Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
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- Jun 1, 1927
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to procedure and evidence in criminal cases, and to make provision for other matters incidental to such procedure and evidence.
Married Persons Property Act
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- Jan 1, 1929
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to amend the law as to the property of married persons. This Act may be cited as the Married Persons Property Act [Chapter 5:12].
Deceased Estates Succession Act
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- Jun 21, 1929
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to amend the law relating to estates of deceased persons.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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- Dec 10, 1948
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- Politics & Governance
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Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.
Customary Marriages Act
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- Jan 1, 1951
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the solemnization of customary marriages; to regulate certain other incidents in connection with such marriages and to prevent the pledging of children.
Marriage Act
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- Mar 1, 1965
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the solemnization of marriages and matters incidental thereto.
Damages (Apportionment and Assessment) Act [Chapter 8 06] 0
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- Jun 1, 1971
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to amend the law relating to contributory negligence and to provide for other matters incidental thereto.
Damages (Apportionment and Assessment) Act
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- Date recorded
- Jun 1, 1971
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to amend the law relating to contributory negligence and to provide for other matters incidental thereto.
Immigration Act
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- Dec 1, 1971
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to regulate the entry of persons into and the departure of persons from Zimbabwe; to prohibit the entry into and to provide for the removal from Zimbabwe of certain persons; to provide for the control of aliens; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Defence Act [Chapter 11 02]
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- Nov 3, 1972
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Defence Forces Service Commission and the Defence Council, the establishment, constitution, command, administration, organization, duties, training, co-operation with other Military Forces and discipline of the Defence Forces, the declaration of cantonments and protected areas, the requisitioning of buildings, vehicles and other things for the use of the Defence Forces in certain circumstances, the expropriation of land for defence purposes and the protection of defence stores; to provide for the publication of defence agreements and to create powers in connection with the training of units of the Defence Forces; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Trade Marks Act [Chapter 26 04]
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- Jan 1, 1975
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the registration of trade marks and certification marks; to provide for the registration and control of the practice of trade mark agents; to protect registered trade marks against forgery; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
General Law Amendment Act
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- Jan 1, 1979
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to alter the general law of Zimbabwe.
Lancaster House Agreement
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- Jan 1, 1980
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- Politics & Governance
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The Lancaster House Agreement was a political consensus which brought the independence of Zimbabwe from Rhodesian rule. The agreement came into being after a series of negotiations between the nationalist parties and the Rhodesian Front between September and December 1979. The Agreement was facilitated by the British and the American governments to bring to an end the 14 year war in Rhodesia between the Rhodesians and the guerrilla movements.
Shop Licences Act [Chapter 14 17]updated
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- Feb 1, 1980
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the control and licensing of certain trades and businesses carried on in shops, stores and other fixed places of business and by means of vending machines; to establish licens- ing authorities and to confer powers and duties thereon; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
War victims Compensation Act
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- Nov 14, 1980
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- Politics & Governance
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The Act consists of seven parts which are Preliminary, Commissioner of war victims compensation, Application of Act and claims for and entitlement to compensation, Compensation for Disablement, Compensation for death, Special Provisions for women and children and General. There is also the Revenue fund section.
Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act
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- Dec 31, 1980
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to facilitate the enforcement in Zimbabwe of maintenance orders made in England and Northern Ireland and elsewhere within the Commonwealth and in other States on the basis of reciprocal arrangements.
Public Health Act
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- Dec 31, 1980
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to make provision for the public health. This Act may be cited as the Public Health Act [Chapter 15:09].
Banjul charter
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- Jun 27, 1981
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- Politics & Governance
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AFRICAN (BANJUL) CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS contains 68 Articles which make up the full document Recognizing on the one hand, that fundamental human rights stem from the attributes of human beings which justifies their national and international protection and on the other hand that the reality and respect of peoples rights should necessarily guarantee human rights.
Extradition Act [Chapter 9 08]
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- Apr 9, 1982
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the extradition of persons between Zimbabwe and other countries and for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
General Law Amendment Act [Chapter 8 07]
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- Date recorded
- Dec 10, 1982
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to alter the general law of Zimbabwe.
Courts & Adjudicating Authorities (Publicity Restriction) Act [Chapter 7 04]
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- Feb 7, 1986
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to regulate and restrict attendance at and publication of proceedings of courts and adjudicating authorities; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Matrimonial Causes Act [Chapter 5 13] 0
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- Feb 17, 1986
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to amend the law relating to marriage, judicial separation and nullity of marriages; and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act [Chapter 10 20]
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- Apr 25, 1986
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to empower the President to make regulations dealing with situations that have arisen or are likely to arise and that require to be dealt with as a matter of urgency; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto
Prescribed Rate of Interest Act [Chapter 8 10]
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- May 23, 1986
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the rate of interest payable on certain debts; to provide for the payment of interest on certain judgment debts; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Births and Deaths Registration Act [Chapter 5 02]
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- Date recorded
- Jun 20, 1986
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the registration of births and deaths in Zimbabwe and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
LRFZim Annual Report 1985/86
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 1986
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1986 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LRFZim Annual Report 1986/87
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 1987
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1987 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LRFZim Annual Report 1987/88
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 1988
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1988 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
Principles on Effective Prevention and investigation pf Extra legala, Arbitrary and Summary Executions
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- May 24, 1989
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- Politics & Governance
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Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions Recommended by Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/65 of 24 May 1989.
LRFZIM Annual Report 1988/89
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 1989
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1989 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LRFZim Annual Report 1989/90
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 1990
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1990 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
Criminal Matters (Mutual Assistance) Act
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- Apr 1, 1991
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for mutual assistance in criminal matters between Zimbabwe and Commonwealth countries and other foreign countries; to facilitate the provision and obtaining by Zimbabwe of such assistance, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
LRFZim Annual Report 1990/91
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 1991
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1991 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
Customary Law and Local Courts Act
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- Date recorded
- Feb 12, 1992
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the application of customary law in the determination of civil cases; to provide for the constitution and jurisdiction of local courts; to provide for appeals from the decisions of such courts; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Disabled Persons Act
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- Jun 26, 1992
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to make provision for the welfare and rehabilitation of disabled persons; to provide for the appointment and functions of a Director for Disabled Persons’ Affairs and the establishment and functions of a National Disability Board; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
LRFZim Annual Report 1991/92
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 1992
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1992 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
Civil Evidence Act
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- Date recorded
- Oct 23, 1992
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to amend the law of evidence applicable to civil proceedings; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
LRFZim Annual Report 1992/93
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 1993
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1993 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 13) Act, 1993
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- Dec 31, 1993
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- Politics & Governance
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The Constitution of Zimbabwe was published as a Schedule to the Zimbabwe Constitution Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1600 of the United Kingdom).
Consumer Contracts Act [Chapter 8 03]
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- Jun 24, 1994
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide relief to parties to consumer contracts where the contracts are unfair or contain unfair provisions or where the exercise or non-exercise of a power, right or discretion under such a contract is or would be unfair; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
LRFZim Annual Report 1993/94
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- Jun 30, 1994
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1994 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
Censorship and Entertainments Control Amendment Act, 1994
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 1994
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Censorship and Entertainments Control Act [Chapter 10:04].
Public Service Act
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- Date recorded
- Mar 15, 1996
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT to make further provision for the Public Service Commission and its functions; to provide for the constitution and administration of the Public Service and the conditions of service of its members; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Arbitration Act [Chapter 7 15]
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- Sep 13, 1996
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to give effect to domestic and international arbitration agreements; to apply, with modifications, the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the 21st June, 1985, thereby giving effect to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards adopted in New York on the 10th June, 1958; to repeal the Arbitration Act [Chapter 7:02]; to amend the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06], and section 6 of the Prescribed Rate of Interest Act [Chapter 8:10]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
NCA Proposed Draft Constitution
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- May 1, 1997
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- Politics & Governance
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The Draft containes reasons why the NCA campaigned for a No Vote in the referendum of February 2000 such as the process and content. This draft seeks to address the key issues of governance in Zimbabwe and has taken into account the NCA’s major concerns about the Draft of the Constitutional Commission. Its main focus is on having an accountable government through various checks and balances.
Administration of Estates Act [Chapter 6 01]
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- Date recorded
- Nov 1, 1997
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of the estates of deceased persons, minors, mentally disordered or defective persons and persons absent from Zimbabwe, and to provide for the control of moneys belonging to persons whose whereabouts are unknown.
Administration of Estates Act
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 1997
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of the estates of deceased persons, minors, mentally disordered or defective persons and persons absent from Zimbabwe, and to provide for the control of moneys belonging to persons whose whereabouts are unknown.
Compensation for gross human rights violations: Torture and the War Victims Compensation Act.
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- Date recorded
- Dec 30, 1998
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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This present paper will first analyse the problems involved in compensating victims of human rights violations, summarising the international perspective. It will then turn to a summary of the situation in Zimbabwe, detailing what is known here in Zimbabwe about the victims of gross human rights violations, and then examining these findings with respect to the War Victims Compensation Act(1980), and its provisions and procedures.
Can you have a reparations policy without justice?
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- Date recorded
- Sep 25, 1999
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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Under humanitarian law and a series of international conventions, all gross human rights violations are argued to require legal remedy. However, in situations of epidemic violence legal remedies may require extension through a policy of reparations. There are conceptual confusions that often impair the proper formulation of a reparations policy. This paper examines these problems in the context of Zimbabwe.
Mental Health Act
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- Jan 1, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the care, detention and after-care of persons who are mentally disordered or intellectually handicapped, whether for the purposes of treatment or otherwise; to provide for the establishment of various boards and the functions of such boards; to repeal the Mental Health Act [Chapter 15:06]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Referendums Act [Chapter 2 10]
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- Date recorded
- Jan 11, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the holding of referendums to ascertain the views of citizens on any questions or issues.
Organised Violence and Torture in Zimbabwe in 1999
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- Date recorded
- Mar 31, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The crisis which began in late 1997 showed little sign of abating during 1999, and all political commentators remain agreed that the severe crisis continuing in Zimbabwe shows little sign of immediate resolution. The President continued to act without consulting Parliament or with respect to the Constitution.
