
ZPP December MMR 2017
| Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Peace Project is worried by the nature of incidents recorded in December although the number of cases were in a downward trend, 124 from 190 recorded in November. |
ZPP APRIL MMR 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Apr 30, 2017 |
| Coerced Patriotism:This report contains some of the violations recorded by ZPP; the organisation has a data base with the rest of the injustices and gladly shares it with interested stakeholders. |
ZPP MMR March 2015 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 31, 2015 |
| This report covers recorded incidents of civil and political rights violations from the ten provinces of Zimbabwe for the month of March 2015. The report also highlights the food situation in the provinces and focuses on how food and other aid continue to be used as a political tool. |
Zimbabwes Draft Computer Crime and Cybercrime Bill Laymans Draft July 2013 | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 31, 2013 |
| A Bill for An Act to criminalize offences against computers and network related crime; to consolidate the criminal law on computer crime and network crime; to provide for investigation and collection of evidence for computer and network related crime; to provide for the admission of electronic evidence for such offences, and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
ZIMBABWE’S FAILURE TO MEET THE BENCHMARKS IN THE COTONOU AGREEMENT
| Apr 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 30, 2006 |
| The Cotonou Agreement introduces various instruments designed to ensure compliance, firstly through dialogue under article 8 and then through the enforcement mechanisms of article 96. Section 2(a) of the latter article provides that if the political dialogue procedures fail to gain compliance, and the formal consultation procedures likewise fail to yield a solution acceptable to both parties, “appropriate measures” may be taken. |
Zimbabwe's Multilayered crisis | Apr 8, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 2010 |
| The deteriorating economic conditions that prevailed from the early 1990s onward contributed to the rise in popularity of the MDC. Arguably, the decline began with the World Bank/IMF-inspired Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) in the early 1990s, which led to rapid de-industrialisation, growing unemployment and severe erosion of living standards. |
Zimbabwe's Constitution of 2013 | Feb 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 9, 2013 |
| This Constitution is the supreme law of Zimbabwe and any law, practice, custom or conduct inconsistent with it is invalid to the extent of the inconsistency. |
ZIMBABWE: THE FACE OF TORTURE AND ORGANISED VIOLENCE | Apr 3, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 31, 2005 |
| For the past five years Zimbabwe has been racked by an economic, social, political and human rights crisis, which no one inside or outside of the country has been able to reverse. The European Union, the United States of America and other Western nations have applied selective financial and travel sanctions against President Mugabe and other Zanu-PF leaders, and some of these powers have also made unsuccessful attempts to challenge Zimbabwe’s human rights record in international fora, including the UN General Assembly and the UN Commission on Human Rights. |
ZIMBABWE: FROM IMPUNITY TO ACCOUNTABILITY | Apr 3, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 30, 2004 |
| The Redress Trust is an international NGO whose objectives are to assist torture victims anywhere in the world, and to make accountable all those who perpetuate, aid and abet acts of torture. It has been following closely events in Zimbabwe, and with its considerable experience of the issues involved REDRESS participated in organising the August symposium and presented papers at it. |
Zimbabwe Youth and Sports and Recreation Councils Act [Chapter 25 19], Feb 2012 | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 1, 2012 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment of the Zimbabwe Youth Council and to provide for the functions thereof; to provide for the registration and regulation of clubs and national associations; to provide for National Colours for youth; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Debt Assumption) Act, 2005 | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 24, 2006 |
| ACT To empower the State to undertake the discharge of certain obligations of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Zimbabwe Senate Thematic Committees October 2018 | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 31, 2018 |
| Zimbabwe Senate Thematic Committees October 2018 |
Zimbabwe Rule of Law Journal final | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 28, 2017 |
| This paper argues that the issue as to whether citizens are entitled to access the national voter’s roll has been settled in the Constitution which requires all State institutions to exercise public power and discharge their functions in a transparent and accountable manner as enforced through the right of access to information, enshrined in s 62. |
Zimbabwe political violence & elections | Feb 18, 2019 | Elections & violence | Apr 30, 2018 |
| This report focuses on how Zimbabwe has an unenviable reputation for being the most politically violent country in Southern Africa, certainly since the civil wars ended in Angola and Mozambique, and the independence of Namibia and South Africa. |
Zimbabwe national youth policy | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2000 |
| The Policy seeks to ensure that all young women and men are given meaningful opportunities to reach their full potential, both as individuals and as active participants in society. It addresses the major concerns and issues critical to young men and women and gives direction to youth programmes and services provided by government and non-government organisations. |
Zimbabwe National Security Council Act, 2009 | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 4, 2009 |
| ACT To provide for the establishment, composition, functions and meetings of the Zimbabwe National Security Council; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Zimbabwe National Assembly Portfolio Committees October 2018 | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 31, 2018 |
| Zimbabwe National Assembly Portfolio Committees October 2018 |
Zimbabwe Mission Report | Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 30, 2012 |
| The mission observed that the degree of human rights violations in the country follows a recurring pattern that usually culminates during electoral periods. The country was facing a political deadlock where the leading parties, especially ZANU-PF, were unlikely to reach any agreement likely to improve the political environment, since the MDC considered the implementation of the reforms foreseen by the GPA as a pre-condition for the organisation of elections, while ZANU-PF called for elections as a means to put an end to the prevailing deadlock. |
ZIMBABWE IRON AND STEEL COMPANY (DEBT ASSUMPTION) | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2018 |
| "ACT To provide for the settlement of certain liabilities incurred by the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum State of Human Rights Report 2018 | Nov 5, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 16, 2019 |
| This report covers the state of human rights in Zimbabwe in the year 2018. While it is impossible to capture and record every single incident that happened in the year, the report presents and analyses key events and incidences that shaped the human rights landscape, as well as compliance,accountability and impunity. |
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Act | Dec 16, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 12, 2020 |
| AN ACT to provide for the procedure of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission; to provide for the appointment of the Deputy Chairperson, Executive Secretary and staff of the Commission; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Zimbabwe Gender Commission Bill 2014 | Mar 29, 2019 | Gender | Dec 30, 2014 |
| This Bill seeks to establish a Gender Commission as provided for in section 245 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe which creates an independent institution called the Zimbabwe Gender Commission. It also seeks to fulfil international and regional instruments that Zimbabwe is a party to, namely the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Declaration and platform for Action |
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Act [Chapter 2 12], Amended January 2008 | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 30, 2008 |
| 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; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Act [Chapter 2 12] showing proposed amendments Nov 2007 0 | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2007 |
| 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; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Zimbabwe Development Bank Act [Chapter 24 14] | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 24, 2006 |
| ACT To amend the Zimbabwe Development Bank Act [Chapter 24:14], section 10 of the Capital Gains Tax Act [Chapter 23:01] and the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education Act [Chapter 25 27] | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Apr 28, 2016 |
| ACT To establish the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education to register and accredit institutions of higher education; to repeal the National Council for Higher Education Act [Chapter 25:08]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Zimbabwe at the Cross-Roads: Views of Zimbabwean citizens on democracy and transitional justice. | Apr 3, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jan 30, 2005 |
| This analysis, which included Zimbabwe, showed that, on average, Zimbabweans were highly dissatisfied with the state of democracy in their country, but that the winners were more satisfied than either the losers or the non-partisan, but also that the non-partisan were slightly more dissatisfied than the losers. This analysis was based on the data from the 1999 Afrobarometer survey, but one can see from the 2004 survey that this conclusion would still hold. |
Zimbabwe Amnesty Paper | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 23, 2018 |
| This paper seeks to examine the question of amnesty and whether it is pragmatic to effect it as a healing and reconciliation mechanism within the context of Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe 2018 COG Report Final | Nov 25, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 30, 2018 |
| Zimbabwe’s 2018 elections were the first to be observed by the Commonwealth in 16 years. The Commonwealth last observed Zimbabwe’s 2002 Presidential Election. As such, this observation mission provided a unique opportunity to accompany Zimbabwe on a critical leg of its democratic journey. |
ZIM NGO Forum 2017 Annual Report | Nov 5, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 12, 2018 |
| This report presents the work of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum for the period beginning January 2017 to December 2017.The report takes into account the strategic pathway which drove the organisation and the operational challenges it faced together with its members. |
ZIB 14 0022 Baseline Report Freedom of Artistic Expression Zimbabwe | Mar 4, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 31, 2015 |
| This report examines restrictions on freedom of artistic expression in Zimbabwe. The findings and recommendations will be submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council as part of the UPR – the UN system’s official mechanism for reviewing all member states human rights records in cycles of four and a half years. |
ZHRC Strategic Plan 2015 | Dec 16, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 30, 2015 |
| The Strategic Plan informs the manner in which we engage with key stakeholders and partners in the domestic and international human rights community as we seek to fulfill our broad constitutional mandate. |
ZHRC Report on the aftermath of disturbances after stayaway june 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Feb 11, 2019 |
| This is the final report containing the findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), pursuant to a monitoring mission that was undertaken on the 17th - 18th, the 21st – 25th of January and the 11th of February 2019 in Harare Metropolitan Province, Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Mashonaland West and Mashonaland East in the aftermath of disturbances that occurred from Monday 14 January 2019. |
ZHRC Consolidated Food Aid Report August 2016 | Mar 6, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 31, 2016 |
| This report contains findings of the ZHRC pursuant to investigations conducted into the complaints of villagers from Dewure Resettlement Scheme in Bikita East Constituency of Masvingo, Wards 7 and 8 of Mazowe Central Constituency, ward 2 and 17 of Muzarabani North and South Constituencies and wards 7, 8,9,10,11,12,13 and 31 of Buhera North Constituency who alleged that they were being discriminated against during food and agriculture input distributions on the grounds that their political views were different from those of the officials who were distributing. |
ZESN REPORT ON PRE ELECTION POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT AND OBSERVATION OF KEY ELECTORAL PROCESSES | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 18, 2018 |
| This report is based on observations made by the LTOs between 18 May and 07 July 2018 in their respective constituencies from across the country’s 10 provinces. However ZESN produced several thematic reports during the same reporting period, including a report inspection of the voters’ roll, the nomination court, and primary elections for political parties. |
ZESN Analysis of the GLAA 2016 | Feb 20, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 31, 2016 |
| Observations and Conclusions by ZESN include that the current Electoral Laws still require comprehensive amendments. ZESN has previously pointed out that there is need for a comprehensive process of amending all the Electoral Laws and bring them into conformity with the Constitution as well as regional guidelines on good governance and elections. |
ZESN 11th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 31, 2013 |
| The Bulletin Stated that contesting for Elections is expensive in Zimbabwe making it essential that Political parties have funding for them to take part in the polls. |
ZESN 9th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 31, 2012 |
| Next steps after the Second All stakeholder Conference. |
ZESN 7th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 31, 2012 |
| Draft Constitution: Unpacking the proposed Electoral hybrid Electoral system |
