Title | Date added | Template | Date recorded | Category | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E- Ballot Newsletter 7 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 30, 2007 |
| This issue seeks to continue with the debate and discussions on some interpretations, implications, and prospects towards the 2008 elections in particular on the Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 18. The issue looks at various aspects like the voter registration, which make up the fundamental aspects of a free and fair election. |
Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe | Apr 2, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 31, 2002 |
| This report considers the human rights implications of the so-called fast track process of land redistribution in Zimbabwe, under which the government has revised the constitution and amended legislation in order to allow it to acquire commercial farms compulsorily and without compensation, and the land occupations that have accompanied it since early 2000. |
Human Rights July 2019 Newsletter | Nov 5, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 31, 2019 |
| The newsletter talks about the human rights developments in the country and keeps people informed on how "The Forum" worked for the realization and enjoyment of the rights of Zimbabwean people in the month of July. |
Lancaster House Agreement | 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. |
Legal Resources Foundation 2014 /5 Annual report | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 2015 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
Legal resources foundation 2015/16 Annual report | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 2016 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
Symposium Day 3 Report | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 23, 2018 |
| Reverend Useni Sibanda opened the conference’s third day by assisting participants to reflect on first two days Symposium’s outputs drawing from various presentations and evidence by victims and survivors of the Gukurahundi atrocities. |
Symposium Report Day 2 | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 22, 2018 |
| Day 2 of the NTJWG Conference being in Bulawayo began with participants visiting different historical sites and heritage centres which depict Zimbabwe’s conflict history and community healing practices. Visited places include; the Entumbane Reintegration Camps sites, the Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church and Amagugu International Heritage Centre. |
The Civic Education Network Trust (CIVNET) in Zimbabwe | Nov 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Swedish Sida in Harare commissioned an evaluation to assess the impact of CIVNET’s activities and training programmes, for which they have provided funding support for the period between 2000 to 2007. An independent consultant, Ms Dren Nupen from Johannesburg, South Africa was contracted to undertake the evaluation because of her experience in the NGO sector in South Africa and the SADC region. |
ZESN August Issue 2016 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 31, 2016 |
| New Amendments to the electoral Act falls short of expectations. |
ZPP MMR January 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jan 31, 2017 |
| The month of January recorded many violations which were politically motivated. Most of the reported cases were harassment and intimidation of opposition political activists. Other prominent cases were those of deprivation of state sponsored food aid and inputs for farming. |
ZPP MMR June 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 30, 2017 |
| A season of Rallies: Dominant human rights violations recorded during June 2017 revolve around preparations for the presidential youth interface rallies, Heroes Day commemorations, the upcoming Chiwundura by-election, continued barring of students from attending classes, harassment of vendors and discrimination during food aid distribution. |
ZPP MMR May 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 31, 2017 |
| The month of May stands out owing to violations of the right to education, the right to food and civil and political rights mainly freedom of association and assembly. This May ZPP recorded the highest number of incidences where pupils were sent away from school for failure to pay school fees or clear the previous term’s arrears. |
ZPP MMR October 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 31, 2017 |
| The Report Highlights how Zimbabweans are Prisoners of fear and how the farming season has contributed to an increase in cases of intimidation and harassment as well as discrimination as cases of discrimination have increased from 21 to 31. |
ZPP MMR September 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 30, 2016 |
| Social and citizen movements continue to gather momentum although in the month under review their activities have been restricted by the ban on protests affecting Harare. The social movements and unions like #Tajamuka, #ThisFlag, #ThisGown, National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (NAVUZ), Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (RTUZ) and have been recently joined by the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA), a coalition of 18 political parties. |
ZPP Sept 2015 MMR | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 30, 2015 |
| The report stresses how the political environment continues to be stressed with various coercion phenomena manifesting around several sticky issues thus support or starve. |
‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS’, CLOSED FOR DISSENT CRACKDOWN IN ZIMBABWE DURING THE NATIONAL STAY-AWAY 14-16 JANUARY 2019 | Apr 1, 2019 | Extra-judicial Killings | Jan 16, 2019 |
| This briefing analyses events and the context, and documents key human rights concerns in months prior to, during and following the national stay-away protests which started on 14 January 2019 and ended on 16 January 2019. The findings are based on interviews with witnesses, victims, victims’ families, human rights defenders and activists, journalists, lawyers and Zimbabwean non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as well as desk-based research. |
“A Woman’s Place is in the Home?” – Gender Based Violence and Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe.
| Apr 11, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2006 |
| This report, examining the violent and turbulent years between 2000 and 2006, shows that Zimbabwe has been no exception in this regard. |
“At the boiling point of the pain”.
Report of a pilot study examining the efficacy of psychotherapy for torture survivors.
| Apr 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 31, 2002 |
| This study has been influenced by our reading of similar literatures in relation to the psychological and social effects of the trauma resulting from organised violence and torture. While we will not be reviewing that literature in depth in this report, it does seem important to note that there is a large body of literature relating both to similar experiences elsewhere in the world and also within the specifically Zimbabwean context. |
“Bullets for Each of You” State-Sponsored Violence since Zimbabwe’s March 29 Elections | Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 30, 2008 |
| This report, based on investigations in Zimbabwe, describes the scale of the abuses and identifies those responsible—officials from ZANU-PF, often working through proxy forces of so-called war veterans and youth militia, backed by members of the armed forces and police. Local institutions have identified at least 2,000 beatings and cases of torture. |
“Clear the Filth” : Mass Evictions and Demolitions in Zimbabwe
| Apr 3, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 11, 2005 |
| This report tells the stories of the mass evictions and house demolitions and the continuing suffering of those affected, mostly in the words of victims. Women, children and men recount how they were forced to destroy their own houses, often at gunpoint. |
“Clear the Filth”-Mass Evictions and Demolitions in Zimbabwe
| Mar 27, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 11, 2005 |
| The Zimbabwean authorities claimed that the destruction of homes and other properties is part of a long-term plan to clean up the urban areas, restore order, rid the cities of criminal elements and restore dignity to the people. |
“NOW THE WORLD IS WITHOUT ME ”: AN INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
| Apr 8, 2019 | Gender | Apr 30, 2010 |
| This was a retrospective cohort study conducted at Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, South Kivu Province. Using a non-systematic convenience sample, interviews were conducted on sexual violence survivors as they presented to Panzi Hospital requesting services from the Victims of Sexual Violence Program. |
“Our Hands Are Tied” : Erosion of the Rule of Law in Zimbabwe | Apr 3, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 30, 2008 |
| This report finds that legal accountability and the rule of law in Zimbabwe have been seriously eroded under the ZANU-PF government through its interference in the criminal justice system. It shows that victims of human rights abuses—mainly MDC supporters—continue to be denied their right to justice and an effective remedy. |
“Resolute action to immediately revive the grassroots structures?” Or Crimes Against Humanity? | Apr 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2008 |
| In this report, the Human Rights Forum made the very strong allegation that the Government of Zimbabwe is complicit at the least in the commission of Crimes against Humanity. |
“They Beat Me like a Dog”
Political Persecution of Opposition Activists and Supporters in Zimbabwe | Apr 3, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 31, 2008 |
| This report describes abuses by ZANU-PF that continue to take place despite ongoing negotiations between the two parties. Hundreds of MDC activists who fled the violence in the weeks before the June 27 runoff remain in hiding while “war veterans” and youth militia continue to terrorize villagers in the rural areas. |
“You Will Be Thoroughly Beaten” The Brutal Suppression of Dissent in Zimbabwe | Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 30, 2006 |
| This report highlights the repressive tactics that the government has used in the past year to suppress the increasing political and economic discontent among the population. The police have arbitrarily arrested hundreds of civil society activists during routine meetings or peaceful demonstrations, often with excessive force, and in some cases subjected those in custody to severe beatings that amounted to torture, and other mistreatment. |
“You Will Get Nothing” Violations of Property and Inheritance Rights of Widows in Zimbabwe | Apr 3, 2019 | Gender | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Zimbabwean law provides for relatively equal property and inheritance rights for men and women. However, many of the women Human Rights Watch interviewed struggled to claim those rights for reasons unique to their status as widows. In Zimbabwe’s recent history, men traditionally owned all family property, and when women were widowed, they were often “inherited” as wives by male relatives of their deceased spouse. |
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 points for new government | Mar 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Feb 28, 2009 |
| The report emphasizes on Putting HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE TOP OF THE POLITICAL AGENDA and Amnesty International is also concerned about the deteriorating economic and social conditions in Zimbabwe. In particular, the organisation is concerned about the increased food insecurity, collapse of public health, and failing education system. |
5. Citizenship | 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 18 Gonese et al v President et al | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 31, 2018 |
| This is an application in terms of s 167(2)(d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe for the Court to determine whether Parliament or the President has failed to fulfil a constitutional obligation. The applicants aver that the respondents have failed to do so in respect of the presentation and passage of the Local Government Amendment Act No. 8 of 2016 in Parliament. It is further averred that presenting and passing a Bill in contravention of the Constitution amounts to a failure to fulfil a constitutional obligation. |
10. Legislature | 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. |
31 August 2016 Newsletter | Dec 16, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 31, 2016 |
| ZHRC speaks to human rights victims |
31 August 2017 Commission Newsletter | Dec 16, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 31, 2017 |
| ZHRC’s ability to go ‘where the angels fear to tread’ impresses Speaker |
31 January 2017 Newsletter | Dec 16, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Newly appointed Executive Secretary hopes to leave a mark |
54 18 City of Harare v Mushoriwa | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 20, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court granting a provisional order in favour of the respondent pursuant to an urgent chamber application filed by the latter. |
2005 Parliamentary Elections | Feb 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 31, 2005 |
| The 2005 Parliamentary elections represented an important improvement on the 2000 and 2002 elections in that the elections were performed in a peaceful environment without state-controlled violence. Despite this notable improvement from previous elections, the Parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe failed to meet some key internationally recognised election standards. |
2007 07 05 Zim NATIONAL HIV VACCINE Policy Guidelines draft1V | Nov 21, 2019 | Promotion of truth | May 7, 2007 |
| The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to government and non governmental sectors and scientific groups in Zimbabwe working with international,regional and national stakeholders and communities in the development and evaluation of candidate vaccines relevant to Zimbabwe. |
2008 Elections | Feb 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 29, 2008 |
| On March 29, 2008, Zimbabwe held presidential, parliamentary and local elections. Months later, the country’s political future remains uncertain. For the first time since independence, the ruling party has lost its majority in the National Assembly. After a month of rising tensions, the results of the presidential race were belatedly announced on May 2. |
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. |
2013 ZLHR Pre election report | Feb 19, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 30, 2013 |
| The harmonised elections set for 31 July 2013 remain perhaps the most significant yet contested polls in the history of Zimbabwe. Not only has the timing of the actual poll been uncertain, but the polls are also approaching at a time when the curtains are coming down on the embattled Inclusive Government (IG) that was akin to a love-hate relationship amongst the three main political parties represented in Parliament. |