The Unleashing of Violence: A report on violence against peaceful protesters in Harare
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- Date recorded
- Apr 30, 2000
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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As Zimbabwe moves towards the holding of a general election, which, according to President Mugabe, will be held in May 2000, the political situation has become increasingly troubled and violent. There have been violent clashes between supporters of the ruling party, ZANU (PF) and the main political opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
Organised Violence and Torture in Zimbabwe: Harare and Copenhagen, 6 June 2000
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- Date recorded
- Jun 6, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The current report is based on information compiled from both a wide range of sources and researched locally by the IRCT delegation. The IRCT delegation visited Zimbabwe from 29 May to 6 June 2000. The delegation comprised Maria Piniou- Kalli, MD, IRCT President and specialist dermatologist, Inge Genefke, MD.DMSc hc, IRCT Secretary-General and specialist neurologist, and Soraya Usmani Martinez, IRCT Project Coordinator for Sub Saharan Africa.
Terror tactics in the run-up to parliamentary elections, June 2000
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- Date recorded
- Jun 8, 2000
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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Amnesty International has concluded from its inquiries that there is evidence that the Government of Zimbabwe is either instigating or acquiescing in serious violations of human rights including extrajudicial executions, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Genocide Act [Chapter 9 20]
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- Date recorded
- Jun 16, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To enable effect to be given within Zimbabwe to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, approved and proposed for signature and ratification or accession by the General Assembly of the United Nations on the 9th December, 1948; to amend the Extradition Act [Chapter 9:08]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Report on political violence in Bulawayo, Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Midlands
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- Date recorded
- Jul 29, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The report outlines several violations which happened in the various provinces against different victims
Report on Pre-election Political Violence in Mberengwa
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- Date recorded
- Nov 17, 2000
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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In the period leading up to elections violence, threats and intimidation were used extensively to coerce voters. Politicians of the ruling party and their supporters made statements indicating that the ballot would not be secret and that reprisals would be taken if people voted in certain ways.
Organised Violence and Torture: A Zimbabwean Case Study
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- Date recorded
- Nov 28, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The use of Emergency Powers and the Law and Order (Maintenance) Act was continued by the Mugabe government, but extended considerably by the Presidential Powers Act, and always finally the use of formal impunity and pardons to cover human rights violations. There remains a consistent pattern in Zimbabwe: of periods in which gross human rights violations are permitted and even encouraged, followed by the formal excusing of such violations by impunity.
Idasa Love,Cholera Mbeki and Mugabe
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- Dec 31, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
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LOVE IN A TIME OF CHOLERA: MBEKI’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ROBERT MUGABE (2000 - 2008) The report highlights the MDC has long been suspicious of any claim by Thabo Mbeki to be an honest broker in the Zimbabwe crisis, having raised concerns in this regard from the moment South Africa showed itself willing to endorse the fraudulent elections of 2000.
Zimbabwe national youth policy
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- Dec 31, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
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The Policy seeks to ensure that all young women and men are given meaningful opportunities to reach their full potential, both as individuals and as active participants in society. It addresses the major concerns and issues critical to young men and women and gives direction to youth programmes and services provided by government and non-government organisations.
Political Parties (Finance) Act [Chapter 2 11]
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- Date recorded
- May 11, 2001
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the financing of political parties by the State; to prohibit foreign donations to political parties and candidates; to repeal the Political Parties (Finance) Act [Chapter 2:04]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Rural Land Occupiers (Protection from Eviction) Act, 2001
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- Date recorded
- Jun 5, 2001
- Category
- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To protect certain occupiers of rural land from eviction; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental thereto.
The Extent of Political Violence in Zimbabwe
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- Date recorded
- Jul 13, 2001
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
- Summary
Organised violence and torture are integral features of Zimbabwean political life, and have been since the early 1960s.This paper discusses the current violence in Zimbabwe, and outlines the major features of this violence in the context of violence in Zimbabwe generally.
Who was responsible? Alleged perpetrators and their crimes during the 2000 Parliamentary Election period
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- Date recorded
- Jul 31, 2001
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This report is a follow-up to “Who is Responsible?: A preliminary analysis of pre-election violence in Zimbabwe”, which was released in June 2000 by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. It sought to catalog emerging allegations of gross human rights violations committed during the run-up period to the June 2000 Parliamentary Elections and aimed to establish certain facts about the nature of political violence during that time.
Social Workers Act [Chapter 27 21]
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- Date recorded
- Sep 28, 2001
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To establish a Council of Social Workers and to provide for its functions; to provide for the registration of social workers and the regulation of the practice of social work; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
ENFORCING THE RULE OF LAW IN ZIMBABWE
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- Date recorded
- Sep 30, 2001
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- Politics & Governance
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This report examines in some detail the evidence of breaches of the rule of law by the three pillars of the Zimbabwean State.
Land Acquisition General Laws Amendment
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- Date recorded
- Dec 6, 2001
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- Politics & Governance
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Amendment to the Land Acquisition Act as inserted in the General Laws Amendment Bill. Proposed and voted in favour by parliament on 6 December, 2001.
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2001
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- Dec 31, 2001
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- Politics & Governance
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BILL To amend the Labour Relations Act [Chapter 28:01], the Export Processing Zones Act [Chapter l4: 07] and the Public Service Act [Chapter 6:04], and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act [Chapter 26 05]
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2001
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for copyright and neighbouring rights; to repeal the Copyright Act [Chapter 26:01]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Citizenship Of Zimbabwe Act as Amended by Act 12 of 2001
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2001
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to make further provision for citizenship of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Neither Free nor Fair: High Court decisions on the petitions on the June 2000 General Election.
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- Date recorded
- Mar 3, 2002
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This monograph focuses on the electoral irregularities, including gross human rights abuses, during the period preceding the June 2000 Parliamentary elections. This election marked the first time a strong opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), had challenged the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (Zanu (PF)) in the political arena.
Access to Information & Protection Of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], March 2002
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- Date recorded
- Mar 15, 2002
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public bodies; to make public bodies accountable by giving the public a right to request correction of misrepresented personal information; to prevent the unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies; to protect personal privacy; to provide for the regulation of the mass media; to establish a Media and Information Commission and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to the foregoing.
Organised Violence and Torture in the Bye-Elections held in Zimbabwe during 2000 and 2001.
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- Date recorded
- May 5, 2002
- Category
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
This present monograph concentrates upon the human rights violations that took place during the bye-elections that took place in 2000 and 2001. None of these bye-elections came about as a result of the election petitions, as all those cases decided were immediately appealed and are still pending in the Supreme Court. All the bye-elections took place due to the death of the incumbent. Zanu(PF) won all these elections, amidst continued allegations of gross human rights violations and electoral irregularities.
Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20 10], May 2002
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- Date recorded
- May 10, 2002
- Category
- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
AN ACT to empower the President and other authorities to acquire land and other immovable property compulsorily in certain circumstances; to make special provision for the compensation payable for agricultural land required for resettlement purposes; to provide for the establishment of the Derelict Land Board; to provide for the declaration and acquisition of derelict land; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe
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- Date recorded
- May 31, 2002
- Category
- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
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.
Beating your opposition:Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.
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- Date recorded
- Jun 25, 2002
- Category
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
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.
Private Voluntary Organizations Act [Chapter 17 05]
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- Date recorded
- Sep 1, 2002
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the registration of private voluntary organizations, for the control of the collection of contributions for the objects of such organizations and of certain institutions, and for matters incidental thereto.
Witchcraft Suppression Act [Chapter 9 19]
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- Date recorded
- Sep 10, 2002
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to suppress the practice of pretended witchcraft.
Justice in Zimbabwe
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- Date recorded
- Sep 16, 2002
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- Politics & Governance
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This report seeks to trace what has happened to the legal system of Zimbabwe over the last few years, giving examples of these developments. Where it is necessary to put these developments in a broader context, details are given about developments that took place earlier in the history of Zimbabwe.
Teaching them a lesson:A report on the attack on Zimbabwean teachers
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- Date recorded
- Sep 20, 2002
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- Politics & Governance
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The attack of teachers has been ongoing against the backdrop of violence being perpetrated against civil servants (including district administrators, and nurses) by ruling party (Zanu PF) supporters, “war veterans” and the youth militia. Violence against teachers has continued unabated since June 2000.
Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29 15]
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- Date recorded
- Nov 1, 2002
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the establishment of municipalities and towns and the administration of municipalities and towns by local boards, municipal and town councils; to provide for the conferring of town and city status on growth points, municipalities and towns; to provide for the declaration of local government areas and the administration of local government areas by local boards; to confer functions and powers and impose duties upon municipal and town councils and local boards; to provide for the establishment of the Local Government Board and to provide for the functions thereof; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Immigration Act Amended November 2002
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- Date recorded
- Nov 30, 2002
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to regulate the entry of persons into and the departure of persons from Zimbabwe; to prohibit the entry into and to provide for the removal from Zimbabwe of certain persons; to provide for the control of aliens; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing
Patents Act [Chapter 26 03], amended 2002
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- Date recorded
- Dec 20, 2002
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to patents; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Postal and Telecommunications Act [Chapter 12 05] as amended 2002
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- Date recorded
- Dec 30, 2002
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the establishment of the Postal and Telecommunications Authority and to provide for its functions and management; to provide for the licensing and regulation of cellular telecommunication, postal and telecommunication services; to amend the Broadcasting Act [Chapter 12:01]; to provide for the repeal of the Postal and Telecommunication Services Act [Chapter 12:02], the Posts and Telecommunications Corporation Act [Chapter 12:03] and the Radiocommunication Services Act [Chapter 12:04]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES ACT
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- Dec 31, 2002
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the solemnization of customary marriages; to regulate certain other incidents in connection with such marriages and to prevent the pledging of children.
Magistrates Court Amendment Act, 2003
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- Date recorded
- Jan 30, 2003
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10].
Labour Act [Chapter 28 01], 2003
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- May 1, 2003
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to declare and define the fundamental rights of employees; to define unfair labour practices; to regulate conditions of employment and other related matters; to provide for the control of wages and salaries; to provide for the appointment and functions of workers committees; to provide for the formation, registration and functions of trade unions, employers organizations and employment councils; to regulate the negotiation, scope and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements; to provide for the establishment and functions of the Labour Court; to provide for the prevention of trade disputes, and unfair labour practices; to regulate and control collective action; to regulate and control employment agencies; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
The Perpetrators of Gross Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe from February 2000 to March 2003.
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- Aug 31, 2003
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The violence that has afflicted Zimbabwe since the Constitutional referendum has received considerable international attention, mainly due to remarkable documentation from the press, the media and human rights groups.
