Sokwanele - Zvakwana - Enough is Enough

Sokwanele Sokwanele - Zvakwana - Enough is Enough

The Republic and the Constitution

1 | The Republic of Zimbabwe and its principles and values

Law Society of Zimbabwe: Model Constitution of Zimbabwe (2010)

The Republic of Zimbabwe is a single sovereign and democratic state founded on the following principles and values—

the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law;
the principle that all legal and political authority of the State derives from the people;
universal adult suffrage, a multi-party system of democratic government and free, fair and regular elections to ensure openness, justice and accountability;
the inherent dignity and worth of each human being and the equal status of all human beings, regardless of race, colour, tribe, place of birth, ethnic or social origin, language, class, religious or political belief or opinion, culture, sex, gender, marital status, disability or natural difference or condition;
respect for fundamental human rights;
due consideration for vested rights;
national unity, peace and stability; and
the devolution of governmental functions and powers to the people at provincial and other appropriate levels.

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1 | The Republic

Constitution of Zimbabwe (at 13th Feb, 2009)

Zimbabwe is a sovereign republic and shall be known as “the Republic of Zimbabwe”.

[Section as amended by section 2 of Act 30 of 1990 – Amendment No. 11]

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1 | The Republic

Kariba Draft Constitution

Zimbabwe is one sovereign and democratic republic and is to be known as "The Republic of Zimbabwe".

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8 July 2010 - 4:13pm — Anonymous (not verified)

Name of The Country

Zimbabwe is a sovereign and democratic state and is to be known as 'The Republic of Zimbabwe'.

4 January 2010 - 12:11pm — Anonymous (not verified)

The Republic

What is wrong with the wording in the current consititution?

11 December 2010 - 2:58pm — urayai urayayi (not verified)

believe that you are amending something that will change the future. this statement is stating that the amendement will resemble the present scenerio, because it is saying Zimbabwe is one sovereign and democratic where as there is crisis forcing amendents.

1 | The Republic of Zimbabwe

National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Draft Constitution (2001)

The Republic of Zimbabwe is one sovereign and democratic state founded on the following principles and values:

Supremacy of the constitution and rule of law;
The inherent dignity and worth of each human being;
The derivation of all legal and political authority of the state from the people, universal adult suffrage, a multi-party system of democratic government and regular, free and fair elections;
Equal status of all persons;
Respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms;
National unity, peace and stability;
Devolution of governmental functions and powers to the people in the provinces and other appropriate levels;

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18 March 2010 - 4:42pm — Anonymous (not verified)

the Republic

The republic of Zimbabwe was ill served by the Lancaster House document. Surely it was wrong to model a republic on a constitutional monarchy. would it not be better to take the USA as a better model or even France. So start with a clean sheet and produce a constitution that fits the needs of Zimbabwe by taking indigenous traditions and building from there. Then we might indeed see African solutions to African problems

3 February 2010 - 1:03am — James Watadza (not verified)

Fundamental freedoms

Freedoms must not mean freedom to corrupt by public display. Anything so called freedom not in keeping with Ubuntu (socially vulgarity, homosexuality etc) cannot be permitted as 'freedoms'. Ubuntu and the Bantu must be protected, just as the European protected his ways in the old constitutions.

we cannot lay down laws that oppress our own ways and pass the same on to our children!

3 February 2010 - 12:57am — James Watadza (not verified)

Allow me to tell a quick

Allow me to tell a quick story: When a parent is at home with the kids, they do things according to the parent's wishes and instructions. When the parent goes to work, he/she leaves instructions...guidelines for what must be done, when and how.

When the white man was here, he set his laws upon our backs, wiped away our ways, and customs and social structures. When he left, we stayed behind with his laws...that continue to this day, to weigh down on us. We live in Africa ruled by foreign laws and reasonings, contrary to our own common sense. We are effectively, as far as legality goes, visitors in our own land.

The new constitution must unequivocally state that no law, shall supercede Bantu law and custom. In years to come Ubuntu/Bantuism will be taught as the panacea for the world's social ills...our constitution must take the first giant step in reclaiming and enshrining African pride and dignity in a document that will chart the path back to our cultural heritage.

That said, the comnstitution must clearly identify Zimbabwe as a part of the Bantu nation that spans right across Africa, and is home to many varieties of Bantus and that it's founding principles recognise the laws and customs thereof, as the foundations of the constitution...not Roman, or Dutch, or british, or America,...but Bantu.

2 March 2010 - 10:43pm — David Gondokondo (not verified)

Bantu Law and custom

It is unfortunate that when we were colonised we had no written laws though our traditions and customs were well known. We should therefore preserve the good things and abolish bad ones. Culture is dynamic. We should add better things according to this developed world. We should also endeavour to develop. We must also be able to distinguish between a traditional chief and president/prime minister of a country. When making a constitution we must not try to please an individual for the constitution is paramount for future generations. Everyone including leaders must abide by the constitution.

4 March 2010 - 10:01am — Anonymous (not verified)

Presidential elections - the second, third choice system.

The first thing that we have to put in our constitution so that we do not see a repeat of what happened in the last election is to ensure that the election process is designed in such a way that there has to be a clear winner. What this means is that, for Presidential elections, there has to be a "One Man, two or three votes." You vote for your first choice, and it must mandatory that you have a second and third choice too. You vote once but you make 3 choices. If there is no clear majority winner for the First choices then a count of the second choices is considered. Further to that, If there is still no clear winner after the second choice count (which is highly unlikely, probability plays the game here !! the third choice settles it). This system does away with election re-runs. The system is used in Sri Lanka and some other Asian countries !! The problem of no-clear winner is a growing cancer: Kenya, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan and Iran are just but a few examples where no clear winners emerged....so we need a very SMART system that produces a clear winner. We do not this Government of National Unity Arrangement at all in future. We do not need electoral re-runs for Presidential elections (we are a poor country, election re-runs are a waste of resources). Our Constitution must not have ambigous terms, the Constitution must state that there has to be a clear winner after each Presidential election, and not littered by "ifs and buts." That leaves room for cheating !!

2 March 2010 - 8:26pm — David Gondokondo (not verified)

Bantu Law and custom

2 | Supremacy of the Constitution

Law Society of Zimbabwe: Model Constitution of Zimbabwe (2010)

This Constitution is the supreme and fundamental law of Zimbabwe and if any other law, custom, conduct, practice or measure is inconsistent with this Constitution that other law, custom, conduct, practice or measure is void.
The obligations imposed by this Constitution must be fulfilled.
This Constitution binds all executive, legislative and judicial institutions of the State at all levels of government and all other persons.

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2 | Supremacy of the Constitution

National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Draft Constitution (2001)

This Constitution is the supreme and fundamental law of Zimbabwe, and if any other law, custom, conduct, practice or measure is inconsistent with this Constitution, that other law, custom, conducts, practice or measure will be void.
The obligations imposed by this Constitution must be fulfilled.
This Constitution binds all executive, legislative and judicial organs of the state at all levels of government and all other persons.

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7 | Supremacy of Constitution

Kariba Draft Constitution

This Constitution is the supreme law of Zimbabwe, and if any other law, custom, conduct or measure. is inconsistent with this-Constitution that law, custom, conduct or measure is invalid to the extent of the inconsistency.

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3 | National Flag, National Anthem, Public Seal and Coat of arms

Law Society of Zimbabwe: Model Constitution of Zimbabwe (2010)

Zimbabwe must have a National Flag, a National Anthem, a Coat of Arms and a Public Seal, details of which are to be prescribed in an Act of Parliament.

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3 | National Flag, National Anthem, Public Seal and Coat of Arms

National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Draft Constitution (2001)

Zimbabwe will have a National Flag, a National Anthem, a Coat of Arms and a Public Seal, details of which will be prescribed in an Act of Parliament.

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2 | National flag

Kariba Draft Constitution

The national flag of Zimbabwe is as described and depicted in an Act of Parliament.

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4 | Languages

Law Society of Zimbabwe: Model Constitution of Zimbabwe (2010)

The official languages of Zimbabwe are English, Kalanga, Nambya, Ndebele, Sena, Shangaan, Shona, Sotho, Tonga and Venda.
English is the language of record.
All State institutions and agencies at every level must—
1. ensure that all the official languages are treated equitably; and
2. take into account the language preferences of people affected by governmental measure or communication.
The State must take positive measures to promote and advance the use of all languages used in Zimbabwe, including sign language, and must create conditions for the development of these languages.
An Act of Parliament must provide that—
1. within ten years from the commencement of this Constitution, every official language is a language of record, alongside English, where it is predominantly spoken and has been predominantly spoken for the past one hundred years; and
2. within twenty-five years from the commencement of this Constitution, all official languages must be recognised as languages of record alongside English.

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6 | Languages

Kariba Draft Constitution

All indigenous languages spoken in Zimbabwe, that is to say Shona, Sindebele, Venda, Nambya, Shangaan, Kalanga, Suthu and Tonga, are recognised.
The official languages are English, Shona and Sindebele.

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19 January 2011 - 9:55am — Anonymous (not verified)

Official Language

To have Three official languages is confusing. English should be the only official language.
One should be confident to walk into any office and speak using only one official language instead of having to chose.

8 July 2010 - 4:37pm — Anonymous (not verified)

Recognised languages

Add Chindau/Ndau dialect to the list of languages brecognised.

4 February 2010 - 10:46am — Buleya Mumpande (not verified)

All indigenous langauges should be official do not choose some.

I beg to differ to this section. While I appreciate the fact that all indigenous langauges are recognised but to make just 3 langauges as official languages does not make an difference from the current situation whre the other indigenosu langauges are almost at the verge of extinction. Why not make all indigenous langauges be official in their own areas. FOR MORE REASONS PLEASE CLICK ON THE NCA DRAFT WEBSITE ON COMMENTS WHERE I ARGUE MY CASE OUT ON WHY ALL LANGUAGEAS SHOULD BE MADE OFFICIAL.

5 January 2010 - 4:43pm — Anonymous (not verified)

languages

the president of the country should be profecient in all three official languages

1 January 2010 - 5:21pm — Sky (not verified)

Any national office bearer

Any national office bearer should speak all the three national languages based on the principle that you can not serve a people whose language, hence culture, you do not understand nor wish to understand. If you only speak SiNdebele, then you can only serve the SiNdebele speaking region and likewise if you only speak Shona.

19 January 2011 - 2:06pm — Anonymous (not verified)

so what about the indians

16 April 2010 - 10:33pm — Ukhala-akusizi (not verified)

Rights For minority and Jobs In their region GVT or Private

Minorities should be protected both ordinarily and security wise and also accessing job especial government jobs, local people who speak local languages should be employed in local government offices and local languages should be respected and spoken by all civil servants working in that locality, services such as water, IDs, Passport vehicle licences, route certificates should be produced local so as to cut cost of unnecessary travel to Harare as it is the case now and electricity should be controlled and managed by local councils or regional government/administrations. That is what is called poer to the people not power to the government.

6 January 2010 - 2:54pm — Anonymous (not verified)

All Official Languages should be spoken by public officer

This is true and we are expecting every citizen who claims to be working for the public to at least be proficient in all languages used. it is really disheartening to find that some citizens of Zimbabwe openly say that they do not have a zeal to learn let alone speaking any other language except Shona to make a reference.

Such attitudes are barbaric and people who find themselves doing this they should know that they do not deserve to live in this world. Surprisingly some of the people who say such statements claim to be christians and I wonder how they will interact with other people in heaven whom they despised while they were still on earth. Thank God we will be using a uniform language but muchanyara vanhu vamwari kutitarisa isu kana takudenga

6 January 2010 - 12:57pm — Anonymous (not verified)

Office bearer

I agree with you, office bearers must represent everybody and to to do so must be in a position to communicate with at least 90% of the people in their own language. But this must not be the basis for one to be in high office. If one really wants to be in politics he/she should learn to speak the mostly spoken languages to be able to hear peoples' views not through an interpreter who may be not also be conversant with that tribe.

Sokwanele Sokwanele - Zvakwana - Enough is Enough

The Republic and the Constitution

1 | The Republic of Zimbabwe and its principles and values

1 | The Republic

DEMOCRACY

1 | The Republic

Name of The Country

The Republic

the Republic of Zimbabwe

1 | The Republic of Zimbabwe

the Republic

Fundamental freedoms

Allow me to tell a quick

Bantu Law and custom

Presidential elections - the second, third choice system.

Bantu Law and custom

2 | Supremacy of the Constitution

2 | Supremacy of the Constitution

7 | Supremacy of Constitution

3 | National Flag, National Anthem, Public Seal and Coat of arms

3 | National Flag, National Anthem, Public Seal and Coat of Arms

2 | National flag

4 | Languages

6 | Languages

Official Language

Recognised languages

All indigenous langauges should be official do not choose some.

languages

Any national office bearer

so what about the indians

Rights For minority and Jobs In their region GVT or Private

All Official Languages should be spoken by public officer

Office bearer

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