2017 Mazowe Arnold Farm Report | Dec 16, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2017 |
| This report contains findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), pursuant to an investigation undertaken by the ZHRC into a complaint alleging the violation of the right to freedom from arbitrary eviction through the demolition of houses belonging to the complainants by the Zimbabwe Republic Police. Complainants are from Arnold farm which is part of the six farms that formed a game park known as Manzou Game Park. |
2018 NTJWG Symposium Summary Report | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 23, 2018 |
| From 21 to 23 November 2018, over 118 delegates converged in Bulawayo for the 2018 Transitional Justice Policy Symposium which was jointly convened by the National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR). The theme of the symposium was, ‘Never Again: Setting the Transitional Justice Agenda for Zimbabwe.’ |
2018 or 2023 Summary of opinions on delimitation in Zimbabwe | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| Delimitation is the process of redistricting of constituencies for the purposes of elections. It divides the country into constituencies and wards for the purposes of elections of persons to constituency seats in the National Assembly and of councillors to local authorities. In Zimbabwe, the process is carried out in terms of sections 160 and 161 of the latest Constitution (2013). |
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. |
A CRITICAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF ZIMBABWE’S ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL, 2011 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2011 |
| This is a review by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (“ZESN”) of the proposed amendments to Zimbabwe’s legislation on the management and conduct of elections in the country. The Electoral Amendment Bill, 2011 (hereafter, “the Bill”) seeks to amend the Electoral Act (Chapter 2: 13) (hereafter, “the Act”). |
A Fractured Nation | Apr 8, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 30, 2010 |
| This report follows up on previous OM research conducted by SPT in 2005 and 2006 and build on narratives of the lives of particular families and informal settlements from 2005 to 2010. The story is a grim one with many of those we remembered now prematurely dead, and others living in unspeakable poverty. |
A Preliminary Study Into Zimbabwean Societal Perceptions of Rape | Mar 5, 2019 | Gender | Apr 30, 2013 |
| This report is based on the results of this study, which was done through the administration of a questionnaire prepared by RAU with a special focus on rape as a component of sexual violence. The study revealed interesting findings about how people view rape including that,Most people had a good understanding of what rape is and they based it on cultural implications. |
A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF
“OPERATION MURAMBATSVINA/RESTORE ORDER” IN 26 WARDS OF HARARE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING AREAS
| Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 30, 2005 |
| This report attempts to give a factual account of the impact Operation Murambatsvina/Restore Order. This is done through analysis of the impact at both household level and community level. |
A study on the impact of Operation Murambatsvina/ Restore Order in Zimbabwe | Apr 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 30, 2005 |
| This report attempts to give a factual account of the impact “Operation Murambatsvina/Restore Order”. This is done through analysis of the impact at both household level and communities. |
A time for Accountability 081031 | Mar 5, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2008 |
| This report is based on Amnesty International’s field research, interviews with victims of human rights violations, their families and other witnesses, health workers, reports by other organizations and media reports.The report outlines the context in which human rights violations have been taking place in Zimbabwe and describes patterns of violations as illustrated by cases. It focuses on violations that took place after the 29 March 2008 elections, as well as human rights violations committed by two units within the Zimbabwe Republic Police in 2007. |
Access to Information & Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], Jan 2005 | 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. |
ACHPR Statement 63rd Ordinary Session on the ACHPR | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 24, 2018 |
| Statement to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights at the 63rdOrdinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights under Agenda Item 4e 24 October-13 November 2018 :Statement on the Overall Human Rights Situation in Zimbabwe |
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 |
Adding insult to injury. A Preliminary Report on Human Rights Violations on Commercial Farms, 2000 to 2005. | Apr 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 30, 2007 |
| Widespread human rights violations were inflicted upon white farmers and black farm workers by agents of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s government during the seizures of whiteowned farms from 2000 to 2005. |
Administration of Estates Act | 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. |
Africa Human Rights Day | Feb 14, 2019 | Memorialization | Oct 21, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) joins the rest of the continent in commemorating Africa Human Rights Day. The day is commemorated annually on 21 October and provides an opportunity for Africans to reflect and recommit on the solemn declaration undertaken by the African leaders and the African people to promote and safeguard human and peoples’ rights on the continent. |
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. |
African Union guide elections | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 8, 2002 |
| The principles are divided between the responsibilities of member states and the rights and obligations under which democratic elections must be held. |
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. |
Age of Consent, Sexual Intercourse with Young Persons and Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Zimbabwe | Nov 18, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Issues of age of consent, having sexual intercourse with young persons and access to sexual and reproductive health services cannot be separated. They are intertwined. For that reason, this publication seeks to give an overview encompassing all these issues so that the discussion is situated within its proper and complete context. |
Agenda 2063 | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Agenda 2063, rooted in Pan Africanism and African Renaissance, provides a robust framework for addressing past injustices and the realisation of the 21st Century as the African Century. |
Agricultural Land Settlement Act [Chapter 20 01] as Amended March 2004 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 19, 2004 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment of an Agricultural Land Settlement Board and to prescribe the functions and duties thereof; to provide for the settlement of persons on, and the alienation of, agricultural land; and to provide for matters incidental to and connected with the foregoing. |
All Over Again : Human Rights Abuses and Flawed Electoral Conditions in Zimbabwe’s Coming General Elections | Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 31, 2008 |
| On March 29, 2008, Zimbabweans will participate in presidential, parliamentary, senatorial, and local government elections synchronized for the first time, following changes to Zimbabwe’s constitution in September 2007. As the elections near, all indications are that once again the people of Zimbabwe will not be able to freely exercise their civil and political rights and vote for the candidates of their choice. |
Amendments to Indigenisation & Economic Empowerment Act from Finance Act of 14 March 2018 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 14, 2018 |
| The Finance Act, 2018 (No. 1 of 2018), was published as law in the Zimbabwean Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 14th March 2018 . Section 42 of this 46-page Act makes major amendments to the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act. |
Amendments to the Criminal Procedure & Evidence Amendment Bill, 2015 13 Oct 2015 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Amendments to Clauses two, three, six, twelve, Forteen, eighteen and twenty-four. |
Amendments to the General Laws Amendment Bill, 2015 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2015 |
| NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS General Laws Amendment Bill, (H.B. 3, 2015) |
Amnesty International annual report 2017/18 | Feb 14, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2018 |
| The Amnesty International Report 2017/18 shines a light on the state of the world’s human rights during 2017. The foreword, five regional overviews and a survey of 159 countries and territories from all regions document the struggle of many people to claim their rights, and the failures of governments to respect, protect and fulfill human rights. |
An analysis of the recent political developments in Zimbabwe 22 December 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 22, 2017 |
| This is the second time in this country’s history that the country has been precipitated into a constitutional crisis. The first was in 1965 with the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) by the Smith government, and second is the coup that took place in November 2017. 1Whilst both looked innocuous at the beginning, the long-term consequences might not be so. |
An Analysis of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Legal Cases, 1998–2006
| Apr 11, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 30, 2006 |
| The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (Human Rights Forum) was established after the Food Riots in 1998 as human rights groups and NGOs in Harare swung into action following the many reports of human rights violations. |
An Analysis On Political Violence Reports | Feb 14, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 21, 2017 |
| Predisposing the Scourge of Political Violence.Political violence in Zimbabwe has always been a cause for concern. It curses our society. Very little effort or headway has been made to address this historical problem. |
An Investigation into the Sequelae of Torture and
Organised Violence in Zimbabwean war veterans.
| Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 15, 1996 |
| This report details the clinical findings from 5 months of attending the clinic at Harare Hospital.The consequences of organised violence are many and complex, and include both physical and psychological effects. Since this is a new field there are still controversies about the effects and how best to classify them. The definition of organised violence too is complex, having to cover a wide variety of causes and effects on people. |
Analysis of the 2017 NPRC Bill [Final] | Nov 5, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 3, 2017 |
| The analysis brings out the improvements and limitations of the 2017 NPRC Bill as compared to the old Bill and previous revised draft. |
Analysis of the 2017 NPRC Bill [Final] | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 28, 2017 |
| This bill is the successor to the National Peace and Reconciliation Bill H.B 13, 2015 (the old Bill) which was gazetted on 18 December 2015 and withdrawn from Parliament in May 2016 following criticism by the National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG), the Parliamentary Legal Committee, as well as members of the public during the Public Hearings held from 10 to 18 April 2016. |
ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTORAL AMENDMENT ACT OF 28 MAY 2018 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 28, 2018 |
| On 28 May 2018, another Electoral Amendment Act was passed and the 2018 Election date was announced thereafter. Consequently, as a result of the announcement of the Election day as 30 July 2018, any amendments to the Electoral Act that happen after the proclamation do not apply to the 2018 elections, but other future elections. |
Anna Dzimano v 1. Constable Dzimano 2. Zimbabwe Republic Police | Dec 16, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2017 |
| This report contains findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), pursuant to an investigation undertaken by the ZHRC into a complaint alleging violation of the rights of arrested and detained persons and freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The complainant is Anna Masuka of Ngundu Village, Ward 11, Gutu District, Masvingo Province. |
Anti Corruption Commission Act [Chapter 9 22] | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 14, 2005 |
| ACT To provide for the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Commission in order to combat corruption, and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
ANTI IMPUNITY REPORT | Nov 5, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 31, 2019 |
| This report narrates the level and extent of state agents' level of impunity in Zimbabwe informed by the legal cases that the Forum has been working on since its formation in 1998. |
Anti-Impunity update | Nov 5, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 16, 2019 |
| The alert highlights that failure by the government to honour court judgments in favour of victims of human rights violations by the police and the military, is actually a human rights violation. |
APCJ Dec2010 Vol3 Num2 | Nov 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2010 |
| The APCJ is a refereed journal with a panel of international editorial advisors and readers. All articles are anonymously peer reviewed by at least two referees. |
Appropriation (2004) Act, 2003 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2004 |
| ACT To apply the sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2004. |
Appropriation (2013) Act, 2012 HB 7 2012 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 23, 2012 |
| BILL To apply a sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2013. |
Appropriation (Supplementary) Act, 2006 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 1, 2006 |
| BILL To apply a further sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2006. |
Appropriation (Supplementary) Act, 2007 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 19, 2007 |
| ACT To apply a further sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2007. |
Arbitration Act [Chapter 7 15] | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 13, 1996 |