Police Act [Chapter 11 10]
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- Sep 1, 2003
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the establishment, organization and control of the Police Force; to provide for the functions of the Police Service and the conditions of service of its members; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Access to Information & Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], Oct 2003
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- Oct 10, 2003
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public bodies; to make public bodies accountable by giving the public a right to request correction of misrepresented personal information; to prevent the unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies; to protect personal privacy; to provide for the regulation of the mass media; to establish a Media and Information Commission and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to the foregoing.
Finance Act, 2003
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- Dec 31, 2003
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
THE CASE OF HENRY DOWA: THE UNITED NATIONS & ZIMBABWE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT
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- Jan 30, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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In May 2003 REDRESS learned that an allegedly notorious Zimbabwean police torturer, Henry Dowa, was in Kosovo. Sources inside and outside of Zimbabwe confirmed that there were numerous serious allegations of torture linked to him, and further investigations revealed that Dowa was part of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) civilian police force (CIVPOL).
Companies Act [Chapter 24 03] updated
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- Feb 1, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the laws in force in Zimbabwe relating to the constitution, i n- corporation, registration, management, administration and winding up of companies and other ass o- ciations, and for other purposes incidental thereto.
Bank Use Promotion and Suppression of Money Laundering Act [Chapter 24 24]
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- Feb 17, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To promote the use and suppress the abuse of the banking system; to enable the unlawful proceeds of all serious crime including drug trafficking to be identified, traced, frozen, seized and eventually confiscated; to establish a Bank Use Promotion and Suppression of Money Laundering Unit; to require financial institutions and cash dealers to take prudential measures to help combat money laundering; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Agricultural Land Settlement Act [Chapter 20 01] as Amended March 2004
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- Mar 19, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the establishment of an Agricultural Land Settlement Board and to prescribe the functions and duties thereof; to provide for the settlement of persons on, and the alienation of, agricultural land; and to provide for matters incidental to and connected with the foregoing.
ZIMBABWE: FROM IMPUNITY TO ACCOUNTABILITY
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- Mar 30, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The Redress Trust is an international NGO whose objectives are to assist torture victims anywhere in the world, and to make accountable all those who perpetuate, aid and abet acts of torture. It has been following closely events in Zimbabwe, and with its considerable experience of the issues involved REDRESS participated in organising the August symposium and presented papers at it.
Rural Land Act [Chapter 20 18], 2003
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- Mar 31, 2004
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- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the acquisition of State land and the disposal of State land; to provide for the control of the subdivision and lease of land for farming or other purposes; to provide for limiting of the number of pieces of land that may be owned by any person and the sizes of such land, and for prohibiting or restricting the rights of non-residents to own, lease or occupy land in Zimbabwe, and to provide for other matters incidental to and connected with the foregoing.
Land Survey Act [Chapter 20 12]
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- Mar 31, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the survey of land.
THE POLITICS OF FOOD ASSISTANCE IN ZIMBABWE
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- Aug 12, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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This briefing paper is a follow up to the report “Not Eligible: The Politicization of Food in Zimbabwe,” produced by HRW in October 2003. It finds that the situation has improved somewhat, though cause for concern remains, given the lack of verifiable information concerning grain supplies and the government’s decision not to renew its appeal for international food assistance.
Youth Militia in Zimbabwe
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- Sep 2, 2004
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- Children
- Politics & Governance
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This paper examines the phenomenon of youth militia in Zimbabwe, and contrasts this use of the youth with the views and opinions of ordinary young Zimbabweans
Acquisition of Farm Equipment or Material Act [Chapter 18 23] As Amended
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- Sep 3, 2004
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- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the acquisition of farm equipment or material not being used for agricultural purposes; to amend section 5 of the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Publication 49 (1)
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- Sep 7, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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SUBMISSION TO THE PUBLIC HEARING OF PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE, LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE ON THE NGO BILL.
Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, 2004 Part XI [Bail] showing amendments of 2004 14
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- Oct 8, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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The following document sets out the following provisions of the Act, as amended as at the 8th October, 2004, i.e. up to and including the amendments made by Act 14/2004, which was gazetted and came into force on that date: sections 25, 32, 34 the whole of Part IX (BAIL) the Schedules to the Act Amendments are indicated in annotations to the provisions concerned.
TORTUOUS PATTERNS DESTINED TO REPEAT THEMSELVES IN UPCOMING ELECTION CAMPAIGN
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- Nov 30, 2004
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The analysis in this Report is based on the data contained in the Monthly Violence Reports of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. Since July 2001, the Forum has been reporting monthly totals of cases of organised violence and torture.
No War in Zimbabwe
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- Nov 30, 2004
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- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
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Zimbabweans are now the second biggest group of foreign Africans in South Africa. Yet there is little formal information available on their situation. Very few are being officially recorded as political refugees. Some Zimbabweans claim that it is hard to access asylum seeker status. It was the intention of the authors to investigate these allegations, as well as to establish other problems and issues of relevance to Zimbabweans in South Africa.
Ex Political Detainees & Restrictees Act, 2004
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- Dec 24, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the establishment of schemes for the provision of assistance to expolitical prisoners, detainees and restrictees and their dependants; to provide for the establishment of a fund to finance such assistance; to provide for the constitution and functions of the Ex-Political Prisoners, Detainees and Restrictees Board; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
United Nations Convention against Corruption
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- Dec 31, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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The Convention introduces a comprehensive set of standards, measures and rules that all countries can apply in order to strengthen their legal and regulatory regimes to fight corruption. It calls for preventive measures and the criminalization of the most prevalent forms of corruption in both public and private sectors.
Land Acquisition Amendment Act, 2004
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2004
- Category
- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To amend the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10]; to repeal Hippo Valley Agreement Act [Chapter 20:08]; to make certain declaratory provisions respecting the Land Reform Programme; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
Appropriation (2004) Act, 2003
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To apply the sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2004.
Official Secrets Act [Chapter 11 09] as amended 2004
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- Dec 31, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to prohibit the disclosure for any purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of Zimbabwe of information which might be useful to an enemy; to make provision for the purpose of preventing persons from obtaining or disclosing official secrets in Zimbabwe; to prevent unauthorized persons from making sketches, plans or models of and to prevent trespass upon defence works, fortifications, military reserves and other prohibited places; and to provide for matters incidental to the foregoing.
Maintenance Act [Chapter 5 09]
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- Jan 1, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the making of orders for maintenance of persons; to provide for the enforcement of maintenance orders; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Access to Information & Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], Jan 2005
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- Jan 7, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
- Summary
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.
Anti Corruption Commission Act [Chapter 9 22]
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- Date recorded
- Jan 14, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Commission in order to combat corruption, and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Troubled Financial Institutions (Resolution) Act [Chapter 24 28]
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- Jan 14, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the administration of troubled financial institutions; to provide for formulation and implementation of schemes of resolution in respect of such institutions; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Zimbabwe at the Cross-Roads: Views of Zimbabwean citizens on democracy and transitional justice.
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- Jan 30, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
- Transitional Justice
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This analysis, which included Zimbabwe, showed that, on average, Zimbabweans were highly dissatisfied with the state of democracy in their country, but that the winners were more satisfied than either the losers or the non-partisan, but also that the non-partisan were slightly more dissatisfied than the losers. This analysis was based on the data from the 1999 Afrobarometer survey, but one can see from the 2004 survey that this conclusion would still hold.
SI 2005 21 New Electoral Regulations
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- Feb 14, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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These regulations may be cited as the Electoral Regulations, 2005.
Reconstruction of State Indebted Insolvent Companies Act [Chapter 24 27]
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- Feb 25, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the reconstruction of State-indebted companies and associate companies that are unable to repay credits made to them from public funds, or in respect of whose liabilities the State has issued any guarantee that has become due; to provide for appointment and functions of administrators of companies under reconstruction; to provide for formulation and implementation of schemes of reconstruction in respect of such companies; to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9:16]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Health Services Act
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- Feb 25, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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Act to provide for the establishment of the Health Service Board and its functions; to constitute the Health Service and to provide for its administration and the conditions of service of its members; to provide for the transfer of persons engaged in public health service delivery from the Public Service to the Health Service and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Consolidated Election Climate Report No1
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- Feb 28, 2005
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This report covers all the reports received by the NCA for February 2005, coming from 8 Provinces, and 56 Constituencies. It summarises the position that pertained during the last 2 weeks of February. Unfortunately, no data had been submitted from either Manicaland or Mashonaland West by the time of writing, but it is submitted that the data nonetheless do give a good overview of the national picture in February 2005.
Health Service Act [Chapter 15 16]
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- Mar 9, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the establishment of the Health Service Board and its functions; to constitute the Health Service and to provide for its administration and the conditions of service of its members; to provide for the transfer of persons engaged in public health service delivery from the Public Service to the Health Service; to make consequential amendments to the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01]; Health Professions Act [Chapter 27:19]; Medical Services Act No. 27 of 1998; and Public Health Act [Chapter 15:09]; to repeal the Parirenyatwa Hospitals Act [Chapter 15:07]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Not a Level Playing Field: Zimbabwe’s Parliamentary Elections in 2005
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- Mar 21, 2005
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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Human Rights Watch calls on SADC member states to urge the government of Zimbabwe to ensure that in the days remaining before the election, efforts are made to guarantee that all candidates are able to campaign freely and openly throughout Zimbabwe, that all candidates have access to the media, that journalists and observers are allowed to observe the election process in all areas of the country, and that voters are allowed to choose a candidate and vote in an environment free of intimidation.
Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9 15] as amended March 2005
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- Mar 31, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the suppression and punishment of certain offences.
Interpretation Act [Chapter 1 01], Amended March 2005
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- Mar 31, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to define certain terms when used in legislative enactments; to make provision with respect to the operation, commencement and interpretation of legislative enactments; to shorten the language of legislative enactments; and for other purposes.
ZIMBABWE: THE FACE OF TORTURE AND ORGANISED VIOLENCE
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- Mar 31, 2005
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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For the past five years Zimbabwe has been racked by an economic, social, political and human rights crisis, which no one inside or outside of the country has been able to reverse. The European Union, the United States of America and other Western nations have applied selective financial and travel sanctions against President Mugabe and other Zanu-PF leaders, and some of these powers have also made unsuccessful attempts to challenge Zimbabwe’s human rights record in international fora, including the UN General Assembly and the UN Commission on Human Rights.
THE 2005 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION. FLAWED, UNFREE AND UNFAIR!