ZESN 6th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Analysisng the Electoral amendment Bill:what are the Key changes? |
ZEP RE (MEMBERSHlP OF ZIMBABWE AND BRANCH OFFICE AGREEMENT) | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2017 |
| ACT To enable effect to be given within Zimbabwe of the Host Agreement between the Government of Zimbabwe concerning the ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company); and to provide for matters incidental to or connected therewith. |
ZCTU Constitution (2015) | Nov 26, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2015 |
| One of the objectives of the Congress is to represent the Zimbabwe labour movement in international fora and promote friendship, cooperation, solidarity and fraternal understanding with other trade union movements, progressive institutions and mass organizations whose aims and principles coincide with those of the Congress |
ZCBC Golden Jubilee | Nov 26, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 30, 2019 |
| Celebrating a golden jubilee is a significant milestone for every individual or organization as this chronicles a journey travelled with joys, trials and tribulations. |
Youth Militia in Zimbabwe | Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 2, 2004 |
| This paper examines the phenomenon of youth militia in Zimbabwe, and contrasts this use of the youth with the views and opinions of ordinary young Zimbabweans |
Working Document on Youth Manifesto | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2014 |
| The Government of Zimbabwe in 2013 launched the revised National Youth Policy, ‘as a framework to provide common aspirations and priorities for youth development across Zimbabwe.’ The policy document identifies 12 priority issues that government believes, if addressed, are a panacea to solving the myriad of problems confronting the young people of Zimbabwe. It is therefore the duty of every citizen, and particularly the young people, to ensure that the government lives up to its statement of intent as laid down in the policy. |
Witchcraft Suppression Act [Chapter 9 19] | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 10, 2002 |
| AN ACT to suppress the practice of pretended witchcraft. |
Witchcraft Offences Extract from Criminal Law Code | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 1, 2006 |
| Before 1st July 2006 the law on witchcraft offences was contained in the Witchcraft Suppression Act. That Act was repealed by section 283 of the Criminal Law Code. |
Who will guide the guides | Nov 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 21, 2019 |
| On 20 November 2019, supporters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC-A) gathered at the party headquarters in Harare for the Hope of the Nation Address which was scheduled to be addressed by the party President Nelson Chamisa. The hostile response by the police who indiscriminately beat the crowd with baton sticks, with booted feet and fired tear gas in the busy Central Business District resulted in many citizens involved in their daily business being injured or bundled into police vehicles. |
Who was responsible? Alleged perpetrators and their crimes during the 2000 Parliamentary Election period | Apr 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 31, 2001 |
| This report is a follow-up to “Who is Responsible?: A preliminary analysis of pre-election violence in Zimbabwe”, which was released in June 2000 by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. It sought to catalog emerging allegations of gross human rights violations committed during the run-up period to the June 2000 Parliamentary Elections and aimed to establish certain facts about the nature of political violence during that time. |
Who Guards the guards
| Apr 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2006 |
| This report examines the political environment in which the law enforcement agencies have been operating in Zimbabwe since 2000. It explores the extent to which the law enforcement agencies have become instruments of state repression, and the extent to which the abuses by these agencies are officially condoned, sanctioned or encouraged by their commanders and by the political leaders under whose auspices these agencies operate. |
Whawha 'Young Offenders' Prison | Dec 16, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 16, 2016 |
| 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. |
What options for Zimbabwe | Apr 8, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 31, 2010 |
| The central purpose of the Briefing is to consider the options open to the central protagonists in this process, within the context of the balance of power and relations of force within the country and the region, while also contextualising the international dimension. |
War victims Compensation Act | Feb 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 14, 1980 |
| The Act consists of seven parts which are Preliminary, Commissioner of war victims compensation, Application of Act and claims for and entitlement to compensation, Compensation for Disablement, Compensation for death, Special Provisions for women and children and General. There is also the Revenue fund section. |
WAITING FOR JUSTICE :The Politics of Delay in the Administration of Justice in Torture Cases: Practice, Standards and Responses
| Apr 3, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 31, 2008 |
| The Report reviews international standards on ‘timeliness’ as well as court judgments and procedures from a number of countries around the world. It formulates a number of important litigation and advocacy strategies for the benefit of lawyers working with torture survivors which are designed to help mount effective responses to both systemic delays and delays in individual torture cases. |
Visa & Permit Fees from 17 June 2005 | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 17, 2005 |
| Changes in fees for permits and visas pursuant to Immigration (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 (No. 1), Statutory Instrument 126 of 2005, published and commencing on 17 June 2005. |
Valuers Act [Chapter 27 18] | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 1, 2006 |
| AN ACT to establish a Valuers Council; to provide for the registration of valuers and the regulation of the practice of valuers in Zimbabwe; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the fore-going. |
Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29 15] | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 1, 2002 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment of municipalities and towns and the administration of municipalities and towns by local boards, municipal and town councils; to provide for the conferring of town and city status on growth points, municipalities and towns; to provide for the declaration of local government areas and the administration of local government areas by local boards; to confer functions and powers and impose duties upon municipal and town councils and local boards; to provide for the establishment of the Local Government Board and to provide for the functions thereof; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
UPR Zimbabwe Freemuse Nhimbe | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2016 |
| This submission in based on interviews with local artists and a legal analysis facilitated by Nhimbe and qualified through a workshop held in Harare in October 2015 with local artists, journalists and human rights advocates. |
Unprotected Migrants Zimbabweans in South Africa’s Limpopo Province | Apr 3, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 31, 2006 |
| The report is based on a Human Rights Watch mission to Limpopo province in April and May 2006. Because of the historical predominance of Zimbabwean migrants on farms in the far north of Limpopo province and the increasing numbers of Zimbabwean migrants fleeing the deteriorating political and economic situation in Zimbabwe, Human Rights Watch focused its research on Limpopo. |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 10, 1948 |
| Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein. |
United Nations Convention against Corruption | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2004 |
| The Convention introduces a comprehensive set of standards, measures and rules that all countries can apply in order to strengthen their legal and regulatory regimes to fight corruption. It calls for preventive measures and the criminalization of the most prevalent forms of corruption in both public and private sectors. |
Troubled Financial Institutions (Resolution) Act [Chapter 24 28] | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 14, 2005 |
| ACT To provide for the administration of troubled financial institutions; to provide for formulation and implementation of schemes of resolution in respect of such institutions; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
TRICK OR TREAT? THE EFFECTS OF THE PRE-ELECTION CLIMATE ON THE POLL IN THE 2005 ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
| Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 30, 2005 |
| In Zimbabwe, in the past five years, elections have been elevated to the only constitutive principle for determining legitimacy, aided considerably by the position of the African nations, and South Africa in particular. |
Transitional Justice in pretransitional times1 | Apr 11, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 30, 2016 |
| This study is based on the major premise that Zimbabwe has had only one major transition that is from colonial settler rule in 1980, although there have been some political accommodations such as the 1997 Unity Accord and the 2008 Global Political Agreement. |
Transforming the Security Sector in Zimbabwe | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 23, 2018 |
| The paper begins by outlining a basic framework of the traditional and modern concepts of the security sector with reference to global models and the African context, specifically the African Union Policy on Security Sector Reform, and the comparative processes underway to address security sector transformation in this regard, before |
Trafficking in Persons Act, 2014 | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2014 |
| ACT To provide for the prohibition, prevention and prosecution of the crime of trafficking in persons and the protection of victims of trafficking; to establish an Anti-Trafficking Inter-Ministerial Committee and provide for its composition and functions; to establish centres for victims of trafficking in persons; to amend the Criminal Law Code and the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act [Chapter 9:24] (No.4 of 2013); and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Traditional Leaders Act showing proposed amendments November 2007 | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 1, 2007 |
| TRADITIONAL LEADERS ACT [Chapter 29:17] showing changes proposed by Electoral Laws Amendment Bill November 2007 Insertions are indicated by green underlined font, deletions by red strike through font. |
Trade Marks Act [Chapter 26 04] | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 1, 1975 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the registration of trade marks and certification marks; to provide for the registration and control of the practice of trade mark agents; to protect registered trade marks against forgery; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
TORTURE IN ZIMBABWE, PAST AND PRESENT
PREVENTION, PUNISHMENT, REPARATION? | Apr 3, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 30, 2005 |
| Zimbabwe has not acceded to the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment nor the statute of the International Criminal Court. There are a number of other specific Commonwealth declarations and principles, which were applicable to Zimbabwe before it left the Commonwealth in 2003. |
TORTUOUS PATTERNS DESTINED TO REPEAT THEMSELVES IN UPCOMING ELECTION CAMPAIGN | Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 30, 2004 |
| The analysis in this Report is based on the data contained in the Monthly Violence Reports of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. Since July 2001, the Forum has been reporting monthly totals of cases of organised violence and torture. |
TIZ Daily Lives and Corruption:Public opinion In Zimbabwe | Mar 5, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2011 |
| The survey probes public willingness to engage with the fight against corruption. Transparency International believes it is crucial to present the public’s perspective on corruption – for it is they who suffer its direct and indirect consequences. |
Thematic Committee on Human Rights Report on the State of the Human Rights Situation in Zimbabwe SC 20 2016 | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2016 |
| As part of its oversight role, the Thematic Committee on Human Rights conducted on inquiry into the state of human rights in Zimbabwe in order to have an in-depth appreciation of the subject matter. |
Thematic Analysis of Zimbabwe's Proposed Draft Constitution | Apr 1, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 17, 2012 |
| Realizing that the current constitution of Zimbabwe is flawed in many respects and has contributed to the crisis in Zimbabwe, the parties to the Global Political Agreement (GPA) agreed to embark on a process of developing a new constitution that would address some of the critical contributing factors to the Zimbabwe crisis. As prescribed under Article 6 of the GPA, a parliamentary select committee on the new constitution (COPAC) was established to drive this process. |
The Zim We Want | Nov 26, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 2018 |
| This document is an invitation to all Zimbabweans and all friends of Zimbabwe to dialogue with us so that we can together define a national vision of the Zimbabwe we want and agree on strategies on how to get there. |
The Unleashing of Violence: A report on violence against peaceful protesters in Harare
| Apr 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Apr 30, 2000 |
| As Zimbabwe moves towards the holding of a general election, which, according to President Mugabe, will be held in May 2000, the political situation has become increasingly troubled and violent. There have been violent clashes between supporters of the ruling party, ZANU (PF) and the main political opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). |
THE POLITICS OF FOOD ASSISTANCE IN ZIMBABWE | Apr 3, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 12, 2004 |
| This briefing paper is a follow up to the report “Not Eligible: The Politicization of Food in Zimbabwe,” produced by HRW in October 2003. It finds that the situation has improved somewhat, though cause for concern remains, given the lack of verifiable information concerning grain supplies and the government’s decision not to renew its appeal for international food assistance. |
The Perpetrators of Gross Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe from February 2000 to March 2003.
| Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 31, 2003 |
| The violence that has afflicted Zimbabwe since the Constitutional referendum has received considerable international attention, mainly due to remarkable documentation from the press, the media and human rights groups. |
The Marange Diamond Fields Report Oct 2011 | Apr 8, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 31, 2011 |
| The discovery of significant alluvial diamond deposits in the Marange area of eastern Zimbabwe [Manicaland Province] in June 2006 should have been a means of salvation for the virtually bankrupt country after ten years of chaos that saw world record inflation and the nation brought to its knees. Instead, it has led to greed, corruption and exploitation on a grand scale, the use of forced labour – both adults and children - horrifying human rights abuses, brutal killings, degradation of the environment and the massive enrichment of a select few. |
The Hard Road to Reform | Apr 8, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 13, 2011 |
| Since the signing and initiation of the Global Political Agreement in Zimbabwe in September 2008 and February 2009 respectively, the politics of the country has been convulsed with a recurring set of problems even as it has allowed for a certain political and economic stabilization. The agreement, with its attendant Inclusive Government, was set up to establish the conditions for a free and fair election. |
The Guide to Understanding the NPRC 2nd Edition | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2018 |
| The main goal of this guide is to ensure that citizens have access relevant, complete, timely, and understandable information about the NPRC.The NPRC has a very broad constitutional mandate. A constitutional mandate simply means the authority to carry out particular work given by the Constitution. |
The Global Political Agreement and the Unity Accord in Zimbabwe | Apr 8, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 28, 2009 |
| Those with reservations about the Global political agreement frequently refer to the Unity Accord of 1987 in which the opposition party ZAPU was swallowed up by ZANU PF, as providing a salutary lesson to those who attempt to govern side by side with ZANU PF |
The Extent of Political Violence in Zimbabwe
| Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 13, 2001 |
| Organised violence and torture are integral features of Zimbabwean political life, and have been since the early 1960s.This paper discusses the current violence in Zimbabwe, and outlines the major features of this violence in the context of violence in Zimbabwe generally. |
The End of A Road: The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe | Apr 8, 2019 | Elections & violence | Oct 31, 2013 |
| The aim of this report is to provide succinct coverage of the election that brought the GPA to a close and also provide some pointers to the future of Zimbabwean politics. |
THE CASE OF HENRY DOWA: THE UNITED NATIONS & ZIMBABWE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT | Apr 3, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jan 30, 2004 |
| In May 2003 REDRESS learned that an allegedly notorious Zimbabwean police torturer, Henry Dowa, was in Kosovo. Sources inside and outside of Zimbabwe confirmed that there were numerous serious allegations of torture linked to him, and further investigations revealed that Dowa was part of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) civilian police force (CIVPOL). |
THE 2005 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION.
FLAWED, UNFREE AND UNFAIR!
| Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Apr 30, 2005 |
| THIS REPORT COVERS ALL THE REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE NCA DURING THE PRE ELECTION PERIOD (FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2005), THESE BEING FROM ALL PROVINCES EXCEPT MANICALAND COVERING 105 CONSTITUENCIES. A TOTAL OF 383 REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 3 REPORTS PER CONSTITUENCY. |
Terror tactics in the run-up to parliamentary elections, June 2000 | Apr 1, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 8, 2000 |
| Amnesty International has concluded from its inquiries that there is evidence that the Government of Zimbabwe is either instigating or acquiescing in serious violations of human rights including extrajudicial executions, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. |
Teaching them a lesson:A report on the attack on Zimbabwean teachers
| Apr 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 20, 2002 |
| The attack of teachers has been ongoing against the backdrop of violence being perpetrated against civil servants (including district administrators, and nurses) by ruling party (Zanu PF) supporters, “war veterans” and the youth militia. Violence against teachers has continued unabated since June 2000. |
Suppression of Foreign and International Terrorism Act [Chapter 11 21] | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 3, 2007 |
| ACT To provide for the suppression of foreign and international terrorism, including mercenary activities; to repeal the Foreign Subversive Organisations Act [Chapter 11:05]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Stuffed ballots and empty stomachs | Apr 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 31, 2005 |
| This report considers the actual period of voting and the first one hundred days thereafter. |
Stock Theft Prevention Act [Chapter 9 18] | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 1, 2007 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to theft of stock and produce. |
Statutory Instruments January 8 November 2019 List | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 8, 2019 |
| STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS OF 2019 |
Statement to the African Commission 65TH session | Nov 5, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 24, 2019 |
| Statement to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights at the 65th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights under Agenda Item 4e |
Statement by youth leaders from 20 Zimbabwe Political Parties following Youth | Nov 26, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Statement by youth leaders from 20 Zimbabwe Political Parties following Youth Political Party Dialogues with the Security Sector and Chapter 12 Commissions convened by the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) on 7 June and 28 June 2019 respectively. |
Standard Scale of Fines wef 23 April 2009 | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Apr 23, 2009 |
| This extract reflects the current [16th March 2010] Standard Scale of Fines, as substituted by the Finance Act, 2009 [No. 4 of 2009] with effect from the 23rd April 2009. |
SPT Old Beginnings February 2018 | Mar 4, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 28, 2018 |
| The political context of Zimbabwe and a report on Biometric Voter Registration (BVR):A National and Matabeleland Perspective.The report highlights factionalism in ZANU PF which led to then Vice President E.D Mnangagwa being fired and the stepping down of R.G Mugabe. |
Special Economic Zones Act [Chapter 14 34] (1) | Nov 26, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 31, 2016 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment of the Zimbabwe Special Economic Zones Authority and to provide for the functions thereof; to provide for the constitution and functions of the Special Economic Zones Board; to provide for the establishment of special economic zones,and the administration, control, regulatory measures and incentives in connection therewith; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Special Economic Zones Act [Chapter 14 34] | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 1, 2016 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment of the Zimbabwe Special Economic Zones Authority and to provide for the functions thereof; to provide for the constitution and functions of the Special Economic Zones Board; to provide for the establishment of special economic zones, and the administration, control, regulatory measures and incentives in connection therewith; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Sovereign Wealth Fund of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22 20] 0 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 10, 2014 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Zimbabwe and its objects, management and control; to provide for the Board of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Zimbabwe and its functions; to provide for the appointment of the Chairperson, Chief Executive Officer, staff of the Board and investment managers; to provide for the allocation and disbursement of money from the Fund; to amend the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation Act [Chapter 21:08]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Social Workers Act [Chapter 27 21] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 28, 2001 |
| ACT To establish a Council of Social Workers and to provide for its functions; to provide for the registration of social workers and the regulation of the practice of social work; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Social Welfare Assistance Act as at 16 September 2016 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 16, 2016 |
| AN ACT to provide for the granting of social welfare assistance to persons in need and their dependants; and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith. |
Social Sector Summit roundtable IJR ComChest 27Feb2018 final 19032018 | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 27, 2018 |
| The Document is a reflection of different and at times contradicting views. It provides a good basis to understand issues that the Social Sector Summit will have to address. |
Sleight of Hand: Repression of the Media and the Illusion of Reform in Zimbabwe | Apr 3, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 30, 2010 |
| The report emphasizes the the government of Zimbabwe should take immediate steps to end continuing abuses against the media as part of a broader effort to create the necessary constitutional and electoral framework envisaged in the GPA. Media freedom, an elemental human right that was also promised by the parties to the GPA, is urgently needed as a precursor to the conduct of free, fair, and credible elections that can truly reflect the political will of Zimbabweans. |
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights (Xangani) | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to. |
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights (Tonga) | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to. |
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights (Shona) | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to. |
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights (Ndebele) | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to. |
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights ( English) | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to. |
SI 2019 246 Collective Bargaining Agreement Medical and Allied Industry | Nov 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 31, 2019 |
| Collective Bargaining Agreement: Medical and Allied Industry |
SI 2008 51A Pres Powers Amendment of Criminal Law Code Regulations | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 30, 2008 |
| Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act [Chapter 10:20]: Amendment to the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (No. 23 of 2004) Regulations, 2008 |
SI 2005 21 New Electoral Regulations | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 14, 2005 |
| These regulations may be cited as the Electoral Regulations, 2005. |
Shutdown Atrocities Report 6 February 2019 | Feb 14, 2019 | Extra-judicial Killings | Feb 6, 2019 |
| The violations of human rights that started as the state’s response to mass protests on 14 January, 2019 following the increase in fuel prices immediately took a widespread systematic character, the dominant actors being the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and suspected ZANU-PF militia. The systematic and sustained nature of the violations raises fear that this is becoming a case of crimes against humanity. |