| AN ACT to give effect to domestic and international arbitration agreements; to apply, with modifications, the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the 21st June, 1985, thereby giving effect to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards adopted in New York on the 10th June, 1958; to repeal the Arbitration Act [Chapter 7:02]; to amend the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06], and section 6 of the Prescribed Rate of Interest Act [Chapter 8:10]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Archiving The Zimbabwean Human Rights Crisis A Collaborative Approach to International Advocacy | Nov 9, 2018 | Memorialization | Nov 10, 2018 |
| A major human rights and humanitarian crisis has been developing inZimbabwe for the past several years and has reached a critical juncture.Relative to other trouble-spots in Africa, the nature and dimensions of thecrisis in Zimbabwe are simple. There are no rebel forces fighting for controlof resources or territory, no secessionist movements seeking to break away,no religious conflicts, and no collapse of state institutions. Rather,Zimbabwe is a classic case of an authoritarian government clinging topower and using whatever methods it considers necessary to ensure itscontinued survival. |
Are Communities Coming of Age Assessing Active citizenships programmes in Gweru and Chiundura 1 | Feb 19, 2019 | Gender | Jul 31, 2017 |
| This report is based on work carried out by the Research & Advocacy Unit (RAU) under its active citizenship and community security programmes. The aim is to understand whether the role of women and young people in local participatory policy-making is contributing to creating a conducive environment for the full enjoyment of its citizens, and also that duty bearers are getting more responsive to the inputs by the community which they serve. |
Are Zimbabweans pollarised 1 December 2017(1) | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Afrobarometer surveys on Zimbabwe frequently run into criticism about both the methodology and the findings. This was the case with the public release of the Round 7 (2017) survey results. The methodological confusion was answered by the Afrobarometer itself (Howard & Logan. 2017), but another issue emerged from the criticism. |
At best a falsehood at worst a lie | Apr 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 31, 2007 |
| The reports of the ZRP reveal that, in the minds of numerous ZRP officers, the exercise of freedom of expression by opposition groups is so obviously undesirable and criminal it is assumed the reader will, like the police officers in question, regard the actual criminal charge preferred as a mere legal detail. |
AU Letter | Feb 14, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jan 10, 2019 |
| A letter to the AU Chairperson stating the work of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO forum. It also highlights the gravity of Human rights situation in Zimbabwe, State attacks on family and Attacks against human rights defenders and National Human rights institutions. |
Audit of June 2013 Voters' Roll 16 July 2013 | Mar 5, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 31, 2013 |
| This is the second report on an audit of the June 2013 Voters’ Roll. It expands on the previous report, provides a more detailed analysis of the Roll, and corrects a number of minor errors. |
Audit Office Act [Chapter 22 18] | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Apr 1, 2011 |
| ACT To provide for the additional functions of the Comptroller and Auditor-General; to establish the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Audit Office Commission and provide for its functions; to constitute the Audit Office and provide for its administration and the conditions of service of its members; to provide for the transfer of persons from the Public Service to the Audit Office; to amend section 3 of the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01]; to amend the Public Service Act [Chapter 16:04]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Background on politically motivated rape | Mar 5, 2019 | Gender | Apr 30, 2011 |
| The report talks about the two different forms of rape which need to be distinguished: the first, rape that occurs during actual war, and the second, politically motivated rape, which can occur outside of war situations, but is used a political tactic against a particular ethnic or political grouping. This report is concerned with the latter since it is evident that a state of war does not exist in Zimbabwe, although it could rightly be described as a “complex emergency”2. |
Ballot Update March 2012 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 31, 2012 |
| Electoral system reform and implications for Gender equality |
Banjul charter | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 27, 1981 |
| AFRICAN (BANJUL) CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS contains 68 Articles which make up the full document Recognizing on the one hand, that fundamental human rights stem from the attributes of human beings which justifies their national and international protection and on the other hand that the reality and respect of peoples rights should necessarily guarantee human rights. |
Bank Use Promotion and Suppression of Money Laundering Act [Chapter 24 24] | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 17, 2004 |
| ACT To promote the use and suppress the abuse of the banking system; to enable the unlawful proceeds of all serious crime including drug trafficking to be identified, traced, frozen, seized and eventually confiscated; to establish a Bank Use Promotion and Suppression of Money Laundering Unit; to require financial institutions and cash dealers to take prudential measures to help combat money laundering; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Banking Amendment Act, 2015 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2015 |
| ACT To amend the Banking Act [Chapter 24:20], the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22:15], the Deposit Protection Corporation Act [Chapter 24:29] and the Schedule to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Amendment Act, 2010 (No. 1 of 201 0); to repeal the Troubled Financial Institutions (Resolution) Act [Chapter 24:28]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Beating your opposition:Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.
| Apr 1, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 25, 2002 |
| State organized violence increased following the rejection of the Government sponsored constitution in the referendum at the beginning 2000. The violence was initially sporadic and confined to one or two areas at a time but as the 2000 parliamentary elections approached, it became more intense and widespread. The state trained and deployed more people in an effort to control perceived supporters of the newly formed opposition. |
Between a rock and a hard place – women human rights defenders at risk | Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 31, 2007 |
| This report focuses on the circumstances of women human rights defenders in Zimbabwe. It explores their motivations and objectives. It documents human rights violations experienced by women human rights defenders, and the tools of repression used by the government to crush dissent. |
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE : A window on the situation of Zimbabweans living in Gauteng | Apr 3, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 30, 2005 |
| The ZTVP conducted a ‘snap’ survey of 236 Zimbabweans in 5 different locations of Gauteng during July and early August 2005. None of those interviewed were or are clients of the ZTVP or the related ‘Tree of Life’ healing programme. |
Bikita West By election REPORT | Mar 4, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 26, 2017 |
| Heal Zimbabwe monitored the electoral environment and the 21 January 2017 by election in Bikita West. To increase efficiency and effectiveness in doing so, a collaboration with the Elections Resource Centre (ERC) and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) was forged in the run up to the Election Day. |
Bikita West By Elections Report | Dec 16, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 21, 2017 |
| Report on the Bikita By-Election |
BILL WATCH International Day of the Girl Child | Nov 25, 2019 | Gender | Oct 11, 2018 |
| The International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated annually on October 11 to highlight issues of gender inequality and the challenges facing young girls. |
BILL WATCH 23 2019 Update on Bills and Government Gazettes 5 to 19 April 2019 | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 22, 2019 |
| This Bill was gazetted in the Government Gazette dated 19th April [released to the public on 17th April ahead of the public holidays on 18th and 19th April]. |
BILL WATCH 30 2019 Tripartite Negotiating Forum Act Gazetted and Coming up in Parliament This Week | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 11, 2019 |
| The Tripartite Negotiating Forum Act, 2019 (Act No. 3 of 2019) was gazetted and came into force on Tuesday 4th June [Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 4th June 2019]. |
BILL WATCH 31 2019 Progress on Bills | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 21, 2019 |
| Both the National Assembly and the Senate sat last week and this week. Two Bills were passed and progress made on two others. |
BILL WATCH 32 2019 Only RTGS Dollars are Legal Tender | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 24, 2019 |
| This morning an important statutory instrument was published in a Government Gazette Extraordinary: the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Legal Tender) Regulations, 2019 (SI 142 of 2019). The instrument can be viewed on the Veritas website |
BILL WATCH 33 2019 Monetary Policy and the Rule of Law | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 4, 2019 |
| SI 142 of 2019 [link] ‒ the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Legal Tender) Regulations, 2019, to give it its full name ‒ declared that the Zimbabwe dollar should be the sole legal tender in Zimbabwe for all transactions. |
BILL WATCH 37 2019 In Parliament 16 18 July and Coming up 23 25 July | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 23, 2019 |
| The Marriages Bill, 2019 [H.B. 7, 2019] was gazetted on Friday 19th July. The Bill can be downloaded from the Veritas website [link]. For our analysis of the Bill see Bill Watch 36/2019 of 22nd July |
BILL WATCH 38 2019 Parliament Invites Public Comments on Three Bills | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 25, 2019 |
| Parliament has in separate public notices dated 23rd July invited the public to make comments on the above-mentioned Bills. In each case the deadline for receipt of written submissions is Friday next week, 2nd August. |
BILL WATCH 39 2019 PLC Report on MOPO Bill | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 29, 2019 |
| On the 24th July the Deputy Speaker of Parliament announced that the Parliamentary Legal Committee had issued an adverse report on the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill, meaning that the Committee had found some provisions of the Bill to be unconstitutional. The report can be seen on the Veritas website [link] as can the Bill itself [link]. |
BILL WATCH 40 2019 The Freedom of Information Bill | Dec 9, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 30, 2019 |
| On Friday 5th July the Freedom of Information Bill was published in the Gazette; it is available on the Veritas website |
BILL WATCH 41 2019 Supplementary Budget Due on 1st August; plus Parlliamentary Roundup | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 31, 2019 |
| Both the Senate and the National Assembly will continue sitting this week, the third week of the current series of sittings. |
BILL WATCH 42 2019 Mid Year Budget Review & Supplementary Budget Presented | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 4, 2019 |
| On Thursday 2nd August the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Hon Mthuli Ncube, presented his 2019 Mid-Year Budget Review and Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly. President Mnangagwa attended the presentation. Opposition MDC-A MPs did not |
Bill Watch 43 2019 Media Commission Bill Gazetted & Budget and MOPO Bills passed by National Assembly 0 | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 9, 2019 |
| Both Houses of Parliament sat this week. The Senate sat on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th August and then adjourned until Tuesday 27th August. The National Assembly sat on Tuesday, Wednesday and yesterday before also adjourning to Tuesday 27th August |
BILL WATCH 44 2019 Amendments to the Maaintenance of Peace and Order Bill | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 12, 2019 |
| At a sitting that started on 8th August and ended at 4.10 am on 9th August the National Assembly passed the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill with amendments, most of which were intended to meet objections raised by the Parliamentary Legal Committee [PLC] in its adverse report on the Bill. |
BILL WATCH 45 2019 President Orders Special Senate Sitting on Wednesday 14th August | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 12, 2019 |
| By furious fast-tracking of business on Wednesday 8th [they sat until 10.39 pm] and Thursday 9th [until 4.10 am on Friday morning] the National Assembly managed to pass, not only the Finance (No. 2) Bill and the Appropriation Supplementary (2019) Bill [the two Budget bills], but also, with amendments, the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill |
BILL WATCH 46 2019 SADC Summit in Dar es Salaam 17 18 August | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 22, 2019 |
| The 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania last weekend. All sixteen SADC member States were represented. |
BILL WATCH 47 2019 Supplementary Budget Acts gazetted & MOPO Bill delayed | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 26, 2019 |
| Recalled from their recess by the President to conduct special business [see Bill Watch 45/2019 of 12th August [link] – Senators assembled on Wednesday 14th August for a single sitting that lasted for just over eight hours, with the adjournment until Tuesday 27th August coming at 10.37 pm. |
BILL WATCH 48 2019 MOPO passed & Parliament Sitting Again This Week | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 3, 2019 |
| On Tuesday 27th August the Senate received the Parliamentary Legal Committee [PLC]'s non-adverse report on the amendment to clause 7(5) of the Bill made at its special sitting on 14th August. |
BILL WATCH 49 2019Parliament Sits This Week to end its First Session | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 24, 2019 |
| There will be a ceremonial opening of the Second Session on Tuesday 1st October. During this opening the President will present his State of the Nation Address [SONA] and outline the legislative agenda for this session. |
BILL WATCH 50 2019 New Measures to Outlaw Use of Forex in Zimbabwe | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 29, 2019 |
| Three months ago, when the Minister of Finance and Economic Development gazetted SI 142/2019 [link] declaring RTGS dollars to be the only legal tender in Zimbabwe, press headlines referred to the "outlawing" of the use of the US dollars and other foreign currencies in Zimbabwe. Ministers and officials said the same thing. |
