LEGAL INFORMATION
The following provides information on aspects of the Legal System of
Zimbabwe.
STATUTES OF ZIMBABWE
The Statutes of Zimbabwe are available on the Law Development Web
site http://www.ldc.gov.zw/statute-law-of-zimbabwe/
For up to date information and commentary on Acts and Bills see the
Veritas Zimbabwe Web site http://www.veritaszim.net/
CASE LAW IN ZIMBABWE
Law Reports:
The Zimbabwe Law Reports (published by the Legal Resources
Foundation). These reports from 2015 Part 2 onwards will only be
available electronically on the Juta Zimbabwe Law Reports site.)
The Zimbabwe Law Reports (published by the Judicial Service
Commission)
Unreported judgments
Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute https://zimlii.org/
All judgments on Zimlii are searchable on the home page by subject,
judge, parties, court or case number. Judgments are available as
follows:
Constitutional Court Judgments 2002 and 2012-2018
Supreme Court Judgments 1983-1987 and 2002!-2018
High Court Harare Judgments 2001-2018!
High Court Bulawayo Judgments 2001-!2018
High Court Masvingo Judgments 2016-!2018!
High Court Mutare Judgments 2018!
There is also a case index and there are case summaries. For case
summaries of unreported judgments see also http://www.lrfzim.com/
case-summaries/ Case summaries for 2010 - 2016
Veritas
For up to date information and commentary on important case law
developments see the Veritas Zimbabwe Web site http://
www.veritaszim.net/
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JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
http://jsc.org.zw/
Court judgments for Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, High Court
Harare and High Court Bulawayo from 2011-2018
GOVERNMENT LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
http://www.justice.gov.zw/
Departments: Policy Legal Research, Law Development Commission,
Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs, Legal Aid Directorate,
Community Service, Human Resources, Finance and Administration,
Internal Audit, Deeds, Companies and Intellectual Property, Attorney-
General’s Office and Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services.
Ministry of Home Affairs http://www.moha.gov.zw/
Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development
http://www.women.gov.zw/
National Prosecuting Authority
REGULATORY BODIES
Law Society of Zimbabwe http://lawsociety.org.zw/
The primary duties of the Law Society are to:
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Promote the study of the law
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Contribute, undertake or make recommendations on legal training
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Control of admission of new members to the profession
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Maintain a register of members
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Regulate the profession in respect of continuing training, discipline
and trust accounts
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Represent the profession and articulate its views on various issues
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Promote justice, defend human rights, rule of law and the
independence of judiciary
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And generally control and manage the legal profession
The membership of the Law Society is drawn from all registered legal
practitioners residing in Zimbabwe whether in private practice, in
commerce or in civil service.!
Directory of Law Firms and Legal Practitioners http://
lawsociety.org.zw/Directory
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Council for Legal Education http://lawsociety.org.zw/AboutUs/
Council
This Council enables the Law Society to have full control of the
profession from!training, admission to regulation!of the membership
in terms of discipline, trust accounting transparency, quality of service
and client compensation as well as independence of the profession.