Shortcomings of the Kariba Draft Constitution | Feb 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 30, 2007 |
| This report analyzes the Kariba Draft Constitution,a document negotiated in secret in September 2007 and referenced in Article 6 of the Global Political Agreement between Zimbabwe’s three primary political parties. The report briefly considers the process that led to the creation of the Kariba Draft and then explores the content of that document. The substance of the Kariba Draft is compared to that of the current Constitution and the Constitutional Commission Proposal which was rejected in a national referendum in February 2000. |
Shop Licences Act [Chapter 14 17]updated | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 1, 1980 |
| AN ACT to provide for the control and licensing of certain trades and businesses carried on in shops, stores and other fixed places of business and by means of vending machines; to establish licens- ing authorities and to confer powers and duties thereon; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Sexual Orientation and Zimbabwe's Constitution | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The case emphasizes on the need to specify sexual orientation together with the nature of the Right to Equality and Non-discrimination. |
SEVEN ACTIVISTS ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH TREASON | Dec 16, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 31, 2019 |
| Seven activists, arrested on different dates, are facing charges of treason after they attended a training organised by the Center for Non-Violence Action and Strategies (CANVAS) in the Maldives. |
SEOM Statement | Nov 25, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 21, 2018 |
| STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE TETE ANTONIO, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA AND HEAD OF THE SADC ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSION (SEOM) TO THE 2018 HARMONISED ELECTIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE. |
Securities Amendment Act, 2013 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Act to amend Securities Act [24:25], the collective investment schemes Act [Chapter 24:19] and the Asset management Act [Chapter 24:26]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to. |
SC 52 2018 INNSCOR AFRICA LTD v COMPETITION AND TARIFF COMMISSION | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jan 25, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court holding that a conglomerate is a “merger” as defined in terms of s 2 of the Competition Act [Chapter 14:28] (“the Act”) and, therefore, notifiable to the respondent in terms of s 3A of the Act if its value exceeded the statutory threshold. |
SC 42 2018 Sumbureru v Chinamora & Orsf(1) | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 13, 2018 |
| The appeal is from the High Court where the applicant had made an application for the determination of whether or not the will executed by one late Amos Chirunda on 9 December 1997 was valid. The application was dismissed with costs,hence this present appeal. The question before this Court therefore is whether or not the court a quo erred in finding that the will in contention was invalid. |
SC 41 2018 CHOMBO v CHOMBO 1 | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 6, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court dated 2 July 2014 granting the respondent’s claim to the farm he is leasing from the State. The appellant was the respondent’s wife. Their marriage was solemnized on 21 May 1993 in terms of the Marriages Act [Chapter 5:11]. |
SC 37 2018 Tracey Leigh Mackintosh (Nee Parkinson) v Antony William Mackintosh SC 433.16 | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 15, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court dismissing with costs an application filed by the appellant for the upward review of the amount of maintenance payable by the respondent in respect of the appellant and two minor children of the former matrimonial union. |
SC 36 2018 NGONIDZAISHE GUMBO versus ZIMBABWE ANTI CORRUPTION COMMISSION | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 19, 2018 |
| The appellant was formerly employed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police as a police officer. He rose through the ranks and at the time of the dispute in issue he held the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner. On a date not specified on the papers he was seconded to respondent as its Chief Executive Officer by the Office of the President and Cabinet. It would appear that the parties did not conclude a written contract providing for the second-ment. |
SC 35 2018 ZESA Holdings v ZESA Managers 0 | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 19, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the Labour Court wherein the appellant was partially successful. In particular, the appellant challenges those parts of the judgment relating to the payment of school fees and fuel allowances and the allocation of personal issue motor vehicles to certain members of the respondent association. |
SC 34 2018 ZMDC v Grandwell | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 19, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the High Court granting a spoliation order and other consequential relief in an application at the instance of a shareholder on behalf of a company. |
SC 33 2018 Smit Investment et al v Sheriff et al | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 19, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the Judgement of the High Court in interpleader proceedings arising from the attachment of mining equipment carried out by the first respondent (the Sheriff) at Mbada Mine. The second respondent (the judgement creditor) had obtained judgement against Mbada Mine and the Sheriff, having attached certain movables at Mbada Mine, had advertised them for sale. |
SC 32 2018 ZESA Holdings v Itai Utah | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 12, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court handed down on 20 February 2015. The respondent was employed by the appellant as an Apprentice Distribution Electrician on 17 September 1984. He rose through the ranks until he was promoted to the position of Technical Services Director in terms of a contract dated 27 August 2004. |
SC 31 2018 Zimbabwe Agricultural Society vs Stuart Chapman | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 7, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the decision of the Labour Court dismissing with costs an appeal noted against an arbitral award ordering the appellant to pay to the respondent wages and benefits for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 August 2014. |
SC 29 2018 RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE vs T. L. MUFUDZI & 3 OTHERS | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 26, 2017 |
| This is an appeal against a judgment of the Labour Court dismissing an application for condonation of the late filing of an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. |
SC 27 2018 Getrude Pazvichainda Stembile Mutasa & Anor vs The Registrar of Supreme Court & 2 Others 173 17 | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 14, 2018 |
| This is a chamber application made in terms of r 12 of the Supreme Court Rules ,1964. The applicants are husband and wife. They approached the court a quo, by way of urgent chamber application, seeking a stay of execution and return of goods which had been removed pursuant to a writ of execution following a default judgment which was granted in favour of the second respondent. |
SC 26 2018 TM Supermarket v Itayi Nkomo Judgment | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 8, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court which dismissed an appeal against an Arbitral award issued in the respondents’ favour. The salient facts in this matter are the following. In 1995 the appellant employed the respondents as shelf packers and they rose through the ranks. |
SC 24 2018 MEDLOG ZIMBABWE v Cost Benefit Holdings | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 20, 2018 |
| The respondent issued summons out of the High Court seeking an order for the release of its plastic bags which were being retained by the appellant, payment of the sum of US$157 350.05 representing the business it lost as a result of such retention and costs of suit on the scale of legal practitioner and client. The respondent also sought payment of interest from the date of issue of summons to the date of payment in full. |
SC 23 2018 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK ZIMBABWE LIMITED v Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Final | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 20, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against a judgment of the High Court sitting as an Appeal Court in terms of s 65 of the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06] (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). It concerns certain income tax assessments made in respect of the appellant by the respondent with regard to the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. Of the four issues which were raised in the High Court, three were decided against the appellant and form the subject of this appeal. |
SC 22 2018 J.C. Conolly & Sons vs R.C. Ndhlukula & Anor | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 15, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the order of the High Court discharging with costs a provisional order granted in favour of the appellant on 17 June 2014. |
SC 21 2018 EASTER MZITE V DAMAFALLS (PVT) LTD AND ANOR. | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 18, 2016 |
| This is an application for condonation and extension of time within which to note an appeal in terms of r 31(3) of the Supreme Court Rules 1964. The applicant is the widow of the late Chemayi Joseph Mtize. She is the duly appointed executrix dative of his deceased estate. |
SC 19 2018 RITA MBATHA AND ANOTHER VS VINCENT NCUBE AND ANOTHER Judgment | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 7, 2018 |
| On 9 February 2018, the applicants filed an urgent Chamber Application for an order staying “proceedings” pending the hearing of an appeal in this Court under case number 847/2017. The first applicant is a self-actor who also purports to act on behalf of the second applicant. In the absence of a power of attorney authorising her to do so, the first applicant cannot lawfully represent the second applicant without violating ss 10 and 12 of the Legal Practitioners Act [Chapter 27.07]. |
SC 18 2018 Shorai Mavis Nzara judgment final | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 12, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the High Court Harare.The first appellant, Shorai Nzara, (Shorai) is the mother of the second to fourth appellants to whom she donated the property that forms the subject of this dispute. The first respondent Cecilia Kashumba N.O. was the wife of the late Dzingai Kashumba and is the executrix dative of his estate. Dzingai Kashumba (Dzingai) entered into an agreement of sale with Shorai Nzara the original owner of the property at the heart of this seventeen-year-old dispute. |
SC 17 2018 CBZ BANK LTD v DAVID MOYO + 1 SC 470.15 final | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 8, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the whole judgement of the High Court. On 28 November 2011, the Deputy Sheriff attached immovable property known as stand number 1301 Tynwald South Township of Stand 1042 Tynwald South measuring 383m2,registered under Deed of Transfer No. 9072/2008 (hereinafter referred to as the property). The attachment was pursuant to a writ of execution issued in favour of the appellant (the judgment creditor a quo). The appellant had obtained judgment against one Nompiliso Maphosa in case number HC 6553/11. |
SC 15 2018 ZFC v FURUSA | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 15, 2016 |
| This was an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court delivered on 13 May 2015. After perusing the record and hearing the submissions of the parties, this Court allowed the appeal and indicated that the reasons would be availed in due course. |
SC 14 2018 Maphisa v BMCU | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 7, 2017 |