BILL WATCH 51 2019 Last Week in Parliament & Second Session Opened Today 1st October | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 1, 2019 |
| President Mnangagwa opened the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe at a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament in the National Assembly today. |
BILL WATCH 52 2019 Update on Statutory Instruments Part 1 | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 16, 2019 |
| The purpose of this bulletin and another to follow soon is to provide, in two Parts, an update on Government Gazettes and statutory instruments from 1st August to date which have not been noted previously in our bulletins. |
BILL WATCH 53 2019 Update on Statutory Instruments Part 2 | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 20, 2019 |
| This bulletin continues where Bill Watch 52 of 16th October [“Statutory Instruments: Part 1]” [link] stopped; it will deal with Government Gazettes from SI 205/2019 of 20th September up to SI 221/2019 of 18th October. |
BILL WATCH 54 2019 Both Houses Resume Sittings Today | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 22, 2019 |
| The Second Session of this Parliament – the Ninth Parliament of Parliament [and second Parliament under the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe] was officially opened by President Mnangagwa on Tuesday 1st October at a joint sitting of both Houses. |
BILL WATCH 55 2019 Legislative Output of 2018 2019 Parliamentary Session | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 24, 2019 |
| When opening the current session of Parliament on 1st October the President criticised Parliament’s low output of Bills during the last session |
BILL WATCH 56 2019 International Treaties Bill | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 30, 2019 |
| It has always been difficult to find out which international treaties are binding on Zimbabwe. This is partly because the procedures by which Zimbabwe becomes a party to treaties are not transparent, and partly because the government has not published a treaty list ‒ i.e. a list of the treaties that are binding on this country ‒ for nearly 20 years. |
BILL WATCH 57 2019 Update on Parliamentary Sittings 22 24 October | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 7, 2019 |
| Both Houses will reconvene next week, having adjourned until Tuesday 12th November after their last sittings on 24th October. In the meantime, MPs and Ministers have been attending the pre-Budget Seminar at Victoria Falls from 30th October to 4th November. |
BILL WATCH 58 2019 In Parliament This Week Bills & 2020 Budget Presentation | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 11, 2019 |
| The Senate and the National Assembly last sat on Thursday 24th October. Since then MPs have been occupied mainly with Budget business. |
BILL WATCH 59 2019 The 2020 National Budget Presentation | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 14, 2019 |
| The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, presented the 2020 National Budget to the National Assembly this afternoon |
Bill Watch 60 2019 The New Ministerial Line Up | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 15, 2019 |
| On Friday 8th November the Office of the President and Cabinet announced changes made by President Mnangagwa to his Ministerial line-up with immediate effect. The following tables show the complete Ministerial line-up including the changes, in alphabetical order by name of Ministry. |
BILL WATCH 62 2019 Non Budget Business in the National Assembly Last Week | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 21, 2019 |
| The 2020 National Budget Presentation on 14th November, noted briefly in Bill Watch 59/2019 [link], was not the only important event of the last Parliamentary week. This bulletin is to update readers on other noteworthy developments in the National Assembly that occurred last week. |
Bill Watch 63 2019 Chairing of Parliamentary Committees | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 24, 2019 |
| ZANU-PF versus MDC-A : Chairing of Parliamentary Committees |
BILL WATCH 64 2019 Coming up in the National Assembly This Week | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Resumption of the Budget debate is on the Order Paper for today, Tuesday 26th November. |
BILL WATCH 65 2019 Progress on Bills, but not on Budget | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 1, 2019 |
| Last week, only the National Assembly was in session. |
BILL WATCH 67 2019 ZIDA Bill Passed, Progress Made on Money Laundering Bill & Coroner's Office Bill | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 6, 2019 |
| Bill Watch 65/2019 contained speculation that Parliament would, as it has done in past years, have a ten-day break to allow ZANU PF MPs to attend to their party obligations in connection with the ZANU PF Annual Conference. |
Biltrans V Min of Public service | Dec 6, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2016 |
| At the end of hearing argument for both parties the court dismissed the application with no order as to costs. It was indicated at the time that reasons for the decision would follow in due course. |
BIOMETRIC VOTER REGISTRATION UPDATE NUMBER 21 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 20, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) welcomes the commencement of the Biometric Voter Registration exercise at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) district offices. The rolling out of the registration exercise at district level facilitates the continuous registration of voters as stipulated by the law. |
Birth Registration Of Children In Zimbabwe | Nov 18, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 30, 2007 |
| The Report Outline some of the major causes of non-registration of children at birth which include long investment in time through travelling and queues. |
Births and Deaths Registration Act [Chapter 5 02] | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 20, 1986 |
| AN ACT to provide for the registration of births and deaths in Zimbabwe and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith. |
Breaking the silence on Gender-Based Violence in Zimbabwe | Nov 18, 2019 | Gender | Oct 1, 2016 |
| The project is drawn against one of the Government of Zimbabwe’s key interventions in improving utilisation of comprehensive quality services for protection, care and support for GBV survivors in accordance with the National Gender-Based Violence Strategy. The project sought to respond and strengthen community gender-based violence service delivery and holistic support targeting adolescent girls and young women in line with the Multi-Sectoral Protocol on the Management of Sexual Abuse in Zimbabwe and the Constitution |
Breaking the silence: A report on the Disturbances in Matebeleland and the midlands | Feb 11, 2019 | Memorialization | Feb 28, 1997 |
| The report unveils the crisis which happened in the 1980's which consisted of Curfews in Matebeleland,detentions, tortures and political kidnappings, disappearances and threatened treason trials. It basically tells the story about Zimbabwe's internal conflicts and how the signing of the Unity accord in 1987 ended the disturbances. |
BRIEFING TO THE PRESESSION WORKING-GROUP OF THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN | Apr 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 30, 2011 |
| This briefing reflects Amnesty International’s information on human rights violations committed during and after mass forced evictions carried out in 2005. The program of forced evictions was carried out across the country, affecting an estimated 700,000 people, who were left without homes, or livelihoods, or both. |
Broadcasting Services Act as amended 2nd January 2015 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 2, 2015 |
| An Act to provide for the functions, powers and duties of the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe; to provide for the constitution of the Authority; to provide for the planning, management, allocation, regulation and protection of the broadcasting frequency spectrum and the regulation and licensing of broadcasting services and systems; to provide for programme standards; to regulate and license signal carriers; to encourage and develop the creative arts through broadcasting content standards; to create a sense of national identity through broadcasting services; to create a Broadcasting Fund to help finance local broadcasting and for related purposes; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Bulletin No 120 Role of the Media | Feb 14, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 31, 2016 |
| This bulletin explains the role of the media in a democratic society. Media is the cornerstone of any democracy. The term media is derived from the word medium, meaning mode or carrier. It is intended to reach and address a large target group or audience. Media influences society in a number of ways. |
BVR Human Rights Violations Report | Mar 4, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 26, 2018 |
| Heal Zimbabwe through its resident human rights monitors in all the country’s 10 provinces monitored the environment during the mobile voter registration exercise. This was done with the objective of monitoring the environment and report on any cases of human rights violations as well as making referrals where necessary for redress. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 3 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 28, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise at the 63 District centers established by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 4 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Oct 11, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) commenced the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) for the Wards which fall under Phase 1 yesterday. ZEC intends to roll out the process in four phases until 19 December 2017. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 5 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Oct 13, 2017 |
| ZESN has deployed observers under the first phase of the Biometric Voter Registration blitz and this update is based on reports received from all the 10 provinces where registration is currently taking place. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 6 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Oct 20, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe Phase One of the Biometric Voter Registration exercise in all 10 provinces of the country. There are six days left before the close of voter registration under Phase One. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 7 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Oct 26, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise. This update is based on observations by ZESN observers deployed to cover all the wards under Phase One. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 8 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 1, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) is observing Phase 2 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise which commenced on 29 October 2017. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 9 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 9, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe Phase 2 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise in all the country’s 10 provinces. The following update is based on observations made over the past 7 days. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 10 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 17, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) concluded phase 2 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) blitz on Monday 13 November 2017. Phase 3 of the blitz commenced yesterday, 16 November 2017 and was marred by a few challenges which include; destruction of registration tents by heavy rains and failure to open some of the registration centres owing to late arrival of either ZEC registration officers or equipment. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 11 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 23, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe Phase 3 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise which commenced on, 16 November 2017 and will end on 1 December 2017. |
BVR Update Number 12 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 8, 2017 |
| ZESN continues to observe the (Biometric Voter Registration) BVR blitz which entered the fourth and last phase on 4 December until 19 December 2017. At the conclusion of Phase 3, ZEC indicated that a total of 3,532,577 had been registered cumulatively from Phase 1. |
BVR Update Number 13 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 15, 2017 |
| ZESN received reports of a significant number of voter registration centres that ran out of the print roll used for issuing voter registration slips to successful registrants. |
BVR Update Number 14 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 21, 2017 |
| This update is based on observations made during the last 7 days of the blitz and is informed by reports from ZESN static and mobile observer teams. |
BVR Update Number 15 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 12, 2018 |
| The Biometric Voter registration (BVR) Blitz which commenced on 10 October 2017 came to an end on 19 December 2017. Following pleas by electoral stakeholders, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced that a mop up of the voter registration would be done over a 30 day period from 10 January to 8 February 2018. |
BVR Update Number 16 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 19, 2018 |
| The following are highlights of reports from ZESN’s mobile and static observers that have been deployed to some of the registration centers countrywide. |
BVR Update Number 17 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 25, 2018 |
| This update is based on reports from ZESN’s mobile and static observers who have been deployed at selected registration centres countrywide. |
BVR Update Number 18 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 2, 2018 |
| This update is based on reports from ZESN’s mobile and static observers who have been deployed at selected mop up, district and provincial registration centres countrywide. |
BVR Update Number 19 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 8, 2018 |
| This update is based on reports from ZESN’s mobile and static observers who were deployed at selected mop up, district and provincial registration centres countrywide. ZESN deployed a total of 263 static observers for the mop up exercise. |
Can you have a reparations policy without justice? | Apr 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 25, 1999 |
| Under humanitarian law and a series of international conventions, all gross human rights violations are argued to require legal remedy. However, in situations of epidemic violence legal remedies may require extension through a policy of reparations. There are conceptual confusions that often impair the proper formulation of a reparations policy. This paper examines these problems in the context of Zimbabwe. |
CCJP Election Observers report | Nov 26, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2018 |