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- Apr 30, 2005
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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THIS REPORT COVERS ALL THE REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE NCA DURING THE PRE ELECTION PERIOD (FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2005), THESE BEING FROM ALL PROVINCES EXCEPT MANICALAND COVERING 105 CONSTITUENCIES. A TOTAL OF 383 REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 3 REPORTS PER CONSTITUENCY.
Visa & Permit Fees from 17 June 2005
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- Jun 17, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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Changes in fees for permits and visas pursuant to Immigration (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 (No. 1), Statutory Instrument 126 of 2005, published and commencing on 17 June 2005.
TRICK OR TREAT? THE EFFECTS OF THE PRE-ELECTION CLIMATE ON THE POLL IN THE 2005 ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 2005
- Category
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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In Zimbabwe, in the past five years, elections have been elevated to the only constitutive principle for determining legitimacy, aided considerably by the position of the African nations, and South Africa in particular.
TORTURE IN ZIMBABWE, PAST AND PRESENT PREVENTION, PUNISHMENT, REPARATION?
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
- Summary
Zimbabwe has not acceded to the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment nor the statute of the International Criminal Court. There are a number of other specific Commonwealth declarations and principles, which were applicable to Zimbabwe before it left the Commonwealth in 2003.
Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9 16]
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- Date recorded
- Jul 1, 2005
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the prevention of corruption and the investigation of claims arising from dishonesty or corruption; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Mrs A Tibaijuka Report on Operation Murambatsvina
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- Date recorded
- Jul 18, 2005
- Category
- Displacements
- Murambatsvina
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
The report outlines how the Government of Zimbabwe embarked on an operation to“clean-up” its cities. It was a“crash”operation known as “Operation Murambatsvina”, referred to in this report as Operation Restore Order. It started in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, and rapidly evolved into anationwide demolition and eviction campaign carried out bythe police and the army.
Stuffed ballots and empty stomachs
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- Jul 31, 2005
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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This report considers the actual period of voting and the first one hundred days thereafter.
Housing Standards Control Act [Chapter 29 08].doc
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- Date recorded
- Aug 1, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to establish housing courts and to confer upon them certain powers and functions; to provide for the repair, demolition or closure of buildings of an unsatisfactory standard; to provide for the abatement of overcrowd-ing of dwellings; to control the harmful use or occupation of premises and the undue interference with the rights of the residents of a neighbourhood; to institute a procedure whereby clearance warrants may be granted to local authorities for the acquisition and clearance of areas in which buildings of an unsatisfactory standard are prevalent; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
“Clear the Filth” : Mass Evictions and Demolitions in Zimbabwe
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- Date recorded
- Sep 11, 2005
- Category
- Displacements
- Murambatsvina
- Politics & Governance
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This report tells the stories of the mass evictions and house demolitions and the continuing suffering of those affected, mostly in the words of victims. Women, children and men recount how they were forced to destroy their own houses, often at gunpoint.
Constitution of Zimbabwe as at 14 September 2005
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- Sep 14, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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Reissue (as amended at 14th September, 2005, i.e. up to and including those provisions of Amendment No. 17 that came into force on that date)
Constitution of Zimbabwe as Amended by Amendment (No. 17) Act, 2005
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- Oct 1, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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Incorporating all amendments made by the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 17) Act, 2005
(Act No. 5 of 2005), Including amendments not in force on the 1st October, 2005.
National Unity accord and its Aftermath
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- Oct 31, 2005
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- Politics & Governance
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In particular, it focuses on the Matebeleland crisis and highlights the inadequacies of the Unity Accord established to end the violence. These have spilt over into the present tensions and contradictions within Zimbabwe.. In the aftermath of the struggle for independence, the government had to move fast in dealing with the popular demands that informed the struggle.
Finance (No. 2) Act, 2005
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- Date recorded
- Dec 30, 2005
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Witchcraft Offences Extract from Criminal Law Code
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- Date recorded
- Jan 1, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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Before 1st July 2006 the law on witchcraft offences was contained in the Witchcraft Suppression Act. That Act was repealed by section 283 of the Criminal Law Code.
Valuers Act [Chapter 27 18]
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- Date recorded
- Feb 1, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to establish a Valuers Council; to provide for the registration of valuers and the regulation of the practice of valuers in Zimbabwe; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the fore-going.
General Laws Amendment Act, No 6 of 2005
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- Date recorded
- Feb 3, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To amend section 9 of the Statute Law Compilation and Revision Act [Chapter 1:03], the Maintenance Act [Chapter 5:09], section 4 of the Judges Salaries, Allowances and Pensions Act [Chapter 7:08], sections 13 and 14 of the Judicial College Act [Chapter 7:17], the Service of Documents (Telegraph) Act [Chapter 8:13], section 346A of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07], sections 6 and 7 of the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15], section 63 of the Serious Offences (Confiscation of Profits) Act [Chapter 9:17], etc
Public Order and Security Act as amended February 2006
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- Date recorded
- Feb 27, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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ACT To make provision for the maintenance of public order and security in Zimbabwe; to amend the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01], the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to repeal the Law and Order (Maintenance) Act [Chapter 11:07]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Judges Pension Scheme Notice, 2006
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- Date recorded
- Mar 24, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
This scheme shall apply in respect of— (a) every judge appointed to the High Court or Supreme Court on or after the 1st July, 1997; and (b) every judge of the High Court or Supreme Court who held office immediately before the 1st July, 1997, and who makes an election in accordance with subsection (2) that this scheme will apply in his or her case, in place of the former scheme, with effect from that date.
African Export Import Bank (Membership of Zimbabwe and Branch Office Agreement) Act, 2005
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- Date recorded
- Mar 24, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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ACT To enable effect to be given within Zimbabwe to the Agreement for the Establishment of the African Export-Import Bank and the Agreement between the African Export-Import Bank and the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe concerning the Location of the Branch Office of the African Export-Import Bank; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected therewith.
Zimbabwe Development Bank Act [Chapter 24 14]
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- Date recorded
- Mar 24, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To amend the Zimbabwe Development Bank Act [Chapter 24:14], section 10 of the Capital Gains Tax Act [Chapter 23:01] and the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Debt Assumption) Act, 2005
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- Date recorded
- Mar 24, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To empower the State to undertake the discharge of certain obligations of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 24 14]
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- Date recorded
- Mar 24, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
AN ACT to provide for the establishment, constitution, duties and powers of a Zimbabwe Development Bank to assist in and promote the economic development of Zimbabwe; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Environmental Management Act as Amended 25 March 2006
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- Date recorded
- Mar 25, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
ACT To provide for the sustainable management natural resources and protection of the environment; the prevention of pollution and environmental degradation; the preparation of a National Environmental Plan and other plans for the management and protection of the environment; the establishment of an Environmental Management Agency and an Environment Fund; to amend references to intensive conservation areas and committees and associated matters in various Acts; to repeal the Natural Resources Act [Chapter 20:13], the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act [Chapter 20:03], the Hazardous Substances and Articles Act [Chapter 15:05] and the Noxious Weeds Act [Chapter 19:07]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
ZTVP Report for UN International Day in Support of VOT
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- Date recorded
- Apr 30, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
- Summary
This report provides a brief top-line analysis of 267 Zimbabweans who sought assistance from the Zimbabwe Torture Victims Project (ZTVP), located in Johannesburg, South Africa, over the past one and half years. In recent times, South Africa has seen an increase in the number of Zimbabweans coming into South Africa linked to the political crisis in that country.
Education Amendment Act, 2006
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- Date recorded
- May 12, 2006
- Category
- Children
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
To amend the Education Act [Chapter 25:04]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
An Analysis of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Legal Cases, 1998–2006
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 2006
- Category
- Human rights Judgements
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
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.
Public Order and Security Act as amended July 2007
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- Date recorded
- Jul 1, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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ACT To make provision for the maintenance of public order and security in Zimbabwe; to amend the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01], the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to repeal the Law and Order (Maintenance) Act [Chapter 11:07]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
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- Date recorded
- Jul 1, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the criminal law of Zimbabwe; to amend the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01], the Burial and Cremation Act [Chapter 5:03], the Customary Marriages Act [Chapter 5:07], the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11], the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10], and the Prisons Act [Chapter 7:11]; to repeal the Aircraft(Offences)Act [Chapter 9:01] and the Concealment of Birth Act [Chapter 9:04]; to amend the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]; to repeal Infanticide Act [Chapter 9:12] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9:16], and the Stock Theft Act [Chapter 9:18]; to repeal the Witchcraft Suppression Act [Chapter 9:19] and the Sexual Offences Act [Chapter 9:21]; to amend the Anti-Corruption Commission Act [Chapter 9:22], the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17], the Police Act [Chapter 11:10], the Inland Waters Shipping Act [Chapter 13:06], the Tourism Act [Chapter 14:20], the Dangerous Drugs Act [Chapter 15:02], to amend the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act [Chapter 15:03]; the Public Health Act [Chapter 15:09], the Termination of Pregnancy Act [Chapter 15:10], the Housing and Building Act [Chapter 22:07] and the Mental Health Act, 1996; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
AfricanYouthCharter
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- Date recorded
- Jul 6, 2006
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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The Charter has 31 Articles adopted by the Seventh Ordinary sessions of the Assembly held in Banjul, The Gambia on the 2nd of July 2006.
Unprotected Migrants Zimbabweans in South Africa’s Limpopo Province
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- Date recorded
- Jul 31, 2006
- Category
- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
The report is based on a Human Rights Watch mission to Limpopo province in April and May 2006. Because of the historical predominance of Zimbabwean migrants on farms in the far north of Limpopo province and the increasing numbers of Zimbabwean migrants fleeing the deteriorating political and economic situation in Zimbabwe, Human Rights Watch focused its research on Limpopo.
Printed Publications Act [Chapter 25 14]
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- Aug 1, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the printing and publication of books, newspapers, periodicals and other printed publications and the preservation of books, newspapers, periodicals and other printed publications published in Zimbabwe.
Companies Amendment Act, 2006
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- Sep 1, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Companies Act [Chapter 24:03].
Appropriation (Supplementary) Act, 2006
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- Sep 1, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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BILL To apply a further sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2006.
