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Zec put on spot over Mwonzora pullout?
LEGISLATIVE watchdog, Veritas, has called on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to remove MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora's name from the ballot paper for presidential candidates to avoid confusing...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'No voter registration at inspection centres'
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says voter registration will run concurrently with the voters roll inspection exercise that commences on Saturday this week.Zec will open the voters rol...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt urged to respect rule of law
LEGAL think-tank Veritas has accused the government of failure to respect the rule of law through unlawful suspension of standing statutes by Cabinet ministers.In its latest Bill Watch publica...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MPs under fire over poor performance
LEGAL think-tank Veritas has described the performance of Members of Parliament (MPs) as "disappointing" after they failed to finalise outstanding Bills in the National Assembly last week.Ther...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
USAid warns of Zimbabwe funding threat
THE Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, which has been criticised by opposition parties and civic groups for muzzling government critics and narrowing democratic space, has gone a s...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 19:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drivers licence removed as proof of identity
LEGAL think-tank Veritas has questioned the removal of driver's licence as proof of identity in the proposed Electoral Bill that was approved by Cabinet last week.Information, Publicity and Br...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube's economic measures illegal'
LEGAL think tank Veritas has poked holes into recent measures announced by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to tame inflation saying they undermined Parliament's legislative role.In its latest Bi...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe further tightens noose on NGOs
GOVERNMENT is further tightening screws on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in the country with Public Service minister Paul Mavima proposing more amendments to the Private Voluntary Or...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF uses State funds to buy votes'
LEGAL think-tank, Veritas says the Zanu-PF government is likely to ignore recommendations by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to resuscitate the economy in favour of "populist" policies that will...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Ratify democracy charter before 2023'
GOVERNMENT has been urged to complete the ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) before the 2023 general elections in order to promote free and fair electio...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Spot fines not mandatory'
LEGAL think-tank Veritas says it is illegal for police to demand spot fines from offending motorists as they will be violating provisions of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.In i...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's Supreme Court judges appointment could be voided'
LEGAL think-tank Veritas says the recent appointment of Supreme Court judges using the recently enacted Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 2) Act could be voided if current court challenges on the...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MDC linked think-tank raps Mthuli Ncube over use of SIs to set policy
LEGAL think-tank Veritas has accused Finance minister Mthuli Ncube of enacting laws through statutory instruments, which it says was a ploy by the minister to avoid parliamentary scrutiny.In i...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mopa faces ConCourt challenge
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance legislators have threatened to launch a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) challenge against provisions in the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (Mopa) which the party and other...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Forex use not banned or criminalised'
LEGAL think-tank Veritas says the use of foreign currency has not been banned or criminalised through Statutory Instrument 142 of 2009, which introduced the return of the Zimbabwean dollar and its use...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Only RTGS dollars are legal tender
On Monday, an important statutory instrument (SI) was published in a Government Gazette Extraordinary: the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Legal Tender) Regulations, 2019 (SI 142 of 2019).The effect...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:04hrs | 2 | by Veritas
'Mthuli Ncube's 2% electronic transaction tax illegal'
LEGAL think-tank Veritas still maintains that the 2% electronic transaction tax, which was introduced last year by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, is still illegal and that attempts to amend the Financ...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's 2% tax still illegal
At the beginning of this month the Minister of Finance and Economic Development announced an increase in the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax [i.e. the tax on electronic money transfers] from five cen...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 20:15hrs | 1 | by Veritas
Mnangagwa to be Zimbabwe President until 21 August 2018
COLOGNE - Vice President, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, is set to be in office as the second republic President of Zimbabwe, officially until 21 August 2018, should he takeover from President Robert Mu...Published: 19 May 2017 at 07:27hrs | | by Itai Mushekwe
Robert Mugabe's Omnipresence Major Obstacle to Realignment of Laws
The obstacle to a sincere and professional alignment of the laws of Zimbabwe is, in my view, Robert Mugabe's omnipresence as an institution through the so-called Office of the President (OotP) in the ...Published: 23 Sep 2015 at 13:21hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Extension of Defence Forces retirement age
BILL WATCH 35/2014[11th September 2014]Both Houses of Parliament Are Sitting Again This Week Extension of Defence Forces Retirement Age: Not Compliant with Constitution...Published: 12 Sep 2014 at 10:20hrs | 1 | by Veritas
Constitution Watch
Implementing the New Constitution : What Has Been Done So Far?Introduction In Constitution Watches 33 to 38 of 2013, which were published between August and October last year, we set out s...Published: 02 Jul 2014 at 01:22hrs | 1 | by Veritas
Inertia seems to be Zimbabwe's worst enemy
News that Zimbabwe's House of Assembly sat for only fifteen minutes on 18th June without transacting any business or giving any official explanation of developments related to the recent SADC Summ...Published: 20 Jun 2013 at 03:27hrs | 1 | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
NCA files urgent court application to extend referendum date
The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) has filed an urgent High Court application in Harare, seeking an extension of the referendum date which was set for March 16th by President Robert Mugabe....Published: 19 Feb 2013 at 22:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Will John Nkomo be the next president of Zimbabwe!
With so much speculation rife about Robert Mugabe's poor health in the wake of his supposedly unscheduled flight to Singapore on Friday night, Zimbabweans are wondering who will be their next preside...Published: 03 Apr 2012 at 20:57hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
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