| CATHOLIC COMMISSION FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN ZIMBABWE ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORT FOR 2018 ZIMBABWE HARMONIZED ELECTIONS |
CCJP Strategic document | Nov 26, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Strategic Plan for Constitution Dissemination, Education and Awareness in Fourteen (14) Officially Recognised Languages. |
CCZ 13 ELECTION RESOURCE CENTRE & 3 0RS v PROSECUTOR GENERAL N.O. & 2 ORS | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 10, 2014 |
| It was ordered that the prosecution of applicants infringes their right to liberty in terms of section (49)(1) (b) of the Constitution, there being no reasonable suspicion of their having committed an offence. |
CCZ 13 MUTSINZE v THE ATTORNEY GENERAL | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 1, 2014 |
| It was ordered that the application for the trial of the applicant in Case Number CRB 8/2000 to be permanently stayed be and is hereby dismissed. |
CCZ 13 TSVANGIRAI & 3 ORS v THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE & 5 ORS | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 9, 2014 |
| The court unanimously concluded that the applications should be and are hereby dismissed with no order as to costs. |
CCZ 01 13 MAWAWIRE v MUGABE N.O. & 4 ORS | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 31, 2013 |
| This is an application brought under s 24(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (hereinafter "the Constitution") on the basis that the applicant's rights enshrined in ss18(1) and 18(1a) have been contravened. |
CCZ 01 14 DHLAMINI & 6 OTHERS v THE STATE | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 17, 2014 |
| This is a referral by the High Court for determination under s 24(2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe of questions of alleged violations of the fundamental rights of the applicants guaranteed under ss 13(1) (right to personal liberty); 15(1) (right not to be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment) and 18(1) (right to the protection of the law). |
CCZ 1 15 CHIKUMBU v THE STATE | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Feb 17, 2015 |
| This is an application referred to this Court in terms of s 24 (2) of the old Constitution. The applicant seeks an order for a permanent stay of his prosecution on the basis that his rights in terms of s 18 (1) and (2) of the old Constitution have been violated owing to the delay in finalising his trial. |
CCZ 01 2018 TIMOTHY SANGO B. EDWARD DUMBURA v THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF MANICALAND, CHURCH OF THE PROVINCE OF CENTRAL AFRICA | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 28, 2018 |
| These are two separate applications which are substantially similar, in that they raise the same issues and seek the same kind of relief against the same respondent church.The applicants are employed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education as full time civil servants. |
CCZ 02 14 MADANHIRE v ATTORNEY GENERAL | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 12, 2014 |
| The applicants herein were jointly charged with the crime of criminal defamation as defined in s 96 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code). Pursuant to an application under s 24(2) of the former Constitution, the Magistrates Court sitting at Harare has referred the matter to this Court for the determination of certain constitutional questions. |
CCZ 2 15 MADANHIRE, MATSHAZI v ATTORNEY GENERAL | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Feb 19, 2015 |
| On 12 June 2014, in Judgement No. CCZ 2/14, this Court held that s 96 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] was inconsistent with the freedom of expression guaranteed by s 20(1) of the former Constitution. |
CCZ 02 2018 GREATERMANS STORES AND ANOR v MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE, LABOUR & SOCIAL WELFARE CCZ 86 15 | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 28, 2018 |
| The applicants are companies duly incorporated in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. They made an application to the Court in terms of s 85(1)(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act (“the Constitution”). They alleged that s 18 of the Labour Amendment Act (No. 5) 2015 (“the transitional provision”), as read with s 12 of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] (“the Act”), is unconstitutional. |
CCZ 03 13 MUZANENHAMO v OFFICER IN CHARGE CID LAW AND ORDER & 7 Ors | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 14, 2013 |
| This is an application under s 24(1) of the former Constitution for declaratory and consequential relief pursuant to the Declaration of Rights enshrined in that Constitution. The applicant in this matter is HIV positive. He started his anti-retroviral treatment in 2003. On 19 of February 2011, he was arrested at a meeting held to commemorate an AIDS activist. |
CCZ 03 14 ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION + 1 vs THE COMMISSIONER | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 26, 2014 |
| It was ordered that the 1st Applicant takes all the necessary steps to ensure that its officers and officers under the command of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Respondents, authorised to cast ballots in terms of section 81 of the Electoral Act [Cap 2:13] who failed to cast their ballots on the 14th and 15th of July 2013 because of the unavailability of ballot papers, be and are hereby allowed to cast their ballots on the 31st of July 2013.” |
CCZ 3 15 MANYARA v THE STATE | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 9, 2015 |
| The applicant in this matter seeks a permanent stay of prosecution in respect of a charge that arose more than 8 years ago. He claims that his right to a fair trial within a reasonable time, as enshrined in s 18(2) of the former Constitution, has been violated. |
CCZ 03 16 Margaret Zinyemba vs The Minister of Lands etc & Another | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 24, 2016 |
| This is an application in terms of s 85(1)(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) 2013 (“the Constitution”) alleging that the applicant’s fundamental right to administrative conduct that is lawful, prompt, efficient, reasonable, proportionate, impartial and both substantively and procedurally fair enshrined in s 68(1) of the Constitution has been infringed. The cause of the alleged infringement is the decision by the first respondent to withdraw an offer letter given to the applicant to occupy a piece of agricultural land without giving her an opportunity to be heard on the proposed withdrawal of the offer letter. |
CCZ 03 17 Chawira & 13 Ors v Min of Justice & 2 Ors | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 20, 2017 |
| This matter was heard on 13 January 2016 with judgment being reserved. On 27 January 2016 this court determined that in view of the fact that this case raises similar issues as that of Farai Lawrence Ndlovu & Anor v The Minister of Justice Legal & Parliamentary Affairs Constitutional Application No. 50 of 2015, it was convenient that the two cases be consolidated and heard simultaneously. |
CCZ 03 2018 ZIMBABWE DEVELOPMENT PARTY AND ANO v PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE AND TWO ORS FILE CCZ 15 18 | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 28, 2018 |
| This is an urgent chamber application for an order directing the Registrar to set down for hearing on an urgent basis the main application the applicants purported to file on 1 March 2018. The applicants are political parties represented by Mr Mukwazhe, who is the leader of the first applicant. In the application purportedly filed on 1 March 2018, under case no. CCZ 11/18 (the main application), the applicants did not seek leave to file the application. An endorsement was made on the application to the effect that leave to apply for direct access to the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) was not necessary. The parties in that application are the same as those in the present application. |
CCZ 04 14 WILLIAMS & 3 Ors v CO MINISTERS OF HOME AFFAIRS 0 | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 5, 2014 |
| This application is brought in terms of s 24(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The applicants, who are members of an organisation called Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), a non-profit organisation which seeks to advance the rights of women in Zimbabwe, allege that their various rights enshrined in the Declaration of Rights as set out below were violated by the respondents. |
CCZ 4 15 MAWERE v REGISTRAR GENERAL & 3 OTHERS | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 26, 2013 |
| This is an application, filed on the basis of urgency, in which the applicant seeks a declaratur that, being a citizen by birth, he is entitled to dual citizenship and that the law does not require of him to renounce his foreign citizenship before he can be issued with a Zimbabwean national identity document. |
CCZ 04 2018 SHUMBA MAIN JMENT | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 30, 2018 |
| The applicants are all citizens of, but are not resident in, Zimbabwe. They give different reasons for their absence, with the first applicant citing political reasons. The second applicant cites economic reasons while the third applicant alleges his absence is premised on economic and political reasons. |
CCZ 05 14 MADZIMBAMUTO vs REGISTRAR GENERAL + 3 ORS | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 25, 2014 |
| The applicant is a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth. He initially sought a declaratory order confirming his right to a Zimbabwean passport and certain ancillary relief. He also sought an order compelling the second respondent to endorse his South African passport with an unrestricted and indefinite residence permit. |
CCZ 5 15 TOUR OPERATORS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF ZIM v MOTOR INSURANCE POOL & 3 OTHERS | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 25, 2015 |
| The applicant, Tour Operators Business Association of Zimbabwe (TOBAZ), is an association of registered tour operators. Among other things, it buys and arranges insurance services for foreign tourists, including motor vehicle insurance for foreign vehicles entering Zimbabwe. |
CCZ 05 2018 Justice Alfred Mavedzenge | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 31, 2018 |
| This is an application lodged in terms of s 85 (1) of the Constitution. The applicant seeks the following relief: It is ordered that The application be and is hereby granted. |
CCZ 06 14 CHIMAKURE & 2 ORS v THE ATTORNEY GENERAL | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 22, 2014 |
| The court had found that s 31(a)(iii) of the Criminal Code had the effect of interfering with the exercise of the right to freedom of expression. It found that the applicants had discharged the onus of showing that s 31(a)(iii) of the Criminal Code was not reasonably justifiable in a democratic. society for the protection of the public interest in public order or public safety. |
CCZ 6 15 CHIHAVA & 2 OTHERS v THE PROVINCIAL MAGISTRATE FRANCIS MAPFUMO N.O & ANOTHER | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 15, 2015 |
| This is an application in terms of s 85(1(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The appellants allege that their constitutional rights as enshrined in ss 70(1(b), 70(1)(d) and 70(1)(c) have been violated through the manner in which criminal proceedings against them were conducted in the Magistrates Court sitting at Chivhu. They seek an order that the proceedings be quashed and a trial de novo ordered before a different magistrate. |
CCZ 06 16 SAMUEL SIPEPA NKOMO vs MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RURAL & URBAN DEVELOPMENT & 2 ORS | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 29, 2016 |
| The applicant averred that he is a Member of Parliament for Lobengula Constituency in Bulawayo (having been so elected in the harmonised elections held on 31 July 2013) and residing in Bulawayo. He charges the respondents, and in particular the first respondent who is the Minister responsible for issues of local Government, with a violation of s 267 of the Constitution. |
CCZ 07 14 MAYOR LOGISTICS (PVT) LTD v ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 22, 2014 |
| This Urgent Chamber Application was placed before me because the Chief Justice was not available to hear it. The application raised two questions for determination. The first question is whether an interim order suspending the operation of legislation compelling payment by a taxpayer of the amount of tax liable to be paid notwithstanding an appeal to the Fiscal Appeal Court or pending a decision of a court should be granted pending the hearing and determination of the main application challenging the constitutional validity of the legislation by the full bench of the Constitutional Court. |
CCZ 7 15 KONSON vs THE STATE | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 22, 2015 |
| On 3 February 2014 under Case No HB 158/13, the High Court sitting at Bulawayo convicted the applicant of murder with actual intent to kill. After finding that there were no extenuating circumstances surrounding the commission of the offence, the court passed a sentence of death. |
CCZ 07 16 Makani et al v Arundel School | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 29, 2016 |
| The four applicants are the fathers and guardians of their respective minor daughters, all four of whom are pupils at Arundel School, a private girls’ school situated in Harare. The first and second respondents are the Trustees and Headmistress of the School. The third respondent is the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, cited in his official capacity, and the fourth respondent is the Attorney-General, also cited in his official capacity. |
CCZ 08 14 STREAMSLEIGH INVESTMENTS v AUTOBAHN INVESTMENTS | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 24, 2014 |
| The facts of this case are lengthy and fairly complex, but have been fairly summarised by GOWORA J in judgment no. SC 43/14. There is no point in regurgitating them. However, I will restate some of the facts for the purpose of providing a context to this judgment. |
CCZ 8 15 NYAMANDE vs ZUVA PETROLEUM | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 1, 2015 |
| APPLICATION FOR URGENT SET DOWN OF APPEAL TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT |
CCZ 08 16 Obediah Makoni vs Commissioner of Prisons & Anor | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 13, 2016 |
| The applicant in this matter was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend. Because of extenuating circumstances, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was aged 19 at the time of his conviction and has been in gaol since 1995 for almost 21 years. The gravamen of his application is that life imprisonment without the possibility of judicial review or parole is unconstitutional. |
CCZ 09 14 MUKANDI & 3 ORS v THE STATE | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 25, 2014 |