Immigration Act as Amended October 2006
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- Oct 31, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to regulate the entry of persons into and the departure of persons from Zimbabwe; to prohibit the entry into and to provide for the removal from Zimbabwe of certain persons; to provide for the control of aliens; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing
“You Will Be Thoroughly Beaten” The Brutal Suppression of Dissent in Zimbabwe
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- Nov 30, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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This report highlights the repressive tactics that the government has used in the past year to suppress the increasing political and economic discontent among the population. The police have arbitrarily arrested hundreds of civil society activists during routine meetings or peaceful demonstrations, often with excessive force, and in some cases subjected those in custody to severe beatings that amounted to torture, and other mistreatment.
ZIMBABWE’S FAILURE TO MEET THE BENCHMARKS IN THE COTONOU AGREEMENT
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- Nov 30, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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The Cotonou Agreement introduces various instruments designed to ensure compliance, firstly through dialogue under article 8 and then through the enforcement mechanisms of article 96. Section 2(a) of the latter article provides that if the political dialogue procedures fail to gain compliance, and the formal consultation procedures likewise fail to yield a solution acceptable to both parties, “appropriate measures” may be taken.
Gazetted Land (Consequential Provisions) Act [Chapter 20 28]
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- Dec 20, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To make certain provisions that are consequential to the enactment of section 16B of the Constitution; to amend the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10]; to repeal the Rural Land Occupiers (Protection from Eviction) Act [Chapter 20:26] (No. 13 of 2001); and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Human rights report on Zimbabwe 2009
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- Dec 30, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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This report is a collaborative effort between the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) and the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (The Forum) to have a competent, national and collective human rights appraisal of Zimbabwe that can be an addition and alternative to external Zimbabwe human rights assessments.
National Arts Council of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 25 07] as amended
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- Dec 30, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the establishment of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe to foster, develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and practice of the arts in Zimbabwe; to provide for the structure and functions of the National Arts Council; to provide for a Board to manage and control the affairs of the National Arts Council; to provide for the registration and regulation of arts organisations; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Judges Salaries, Allowances and Pensions Act [Chapter 7 08], Amended 2006
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- Dec 31, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to prescribe the salaries of judges and acting judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court; and to make provision in regard to the payment of allowances to those judges and acting judges and in regard to the payment of pensions to those judges and their widows.
Who Guards the guards
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- Dec 31, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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This report examines the political environment in which the law enforcement agencies have been operating in Zimbabwe since 2000. It explores the extent to which the law enforcement agencies have become instruments of state repression, and the extent to which the abuses by these agencies are officially condoned, sanctioned or encouraged by their commanders and by the political leaders under whose auspices these agencies operate.
“A Woman’s Place is in the Home?” – Gender Based Violence and Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe.
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- Dec 31, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
- Women
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This report, examining the violent and turbulent years between 2000 and 2006, shows that Zimbabwe has been no exception in this regard.
Export Processing Zones Act updated
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- Jan 1, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the establishment of the Zimbabwe Export Processing Zone Authority and to provide for the functions thereof; to provide for the establishment of export processing zones, the administration and control thereof; to provide for the constitution and functions of the Zimbabwe Export Processing Zone Board; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Judicial Service Act [Chapter 7 18]
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- Jan 9, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To make further provisions for the Judicial Service Commission; to constitute the Judicial Service; to establish the Judicial Service Committees and to provide for their functions; to provide for the administration and the conditions of service of members of the Judicial Service employed in the Supreme Court and the High Court and other courts subordinate to the Supreme Court and the High Court, and the Office of the Ombudsman; to provide for the transfer of persons from the Public Service to the Judicial Service; to make consequential amendments to various Acts; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Finance (No. 2) Act, 2006
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- Jan 15, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
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- Jan 30, 2007
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The Charter seeks to entrench in the Continent a political culture of change of power based on the holding of regular, free, fair and transparent elections conducted by competent, independent and impartial national electoral bodies.
Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9 23] as Amended 2007
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- Mar 1, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To consolidate and amend the criminal law of Zimbabwe; to amend the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01], the Burial and Cremation Act [Chapter 5:03], the Customary Marriages Act [Chapter 5:07], the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11], the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10], and the Prisons Act [Chapter 7:11]; to repeal the Aircraft (Offences) Act [Chapter 9:01] and the Concealment of Birth Act [Chapter 9:04]; to amend the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]; to repeal Infanticide Act [Chapter 9:12] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9:16], and the Stock Theft Act [Chapter 9:18]; to repeal the Witchcraft Suppression Act [Chapter 9:19] and the Sexual Offences Act [Chapter 9:21]; to amend the Anti-Corruption Commission Act [Chapter 9:22], the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17], the Police Act [Chapter 11:10], the Inland Waters Shipping Act [Chapter 13:06], the Tourism Act [Chapter 14:20], the Dangerous Drugs Act [Chapter 15:02], to amend the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act [Chapter 15:03]; the Public Health Act [Chapter 15:09], the Termination of Pregnancy Act [Chapter 15:10], the Housing and Building Act [Chapter 22:07] and the Mental Health Act, 1996; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Adding insult to injury. A Preliminary Report on Human Rights Violations on Commercial Farms, 2000 to 2005.
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- Apr 30, 2007
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- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
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Widespread human rights violations were inflicted upon white farmers and black farm workers by agents of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s government during the seizures of whiteowned farms from 2000 to 2005.
Condemned by their own words
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- Apr 30, 2007
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- Gukurahundi
- Murambatsvina
- Politics & Governance
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The utterances of political leaders can be very revealing. Their commitment to democracy and human rights is most tested when there is a serious challenge to their continued hold on power or when they attract heavy criticism. At such times, the leaders either display political tolerance or they lash out at their critics and opponents. Leaders with repressive tendencies will turn to repression; leaders who respect democracy will not.
Civil Evidence Act [Chapter 8 01]
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- May 1, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to amend the law of evidence applicable to civil proceedings; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Masvingo State University Amendment Act, 2007
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- Jul 30, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Masvingo State University Act [Chapter 25:24]. The long title to the Masvingo State University Act [Chapter 25:24] (hereinafter called "the principal Act") is amended by the deletion of "Masvingo State University" and the substitution of "Great Zimbabwe University".
Suppression of Foreign and International Terrorism Act [Chapter 11 21]
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- Aug 3, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the suppression of foreign and international terrorism, including mercenary activities; to repeal the Foreign Subversive Organisations Act [Chapter 11:05]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Interception of Communications Act [Chapter 11 20]
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- Aug 3, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the lawful interception and monitoring of certain communications in the course of their transmission through a telecommunication, postal or any other related service or system in Zimbabwe; to provide for the establishment of a monitoring centre; and to provide for any other matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Land Survey Amendment Act, 2007
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- Aug 10, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend sections 2 and 12 of the Land Survey Act [Chapter 20:12] and sections 2 and 18 of the Land Surveyors Act [Chapter 27:06]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
At best a falsehood at worst a lie
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- Aug 31, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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The reports of the ZRP reveal that, in the minds of numerous ZRP officers, the exercise of freedom of expression by opposition groups is so obviously undesirable and criminal it is assumed the reader will, like the police officers in question, regard the actual criminal charge preferred as a mere legal detail.
Exchange Control Act [Chapter 22 05] as at August 2007
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- Aug 31, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to confer powers and impose duties and restrictions in relation to gold, currency, securities, exchange transactions, payments and debts, and the import, export, transfer and settlement of property, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Shortcomings of the Kariba Draft Constitution
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- Sep 30, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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This report analyzes the Kariba Draft Constitution,a document negotiated in secret in September 2007 and referenced in Article 6 of the Global Political Agreement between Zimbabwe’s three primary political parties. The report briefly considers the process that led to the creation of the Kariba Draft and then explores the content of that document. The substance of the Kariba Draft is compared to that of the current Constitution and the Constitutional Commission Proposal which was rejected in a national referendum in February 2000.
Appropriation (Supplementary) Act, 2007
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- Oct 19, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To apply a further sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2007.
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 18) Act, 2007
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- Oct 30, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
Traditional Leaders Act showing proposed amendments November 2007
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- Nov 1, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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TRADITIONAL LEADERS ACT [Chapter 29:17] showing changes proposed by Electoral Laws Amendment Bill November 2007 Insertions are indicated by green underlined font, deletions by red strike through font.
Revisiting The Commonwealth and Zimbabwe: What is to be done?
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- Nov 30, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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Zimbabwe’s pro tem suspension from the Councils of the Commonwealth for a period of one year was announced in a statement from Marlborough House on 19th March 2002. This suspension implemented a prior warning to the Zimbabwe government by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group that a poor report on the Presidential Election of 2002 would result in punitive action by the Commonwealth.
Stock Theft Prevention Act [Chapter 9 18]
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- Dec 1, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to theft of stock and produce.
Electricity Amendment Act, 2007
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- Dec 14, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Electricity Act [Chapter 13:19] (No. 4 of 2002) and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Act [Chapter 2 12] showing proposed amendments Nov 2007 0
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- Dec 30, 2007
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the terms of office, conditions of service, qualifications and vacation of office of members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, the procedure at meetings of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the appointment of the Chief Elections Officer; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Emergency Powers Act [Chapter 11 04] Annotated 2007
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- Dec 31, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to make exceptional provision for the protection of the community in cases where a declaration in terms of subsection (1), or a resolution in terms of subsection (6), of section 31J1 of the Constitution is in force; and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11 17] as at January 2008
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- Jan 11, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To make provision for the maintenance of public order and security in Zimbabwe; to amend the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01], the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to repeal the Law and Order (Maintenance) Act [Chapter 11:07]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10 27], 2008
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- Jan 11, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public bodies; to make public bodies accountable by giving the public a right to request correction of misrepresented personal information; to prevent the unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies; to protect personal privacy; to provide for the regulation of the mass media; to establish a Media and Information Commission and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to the foregoing.
2008 MDGsOfficialList
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- Jan 15, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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These are Goals and targets from the Millennium declaration and indicators for monitoring progress progress.