SOME NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
Legal Resources Foundation of Zimbabwe http://www.lrfzim.com/
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights https://www.zlhr.org.zw/
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum http://www.hrforumzim.org/
Centre for Applied Legal Research http://www.ca-lr.org/
Veritas Zimbabwe http://www.veritaszim.net/
Zimbabwe Women’s Lawyers Association http://www.zwla.co.zw/
Zimrights http://www.zimrights.co.zw
Women and Law in Southern Africa https://www.wlsazim.co.zw/
Zimbabwe Women’s Resource Centre & Network www.zwrcn.org.zw/
Justice for Children www.justiceforchildren.org.zw/
Childline www.childline.org.zw/
Counselling Services Unit Tel +263 (0)4 773 496, 772 843, 772 883,
792 222, (0) 772 260 378
Zimbabwe Association for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of
the Offender
Zimbabwe Association for the Prevention of Crime and
Rehabilitation of Offenders Telephone: +263-(0)4-770046/ 780401-
3 Email:!zacrohab@mweb.co.zw
UNIVERSITY LAW FACULTIES
University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Law http://www.uz.ac.zw/
index.php/law-faculty-contacts
Southern and Eastern African Regional Centre for Women’s Law
which is housed in the Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe
https://www.searcwl.uz.ac.zw
Midlands State University Faculty of Law https://ww5.msu.ac.zw/
home/faculties/law/
Great Zimbabwe University Herbert Chitepo School of Law
www.gzu.ac.zw/school-of-law/
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Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University https://www.zegu.ac.zw/
Programs/HLLB
LAW JOURNALS PRODUCED BY UNIVERSITY LAW FACULTIES IN ZIMBABWE
The University of Zimbabwe Law Journal (in hard copy)
Midlands State University Law Review (in hard copy and on ZIMLII
website)
Journal produced by International Commission of Jurists and the Centre
for Applied Legal Research
Zimbabwe Rule of Law Journal (in hard copy and on ZIMLII website)
Journal produced by the Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute
Zimbabwe Electronic Law Journal
https://zimlii.org/content/welcome-zimbabwe-legal-information-
institute-website-0
BOOKS ON ZIMBABWEAN LAW
Legal System
Lovemore Madhuku An Introduction to Zimbabwean Law (Weaver Press
and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung 2010)
Vakayi Chikwekwe An Introduction to the Legal System of Zimbabwe
(VDC Legal Publications Mambo Press Gweru 2016)
Arbitration
Caleb Mucheche Commercial Arbitration Law in Zimbabwe and South
Africa
Civil Procedure
Geoff Feltoe and Ellen Sithole A Guide to Civil Procedure in the
Magistrates Courts in Zimbabwe (LRF 1994)
Commercial Law
A. Chizikani Commercial Law in Zimbabwe (Word and Image
Publications 2010)
R. Christie Business Law in Zimbabwe (Juta 1998)
Manase and Madhuku A Handbook on Commercial Law in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe Publications 1996)
Caleb Mucheche Commercial Law in Zimbabwe: Cases and Materials
Caleb Mucheche Advanced Practical Guide to Business Law in
Zimbabwe
UZLJ University of Zimbabwe Law Journal 283
Company Law
Caleb Mucheche Company Law in Zimbabwe Commentary and Legal
Solutions for Insolvent Companies in South Africa
Caleb Mucheche Company Law Shareholder Rights in Zimbabwe
Caleb Mucheche Corporate Governance Law in South Africa and
Zimbabwe
Competition Law
Caleb Mucheche Competition Law in Zimbabwe
Constitutional Law
Greg Linington Constitutional Law in Zimbabwe (LRF 2001)
Justice Mavedzenge and Douglas Coltart A Constitutional Law Guide
Towards Understanding Zimbabwe’s Fundamental Socio-economic
and Cultural Human Rights (ICJ and Zimrights 2014)
Caleb Mucheche Commentary on the Constitutional Court Rules of
Zimbabwe
Consumer Law
Caleb Mucheche Consumer Law in Zimbabwe
Contract Law
Innocent Maja The Law of Contract in Zimbabwe (The Maja Foundation
Harare 2015)
Conveyancing
Lloyd Mhishi A Guide to the Law and Practice of Conveyancing in
Zimbabwe (LRF 2004)