| This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, dated 13 July 2017, dismissing an application for review of the determination of an arbitrator which had dismissed preliminary issues raised by the appellant relating, inter alia, to the legal status of the first respondent and its capacity to enforce a franchise agreement between the parties. |
SC 13 2018 TIBIC INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD ANOR V KENNEDY MANGENJE 4 ORS | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 1, 2018 |
| This is a hotly contested appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court sitting at Harare, and delivered on 30 October 2013. The epicentre of the dispute is a certain piece of land in the Goromonzi District known as the Remaining Extent of Stuhm measuring 583, 1360 hectares in extent registered in the name of TIBIC INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD under Deed of Transfer 1724/2009. TIBIC INVESTIMENTS (PVT) LTD is an indigenous company in the sense that its shareholders and directors are indigenous citizens of this country. The historical background and factual basis of the case is by and large common cause. |
SC 12 2018 UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE V KWANELE jIRIRA & ANOR | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 15, 2016 |
| This is a chamber application for leave to appeal against the judgment of the Labour Court in terms of r 5 (2) of the Supreme Court (Miscellaneous Appeals and References) Rules, 1975.The applicant is a tertiary educational institution incorporated as such under the University of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 25:16]. Both respondents are its former workers who were employed as research fellows at its Institute of Development Studies. They were dismissed from employment by the disciplinary Tribunal on allegations of misconduct. They are alleged to have wilfully refused to obey a lawful order to be redeployed from the Institute of Development Studies offices to the University campus. |
SC 10 2018 UNITRACK (PVT) LTD v TELONE (PVT) LTD | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 1, 2014 |
| The appellant obtained an arbitral award dated 31 December 2008 requiring that the respondent pay it an amount equivalent to US$70 719,00 multiplied by the parallel market rate obtaining on the date of payment and within 48 hours of the uplifting of the award. |
SC 09 2018 WEBSTER MBANGANI judgment | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 17, 2017 |
| This is an appeal against the decision of the Labour Court upholding the appellant’s dismissal from his employment with the respondent.On 17 July 2017, the court dismissed the appeal with costs. The appellant was in default but was aggrieved by such dismissal and wrote to the Registrar requesting reasons for the order. |
SC 07 2018 Julius Tawona Makoni v Pauline Mutsa Makoni +1 | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Feb 15, 2018 |
| This is an application for condonation of late noting of appeal and extension of time within which to file the appeal in terms of r 31 of the Supreme Court Rules,1964.The parties were married but divorced in England. The court in England issued a decree nisi which the first respondent used to obtain an interdict in the local High Court. The interdict barred the applicant from dealing in the property known as No. 5 Reitfontein Close Highlands, Harare, which he claims to be his sole property. |
SANCTIONS AND ZIMBABWE FINAL [Derek] | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 11, 2019 |
| The Government of Zimbabwe blames the country’s steep economic decline in the decades after 2000, on sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, particularly those of the EU and US. The Government has framed these measures as an international trade embargo against Zimbabwe and, because they do not have the imprimatur of the United Nations Security Council, maintain that they are illegal. |
SADC NHRIs Memorandum of Understanding | Dec 16, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 22, 2017 |
| SADC NHRIs Memorandum of Understanding |
Rural Land Occupiers (Protection from Eviction) Act, 2001 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 5, 2001 |
| ACT To protect certain occupiers of rural land from eviction; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental thereto. |
Rural Land Act [Chapter 20 18], 2003 | Feb 27, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 31, 2004 |
| 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. |
ROUNDTABLE ON THE INCLUSIVE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE | Apr 3, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 30, 2009 |
| The meeting was convened with a view to obtaining an informed and nuanced view, from the perspective of key stakeholders, of Zimbabwe's Inclusive Government (IG). While various large gatherings of human rights NGO's have met to consider issues relevant to the IG, it was the feeling of the conveners that these meetings have been unwieldy and that opinions expressed at these meetings often have been tempered by the institutional concerns of the various NGOs, and a frank analysis of Zimbabwe's polity has been lacking. |
Rhodesia Government Notice 47 of 1977 National Registration Regulations as amended 1 May 2010 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 1, 2010 |
| This document reflects the regulations as amended at 1st May 2010. None of the amendments has updated the regulations to refer to the revised version of the principal Act (1996) or to change references to “Rhodesia” to “Zimbabwe”, etc. The principal Act is now cited as the National Registration Act [Chapter 10:17]. Veritas. |
Revisiting The Commonwealth and Zimbabwe: What is to be done?
| Apr 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 30, 2007 |
| Zimbabwe’s pro tem suspension from the Councils of the Commonwealth for a period of one year was announced in a statement from Marlborough House on 19th March 2002. This suspension implemented a prior warning to the Zimbabwe government by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group that a poor report on the Presidential Election of 2002 would result in punitive action by the Commonwealth. |
Respondents' Heads of Arguments in Ndlovu & Another v Minister of Justice & Another 0 | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Both applicants are convicted murderers whose automatic appeals against the death sentence where dismissed by the Supreme Court under Supreme court judgments SC 33/05 and SC 36/14. |
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Amendment Act [Act 1 of 2017] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 23, 2017 |
| ACT To amend the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22: 15] and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Debt Assumption) Act, 2015 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2015 |
| ACT To provide for the settlement of certain liabilities incurred by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Report on Pre-election Political Violence in Mberengwa | Apr 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 17, 2000 |
| In the period leading up to elections violence, threats and intimidation were used extensively to coerce voters. Politicians of the ruling party and their supporters made statements indicating that the ballot would not be secret and that reprisals would be taken if people voted in certain ways. |
Report on political violence in Bulawayo, Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Midlands | Apr 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 29, 2000 |
| The report outlines several violations which happened in the various provinces against different victims |
Report MOUs Signing Ceremony with Civil Society Orgs 14 03 2016 | Dec 16, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 11, 2016 |
| 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) |
Religion and Politics in Zimbabwe 18 September 2018 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 18, 2018 |
| There is a common assumption that the Apostolic churches, the “Vapostori”, represent a “captured” constituency for ZANU-PF when it comes to elections.2 This is undoubtedly a story with some truth to it, but rarely examined in any analytical fashion. |
Referendums Act [Chapter 2 10] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 11, 2000 |
| ACT To provide for the holding of referendums to ascertain the views of citizens on any questions or issues. |
Reconstruction of State Indebted Insolvent Companies Act [Chapter 24 27] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 25, 2005 |
| ACT To provide for the reconstruction of State-indebted companies and associate companies that are unable to repay credits made to them from public funds, or in respect of whose liabilities the State has issued any guarantee that has become due; to provide for appointment and functions of administrators of companies under reconstruction; to provide for formulation and implementation of schemes of reconstruction in respect of such companies; to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9:16]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Race Against Time The Need for Legal and Institutional Reforms Ahead of Zimbabwe’s Elections | Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 31, 2013 |
| This report assesses the legislative and electoral reforms undertaken by the unity government and analyzes the quality of those reforms and their capacity to create an environment conducive to credible, free and fair elections. Human Rights Watch has found that the contending parties have focused on only one aspect of reforms—securing agreement on the necessary legal and administrative requirements for free and fair elections. |
Publication 49 (1) | Feb 20, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 7, 2004 |
| SUBMISSION TO THE PUBLIC HEARING OF PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE, LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE ON THE NGO BILL. |
Public Service Act | Nov 26, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 15, 1996 |
| ACT to make further provision for the Public Service Commission and its functions; to provide for the constitution and administration of the Public Service and the conditions of service of its members; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Public Procurement Act | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 4, 2017 |
| ACT To provide for the control and regulation of public procurement and the disposal of public assets so as to ensure that such procurement and disposal is effected in a manner that is transparent, fair, honest, costeffective and competitive; to establish the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe and to provide for its functions; to amend the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 24:14]; to repeal the Procurement Act [Chapter 22:141 (No.2 of 1999); and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Public Order and Security Act as amended July 2007 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 1, 2006 |
| ACT To make provision for the maintenance of public order and security in Zimbabwe; to amend the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01], the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to repeal the Law and Order (Maintenance) Act [Chapter 11:07]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Public Order and Security Act as amended February 2006 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 27, 2006 |
| ACT To make provision for the maintenance of public order and security in Zimbabwe; to amend the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01], the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to repeal the Law and Order (Maintenance) Act [Chapter 11:07]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11 17] as at January 2008 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 11, 2008 |
| ACT To make provision for the maintenance of public order and security in Zimbabwe; to amend the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01], the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to repeal the Law and Order (Maintenance) Act [Chapter 11:07]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Public Health Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 1980 |
| AN ACT to make provision for the public health. This Act may be cited as the Public Health Act [Chapter 15:09]. |
Public Finance Management Act as amended at 31 October 2016 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 31, 2016 |
| AN ACT to provide for the control and management of public resources and the protection and recovery thereof; to provide for the appointment, powers and duties of the Accountant-General and of his or her staff; to provide for the national budget; to provide for the preparation of financial statements; to provide for the regulation and control of public entities; 5to provide for general treasury matters; to provide for the examination and audit of public accounts; to provide for matters pertaining to financial misconduct of public officials; to repeal the Audit and Exchequer Act [Chapter 22:03] and the State Loans and Guarantees Act [Chapter 22:13]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
PUBLIC ENTITIES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ACT 0 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2018 |
| Act To provide for the govemance of public entities in compliance with Chapter 9 of the Constitution; to provide a uniform mechanism for regulating the conditions of service of members of public entities and their senior employees; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Public Debt Management Act, Act 4 2015 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2015 |
| ACT To provide for the management of public debt in Zimbabwe; to establish the Public Debt Management Office on a statutory basis and provide for its functions and administration; to provide for the raising, administration and repayment of loans by the State and for the giving of guarantees in respect of certain loans; to amend the Public Finance Management Act[Chapter 22: I9) (No. 11 of 2009) and the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Zimbabw e Act lChapter 22:201(No. 7 of 2014); and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Public Accountants and Auditors Amendment Act | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2014 |
| ACT To amend the Public Accountants andAuditors Act [Chapter 27:12]; and to provide for matters connected there\vith or incidental thereto. |
Provisional Order for internet access [both pages] | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Provisional order to the respondent including terms of order made. |
Private Voluntary Organizations Act [Chapter 17 05] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 1, 2002 |
| AN ACT to provide for the registration of private voluntary organizations, for the control of the collection of contributions for the objects of such organizations and of certain institutions, and for matters incidental thereto. |
Printed Publications Act [Chapter 25 14] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 1, 2006 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the printing and publication of books, newspapers, periodicals and other printed publications and the preservation of books, newspapers, periodicals and other printed publications published in Zimbabwe. |
Principles on Effective Prevention and investigation pf Extra legala, Arbitrary and Summary Executions | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 24, 1989 |
| Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions Recommended by Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/65 of 24 May 1989. |
Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9 16] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 1, 2005 |
| AN ACT to provide for the prevention of corruption and the investigation of claims arising from dishonesty or corruption; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Press Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) on the Political Situation in Zimbabwe 16 November 2017 1 | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 16, 2017 |
| Statement about the Political situation in Zimbabwe in November 2017 |
Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act [Chapter 10 20] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Apr 25, 1986 |
| AN ACT to empower the President to make regulations dealing with situations that have arisen or are likely to arise and that require to be dealt with as a matter of urgency; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto |
Prescribed Rate of Interest Act [Chapter 8 10] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 23, 1986 |
| AN ACT to provide for the rate of interest payable on certain debts; to provide for the payment of interest on certain judgment debts; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Powers Immunities Privileges of Parliament updated March 2017 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 31, 2017 |
| AN ACT to make provision in connection with the privileges, immunities and powers of Parliament, the members and office bearers of Parliament and persons employed in the service of Parliament or in the publication of parliamentary papers; to penalize persons who sit or vote in Parliament knowing or having reasonable grounds for knowing that they are not entitled to do so; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Postal and Telecommunications Act [Chapter 12 05] as amended 2010 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 30, 2010 |
| ACT To provide for the establishment of the Postal and Telecommunications Authority and to provide for its functions and management; to provide for the licensing and regulation of cellular telecommunication, postal and telecommunication services; to amend the Broadcasting Act [Chapter 12:01]; to provide for the repeal of the Postal and Telecommunication Services Act [Chapter 12:02], the Posts and Telecommunications Corporation Act [Chapter 12:03] and the Radiocommunication Services Act [Chapter 12:04]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Postal and Telecommunications Act [Chapter 12 05] as amended 2002 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2002 |
| ACT To provide for the establishment of the Postal and Telecommunications Authority and to provide for its functions and management; to provide for the licensing and regulation of cellular telecommunication, postal and telecommunication services; to amend the Broadcasting Act [Chapter 12:01]; to provide for the repeal of the Postal and Telecommunication Services Act [Chapter 12:02], the Posts and Telecommunications Corporation Act [Chapter 12:03] and the Radiocommunication Services Act [Chapter 12:04]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Political Violence report 2008 | Feb 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 1, 2008 |
| In this report for 2008,there are certain trends and characteristics which have been attendant on the incidents reported to the Human rights Forum which rebut the denial of ZANU PF that in most instances the violence that was reported was between over zealous youths and villagers. |
Political Parties (Finance) Act [Chapter 2 11] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 11, 2001 |
| ACT To provide for the financing of political parties by the State; to prohibit foreign donations to political parties and candidates; to repeal the Political Parties (Finance) Act [Chapter 2:04]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Political and historical context of elections 2 | Feb 18, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2018 |
| This briefing paper reviews the political and historical context of the Zimbabwean election with a view of determining the contribution of this past to the electoral outcomes. We hypothesize that the 2018 electoral outcome will be a function of its immediate past and the broader national historical context. |
Policy Brief A Call for Alignment of Laws with the Constitution | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| This paper contains a framework to guide lobby and advocacy efforts with parliamentarians, policy makers and other critical stakeholders such as ZEC. |
Police Act [Chapter 11 10] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 1, 2003 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment, organization and control of the Police Force; to provide for the functions of the Police Service and the conditions of service of its members; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Perils and Pitfalls-Migrants and deportation in South Africa
| Apr 8, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 5, 2012 |
| South Africa receives more asylum seekers than any other country in the world with people mainly coming from Zimbabwe, the DRC, Burundi, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, as well as from countries further afield to escape poverty, insecurity and political turmoil. |
Patents Act [Chapter 26 03], amended 2002 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 20, 2002 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to patents; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Pastoral letter food and security | Nov 26, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 15, 2015 |
| A Pastoral Letter of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference On the Current Food Security Crisis in Our Country. |
Parliamentary Salaries etc Act updated March 2017 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 31, 2017 |
| AN ACT to provide for salaries, allowances and other benefits for Vice-Presidents, Senior Ministers, Ministers, the Attorney-General, Deputy Ministers and members and certain office-bearers of Parliament; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Pan African Minerals University of Science and Technology Act [Cap 25 33] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 30, 2016 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment, governance and purpose of the PanAfrican Minerals University of Science and Technology (PAMUST); and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Organised Violence and Torture:
A Zimbabwean Case Study
| Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 28, 2000 |
| The use of Emergency Powers and the Law and Order (Maintenance) Act was continued by the Mugabe government, but extended considerably by the Presidential Powers Act, and always finally the use of formal impunity and pardons to cover human rights violations. There remains a consistent pattern in Zimbabwe: of periods in which gross human rights violations are permitted and even encouraged, followed by the formal excusing of such violations by impunity. |
Organised Violence and Torture in Zimbabwe: Harare and Copenhagen, 6 June 2000 | Apr 3, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 6, 2000 |
| The current report is based on information compiled from both a wide range of sources and researched locally by the IRCT delegation. The IRCT delegation visited Zimbabwe from 29 May to 6 June 2000. The delegation comprised Maria Piniou- Kalli, MD, IRCT President and specialist dermatologist, Inge Genefke, MD.DMSc hc, IRCT Secretary-General and specialist neurologist, and Soraya Usmani Martinez, IRCT Project Coordinator for Sub Saharan Africa. |
Organised Violence and Torture in the Bye-Elections held in Zimbabwe during 2000 and 2001. | Apr 1, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 5, 2002 |
| This present monograph concentrates upon the human rights violations that took place during the bye-elections that took place in 2000 and 2001. None of these bye-elections came about as a result of the election petitions, as all those cases decided were immediately appealed and are still pending in the Supreme Court. All the bye-elections took place due to the death of the incumbent. Zanu(PF) won all these elections, amidst continued allegations of gross human rights violations and electoral irregularities. |
Organised Violence and Torture
in Zimbabwe in 1999
| Apr 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 31, 2000 |
| The crisis which began in late 1997 showed little sign of abating during 1999, and all political commentators remain agreed that the severe crisis continuing in Zimbabwe shows little sign of immediate resolution. The President continued to act without consulting Parliament or with respect to the Constitution. |
Only bruises on the soles of their feet:
Falanga in Zimbabwe.