Electoral Act as Amended Jan 2008
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- Jan 24, 2008
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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ACT
To provide for the Registrar General of Voters and constituency registrars; to make provision for the registration of voters and for the lodging of objections thereto; to provide for the preparation, compilation and maintenance of voters rolls; to provide for the functions of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission with respect to observers; to prescribe the residence qualifications of voters and the procedure for the nomination and election of candidates to and the filling in of vacancies in Parliament; to provide for elections to the office of the President; to provide for local authority elections; to provide for offences and penalties, and for the prevention of electoral malpractices in connection with elections; to establish the Electoral Court and provide for its functions; to make provision for the hearing and determination of election petitions; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Local Government Laws Amendment Act, 2008
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- Jan 24, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13], the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15] and the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] (No. 25 of 2004); and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Act [Chapter 2 12], Amended January 2008
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- Jan 30, 2008
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the terms of office, conditions of service, qualifications and vacation of office of members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, the procedure at meetings of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the appointment of the Chief Elections Officer; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
SI 2008 51A Pres Powers Amendment of Criminal Law Code Regulations
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- Jan 30, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act [Chapter 10:20]: Amendment to the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (No. 23 of 2004) Regulations, 2008
GN 2008 31 Nominations for Presidential Election
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- Mar 29, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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Presidential Election 29th March, 2008: Nomination Court Results
All Over Again : Human Rights Abuses and Flawed Electoral Conditions in Zimbabwe’s Coming General Elections
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- Mar 31, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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On March 29, 2008, Zimbabweans will participate in presidential, parliamentary, senatorial, and local government elections synchronized for the first time, following changes to Zimbabwe’s constitution in September 2007. As the elections near, all indications are that once again the people of Zimbabwe will not be able to freely exercise their civil and political rights and vote for the candidates of their choice.
If you cant join them, beat them:Post election violence Zimbabwe 2008
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- May 5, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This document, and the factual assertions herein, is based on reports of the ensuing violence received from civic organisations and those published in the press.
WAITING FOR JUSTICE :The Politics of Delay in the Administration of Justice in Torture Cases: Practice, Standards and Responses
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- May 31, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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The Report reviews international standards on ‘timeliness’ as well as court judgments and procedures from a number of countries around the world. It formulates a number of important litigation and advocacy strategies for the benefit of lawyers working with torture survivors which are designed to help mount effective responses to both systemic delays and delays in individual torture cases.
“Bullets for Each of You” State-Sponsored Violence since Zimbabwe’s March 29 Elections
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- Jun 30, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This report, based on investigations in Zimbabwe, describes the scale of the abuses and identifies those responsible—officials from ZANU-PF, often working through proxy forces of so-called war veterans and youth militia, backed by members of the armed forces and police. Local institutions have identified at least 2,000 beatings and cases of torture.
“They Beat Me like a Dog” Political Persecution of Opposition Activists and Supporters in Zimbabwe
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- Aug 31, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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This report describes abuses by ZANU-PF that continue to take place despite ongoing negotiations between the two parties. Hundreds of MDC activists who fled the violence in the weeks before the June 27 runoff remain in hiding while “war veterans” and youth militia continue to terrorize villagers in the rural areas.
Kariba Draft Constitution
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- Sep 15, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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BILL to provide for a new Constitution for Zimbabwe and to provide for related matters.
“Our Hands Are Tied” : Erosion of the Rule of Law in Zimbabwe
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- Nov 30, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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This report finds that legal accountability and the rule of law in Zimbabwe have been seriously eroded under the ZANU-PF government through its interference in the criminal justice system. It shows that victims of human rights abuses—mainly MDC supporters—continue to be denied their right to justice and an effective remedy.
Political Violence report 2008
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- Dec 1, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Summary
In this report for 2008,there are certain trends and characteristics which have been attendant on the incidents reported to the Human rights Forum which rebut the denial of ZANU PF that in most instances the violence that was reported was between over zealous youths and villagers.
Finance (No. 2) Act, 2007
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- Dec 4, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
A time for Accountability 081031
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- Dec 31, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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This report is based on Amnesty International’s field research, interviews with victims of human rights violations, their families and other witnesses, health workers, reports by other organizations and media reports.The report outlines the context in which human rights violations have been taking place in Zimbabwe and describes patterns of violations as illustrated by cases. It focuses on violations that took place after the 29 March 2008 elections, as well as human rights violations committed by two units within the Zimbabwe Republic Police in 2007.
“Resolute action to immediately revive the grassroots structures?” Or Crimes Against Humanity?
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- Dec 31, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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In this report, the Human Rights Forum made the very strong allegation that the Government of Zimbabwe is complicit at the least in the commission of Crimes against Humanity.
Crisis without Limits: Human Rights and Humanitarian Consequences of Political Repression in Zimbabwe
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- Jan 31, 2009
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- Politics & Governance
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Zimbabwe is in a humanitarian crisis that is the result of a political crisis. A cholera epidemic has—as of January 12, 2009—left over 39,000 people infected and at least 2,000 dead, with the disease spreading to neighboring countries. This marks both the collapse of Zimbabwe’s healthcare system and the calculated disregard for the welfare of Zimbabweans by the ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF).
Only bruises on the soles of their feet: Falanga in Zimbabwe.
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- Jan 31, 2009
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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Falanga is unequivocally a form of torture and constitutes a serious criminal assault under Zimbabwean law. This form of torture has become particularly prevalent in the past five years. Although falanga has been reported in previous decades, it now appears to be very widespread indeed, and almost routine, both inside and outside of places of detention.
Finance (No. 2), 2009
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- Feb 1, 2009
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- Politics & Governance
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Act to make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Constitution of Zimbabwe as Amended by Amendment (No. 19) Act, 2009 0
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- Feb 13, 2009
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- Politics & Governance
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As amended at 13th February, 2009 Including amendments made by Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 19
5 points for new government
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- Feb 28, 2009
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- Politics & Governance
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The report emphasizes on Putting HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE TOP OF THE POLITICAL AGENDA and Amnesty International is also concerned about the deteriorating economic and social conditions in Zimbabwe. In particular, the organisation is concerned about the increased food insecurity, collapse of public health, and failing education system.
The Global Political Agreement and the Unity Accord in Zimbabwe
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- Feb 28, 2009
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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Those with reservations about the Global political agreement frequently refer to the Unity Accord of 1987 in which the opposition party ZAPU was swallowed up by ZANU PF, as providing a salutary lesson to those who attempt to govern side by side with ZANU PF
Zimbabwe National Security Council Act, 2009
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- Mar 4, 2009
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the establishment, composition, functions and meetings of the Zimbabwe National Security Council; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Standard Scale of Fines wef 23 April 2009
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- Apr 23, 2009
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- Politics & Governance
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This extract reflects the current [16th March 2010] Standard Scale of Fines, as substituted by the Finance Act, 2009 [No. 4 of 2009] with effect from the 23rd April 2009.
False Dawn :The Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Government’s Failure to Deliver Human Rights Improvements
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- Aug 31, 2009
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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This report recommends a range of fundamental reforms that the power-sharing government should undertake to improve the human rights situation in Zimbabwe. Without these institutional and legislative reforms, as well as the establishment of genuine respect for the basic rights of all Zimbabweans, there can be no long-term, sustainable peace and stability in Zimbabwe.
ROUNDTABLE ON THE INCLUSIVE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE
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- Sep 30, 2009
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The meeting was convened with a view to obtaining an informed and nuanced view, from the perspective of key stakeholders, of Zimbabwe's Inclusive Government (IG). While various large gatherings of human rights NGO's have met to consider issues relevant to the IG, it was the feeling of the conveners that these meetings have been unwieldy and that opinions expressed at these meetings often have been tempered by the institutional concerns of the various NGOs, and a frank analysis of Zimbabwe's polity has been lacking.
Commission of Inquiry Report
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- Dec 31, 2009
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the Commission of Inquiry appointed under article 26 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization to examine the observance by the Government of Zimbabwe of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)
Postal and Telecommunications Act [Chapter 12 05] as amended 2010
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- Jan 30, 2010
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the establishment of the Postal and Telecommunications Authority and to provide for its functions and management; to provide for the licensing and regulation of cellular telecommunication, postal and telecommunication services; to amend the Broadcasting Act [Chapter 12:01]; to provide for the repeal of the Postal and Telecommunication Services Act [Chapter 12:02], the Posts and Telecommunications Corporation Act [Chapter 12:03] and the Radiocommunication Services Act [Chapter 12:04]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
CISOMM six month report on GNU and GPA
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- Feb 1, 2010
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The Six Month Review follows on the Annual Review which was launched in February 2010, in order to review and analyse the extent of implementation of the GPA by the IG in several critical sectors. This report, using information collected by CISOMM members in the course of their work in the field, juxtaposes the evidence of the Government’s implementation of the GPA with the benchmarks set out therein.
Healthworkers veiws on the constitution
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- Feb 19, 2010
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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This submission contains a compilation of the views of more than 400 health workers consulted by the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights about their views on the new Constitution.
Desperate lives, twilight words: How a million Zimbabweans live Without official sanction or sanctuary in South Africa
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- Mar 31, 2010
- Category
- 2008 & Beyond
- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
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The Crisis of immigration into South Africa is a direct product of the crisis in Zimbabwe, as economic recovery in Zimbabwe is not likely to occur soon, its biggest export will remain its people.
What options for Zimbabwe
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- Mar 31, 2010
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The central purpose of the Briefing is to consider the options open to the central protagonists in this process, within the context of the balance of power and relations of force within the country and the region, while also contextualising the international dimension.
Sleight of Hand: Repression of the Media and the Illusion of Reform in Zimbabwe
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- Apr 30, 2010
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The report emphasizes the the government of Zimbabwe should take immediate steps to end continuing abuses against the media as part of a broader effort to create the necessary constitutional and electoral framework envisaged in the GPA. Media freedom, an elemental human right that was also promised by the parties to the GPA, is urgently needed as a precursor to the conduct of free, fair, and credible elections that can truly reflect the political will of Zimbabweans.
COMMISSIONING JUSTICE TRUTH COMMISSIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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- Apr 30, 2010
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- Politics & Governance
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The paper analyses the practice with respect to criminal prosecutions and amnesty of the 40 truth commissions established around the world between 1974 and 2010.
Rhodesia Government Notice 47 of 1977 National Registration Regulations as amended 1 May 2010
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- May 1, 2010
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- Politics & Governance
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This document reflects the regulations as amended at 1st May 2010. None of the amendments has updated the regulations to refer to the revised version of the principal Act (1996) or to change references to “Rhodesia” to “Zimbabwe”, etc. The principal Act is now cited as the National Registration Act [Chapter 10:17]. Veritas.
Zimbabwe's Multilayered crisis
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- Jun 30, 2010
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The deteriorating economic conditions that prevailed from the early 1990s onward contributed to the rise in popularity of the MDC. Arguably, the decline began with the World Bank/IMF-inspired Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) in the early 1990s, which led to rapid de-industrialisation, growing unemployment and severe erosion of living standards.