| The applicants in this matter are seeking an order for the permanent stay of their prosecution on charges of fraud. They allege their constitutional right to a fair trial within a reasonable period, guaranteed under s 18(2) of the former Constitution, has been violated by reason of the inordinate delay by the State to bring them to trial. |
CCZ 9 15 MWONZORA & 31 OTHERS vs THE STATE | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 11, 2014 |
| The applicants appeared before a Magistrate at Nyanga on 18 February 2011 facing charges of public violence as defined in Section 36 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act, [Chapter 9:23]. The applicants were legally represented. |
CCZ 09 16 BENARD WEKARE v THE ATTORNEY GENERAL | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 20, 2016 |
| The two cases were heard together because they raised the same constitutional questions for determination. The cases are about the constitutionality of the provisions of the Broadcasting Services Act [Cap. 12:06] (“the Act”) on funding for the provision of public broadcasting services. |
CCZ 9 2018 Democratic Assembly for Restoration of Empowerment & 3 Others vs newbert saunyama No & 3 Others | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 17, 2018 |
| On 4 July 2017, the Supreme Court acting in terms of s 175(4) of the Constitution referred a constitutional matter to this Court. The essence of its order is to seek from this Court an answer to the question whether or not s 27 of the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 7.11], (POSA) is constitutional. |
CCZ 10 14 TAYLOR FREEME v THE SENIOR MAGISTRATE, CHINHOYI & THE ATTORNEY GENERAL | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 8, 2014 |
| The applicants in this matter are seeking an order for the permanent stay of their prosecution on charges of fraud. They allege their constitutional right to a fair trial within a reasonable period, guaranteed under s 18(2) of the former Constitution,has been violated by reason of the inordinate delay by the State to bring them to trial. |
CCZ 10 15 P General vs Telecel Zim | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 8, 2015 |
| The court did not hear argument on the merits of this application, but determined it on the preliminary point of whether or not the matter had been properly brought before the Constitutional Court. |
CCZ 11 14 SENGEREDO v THE STATE | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 10, 2014 |
| This application was referred to this Court by the court a quo in terms of s 24(2) of the old Constitution of Zimbabwe (hereinafter referred to as “the Constitution”). The applicant was charged in the magistrate’s court with two counts of fraud as defined in s 136(B) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. |
CCZ 11 15 MUTAMBARA v THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 18, 2015 |
| This application followed a referral of the matter to this Court by the Magistrates Court in terms of s 24 (2) of the former Constitution of Zimbabwe (“the old Constitution”). |
CCZ 12 14 MATIASHE v THE HON MAGISTRATE MAHWE N.O & AG OF ZIM | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 4, 2014 |
| The applicant and one Cecil Rhaniel Chengetai Muderede (“Muderede”) were engaged in an intimate relationship until about 2005 when the relationship came to an end. At the centre of the dispute giving rise to the present proceedings are two properties. The first is Number 4 Goodall Avenue, Emerald Hill, Harare registered in the name of Helce Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd, a company incorporated according to the laws of Zimbabwe. |
CCZ 12 15 MUDZURU v THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE LEGAL PARL AFFAIRS 0 | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jan 20, 2016 |
| The two applicants are young women aged 19 and 18 years respectively. They have approached this Court in terms of s 85(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) 2013 (“the Constitution”) which came into force on 22 May 2013. They complain about the infringement of the fundamental rights of girl children subjected to early marriages and seek a declaratory order. |
CCZ 13 15 MUTSINZE vs THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ZIMBABWE | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 1, 2014 |
| In August 1998, the applicant and two other co-accused were arrested on allegations of murder and armed robbery committed at Chiwaridzo Bottle Store located at Chipadze Township, Bindura. They were placed on remand. Their application for bail was dismissed. The applicant has been in custody since then. |
CCZ 14 16 Majome vs ZBC | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 9, 2016 |
| This is an application for relief made in terms ofs 85(l)(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013 ("the Constitution"). The applicant is acting in her own interests although she also invokes the alleged violation of the rights of Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai ("MDC-T'), a political party of which she is a member. |
CCZ 15 The Prosecutor General of Zim on the Question of His Constitutional Independence | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 28, 2015 |
| It is Ordered that the application be and is hereby dismissed with costs on a legal practitioner and client scale in favour of both amicus curiae. |
CCZ42.18 NELSON CHAMISA v EMMERSON DAMBUDZO MNANGAGWA | Feb 28, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 3, 2018 |
| Malaba CJ's decision stated that,This is the unanimous judgment of the Court. It must be noted that it, however, does not contain the full reasons thereof. These will be issued in due course. |
CEDAW Shadow report | Feb 20, 2019 | Gender | Jun 30, 2011 |
| This Report focused on the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of Women has been prepared and submitted to the CEDAW Committee by Beyond Beijing Committee (BBC) as an Alternative Report to the 4th and 5th combined periodic report submitted by the Government of Nepal. The purpose of the report is to maintain the government accountability both inside the country and at the United Nations. |
CEDAW concluding observations 2012 | Feb 20, 2019 | Gender | Jul 27, 2012 |
| Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women |
Censorship and Entertainments Control Amendment Act, 1994 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 1994 |
| ACT To amend the Censorship and Entertainments Control Act [Chapter 10:04]. |
Chamber Application plus Second Respondent's Notice of Opposition | Feb 28, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jan 16, 2019 |
| Urgent chamber application for an interim interdict and Declaratory order of warrant to suspend internet services. |
Chamisa v EDM & Others Pages 1 28 | Feb 28, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 10, 2018 |
| This Application challenged the results of the presidential election announced irregularly by the 23rd and 24th respondents on the 3rd day of August 2018. It also challenged the declaration by the 23rd respondent that 1st respondent ids the duly elected presidential candidate for the presidential for the presidential election that took place on the 30th day of July 2018. |
Change and New Politics in Zimbabwe | Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 18, 2012 |
| Zimbabweans are showing the evidence of having been torn in all directions in the transitional period. They have been scarred by the party political wars since the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) from late 2000 onwards first posed an electoral challenge to the Zimbabwe African National UnionPatriotic Front (ZANU‐PF). Zimbabweans, as represented in this stratified‐random and nationally representative sample, are not sure it seems on what to believe and how to relate to political and economic circumstances. |
Changing Perceptions in Zimbabwe - Nationwide Survey of the Political Climate in Zimbabwe November 2010-January 2011
| Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 4, 2011 |
| The report highlights the following topics Power, power shifts and performance of the Inclusive Government, Politics of violence and fear in Zimbabwe, Constitution-making and constitutional expectations, Party support and declaring vote intention, Elections – expectations, experiences and electoral violence-fear-coercion, Political interest and media use. |
Chaotic, blurred and uncertain (4)(2) | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 30, 2017 |
| The Research and Advocacy Unit and the Mass Public Opinion Institute conducted a study to examine active citizenship in Zimbabwe, with a major focus on women and youth. Using all the six rounds of the Afrobarometer data from 1999 to 2014 the study looked at “risk aversion” focusing on the risk taking and risk aversion behaviour of Zimbabweans. |
Chigumba Speech | Nov 9, 2018 | Elections & violence | Jul 13, 2018 |
| Brief by the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to Local and Foreign observers for the 2018 Harmonised Elections at Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) 13 July 2018. |
Child Marriage Report Goromonzi | Mar 5, 2019 | Gender | May 31, 2015 |
| This is the second report on child marriage in Goromonzi District, following on a preliminary report of a study carried out in 2014 (RAU.2014), and series of legal reports prior to this (Dube.2012; RAU. 2011(a); RAU. 2011(b)). These reports are a contribution to the rapidly growing debate in Zimbabwe and the international world on the undesirability of early marriage for girls. |
Child participation Consolidated Report | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2010 |
| The report talks about Child Participation as a principle that requires participation of children in all matters affecting them and that their views be given due weight in accordance with their age and maturity. It states that there should be information sharing and dialogue between children and adults on the development of policies, programmes and measures in order to fulfill this principle. |
Child Protection Policy DRAFT | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2015 |
| A Child Protection Policy aimed at standardizing child protection measures both within the organisation and communities. Clear rules governing conduct as well as functioning and transparent oversight and complaint mechanisms all go towards ensuring a high degree of child protection and these are contained in this policy. |
Children and violence paper final 25 July 2013 | Mar 5, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 25, 2013 |
| The report contains research about violence that occurs after elections and how it is generally more violent than pre-election violence, and is mostly precipitated by the challengers. |
Children's Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 18, 2002 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment of children’s courts; to make provision for the protection, welfare and supervision of children and juveniles; to provide for the establishment, recognition and registration of certain institutions and institutes for the reception and custody of children and juveniles and for the treatment of children and juveniles after their reception in such institutions and institutes; to require the contribution by certain persons towards the maintenance of children and juveniles; to provide for the adoption of minors; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Children's Act [Chapter 5 06] Amended | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 10, 1997 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment of children's courts; to make provision for the protection, welfare and supervision of children and juveniles; to provide for the establishment, recognition and registration of certain institutions and institutes for the reception and custody of children and juveniles and for the treatment of children and juveniles after their reception in such institutions and institutes; to require the contribution by certain persons towards the maintenance of children and juveniles; to provide for the adoption of minors; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Chimanimani Constituency Electoral Environment Review | Apr 1, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 26, 2016 |
| Violence and other forms of violations are expected to be less in Chimanimani West comparatively to the 2008 and 2013 cases. However, it is worrying that unorthodox covert means can be used by the ruling party in a bid to win the elections while in the process violating the people’s right to vote peacefully. |
Chiwundura By election Report | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 15, 2017 |
| President Mugabe set 15 July 2017 as the date for the Chiwundura National Assembly by election in accordance with Section 39 (2) of the Electoral Act (Chapter 2:13). The seat fell vacant following the death of the National Assembly representative for the Constituency; Mr Kizito Chivamba, who died on 19 April 2017 following a short illness. |
CISOMM six month report on GNU and GPA | Feb 13, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 1, 2010 |
| The Six Month Review follows on the Annual Review which was launched in February 2010, in order to review and analyse the extent of implementation of the GPA by the IG in several critical sectors. This report, using information collected by CISOMM members in the course of their work in the field, juxtaposes the evidence of the Government’s implementation of the GPA with the benchmarks set out therein. |
Citizenship Of Zimbabwe Act as Amended by Act 12 of 2001 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2001 |
| AN ACT to make further provision for citizenship of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Civil Aviation Amendment Act,2018 (No. l 0 of 2018) | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 9, 2018 |
| ACT To amend the Civil Aviation Act [Chapter 13:1 6] (No.7 of 1998): to provide for the spinning off of certain functions of the Authority to a new entity called the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (Private) Limited; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental thereto. |
Civil Evidence Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 23, 1992 |
| AN ACT to amend the law of evidence applicable to civil proceedings; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Civil Evidence Act [Chapter 8 01] | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 1, 2007 |
| AN ACT to amend the law of evidence applicable to civil proceedings; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 23, 2017 |
| THE EXPECTATIONS OF AND REQUESTS TO THE EMERGING GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE FROM THE CIVIL SOCIETY IN ZIMBABWE |
Class Actions Act [Chapter 8 17] updated as at 26 01 2017 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 26, 2017 |
| ACT To provide for the institution and prosecution of legal proceedings by or on behalf of classes of persons and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Commission of Inquiry Report | Nov 26, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2009 |
