Title | Date added | Template | Date recorded | Category | Summary |
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Lancaster House Agreement | Feb 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 1, 1980 |
| The Lancaster House Agreement was a political consensus which brought the independence of Zimbabwe from Rhodesian rule. The agreement came into being after a series of negotiations between the nationalist parties and the Rhodesian Front between September and December 1979. The Agreement was facilitated by the British and the American governments to bring to an end the 14 year war in Rhodesia between the Rhodesians and the guerrilla movements. |
1. What is a Constitution | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The constitution of a country is a set of rules that define the nature and extent of the country’s government. It is sometimes referred to as the country’s fundamental or basic law, and has supremacy over all other laws. |
2. A Preamble to a Constitution | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The preamble to a constitution is an introduction to the constitution and usually bears the formal heading “Preamble”. It presents the history behind the constitution’s enactment, and sometimes sets out the nation’s core principles and values. |
3. Founding Principles of a Constitution | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Founding Principles of the Constitution can be described as: “those values that citizens commit themselves to their adherence. They are the foundations of the Constitution and they reflect the manner in which the people desire to be governed.” |
4. The Constitution and the Rule of Law | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Our current Constitution states that public officers owe a duty to everyone in Zimbabwe to observe and uphold the rule of law [section 18(1a)], and the “Kariba Draft” Constitution contains a similar provision.Fundamentally it means that people’s rights and obligations must be determined by laws rather than by individuals or groups of individuals exercising an arbitrary discretion. |
5. Citizenship | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Citizens form the basis of every independent State because a State is an abstract concept comprising the people who live within a defined area. Of the people who constitute a State it is the citizens who have a right to determine who will govern them and, sometimes, to decide the form which their government should take. |
6. A Declaration or Bill of Rights | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2018 |
| The purpose of a Declaration or Bill of Rights is to protect the rights of citizens and ordinary people living in the country. Although generally these rights must not be overridden by the government, some have to be qualified. |
7. Social and Economic and Cultural Rights | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Here, when we refer to “social, economic and cultural rights” [“SEC rights”] we mean second-generation rights as well as any third-generation rights which are capable of being defined reasonably clearly. |
8. Separation of Powers | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| In essence, the doctrine of separation of powers is that for a free and democratic society to exist there must be a clear separation between the three branches of government, namely: The Executive,The Legislature and The Judicial Branch. |
9. Executive Powers | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The Executive, the branch of government headed by the President, is currently the most powerful of the three branches. The President and his Ministers control the Defence Forces, the Police and the civil administration; they represent the country in its dealings with foreign governments; and generally they are responsible for running the day-to-day affairs of the country. The Executive is the branch of government which impinges most frequently on the lives of ordinary people. |
10. Legislature | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The legislative branch of government is the branch which makes laws for the country. A legislature embodies the idea that people are the source of political power in the State and should control the law-making process. |
11. The Judiciary | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The judiciary is one of the three main branches of government, the other two being the Legislature (i.e. Parliament) and the Executive (the President, Ministers, the Public Service, the Police and Defence Forces). The judiciary consists of all judicial officers, namely, the people such as judges and magistrates who decide civil and criminal cases in courts. |
12. Security Services and Security Service Commissions | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The disciplined services – the Defence Forces (consisting of the Army and the Air Force), the Police Force and the Prison Service – are the subject of separate parts of the present Constitution. |
13. The Public Service and Public Service Commission | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| As the name implies, the Public Service exists to serve the public. Public servants are paid by the public and should serve the public impartially and in a professional manner, irrespective of their own political views or those of the members of the public with whom they are dealing. |
14. Constitutional Commissions | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Four constitutional commissions are established by the Zimbabwean Constitution: • The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission • The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission • The Zimbabwe Media Commission • The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission. |
2008 MDGsOfficialList | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 15, 2008 |
| These are Goals and targets from the Millennium declaration and indicators for monitoring progress progress. |
A Case for National Dialogue in Zimbabwe | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 2, 2019 |
| This brief provides insights on what constitute a national dialogue, why it is necessary, its success potentials, challenges and possible steps towards an inclusive process in Zimbabwe. Towards a step in the right direction, President Emerson Mnangagwa, on 22 January 2019, called on political parties, churches and civic society leaders to a national dialogue platform. |
Access to Information & Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], Jan 2005 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 7, 2005 |
| ACT To provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public bodies; to make public bodies accountable by giving the public a right to request correction of misrepresented personal information; to prevent the unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies; to protect personal privacy; to provide for the regulation of the mass media; to establish a Media and Information Commission and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to the foregoing. |
Access to Information & Protection Of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], March 2002 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 15, 2002 |
| ACT To provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public bodies; to make public bodies accountable by giving the public a right to request correction of misrepresented personal information; to prevent the unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies; to protect personal privacy; to provide for the regulation of the mass media; to establish a Media and Information Commission and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to the foregoing. |
Access to Information & Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], Oct 2003 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 10, 2003 |
| ACT To provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public bodies; to make public bodies accountable by giving the public a right to request correction of misrepresented personal information; to prevent the unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies; to protect personal privacy; to provide for the regulation of the mass media; to establish a Media and Information Commission and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to the foregoing. |
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], 2008 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 11, 2008 |
| ACT To provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public bodies; to make public bodies accountable by giving the public a right to request correction of misrepresented personal information; to prevent the unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies; to protect personal privacy; to provide for the regulation of the mass media; to establish a Media and Information Commission and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to the foregoing. |
Acquisition of Farm Equipment or Material Act [Chapter 18 23] As Amended | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 3, 2004 |
| ACT To provide for the acquisition of farm equipment or material not being used for agricultural purposes; to amend section 5 of the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Acts of 2017 complete list, with hyperlinks | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 31, 2017 |
| The table lists all Acts passed by the Parliament of Zimbabwe during 2017. Each Act is hyperlinked to the relevant webpage on the Veritas website www.veritaszim.net |
Acts to be Aligned (2017.04) 0 (1) | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Apr 30, 2017 |
| STATUTES REQUIRING CONSTITUTIONAL ALIGNMENT |
Administration of Estates Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 1997 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of the estates of deceased persons, minors, mentally disordered or defective persons and persons absent from Zimbabwe, and to provide for the control of moneys belonging to persons whose whereabouts are unknown. |
Administration of Estates Act [Chapter 6 01] | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 1, 1997 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of the estates of deceased persons, minors, mentally disordered or defective persons and persons absent from Zimbabwe, and to provide for the control of moneys belonging to persons whose whereabouts are unknown. |
Administrative Justice Act as at 15 September 2016 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 15, 2016 |
| ACT To provide for the right to administrative action and decisions that are lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair; to provide for the entitlement to written reasons for administrative action or decisions; to provide for relief by a competent court against administrative action or decisions contrary to the provisions of this Act; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 30, 2007 |
| The Charter seeks to entrench in the Continent a political culture of change of power based on the holding of regular, free, fair and transparent elections conducted by competent, independent and impartial national electoral bodies. |
African Export Import Bank (Membership of Zimbabwe and Branch Office Agreement) Act, 2005 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 24, 2006 |
| ACT To enable effect to be given within Zimbabwe to the Agreement for the Establishment of the African Export-Import Bank and the Agreement between the African Export-Import Bank and the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe concerning the Location of the Branch Office of the African Export-Import Bank; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected therewith. |
AfricanYouthCharter | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 6, 2006 |
| The Charter has 31 Articles adopted by the Seventh Ordinary sessions of the Assembly held in Banjul, The Gambia on the 2nd of July 2006. |