A Fractured Nation
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- Jul 30, 2010
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- Displacements
- Murambatsvina
- Politics & Governance
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This report follows up on previous OM research conducted by SPT in 2005 and 2006 and build on narratives of the lives of particular families and informal settlements from 2005 to 2010. The story is a grim one with many of those we remembered now prematurely dead, and others living in unspeakable poverty.
APCJ Dec2010 Vol3 Num2
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- Dec 31, 2010
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The APCJ is a refereed journal with a panel of international editorial advisors and readers. All articles are anonymously peer reviewed by at least two referees.
Changing Perceptions in Zimbabwe - Nationwide Survey of the Political Climate in Zimbabwe November 2010-January 2011
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- Mar 4, 2011
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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.
Audit Office Act [Chapter 22 18]
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- Apr 1, 2011
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ACT To provide for the additional functions of the Comptroller and Auditor-General; to establish the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Audit Office Commission and provide for its functions; to constitute the Audit Office and provide for its administration and the conditions of service of its members; to provide for the transfer of persons from the Public Service to the Audit Office; to amend section 3 of the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01]; to amend the Public Service Act [Chapter 16:04]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
General Laws Amendment Act, 2016
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- Apr 7, 2011
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ACT To make amendments to Acts to bring them into conformity with the Constitution; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
The Hard Road to Reform
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- Apr 13, 2011
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- 2008 & Beyond
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Since the signing and initiation of the Global Political Agreement in Zimbabwe in September 2008 and February 2009 respectively, the politics of the country has been convulsed with a recurring set of problems even as it has allowed for a certain political and economic stabilization. The agreement, with its attendant Inclusive Government, was set up to establish the conditions for a free and fair election.
General Laws Amendment Act 2011 5 of 2011
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- May 17, 2011
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ACT To amend the Administrative Court Act [Chapter 7:01 ], Judicial Services Act [Chapter 7:18] (No. 10 of 2006), Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter .9:07], Ombudsman Act [Chapter 10:18], Police Act [Chapter 11:10], Civil Aviation Act [Chapter 13:161 (No. 7 of 1998), National Biotechnology Authority Act [Chapter 14:31] (No. 3 of 2006), Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act [Chapter 14:33] (No. 14 of 2007), Health Services Act [Chapter 15:16] (No. 28 of 2004), Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14], Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27] (No. 13 of 2002), Procurement Act [Chapter 22:14] (No. 2 of 1999), Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22:15] (No. 5 of 1999), Building Societies Act [Chapter 24:02], Banking Act [Chapter 24:20] (No. 9 of 1999), Printed Publications Act [Chapter 25:14] and the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01 to backdate Statutory Instrument 12 of 2011; and to provide for the matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing .
Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act [Chapter 14 33] Updated May 2011
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- May 31, 2011
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ACT To provide for support measures for the further indigenisation of the economy; to provide for support measures for the economic empowerment of indigenous Zimbabweans; to provide for the establishment of the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board and its functions and management; to provide for the establishment of the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Fund; to provide for the National Indigenisation and Empowerment Charter; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
The Marange Diamond Fields Report Oct 2011
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- Oct 31, 2011
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The discovery of significant alluvial diamond deposits in the Marange area of eastern Zimbabwe [Manicaland Province] in June 2006 should have been a means of salvation for the virtually bankrupt country after ten years of chaos that saw world record inflation and the nation brought to its knees. Instead, it has led to greed, corruption and exploitation on a grand scale, the use of forced labour – both adults and children - horrifying human rights abuses, brutal killings, degradation of the environment and the massive enrichment of a select few.
Hard Times Nov 2011
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- Nov 2, 2011
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Residents of Matebeleland and Bulawayo are facing particular challenges within a greater Zimbabwean context that remains very difficult for all low income families. Households scattered throughout Matebeleland are already dealing with severe hunger.
A CRITICAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF ZIMBABWE’S ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL, 2011
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- Dec 31, 2011
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This is a review by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (“ZESN”) of the proposed amendments to Zimbabwe’s legislation on the management and conduct of elections in the country. The Electoral Amendment Bill, 2011 (hereafter, “the Bill”) seeks to amend the Electoral Act (Chapter 2: 13) (hereafter, “the Act”).
TIZ Daily Lives and Corruption:Public opinion In Zimbabwe
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- Dec 31, 2011
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The survey probes public willingness to engage with the fight against corruption. Transparency International believes it is crucial to present the public’s perspective on corruption – for it is they who suffer its direct and indirect consequences.
Zimbabwe Youth and Sports and Recreation Councils Act [Chapter 25 19], Feb 2012
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- Feb 1, 2012
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AN ACT to provide for the establishment of the Zimbabwe Youth Council and to provide for the functions thereof; to provide for the registration and regulation of clubs and national associations; to provide for National Colours for youth; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Perils and Pitfalls-Migrants and deportation in South Africa
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- Jun 5, 2012
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- Displacements
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South Africa receives more asylum seekers than any other country in the world with people mainly coming from Zimbabwe, the DRC, Burundi, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, as well as from countries further afield to escape poverty, insecurity and political turmoil.
Copac final consolidated constitution signatures
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- Jul 17, 2012
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18 Chapters of the Draft Constitution as at July 18 2012.
ZESN 6th Edition
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- Jul 31, 2012
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- Elections
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Analysisng the Electoral amendment Bill:what are the Key changes?
Change and New Politics in Zimbabwe
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- Aug 18, 2012
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Zimbabweans are showing the evidence of having been torn in all directions in the transitional period. They have been scarred by the party political wars since the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) from late 2000 onwards first posed an electoral challenge to the Zimbabwe African National UnionPatriotic Front (ZANU‐PF). Zimbabweans, as represented in this stratified‐random and nationally representative sample, are not sure it seems on what to believe and how to relate to political and economic circumstances.
ZESN 7th Edition
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- Aug 31, 2012
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- Elections
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Draft Constitution: Unpacking the proposed Electoral hybrid Electoral system
Older Persons Act No 1 2012
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- Sep 17, 2012
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the well-being of older persons; to provide for the appointment of a Director for Older Persons Affairs, the establishment of an Older Persons Board; to create an Older Persons Fund; and to provide for matters connected therewith, or incidental thereto.
Thematic Analysis of Zimbabwe's Proposed Draft Constitution
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- Oct 17, 2012
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Realizing that the current constitution of Zimbabwe is flawed in many respects and has contributed to the crisis in Zimbabwe, the parties to the Global Political Agreement (GPA) agreed to embark on a process of developing a new constitution that would address some of the critical contributing factors to the Zimbabwe crisis. As prescribed under Article 6 of the GPA, a parliamentary select committee on the new constitution (COPAC) was established to drive this process.
ZESN 9th Edition
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- Oct 31, 2012
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Next steps after the Second All stakeholder Conference.
Appropriation (2013) Act, 2012 HB 7 2012
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- Nov 23, 2012
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- Politics & Governance
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BILL To apply a sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2013.
Finance (No. 2) Act, 2012 HB 6 2012
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- Nov 23, 2012
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This Bill will amend the Finance Act [Chapter 23:04], the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06], the Value Added Tax Act [[Chapter 23:12], the Customs and Excise Act [[Chapter 23:02], the Air Zimbabwe Corporation (Repeal) Act (No. 4 of 1008) and the Finance Act, 2012 (No. 4 of 2012).
Zimbabwe Mission Report
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- Nov 30, 2012
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The mission observed that the degree of human rights violations in the country follows a recurring pattern that usually culminates during electoral periods. The country was facing a political deadlock where the leading parties, especially ZANU-PF, were unlikely to reach any agreement likely to improve the political environment, since the MDC considered the implementation of the reforms foreseen by the GPA as a pre-condition for the organisation of elections, while ZANU-PF called for elections as a means to put an end to the prevailing deadlock.
Microfinance Bill 2012 HB 2 2012
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- Dec 29, 2012
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This Bill will provide for the registration, supervision and regulation of persons conducting microfinance business in Zimbabwe; to amend the Moneylending and Rates of Interest Act [Chapter 14:14] and the Banking Act [Chapter 24:20] (Act No. 9 of 1999).
IJR Zimbabwe Constitutional Reform OP WEB
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- Dec 31, 2012
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This paper examines Zimbabwe’s constitutional-reform process. The first section traces the background to constitutional reform in Zimbabwe. A brief discussion of the Constitutional Commission’s draft of 1999/2000 is followed by a description of the development of a draft by the Constitutional Assembly (NCA) in 2001. Then the process leading to the so-called Kariba Draft of 2007 is outlined.
Race Against Time The Need for Legal and Institutional Reforms Ahead of Zimbabwe’s Elections
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- Jan 31, 2013
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- Elections
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This report assesses the legislative and electoral reforms undertaken by the unity government and analyzes the quality of those reforms and their capacity to create an environment conducive to credible, free and fair elections. Human Rights Watch has found that the contending parties have focused on only one aspect of reforms—securing agreement on the necessary legal and administrative requirements for free and fair elections.
ZESN 11th Edition
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- Jan 31, 2013
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- Elections
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The Bulletin Stated that contesting for Elections is expensive in Zimbabwe making it essential that Political parties have funding for them to take part in the polls.
COPAC's Final Narrative Report to Parliament Feb 2013
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- Feb 7, 2013
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The Parliamentary Select Committee on the new constitution for Zimbabwe (hereinafter referred to as COPAC) was established on the 12th of April 2009 being comprised of Members of Parliament from the political parties that are signatory to the Global Political Agreement and a representative of the Chiefs Council who sits in Parliament.
Zimbabwe's Constitution of 2013
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- May 9, 2013
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This Constitution is the supreme law of Zimbabwe and any law, practice, custom or conduct inconsistent with it is invalid to the extent of the inconsistency.
CCZ 01 13 MAWAWIRE v MUGABE N.O. & 4 ORS
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- May 31, 2013
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This is an application brought under s 24(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (hereinafter "the Constitution") on the basis that the applicant's rights enshrined in ss18(1) and 18(1a) have been contravened.
Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act Act 4 2013
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- Jun 21, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To suppress the abuse of the financial system and enable the unlawful proceeds of all serious crime and terrorist acts to be identified, traced, frozen, seized and eventually confiscated; to repeal the Serious Offences (Confiscation of Profits) Act [Chapter 9:17]; to amend the Criminal Matters (Mutual Assistance) Act [Chapter 9:06], the Bank Use Promotion and Suppression of Money Laundering Act [Chapter 24:24], the Building Societies Act [Chapter 24:02] and the Asset Management Act [Chapter 24:26]1; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
CCZ 4 15 MAWERE v REGISTRAR GENERAL & 3 OTHERS
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- Jun 26, 2013
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This is an application, filed on the basis of urgency, in which the applicant seeks a declaratur that, being a citizen by birth, he is entitled to dual citizenship and that the law does not require of him to renounce his foreign citizenship before he can be issued with a Zimbabwean national identity document.
Zimbabwes Draft Computer Crime and Cybercrime Bill Laymans Draft July 2013
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- Jul 31, 2013
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A Bill for An Act to criminalize offences against computers and network related crime; to consolidate the criminal law on computer crime and network crime; to provide for investigation and collection of evidence for computer and network related crime; to provide for the admission of electronic evidence for such offences, and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
The End of A Road: The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe
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- Oct 31, 2013
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- Elections
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The aim of this report is to provide succinct coverage of the election that brought the GPA to a close and also provide some pointers to the future of Zimbabwean politics.
CCZ 03 13 MUZANENHAMO v OFFICER IN CHARGE CID LAW AND ORDER & 7 Ors
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- Nov 14, 2013
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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.
Microfinance Act [Chapter 24 29]
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- Dec 30, 2013
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Act to provide for the registration, supervision and regulation of persons conducting micro finance business in Zimbabwe; to amend the money lending and rates of interest Act [Chapter 14:14] and the Banking Act [Chapter 24;20] (Act No. 9 of 1999); and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the forgoing.
7. Social and Economic and Cultural Rights
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- Dec 31, 2013
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Here, when we refer to “social, economic and cultural rights” [“SEC rights”] we mean second-generation rights as well as any third-generation rights which are capable of being defined reasonably clearly.
8. Separation of Powers
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- Dec 31, 2013
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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.
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights (Shona)
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- Dec 31, 2013
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The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to.
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights (Ndebele)
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to.
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights (Tonga)
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to.
4. The Constitution and the Rule of Law
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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Our current Constitution states that public officers owe a duty to everyone in Zimbabwe to observe and uphold the rule of law [section 18(1a)], and the “Kariba Draft” Constitution contains a similar provision.Fundamentally it means that people’s rights and obligations must be determined by laws rather than by individuals or groups of individuals exercising an arbitrary discretion.
2. A Preamble to a Constitution
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- Dec 31, 2013
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The preamble to a constitution is an introduction to the constitution and usually bears the formal heading “Preamble”. It presents the history behind the constitution’s enactment, and sometimes sets out the nation’s core principles and values.
5. Citizenship
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Citizens form the basis of every independent State because a State is an abstract concept comprising the people who live within a defined area. Of the people who constitute a State it is the citizens who have a right to determine who will govern them and, sometimes, to decide the form which their government should take.
9. Executive Powers
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- Dec 31, 2013
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The Executive, the branch of government headed by the President, is currently the most powerful of the three branches. The President and his Ministers control the Defence Forces, the Police and the civil administration; they represent the country in its dealings with foreign governments; and generally they are responsible for running the day-to-day affairs of the country. The Executive is the branch of government which impinges most frequently on the lives of ordinary people.
10. Legislature
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- Dec 31, 2013
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The legislative branch of government is the branch which makes laws for the country. A legislature embodies the idea that people are the source of political power in the State and should control the law-making process.
Securities Amendment Act, 2013
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- Dec 31, 2013
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Act to amend Securities Act [24:25], the collective investment schemes Act [Chapter 24:19] and the Asset management Act [Chapter 24:26]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental to.
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights ( English)
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- Dec 31, 2013
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The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to.
Sexual Orientation and Zimbabwe's Constitution
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- Dec 31, 2013
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
- Women
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The case emphasizes on the need to specify sexual orientation together with the nature of the Right to Equality and Non-discrimination.
3. Founding Principles of a Constitution
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- Dec 31, 2013
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Founding Principles of the Constitution can be described as: “those values that citizens commit themselves to their adherence. They are the foundations of the Constitution and they reflect the manner in which the people desire to be governed.”
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights (Xangani)
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- Dec 31, 2013
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The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to.
HumanRights Rule of Law Democracy 2013
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- Dec 31, 2013
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The overall aim of this report is to give you both a broad policy picture and a detailed inventory of events relating to human rights, rule of law and democracy that took place in Zimbabwe during 2013. The report mainly covers those themes, which, in the Editor’s view and also given limited resources, were the most relevant during the year.
1. What is a Constitution
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The constitution of a country is a set of rules that define the nature and extent of the country’s government. It is sometimes referred to as the country’s fundamental or basic law, and has supremacy over all other laws.
14. Constitutional Commissions
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- Dec 31, 2013
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Four constitutional commissions are established by the Zimbabwean Constitution: • The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission • The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission • The Zimbabwe Media Commission • The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission.
11. The Judiciary
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- Dec 31, 2013
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The judiciary is one of the three main branches of government, the other two being the Legislature (i.e. Parliament) and the Executive (the President, Ministers, the Public Service, the Police and Defence Forces). The judiciary consists of all judicial officers, namely, the people such as judges and magistrates who decide civil and criminal cases in courts.
13. The Public Service and Public Service Commission
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- Dec 31, 2013
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As the name implies, the Public Service exists to serve the public. Public servants are paid by the public and should serve the public impartially and in a professional manner, irrespective of their own political views or those of the members of the public with whom they are dealing.
12. Security Services and Security Service Commissions
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- Dec 31, 2013
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The disciplined services – the Defence Forces (consisting of the Army and the Air Force), the Police Force and the Prison Service – are the subject of separate parts of the present Constitution.
CCZ 01 14 DHLAMINI & 6 OTHERS v THE STATE
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- Mar 17, 2014
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This is a referral by the High Court for determination under s 24(2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe of questions of alleged violations of the fundamental rights of the applicants guaranteed under ss 13(1) (right to personal liberty); 15(1) (right not to be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment) and 18(1) (right to the protection of the law).
CCZ 03 14 ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION + 1 vs THE COMMISSIONER
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- Mar 26, 2014
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It was ordered that the 1st Applicant takes all the necessary steps to ensure that its officers and officers under the command of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Respondents, authorised to cast ballots in terms of section 81 of the Electoral Act [Cap 2:13] who failed to cast their ballots on the 14th and 15th of July 2013 because of the unavailability of ballot papers, be and are hereby allowed to cast their ballots on the 31st of July 2013.”
Honour amongst thieves
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- May 6, 2014
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The report talks about Constitutionalism and Investment in Zimbabwe whereby On the 13th February, 2009, President Mugabe purported to swear into office 35 Ministers and, on the 19th February, 2009, a further six Ministers, bringing the total to 41, ten more than were permitted by the Constitution, and agreed in the GPA. As such, the appointments of these ten additional Ministers were unconstitutional, unlawful, and void – a literal case of executive excess.
CCZ 13 TSVANGIRAI & 3 ORS v THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE & 5 ORS
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- May 9, 2014
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The court unanimously concluded that the applications should be and are hereby dismissed with no order as to costs.
CCZ 04 14 WILLIAMS & 3 Ors v CO MINISTERS OF HOME AFFAIRS 0
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- Jun 5, 2014
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This application is brought in terms of s 24(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The applicants, who are members of an organisation called Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), a non-profit organisation which seeks to advance the rights of women in Zimbabwe, allege that their various rights enshrined in the Declaration of Rights as set out below were violated by the respondents.
CCZ 9 15 MWONZORA & 31 OTHERS vs THE STATE
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- Jun 11, 2014
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The applicants appeared before a Magistrate at Nyanga on 18 February 2011 facing charges of public violence as defined in Section 36 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act, [Chapter 9:23]. The applicants were legally represented.
CCZ 02 14 MADANHIRE v ATTORNEY GENERAL
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- Jun 12, 2014
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The applicants herein were jointly charged with the crime of criminal defamation as defined in s 96 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code). Pursuant to an application under s 24(2) of the former Constitution, the Magistrates Court sitting at Harare has referred the matter to this Court for the determination of certain constitutional questions.
CCZ 05 14 MADZIMBAMUTO vs REGISTRAR GENERAL + 3 ORS
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- Jun 25, 2014
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The applicant is a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth. He initially sought a declaratory order confirming his right to a Zimbabwean passport and certain ancillary relief. He also sought an order compelling the second respondent to endorse his South African passport with an unrestricted and indefinite residence permit.
CCZ 07 14 MAYOR LOGISTICS (PVT) LTD v ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
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- Jul 22, 2014
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This Urgent Chamber Application was placed before me because the Chief Justice was not available to hear it. The application raised two questions for determination. The first question is whether an interim order suspending the operation of legislation compelling payment by a taxpayer of the amount of tax liable to be paid notwithstanding an appeal to the Fiscal Appeal Court or pending a decision of a court should be granted pending the hearing and determination of the main application challenging the constitutional validity of the legislation by the full bench of the Constitutional Court.
CCZ 06 14 CHIMAKURE & 2 ORS v THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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- Jul 22, 2014
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The court had found that s 31(a)(iii) of the Criminal Code had the effect of interfering with the exercise of the right to freedom of expression. It found that the applicants had discharged the onus of showing that s 31(a)(iii) of the Criminal Code was not reasonably justifiable in a democratic. society for the protection of the public interest in public order or public safety.
CCZ 08 14 STREAMSLEIGH INVESTMENTS v AUTOBAHN INVESTMENTS
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- Jul 24, 2014
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The facts of this case are lengthy and fairly complex, but have been fairly summarised by GOWORA J in judgment no. SC 43/14. There is no point in regurgitating them. However, I will restate some of the facts for the purpose of providing a context to this judgment.
SC 10 2018 UNITRACK (PVT) LTD v TELONE (PVT) LTD
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- Sep 1, 2014
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The appellant obtained an arbitral award dated 31 December 2008 requiring that the respondent pay it an amount equivalent to US$70 719,00 multiplied by the parallel market rate obtaining on the date of payment and within 48 hours of the uplifting of the award.
CCZ 13 ELECTION RESOURCE CENTRE & 3 0RS v PROSECUTOR GENERAL N.O. & 2 ORS
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- Sep 10, 2014
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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.