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 […]
By Bianca Mahere, Associate. The first part of this article explored Income Tax in Zimbabwe. In this part we look at Capital Gains Tax (CGT). Capital Gains Tax is tax charged on the profit earned from disposing or selling certain types of assets. It can also be defined as tax on the growth in value […]
By Tavonga Chirikure, Intern. What is it? According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, intellectual property is “creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.” These are intangible assets. IP is protected in law by, for example, patents, trade secrets, copyright and trademarks, […]
Taxes in the Zimbabwean Context. By Bianca Mahere, Associate. There are different types of taxes payable in Zimbabwe. Like every other government, the Zimbabwean government relies on taxes as a source of revenue to use in various government obligations. Individuals and companies have a number of tax obligations which will be discussed in this article. […]