Criminal Procedure
John Reid-Rowland Criminal Procedure in Zimbabwe (LRF 1997)
Energy Law
Caleb Mucheche Energy, Electricity, Oil and Gas Law in Zimbabwe
Ethics and Practice
Brian Crozier Legal Ethics: A Handbook for Zimbabwean Lawyers (LRF
2012)
Theo Gambe The Legal Profession and Practice Management: a
Practical Approach (2013)
Mary Welsh Civil Practice Handbook (LRF 1996)
284 University of Zimbabwe Law Journal 2019
Family Law
Welshman Ncube Family Law in Zimbabwe (LRF 1989)
Immigration and Human Trafficking
Caleb Mucheche Immigration and Human Trafficking Law in Zimbabwe
Insolvency Law
Caleb Mucheche Insolvency Law in Zimbabwe
Insurance Law
Caleb Mucheche Insurance and Pensions Law in Zimbabwe
Investment Law
Caleb Mucheche Investment and Indigenisation Law in Zimbabwe
Labour Law
Lovemore Madhuku Labour Law in Zimbabwe (Weaver Press and
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung 2015)
Munyaradzi Gwisai Labour & Employment Law in Zimbabwe: Relations
of Work Under Neo-Colonial Capitalism (Labour Centre and
Institute of Commercial Law)
Caleb Mucheche Law and Practice at the Labour Court, 4th Edition
Caleb Mucheche Constitutionalism and Contemporary Labour Law
Developments in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Namibia: Labour
Broking, Termination on Notice and Sexual Harassment
Caleb Mucheche Labour Law Rights Under the Constitution of
Zimbabwe
Caleb Mucheche A Practical Guide to Labour Law, Conciliation,
Mediation and Arbitration in Zimbabwe
Caleb Mucheche A Guide to Collective Bargaining Law and Wage
Negotiations in Zimbabwe
Caleb Mucheche Law and Practice at the Labour Court of Zimbabwe
Caleb Mucheche Commentary on the Labour Court Rules of Zimbabwe
Caleb Mucheche Law and Practice at the Labour Court Dismissal
Remedies in Zimbabwe: Reinstatement and Damages
Caleb Mucheche Justiciability of Labour Right to Strike Under the
Constitutions of Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa
Caleb Mucheche Constitutionality of Temporary Employment Services/
Labour Broking in South Africa.
UZLJ University of Zimbabwe Law Journal 285
Land Law
Caleb Mucheche Land Law in Zimbabwe
Mining Law
Caleb Mucheche Mining and Exploration Law in Zimbabwe
Local Government
Tinashe Chigwata Provincial and Local Government Reform in
Zimbabwe An analysis of the Law, Policy and Practice (Juta 2018)
Media Law
Geoff Feltoe A Guide to Media Law in Zimbabwe (LRF 2003)
Caleb Mucheche Media and Journalism Law in Zimbabwe
Medical Law
Geoff Feltoe and Tim Nyapadi Law and Medicine in Zimbabwe (Baobab
Books & LRF 1989)
Caleb Mucheche Medical and Health Law in Zimbabwe
Sentencing
Geoff Feltoe A Guide to Sentencing (LRF 1990)
Succession
Slyvia Chirawu Principles of the Law of Succession in Zimbabwe
incorporating the Women’s Rights Perspective (Women and Law
in Southern Africa Research and Education Trust Harare 2015
George Karekwaivanane The Struggle over State Power in Zimbabwe
Law and Politics since 1950 (Cambridge University Press 2017)
The following are books produced by or with involvement from staff
in the Southern and Eastern African Regional Centre for Women’s Law
which is housed in the Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe https:/
/www.searcwl.uz.ac.zw.
The website allows open access to textbooks and to dissertations under
e-resources
Stewart, J.E. and Armstrong A., (eds) The Legal Situation of Women
in Southern Africa, (UZ Publications, Harare, 1990)
Stewart, J.E. and W. Ncube (eds) Widowhood, Inheritance Laws,
Customs and Practices in Southern Africa; Women and Law in
Southern Africa Project, (Harare 1995).
Stewart, J.E with Dengu-Zvobgo, K., Donzwa, W, Gwaunza, E.
Kazembe, J., Ncube, W., Inheritance in Zimbabwe: Law, Customs
and Practice, (WLSA, Harare 1994)
286 University of Zimbabwe Law Journal 2019
Stewart, J.E with K. Dengu-Zvobgo, B. Donzwa, E. Gwaunza, J.
Kazembe and W. Ncube, Continuity and Change; The Family in
Zimbabwe, (WLSA, Harare, 1997)
Stewart, J.E with K. Dengu-Zvobgo, B. Donzwa, E. Gwaunza, J.
Kazembe and W. Ncube, Paradigms of Exclusion: Women’s Access
to Resources in Zimbabwe, (WLSA, 1997)
Stewart, J.E. and W. Ncube, Standing at the Crossroads: WLSA and
the Rights Dilemma which way do we Go? (WLSA, Harare, 1997)
Stewart J.E. et al, Paving the Way Forward, A Review and Research
Primer of WLSA Research Methodologies, (WLSA, Harare, 1997).
Stewart J.E. with A. Weis-Bentzon, A. Hellum, W. Ncube and T.
Agersnap Pursuing Grounded Theory in Law: South North
Experiences in Women’s Law, (Tano, Oslo and Mond, Harare, 1998)
Stewart J.E. et al In the Shadow of the Law: Women and the Justice
Delivery System in Zimbabwe, (WLSA, Harare 2000)
Stewart et al, Pregnancy and Childbirth Joy or Despair: Women and
Gender Generated Reproductive Crimes of Violence (WLSA, Harare
2001)
Stewart J.E. (Series Editor and General Editor): P. Mutunga (ed) Life
Skills, Sexual Maturation and Sanitation: What’s (not) happening
in our schools – An Exploratory Study from Kenya, (WLC and Weaver
Press Harare, 2003)
Stewart J.E. (Series Editor and General Editor): E. Kirumira (ed) Life
Skills, Sexual Maturation and Sanitation: What’s (not) happening
in our schools – An Exploratory Study from Uganda, (WLC and
Weaver Press Harare, 2003)
Stewart J.E. (Series Editor and General Editor): Stewart, J.E. (ed)
Life Skills, Sexual Maturation and Sanitation: What’s (not)
happening in our schools – An Exploratory Study from Zimbabwe,
(WLC and Weaver Press Harare, 2004)
Stewart, J with Anne Hellum, Shaheen Sardar Ali and Amy Tsanga
(eds) Human Rights, Plural Legalities and Gendered Realities:
Paths are Made by Walking, (Weaver Press, Harare, 2007)
Stewart, J.E. and Tsanga A.S.(eds) Women and Law: Innovative
Approaches to Teaching Research and Analysis,( Weaver Press,
Harare 2011)
Stewart, J.E (ed) Nyaruwata, L and Chideya, T Genuine Issues in
Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction: A Training Manual
(OSSREA, Addis Ababa 2014)
UZLJ University of Zimbabwe Law Journal 287
Stewart, J.E. (ed) Jaji, R and Gaidzanwa, R Gender in the Political
Arena: A Training Manual, (OSSREA, Addis Ababa 2014)
Stewart, J.E. (ed) 2014 Ondimu, K Gender, Population Dynamics and
Policy: A Training Manual for Graduate Studies, (OSSREA, Addis
Ababa 2014)
Stewart, J.E. (ed) 2014 Beyene, F and Nemera, Z., Gender, Agriculture
and Natural Resources: A Training Manual, OSSREA Addis Ababa
Stewart, J.E. (ed) 2014 Kilonzo,S and Magak, K., Gender, Vulnerability
and Social Protection: A Training Manual, (OSSREA, Addis Ababa)
Stewart J.E, and Katsande. R.K!(2018) We Don’t Know When the Trucks
Will Come: Social Theories of Urban Violence in the Global South:
Towards Safe and Inclusive Cities, co-published by the International
Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Routledge (New York)
pp 49 – 62
Katsande, R. K, Stewart, J.E and Mandipa, E. Infrastructure as a passive
medium for violence: Mapping Women’s housing entitlements
through the 2013 Zimbabwe Constitution. In Chirisa, I et al.
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Urbanization in Zimbabwe: Past,
Present and Future. University of Zimbabwe publications (2018)
The following publications compiled by Geoff Feltoe are available
electronically on the Zimlii Website https://zimlii.org/ go to drop
down menu “Books”. These books will be regularly updated with new
case law and statutory provisions:
A Guide to Administrative and Local Government Law in Zimbabwe
(2017)
Commentary on the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
[Chapter 9:23] (January 2018)
A Guide to the Zimbabwean Law of Delict (January 2018)
Criminal Defenders Manual (2016)
Judges Handbook for Criminal Cases (2016)
Magistrates Handbook for Criminal Cases (2016)