| Report of the Commission of Inquiry appointed under article 26 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization to examine the observance by the Government of Zimbabwe of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) |
COMMISSIONING JUSTICE
TRUTH COMMISSIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE | Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 30, 2010 |
| The paper analyses the practice with respect to criminal prosecutions and amnesty of the 40 truth commissions established around the world between 1974 and 2010. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 15 February 2019 Parliament Calls for Public Nominations for Appointment to ZACC | Dec 2, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 15, 2019 |
| Following the resignation of the chairperson and all the members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on the 31st January, the President must appoint persons to replace them. |
Commissions Watch 17 August 2019 UN High Commissisoner for Human Rights on Zimbabwe Demonstrations | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 17, 2019 |
| Statement by Spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 16th August 2019 Demonstrations in Harare |
Commissions Watch 17 August 2019 ZHRC Press Statement on the Planned Demonstrations | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 17, 2019 |
| The press statement was issued by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission on 15th August 2019 ahead of the mass demonstrations planned for 16th August. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 25 Sept Commission of Inquiry into Post Election Violence | Dec 2, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 25, 2018 |
| On the 14th September the President published a proclamation (No 6 of 2018) establishing the Commission [The proclamation can be viewed on the Veritas website – link] and the seven Commissioners were sworn in on the 19th September. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 26 January 2019 NPRC Press Statement on its National Dialogue process | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jan 21, 2019 |
| The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission is concerned by the deteriorating political and economic situation in the country. The NPRC is therefore initiating a multi-stakeholder consultative dialogue process. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 31 Jan Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry Report | Dec 2, 2019 | Extra-judicial Killings | Jan 31, 2019 |
| Recent disorders in our major cities, and the tragic killing of 12 or more people, give new relevance to the report and recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry [the Motlanthe Commission] set up to investigate the violence and shootings that followed last year’s election. |
Commissions Watch 1 2016 Taking the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission to the People | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 17, 2017 |
| This bulletin introduces the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission’s APRILJULY OUTREACH PROGRAMME that will take the Commission to the people of Zimbabwe all-round the country. |
Commissions Watch 1 2017 Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Press Statement on Floods | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jan 31, 2017 |
| This bulletin contains the text of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission’s Press Statement on the promotion and protection of environmental and related rights in the face of ongoing flooding in urban areas. |
Commissions Watch 2 2016 Human Rights Commission May Outreach Programme | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | May 3, 2016 |
| This bulletin is to remind readers about this month’s segment of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission’s APRIL-JULY OUTREACH PROGRAMME that will take the Commission to the people of Zimbabwe all round the country. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 2 2017 ZHRC report on Tokwe Mukosi Floods 23 March 2017 | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 23, 2017 |
| This bulletin is the first of several that will draw attention to and summarise reports of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission on investigations carried out since the Commission became operational. |
Commissions Watch 3 2016 Public Interviews of Electoral Commission Candidates | Dec 2, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 4, 2016 |
| This bulletin is to give advance notice that the public interviews of candidates nominated for appointment as members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] will be conducted at Parliament on Monday 9th May |
Commissions Watch 3 2017 Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Report on Food Distribution | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | May 5, 2017 |
| In Parliament recently, the Deputy Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare made a Ministerial Statement on the Government’s Food Deficit Mitigation Programme, which was repeated in the Senate the following day. |
Commissions Watch 4 2016 Public Interviews of Electoral Commission Candidates Candidates' Names & Other Details | Dec 2, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 5, 2016 |
| This bulletin follows up Commissions Watch 3/2016 with further information about the public interviews to be conducted by Parliament’s Committee on Standing Rules and Orders [CSRO] on Monday 9th May, starting at 9.00 am sharp |
Commissions Watch 4 2017 Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission A Report on Communities Displaced by Floods | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 22, 2017 |
| This bulletin is a summary of a report by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission [hereafter referred to as “the Commission” or “ZHRC”] recording its assessment of the human rights situation of communities in the Tsholotsho district affected by the floods experienced in the 2013/2014 rainy season. |
Commissions Watch 5 2016 Government Withdraws National Peace & Reconciliation Commission Bill | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | May 11, 2016 |
| In the National Assembly yesterday, Tuesday 10th May, the Minister of State in Vice-President Mphoko’s office, Hon Tabitha Kanengoni, withdrew the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Bill in terms of Standing Order 157. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 5 2017 ZHRC Press Statement on the Political Situation in Zimbabwe | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 16, 2017 |
| The ZHRC is encouraged by assurances by the military concerning the imperative to uphold constitutionalism and values of justice, non-violence, human rights and freedoms in resolving the current political situation. |
Commissions Watch 6 2016 Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Six Vacancies Filled | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 18, 2016 |
| This bulletin is an update on the membership of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] following its return to full strength with the filling of six vacancies last month. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 6 August 2018 [ ZHRC Preliminary Election Monitoring Report 23 31 July 2018 | Dec 2, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 6, 2018 |
| The Commission deployed a total of 23 teams spread across the 10 Provinces of Zimbabwe. The monitors were able to collect information which forms part of this preliminary report. |
Commissions Watch 7 2016 Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Press Statement on Public Protests and Police Conduct | Dec 2, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 30, 2017 |
| This bulletin contains the exact text of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission’s Press Statement on public protests and police conduct. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 7 2017 ZHRC Internatioinal Human Rights Day | Dec 2, 2019 | Memorialization | Dec 12, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission hosted the International Human Rights Day Commemorations on Friday the 8th of December 2017. The event was held at Takashinga Cricket Club in Highfield. International Human Rights Day is celebrated each year on 10 December globally since 1948 when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 8 June 2019 ZACC Vacancies Candidates to be Interviewed 21 June 2019 | Dec 2, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 8, 2019 |
| On 31st January this year the then chairperson and all the eight members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission resigned. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 8th November 2018 Commission of Inquiry Mutare Public Hearings 10 November | Dec 2, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 8, 2018 |
| Detailed information about the Commission of Inquiry was given in our Commissions Watch bulletin dated 25th September 2018 [link]. Its terms of reference are set out in full in the Presidential proclamation appointing the Commission |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 11th February National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Commissioner | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 11, 2018 |
| National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Commissioner |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 13th February National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Consultations | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 13, 2018 |
| National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Consultations |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 15th November 2018 ZHRC Reports Politically Partisan Distribution of State Aid during Elections | Dec 2, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 15, 2018 |
| The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has released a series of reports about politically partisan distribution of food and other State aid before and after polling in the 30th July election. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 17th July 2019 [POWERS OF ARREST FOR ZACC OFFICERS WHAT IT MEANS] | Dec 2, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 17, 2019 |
| Over the years the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission [ZACC] has been at the receiving end of insults and derision from the general public, which felt it was doing less than it should to contain corruption. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 19th June Anti Corruption Commission Candidates New Timetable for Public Interviews Friday 21st June | Dec 2, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 19, 2019 |
| Our Commissions Watch bulletin dated 8th June [link] gave advance notice of the public interviews to be held at Parliament of the 38 short-listed candidates for appointment to fill eight vacancies in the membership of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission [ZACC]. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 21 March 2019 133 candidates for ZACC's 8 Vacancies | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 21, 2019 |
| Veritas draws attention to the Parliament of Zimbabwe’s public notice announcing the names of the 133 persons in respect of whom nomination documents have been submitted for appointment as members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 27th March ZHRC Press Statement on Doctors' Strike | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 26, 2018 |
| The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has taken note of and is concerned about the impasse between the Government of Zimbabwe and members of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors’ Association (ZHDA) who have been on strike since the 1st of March 2018. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 27th November 2018 Commission of Inquiry into Post Election Violence of 1st August | Dec 2, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Veritas notes that when giving evidence before the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence of 1st August, our Attorney-General, Prince Machaya, was absolutely clear on the correct legal position of who can deploy the army onto the streets. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 28 May 2019 Parliament Calls for Nominations to Fill One Vacancy on Human Rights Commission | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | May 28, 2019 |
| There is one vacancy to be filled on the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission following the resignation of Commissioner C. T. Khombe before the expiry of his term of office. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH Commissions Watch 26th July 2018 [ZHRC Media Release] | Dec 2, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 26, 2016 |
| The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) advises all stakeholders that it has deployed election monitors in all parts of the country, with effect from 23 July to 6 August 2018, to monitor the Harmonised Elections scheduled for 30 July 2018 as well as the post-election |
Commonwealth Guidelines for the Conduct of Election Observation in Member Countries | Mar 5, 2019 | Elections & violence | Apr 20, 2018 |
| These revised Commonwealth Guidelines for the Conduct of Election Observation adopt best practice, as also reflected in the Declaration of Principles on International Election Observation, and will ensure the on-going integrity, value and impact of Commonwealth observer missions as they continue to support the strengthening of electoral democracy and the political rights of Commonwealth citizens. |
Community support to survivors of OVT | Mar 5, 2019 | Memorialization | May 31, 2006 |
| This was an examination of a population of survivors more than a decade and half after the traumatic events, which indicates that no-one should be sanguine that survivors of OVT heal themselves: war veterans, activists and the politically uncommitted were all affected by the Liberation War. |
Community-based rehabilitation for survivors of
organised violence: Some preliminary findings
| Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 30, 1995 |
| There is now a substantial literature dealing with the consequences of repressive violence on individuals and families (1). The literature details the effects, on individuals, of torture and violent injury, as well as the effects of exposure to violent situations, and also deals with both the short-term and long-term effects. |
Companies Act [Chapter 24 03] updated | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 1, 2004 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the laws in force in Zimbabwe relating to the constitution, i n- corporation, registration, management, administration and winding up of companies and other ass o- ciations, and for other purposes incidental thereto. |
Companies Amendment Act, 2006 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 1, 2006 |
| ACT To amend the Companies Act [Chapter 24:03]. |
Compensation for gross human rights violations: Torture and the War Victims Compensation Act.
| Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 30, 1998 |
| This present paper will first analyse the problems involved in compensating victims of human rights violations, summarising the international perspective. It will then turn to a summary of the situation in Zimbabwe, detailing what is known here in Zimbabwe about the victims of gross human rights violations, and then examining these findings with respect to the War Victims Compensation Act(1980), and its provisions and procedures. |
Complaint by Teachers Union to Min of Education and ZANU PF | Mar 6, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2017 |
| This report contains findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), pursuant to an investigation undertaken by the ZHRC into a complaint lodged by three Teachers Unions namely, Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ), Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) and the Zimbabwe Rural Teachers Union (ZRTU) on behalf of Teachers and school children across the country. |
Complex Emergencies and the Tree of Life A Community based Approach to Dealing with Trauma | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2009 |
| A community-based approach to dealing with trauma highlights issues about Trauma and complex emergencies. This report is not concerned with describing the many ways in which trauma may be inflicted during complex emergencies, but rather to very briefly describe their effects. |
Condemned by their own words | Apr 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 30, 2007 |
| The utterances of political leaders can be very revealing. Their commitment to democracy and human rights is most tested when there is a serious challenge to their continued hold on power or when they attract heavy criticism. At such times, the leaders either display political tolerance or they lash out at their critics and opponents. Leaders with repressive tendencies will turn to repression; leaders who respect democracy will not. |
Consolidated Election Climate Report No1 | Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 28, 2005 |
| This report covers all the reports received by the NCA for February 2005, coming from 8 Provinces, and 56 Constituencies. It summarises the position that pertained during the last 2 weeks of February. Unfortunately, no data had been submitted from either Manicaland or Mashonaland West by the time of writing, but it is submitted that the data nonetheless do give a good overview of the national picture in February 2005. |
Consolidated report on food riots | Feb 11, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jan 19, 1998 |
| The report covers the areas identified by many political observers as being significantly related to the climate of discontent and discouragement felt by the Zimbabwean public at the time of the Food Riots. It also identifies the factors that observers felt were indicative of a crisis of governance in Zimbabwe. It talks about how Government-administered prices to meet Government's excessive spending requirements which triggered a resurgence in inflation, with analysts saying that inflation would round-off 1997 at above 20%. |
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 13) Act, 1993 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 1993 |
| The Constitution of Zimbabwe was published as a Schedule to the Zimbabwe Constitution Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1600 of the United Kingdom). |
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 18) Act, 2007 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 30, 2007 |
| ACT To amend the Constitution of Zimbabwe. |
Constitution of Zimbabwe as Amended by Amendment (No. 17) Act, 2005 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 1, 2005 |
| Incorporating all amendments made by the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 17) Act, 2005 |
Constitution of Zimbabwe as Amended by Amendment (No. 19) Act, 2009 0 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 13, 2009 |
| As amended at 13th February, 2009 Including amendments made by Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 19 |
Constitution of Zimbabwe as at 14 September 2005 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 14, 2005 |
| Reissue (as amended at 14th September, 2005, i.e. up to and including those provisions of Amendment No. 17 that came into force on that date) |
Constitution Watch 1 2018 Need to Implement Constitution section 210 | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 18, 2018 |
| The section provides for setting up an independent body to receive and investigate complaints against the security services [i.e. the Police Service, the Defence Forces, the State intelligence services and the Prisons and Correctional Service]. |
Constitution Watch 1 2019 Lethal Force and the Use of the Military to Maintain Order | Nov 25, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 17, 2019 |
| In this Constitution Watch we shall look at the degree of force that may be used to maintain law and order, and at the circumstances in which military personnel may be called upon to assist the police for that purpose. |
Constitution Watch 2 2018 Leader of the Opposition | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 25, 2018 |
| In countries that have adopted the Westminster model of parliamentary government,the post of Leader of the Opposition is a semi-official parliamentary post given to the leader of the main opposition party or group in Parliament. The post is largely symbolic, but the symbolism is very important. |
Constitution Watch 2 2019 Internet Shutdown | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jan 19, 2019 |
| In this bulletin we shall examine the legality of the Internet shut-downs against the background of the Constitution, international law and the Interception of Communications Act. |
Constitution Watch 3 2019 Security Forces Still no Independent Public Complaints Mechanism | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 7, 2019 |
| Section 210 of the Constitution provides for the investigation of complaints against the security services [i.e. the Police Service, the Defence Forces, the State intelligence services and the Prisons and Correctional Service]. |
Constitution Watch 4 2019 Criminal Nuisance and the Right to Protest | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 18, 2019 |
| What is criminal nuisance and how does it affect the right to demonstrate guaranteed by section 59 of the Constitution? |
Constitution Watch 5 2019 Legality of Searches by Soldiers | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 28, 2019 |
| A search of a person’s home or property is an infringement of their right to privacy,guaranteed by section 57 of the Constitution. |
Constitution Watch 6 2019 Why Hasn't Zimbabwe Adopted the UN Convention Against Torture | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Yet another 26th June has come and gone without Zimbabwe having adopted the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment [CAT]. |
Constitution Watch 7 2019 ID Checks at Roadblocks Are They Legal 0 | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 5, 2019 |
| As long ago as 1997 our Supreme Court ruled that arbitrarily stopping either people or vehicles infringes the constitutional right to freedom of movement, though the court held that the random stopping of vehicles to check for vehicle defects could be regarded as a justifiable limitation if it was done for the purpose of ensuring safety on the roads. |
CONSTITUTION WATCH 8 2019 Can Statutory Instruments Amend Acts of Parliament | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 19, 2019 |
| Several Acts of Parliament contain provisions permitting the President or a Minister to make statutory instruments ‒ regulations, orders and so on ‒ which amend the Acts themselves. |
Constitution Watch 9 2017 After impeachment, what then | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 20, 2017 |
| In this Constitution Watch we shall indicate what can and should be done after Parliament has completed impeachment proceedings and resolved that the President should be removed from office. |
Constitution Watch 09 2019 Death in Custody Rights of Prisoners | Nov 25, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 27, 2019 |
| Section 50(5)(c) of the Constitution provides that anyone who is detained has the right to communicate with, and be visited by, their relatives, their chosen religious counsellor, their chosen lawyer and their chosen medical practitioner. |
Consumer Contracts Act [Chapter 8 03] | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 24, 1994 |
| AN ACT to provide relief to parties to consumer contracts where the contracts are unfair or contain unfair provisions or where the exercise or non-exercise of a power, right or discretion under such a contract is or would be unfair; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Copac final consolidated constitution signatures | Feb 20, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 17, 2012 |
| 18 Chapters of the Draft Constitution as at July 18 2012. |
COPAC's Final Narrative Report to Parliament Feb 2013 | Feb 12, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 7, 2013 |
| The Parliamentary Select Committee on the new constitution for Zimbabwe (hereinafter referred to as COPAC) was established on the 12th of April 2009 being comprised of Members of Parliament from the political parties that are signatory to the Global Political Agreement and a representative of the Chiefs Council who sits in Parliament. |
Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act [Chapter 26 05] | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2001 |
| ACT To provide for copyright and neighbouring rights; to repeal the Copyright Act [Chapter 26:01]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Courts & Adjudicating Authorities (Publicity Restriction) Act [Chapter 7 04] | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 7, 1986 |
| AN ACT to regulate and restrict attendance at and publication of proceedings of courts and adjudicating authorities; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 1, 2006 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the criminal law of Zimbabwe; to amend the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01], the Burial and Cremation Act [Chapter 5:03], the Customary Marriages Act [Chapter 5:07], the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11], the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10], and the Prisons Act [Chapter 7:11]; to repeal the Aircraft(Offences)Act [Chapter 9:01] and the Concealment of Birth Act [Chapter 9:04]; to amend the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]; to repeal Infanticide Act [Chapter 9:12] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9:16], and the Stock Theft Act [Chapter 9:18]; to repeal the Witchcraft Suppression Act [Chapter 9:19] and the Sexual Offences Act [Chapter 9:21]; to amend the Anti-Corruption Commission Act [Chapter 9:22], the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17], the Police Act [Chapter 11:10], the Inland Waters Shipping Act [Chapter 13:06], the Tourism Act [Chapter 14:20], the Dangerous Drugs Act [Chapter 15:02], to amend the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act [Chapter 15:03]; the Public Health Act [Chapter 15:09], the Termination of Pregnancy Act [Chapter 15:10], the Housing and Building Act [Chapter 22:07] and the Mental Health Act, 1996; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9 23] as Amended 2007 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 1, 2007 |
| ACT To consolidate and amend the criminal law of Zimbabwe; to amend the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01], the Burial and Cremation Act [Chapter 5:03], the Customary Marriages Act [Chapter 5:07], the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11], the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10], and the Prisons Act [Chapter 7:11]; to repeal the Aircraft (Offences) Act [Chapter 9:01] and the Concealment of Birth Act [Chapter 9:04]; to amend the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]; to repeal Infanticide Act [Chapter 9:12] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9:16], and the Stock Theft Act [Chapter 9:18]; to repeal the Witchcraft Suppression Act [Chapter 9:19] and the Sexual Offences Act [Chapter 9:21]; to amend the Anti-Corruption Commission Act [Chapter 9:22], the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17], the Police Act [Chapter 11:10], the Inland Waters Shipping Act [Chapter 13:06], the Tourism Act [Chapter 14:20], the Dangerous Drugs Act [Chapter 15:02], to amend the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act [Chapter 15:03]; the Public Health Act [Chapter 15:09], the Termination of Pregnancy Act [Chapter 15:10], the Housing and Building Act [Chapter 22:07] and the Mental Health Act, 1996; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Criminal Matters (Mutual Assistance) Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Apr 1, 1991 |
| AN ACT to provide for mutual assistance in criminal matters between Zimbabwe and Commonwealth countries and other foreign countries; to facilitate the provision and obtaining by Zimbabwe of such assistance, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Criminal Procedure & Evidence Act as amended on 10 June 2016 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 10, 2016 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to procedure and evidence in criminal cases, and to make provision for other matters incidental to such procedure and evidence. |
Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 1, 1927 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to procedure and evidence in criminal cases, and to make provision for other matters incidental to such procedure and evidence. |
Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, 2004 Part XI [Bail] showing amendments of 2004 14 | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 8, 2004 |
| The following document sets out the following provisions of the Act, as amended as at the 8th October, 2004, i.e. up to and including the amendments made by Act 14/2004, which was gazetted and came into force on that date: sections 25, 32, 34 the whole of Part IX (BAIL) the Schedules to the Act Amendments are indicated in annotations to the provisions concerned. |
Criminal Procedure and Evidence Amendment Act | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2014 |
| ACT To amend the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]; to amend the National Prosecuting Authority Act [Chapter 7:20] (No. 5 of 2014); and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |