By Christine Mazira, Intern What is Lobola? This is property in form of livestock or kind, which the intended groom to be or the head of his family undertakes to furnish to the head of a prospective wife’s family in gratitude of allowing the man to marry their daughter. In the case of Hoshi v Hasisi […]
By Bianca Mahere, Associate. Insurance is the concept of safeguarding property or life against risk. It is a contract between the insurer and the insured and the parties both mitigate loss by spreading it. The insurer’s role is to provide security against an identified risk whilst in exchange, the insured pays premiums. In Zimbabwe, the […]
By Christine Mazira, Intern. There has been greater emphasis on the use of technology in important areas of the economy with countries being pressured to embrace working electronically. One of the areas on the spotlight has been the courts. In Zimbabwe, the courts have been upgrading, albeit slowly over time with the Covid 19 pandemic […]
By Bianca Mahere, Associate. Early this month, there was the introduction SI 89 of 2021 which is also known as the Control of Goods (Import and Export) (Commerce) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (No. 9). The Statutory Instrument became popular because of its ban on second hand motor vehicles which are ten (10) years older from the […]
Compensation for soya beans wrongly seized 8. (1) Where soya beans have been wrongly seized, the person to whom the soya beans belong may make an application to the High Court for the payment of compensation. (2) The application must be made within the period of three months from the date of seizure of such soya beans. (3) […]
Sale or delivery of soya beans 5. (1) No person or statutory body or company or entity under a contractual obligation to sell to a contractor or to the Grain Marketing Board shall sell or otherwise dispose of any soya beans except to such contractor or to the Grain Marketing Board. (2) Any soya beans which is required […]
IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Resettlement has, in terms of section 39 of the Grain Marketing Act [Chapter 18:14], made the following regulations:— Title These regulations may be cited as the Grain Marketing (Control of Sale of Soya Beans) Regulations, 2021. Application 2. These regulations are additional to any […]
Kindly note that individuals who would like to exit Zimbabwe on a Zimbabwean passport or have a Zimbabwean residence permit on a foreign passport with the intention of returning must approach Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Immigration and submit the following documents: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Munhumutapa Building Cnr Samora Machel Ave/ Sam Nujoma […]
By Shamiso Mangwengwende, Associate On the 4th of June 2020 the Ministry of Finance issued guidelines and modalities for access to the 18-billion-dollar stimulus package that is aimed at assisting the recovery of businesses that have been affected by the economic slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The package has been allocated to different sectors […]
By Shamiso Mangwengwende, Associate This Statutory Instrument outlines the measures that employers and employees in formal business or industry (referred to as exempted persons) have to take to protect themselves and others from the corona virus during the course of business. The following is a list of the mandatory measures that have to be taken: […]