| Apr 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jan 31, 2009 |
| Falanga is unequivocally a form of torture and constitutes a serious criminal assault under Zimbabwean law. This form of torture has become particularly prevalent in the past five years. Although falanga has been reported in previous decades, it now appears to be very widespread indeed, and almost routine, both inside and outside of places of detention. |
Older Persons Act No 1 2012 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 17, 2012 |
| ACT To provide for the well-being of older persons; to provide for the appointment of a Director for Older Persons Affairs, the establishment of an Older Persons Board; to create an Older Persons Fund; and to provide for matters connected therewith, or incidental thereto. |
Official Secrets Act [Chapter 11 09] as amended 2004 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2004 |
| AN ACT to prohibit the disclosure for any purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of Zimbabwe of information which might be useful to an enemy; to make provision for the purpose of preventing persons from obtaining or disclosing official secrets in Zimbabwe; to prevent unauthorized persons from making sketches, plans or models of and to prevent trespass upon defence works, fortifications, military reserves and other prohibited places; and to provide for matters incidental to the foregoing. |
October Monthly Conflict Report | Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 31, 2015 |
| This report is a compilation of emerging conflicts and problem trends from selected districts in the country. The report identifies current conflict trends, their causes and suggested community protection systems. It identifies different types of conflicts and human rights violations within different communities to support rapid response and early warning needs by law enforcement agencies and conflict transformation and peacebuilding agencies. |
NTJWG Press Statement | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 27, 2017 |
| The NTJWG invites Parliamentarians to begin a conversation on the process at constituency level to find ways in which participants who failed to participate in the public hearings in any way to hand in their recommendations to Parliament through their representatives. |
NTJWG Executive Brief | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Feb 22, 2018 |
| This briefing was presented to the Special Advisor to the President on National Peace and Reconciliation. The briefing draws from the monitoring work done by NTJWG and the views obtained by NTJWG from Stakeholders who are concerned with the national peace and reconciliation process in Zimbabwe. |
NPRC Press Statement Feb 2019 | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 27, 2019 |
| 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. |
NPRC NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2019 | Dec 9, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 30, 2019 |
| The newsletter covers activities by the NPRC and also shares NTJWG activities. |
NPRC Briefing November 2018 | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 4, 2018 |
| The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is one of 5 independent commissions established by the Constitution of Zimbabwe to entrench a culture of human rights and democracy. Section 251 of the Constitution established the NPRC. |
NPRC Bill Portfolio Committee Report 9 May 2017 | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 9, 2017 |
| The Justice Committee and Thematic Committees on Human Rights and on Peace and Security conducted joint public hearings in all of thecountry’s provinces, and gathered views and opinions on the Bill. Hearings were conducted in all provinces of the country by two separate teams, Team A and Team B. |
NPRC Bill H B 2 [2017] Factsheet | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Changes noted in the new Bill include Ministerial Approvals were the new Bill creates a Commission which lacks administrative and financial autonomy. All provisions that interfere with the financial autonomy of the Commission need to be revised so that they are in line with United Nations Standards which call for clear operational independence for independent Commissions. |
Not a Level Playing Field: Zimbabwe’s Parliamentary Elections in 2005 | Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 21, 2005 |
| Human Rights Watch calls on SADC member states to urge the government of Zimbabwe to ensure that in the days remaining before the election, efforts are made to guarantee that all candidates are able to campaign freely and openly throughout Zimbabwe, that all candidates have access to the media, that journalists and observers are allowed to observe the election process in all areas of the country, and that voters are allowed to choose a candidate and vote in an environment free of intimidation. |
No War in Zimbabwe | Apr 8, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Zimbabweans are now the second biggest group of foreign Africans in South Africa. Yet there is little formal information available on their situation. Very few are being officially recorded as political refugees. Some Zimbabweans claim that it is hard to access asylum seeker status. It was the intention of the authors to investigate these allegations, as well as to establish other problems and issues of relevance to Zimbabweans in South Africa. |
Neither Free nor Fair: High Court decisions on the petitions on the June 2000 General Election. | Apr 1, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 3, 2002 |
| This monograph focuses on the electoral irregularities, including gross human rights abuses, during the period preceding the June 2000 Parliamentary elections. This election marked the first time a strong opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), had challenged the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (Zanu (PF)) in the political arena. |
NCA Proposed Draft Constitution | Feb 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 1, 1997 |
| The Draft containes reasons why the NCA campaigned for a No Vote in the referendum of February 2000 such as the process and content. This draft seeks to address the key issues of governance in Zimbabwe and has taken into account the NCA’s major concerns about the Draft of the Constitutional Commission. Its main focus is on having an accountable government through various checks and balances. |
National Unity accord and its Aftermath | Feb 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 31, 2005 |
| In particular, it focuses on the Matebeleland crisis and highlights the inadequacies of the Unity Accord established to end the violence. These have spilt over into the present tensions and contradictions within Zimbabwe.. In the aftermath of the struggle for independence, the government had to move fast in dealing with the popular demands that informed the struggle. |
National Prosecuting Authority Act Act 5 2014 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 2, 2015 |
| ACT AN ACT to establish the National Prosecuting Authority Board and to provide for its functions; to provide for the appointment the National Director of Public Prosecutions; to provide for the administration of the National Prosecuting Authority and the conditions of service of its members; to provide for the transfer of persons from the Civil Service to the National Prosecuting Authority; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
National Peace and Reconcilation Commission Act | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 30, 2017 |
| ACT To put the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission into operation; to confer additional jurisdiction on the Commission, including its investigative powers; to provide for the terms of office, conditions of service, qualifications and vacation of office of Members of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and the appointment of the Executive Secretary; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
National Dialogue must result in comprehensive electoral and political reforms ZESN | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 7, 2019 |
| ZESN strongly believes that the pathway to the next election should be defined by a comprehensive electoral and political reforms process established and implemented by all key stakeholders. |
NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS COMMISSION ACT | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 23, 2017 |
| ACT To provide for the establishment of the National Competitiveness Commission and its functions and management; to enable a competitive environment for Zimbabwean businesses through the development, coordination and implementation of key policy improvements; to repeal the National Incomes and Pricing Act [Chapter 14:32] (No.2 of2007); and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
National Arts Council of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 25 07] as amended | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2006 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe to foster, develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and practice of the arts in Zimbabwe; to provide for the structure and functions of the National Arts Council; to provide for a Board to manage and control the affairs of the National Arts Council; to provide for the registration and regulation of arts organisations; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Mudzuru & Another v Minister of Justice & 2 Ors Respondents' Opposing Affidavit | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 29, 2014 |
| The Secretary for Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, was duly authorised to depose to this affidavit on behalf of both 1st and 2nd Respondents. |
Mudzuru & Another v Minister of Justice & 2 Ors Court Application | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 14, 2014 |
| The instant application is an important public interest application that seeks to challenge the law in so far as it relates to child marriages in Zimbabwe. It is motivated by my desire to protect the interest of children in Zimbabwe. |
Mudzuru & Another v Minister of Justice & 2 Ors Applicants' Heads of Argument | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 1, 2014 |
| It is submitted that there are two main issues in this particular matter on the merits. The first is clearly, the question of protection of children's rights as defined in Article 81 of the Constitution and determining whether or not early marriages and the laws allowing and permitting the same are consistence with that right. |
Mrs A Tibaijuka Report on Operation Murambatsvina | Feb 11, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 18, 2005 |
| The report outlines how the Government of Zimbabwe embarked on an operation to“clean-up” its cities. It was a“crash”operation known as “Operation Murambatsvina”, referred to in this report as Operation Restore Order. It started in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, and rapidly evolved into anationwide demolition and eviction campaign carried out bythe police and the army. |
Movable Property Act | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 4, 2017 |
| AN ACT to provide for the registration of movable property security interests; to amend various Acts; and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected with the foregoing. |
Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 12 of 2018) | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2018 |
| ACT To amend the Money Launde1ing and Proceeds of Crime Act [Chapter 9:24], section 27 of the National Prosecuting Authority Act [Chapter 7:20], section 6 of the Criminal Matters (Mutual Assistance) Act [Chapter 9:06], section 87 of the Deeds Registries Act [Chapter 20:05], section 210 of the Customs and Excise Act [Chapter 23:02], section 5 of the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23 :06], section 34A of the Revenue Authority Act [Chapter 23 :11], section 360 of the Companies Act [Chapter 24:03] and the Bank Use Promotion Act [Chapter24:24]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act Act 4 2013 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 21, 2013 |
| ACT To suppress the abuse of the financial system and enable the unlawful proceeds of all serious crime and terrorist acts to be identified, traced, frozen, seized and eventually confiscated; to repeal the Serious Offences (Confiscation of Profits) Act [Chapter 9:17]; to amend the Criminal Matters (Mutual Assistance) Act [Chapter 9:06], the Bank Use Promotion and Suppression of Money Laundering Act [Chapter 24:24], the Building Societies Act [Chapter 24:02] and the Asset Management Act [Chapter 24:26]1; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Mnangagwa opposing papers Part2 | Feb 28, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 1, 2018 |
| SADC electoral Observation Mission to the Republic of Zimbabwe Preliminary statement by his Excellency Manuel Domingos Augusto. |
Mnangagwa opposing papers Part1 | Feb 28, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 15, 2018 |
| E.D Mnangagwa Urges the court to dismiss Chamisa's application as there was no valid challenge to his election. |
MMR October 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 31, 2016 |
| Clientelism, political intimidation and vote buying in Zimbabwe have become a structural phenomenon, part of the local political culture as demonstrated in the by-elections that have taken place this year. In most cases campaign irregularities are targeted at the urban and rural poor who have limited access to resources like land and basic commodities like food. |
MMR August 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 31, 2016 |
| As political parties and the electorate brace for the 2018 general elections political intolerance continues to take center stage. In a democratic country where plurality should be welcome, political players and their structures are failing to come to terms with rising opposition on the political front. At a time when factionalism is rife in Zanu PF, the leadership is thwarting opposition and promoting political intolerance. |
Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9 15] as amended March 2005 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 31, 2005 |
| AN ACT to provide for the suppression and punishment of certain offences. |
Midlands State University Law Review 2017 Vol III ARTICLE I | Dec 9, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2017 |
| The article reviews the Judgement with a view to unpack how it affects the socio-legal landscape of Zimbabwe. |
Microfinance Bill 2012 HB 2 2012 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 29, 2012 |
| This Bill will provide for the registration, supervision and regulation of persons conducting microfinance business in Zimbabwe; to amend the Moneylending and Rates of Interest Act [Chapter 14:14] and the Banking Act [Chapter 24:20] (Act No. 9 of 1999). |
Microfinance Act [Chapter 24 29] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2013 |
| Act to provide for the registration, supervision and regulation of persons conducting micro finance business in Zimbabwe; to amend the money lending and rates of interest Act [Chapter 14:14] and the Banking Act [Chapter 24;20] (Act No. 9 of 1999); and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the forgoing. |
Mental Health Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 1, 2000 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the care, detention and after-care of persons who are mentally disordered or intellectually handicapped, whether for the purposes of treatment or otherwise; to provide for the establishment of various boards and the functions of such boards; to repeal the Mental Health Act [Chapter 15:06]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
MEDICAL DOCTOR FOUND ALIVE BUT TORTURED | Dec 16, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 23, 2019 |
| On 19 September 2019, Dr Peter Magombeyi, a medical doctor was found alive and disoriented, dumped about 33 km out of Harare in a placed called Nyabira. |
MEDICAL DOCTOR ABDUCTED FROM HIS HOME | Dec 16, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 18, 2019 |
| Dr Peter Magombeyi, a medical doctor and Acting President of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA), was abducted on the night of 14 September. |
Matrimonial Causes Act [Chapter 5 13] 0 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 17, 1986 |
| AN ACT to amend the law relating to marriage, judicial separation and nullity of marriages; and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith. |
Masvingo State University Amendment Act, 2007 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 30, 2007 |
| ACT To amend the Masvingo State University Act [Chapter 25:24]. The long title to the Masvingo State University Act [Chapter 25:24] (hereinafter called "the principal Act") is amended by the deletion of "Masvingo State University" and the substitution of "Great Zimbabwe University". |
Married Persons Property Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 1, 1929 |
| AN ACT to amend the law as to the property of married persons. This Act may be cited as the Married Persons Property Act [Chapter 5:12]. |
Marriage Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 1, 1965 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the solemnization of marriages and matters incidental thereto. |
Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences & Technological Act [Cap 25 29] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2015 |
| ACT To establish the Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences Act | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2016 |
| ACT To establish the Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 1980 |
| AN ACT to facilitate the enforcement in Zimbabwe of maintenance orders made in England and Northern Ireland and elsewhere within the Commonwealth and in other States on the basis of reciprocal arrangements. |
Maintenance of Peace Order Act Act 9 of 2019 0 | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 30, 2019 |
| 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. |
Maintenance Act [Chapter 5 09] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 1, 2005 |
| AN ACT to provide for the making of orders for maintenance of persons; to provide for the enforcement of maintenance orders; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Magistrates Court Amendment Act, 2003 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 30, 2003 |
| ACT To amend the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10]. |
Madanhire & Another v The Attorney General Court Order | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 29, 2014 |
| The Rule nisi is confirmed and an appropriation declaratur will be issued in due cause. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1993/94 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1994 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1994 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1992/93 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1993 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1993 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1991/92 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1992 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1992 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1990/91 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1991 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1991 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1989/90 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1990 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1990 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZIM Annual Report 1988/89 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1989 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1989 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1987/88 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1988 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1988 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1986/87 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1987 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1987 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1985/86 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1986 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1986 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
Local Government Laws Amendment Act, 2016 0 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 26, 2016 |
| ACT To amend the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13], and the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Local Government Laws Amendment Act, 2008 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 24, 2008 |
| ACT To amend the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13], the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15] and the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] (No. 25 of 2004); and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
List Statutory Instruments of 2017 January to May | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 31, 2017 |
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List 2018 Statutory Instruments complete | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2018 |
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List 2018 SIs as at 30 November | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 30, 2018 |
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Land Survey Amendment Act, 2007 | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 10, 2007 |
| ACT To amend sections 2 and 12 of the Land Survey Act [Chapter 20:12] and sections 2 and 18 of the Land Surveyors Act [Chapter 27:06]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Land Survey Act [Chapter 20 12] | Feb 27, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 31, 2004 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the survey of land. |
LAND COMMISSION ACT | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2017 |
| AN ACT to provide for the Zimbabwe Land Commission established by section 296 of the Constitution; to provide for the acquisition of State land and the disposal of State land; to provide for the settlement of persons on, and the alienation of, agricultural 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; to repeal the Agricultural Land Settlement Act [Chapter 20:01] and the Rural Land Act [Chapter 20:18]; to amend the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Land Acquisition General Laws Amendment | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 6, 2001 |
| Amendment to the Land Acquisition Act as inserted in the General Laws Amendment Bill. Proposed and voted in favour by parliament on 6 December, 2001. |
Land Acquisition Amendment Act, 2004 | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2004 |
| ACT To amend the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10]; to repeal Hippo Valley Agreement Act [Chapter 20:08]; to make certain declaratory provisions respecting the Land Reform Programme; and to provide for matters incidental thereto. |
Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20 10], May 2002 | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 10, 2002 |
| AN ACT to empower the President and other authorities to acquire land and other immovable property compulsorily in certain circumstances; to make special provision for the compensation payable for agricultural land required for resettlement purposes; to provide for the establishment of the Derelict Land Board; to provide for the declaration and acquisition of derelict land; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2001 | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2001 |
| BILL To amend the Labour Relations Act [Chapter 28:01], the Export Processing Zones Act [Chapter l4: 07] and the Public Service Act [Chapter 6:04], and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Labour Law Reform Brochure | Nov 26, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 30, 2017 |
| The theme in this campaign is Harmonisation of Labour Laws to comply with International Labour Standards'. Kindly find below a summary of the shortcomings in our labour law and the workers' demands. |
Labour Amendment Act, 2015 | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2015 |
| ACT TO amend the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Labour Amendment Act 2015 | Nov 26, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2015 |
| ACT tO amend the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01J; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Labour Act [Chapter 28 01], 2003 | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 1, 2003 |
| AN ACT to declare and define the fundamental rights of employees; to define unfair labour practices; to regulate conditions of employment and other related matters; to provide for the control of wages and salaries; to provide for the appointment and functions of workers committees; to provide for the formation, registration and functions of trade unions, employers organizations and employment councils; to regulate the negotiation, scope and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements; to provide for the establishment and functions of the Labour Court; to provide for the prevention of trade disputes, and unfair labour practices; to regulate and control collective action; to regulate and control employment agencies; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Kariba Draft Constitution | Feb 12, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 15, 2008 |
| BILL to provide for a new Constitution for Zimbabwe and to provide for related matters. |
Justice in Zimbabwe | Mar 5, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 16, 2002 |
| This report seeks to trace what has happened to the legal system of Zimbabwe over the last few years, giving examples of these developments. Where it is necessary to put these developments in a broader context, details are given about developments that took place earlier in the history of Zimbabwe. |
Judicial Service Act [Chapter 7 18] | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 9, 2007 |
| ACT To make further provisions for the Judicial Service Commission; to constitute the Judicial Service; to establish the Judicial Service Committees and to provide for their functions; to provide for the administration and the conditions of service of members of the Judicial Service employed in the Supreme Court and the High Court and other courts subordinate to the Supreme Court and the High Court, and the Office of the Ombudsman; to provide for the transfer of persons from the Public Service to the Judicial Service; to make consequential amendments to various Acts; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
JUDICIAL LAWS AMENDMENT (EASE OF SETTLING COMMERCIAL AND OTHER DISPUTES) | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 23, 2017 |
| ACT To amend the High Court Act [Chapter 7:061, the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7: I 0]; and the Small Claims Court Act [Chapter 7: 12]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto |
Judges Salaries, Allowances and Pensions Act [Chapter 7 08], Amended 2006 | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2006 |
| AN ACT to prescribe the salaries of judges and acting judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court; and to make provision in regard to the payment of allowances to those judges and acting judges and in regard to the payment of pensions to those judges and their widows. |
Judges Pension Scheme Notice, 2006 | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 24, 2006 |
| This scheme shall apply in respect of— (a) every judge appointed to the High Court or Supreme Court on or after the 1st July, 1997; and (b) every judge of the High Court or Supreme Court who held office immediately before the 1st July, 1997, and who makes an election in accordance with subsection (2) that this scheme will apply in his or her case, in place of the former scheme, with effect from that date. |
Joint Ventures Act | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 27, 2016 |
| Act To provide for the implementation of joint venture agreements between contracting authorities and counterparties; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Joint press statement Second formal dialogue meeting between EU and Zim | Nov 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 21, 2019 |
| The meeting provided for the continuation of a wide-ranging engagement on priorities, shared objectives and areas for collaboration including: economic developments, trade and investment; human rights, democratisation, rule of law and good governance; development cooperation; humanitarian impact and climate change as well as global and regional matters. |
IRI NDI Observation Report 2018 final | Nov 25, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2018 |
| The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) organized the Zimbabwe International Election Observation Mission (ZIEOM) for the 2018 Zimbabwe presidential, parliamentary, and local government elections (referred to locally as “harmonized” elections). |
Investigative Report on Discrimination on the Basis of Political Affiliation, Kadoma (Mashonaland West) 2018 | Dec 16, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2018 |
| Investigative Report on Discrimination on the Basis of Political Affiliation, Kadoma (Mashonaland West) 2018 |
Investigative Report on Chitungwiza Political Violence (Harare Province) 2018 | Dec 16, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2017 |
| Political Violence |
Interpretation Act [Chapter 1 01], Amended March 2005 | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 31, 2005 |
| AN ACT to define certain terms when used in legislative enactments; to make provision with respect to the operation, commencement and interpretation of legislative enactments; to shorten the language of legislative enactments; and for other purposes. |
Interception of Communications Act [Chapter 11 20] | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 3, 2007 |
| ACT To provide for the lawful interception and monitoring of certain communications in the course of their transmission through a telecommunication, postal or any other related service or system in Zimbabwe; to provide for the establishment of a monitoring centre; and to provide for any other matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Insolvency act clean | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 24, 2018 |
| ACT To provide for the administration of insolvent and assigned estates and the consolidation of Insolvency legislation in Zimbabwe; to repeal the Insolvency Act [Chapter 6:041 and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Ingutsheni Report | Dec 16, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 25, 2015 |
| The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is amongst the Chapter 12 Independent Commissions which seek to promote human rights and democracy in Zimbabwe. The mandate of the ZHRC is to promote, protect and enforce human rights and fundamental freedoms in Zimbabwe. |
Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 24 14] | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 24, 2006 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment, constitution, duties and powers of a Zimbabwe Development Bank to assist in and promote the economic development of Zimbabwe; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act [Chapter 14 33] Updated May 2011 | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 31, 2011 |
| ACT To provide for support measures for the further indigenisation of the economy; to provide for support measures for the economic empowerment of indigenous Zimbabweans; to provide for the establishment of the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board and its functions and management; to provide for the establishment of the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Fund; to provide for the National Indigenisation and Empowerment Charter; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |