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Nov 15, 2019 · ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe Chapter I Preliminary, administration and common provisions Part I – Preliminary 1. Short title and date of commencement This Act may be cited as the Companies and Other Business Entities Act [Chapter 24:31], and shall commence on the ninetieth day after the date of its promulgation. 2 ...
Sources of the Law and Legal Similarities. The laws governing commercial entities in Zimbabwe have their origin in the Roman-Dutch law and contain borrowings from English law. Zimbabwe is part of the Southern African Development Community of (SADC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). Checking National Laws Online.
SOURCES OF LAW. Common law Common law refers to law which is not derived from legislation and has been defined by the courts from case to case. Section 89 of the constitution of the republic of Zimbabwe stipulates that the law to be applied in Zimbabwe shall be the law in existence at the Cape of Good Hope on the 10th of June 1891 as modified ...
Mar 14, 2020 · The long-awaited Companies and other Business Entities Act [Chapter 24:31] (Hereinafter, C&OBEA or the New Act) came into force in the first quarter of 2020. The new Act repeals the Companies Act [Chapter 24:03] (“Old Act”) and introduces a number of important new concepts and far-reaching changes to company law in Zimbabwe.
Jan 1, 2010 · Zimbabwe’s National Language Policy (1998) and The Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe (Amendment No. 20 of 2013) safeguard linguistic human rights and are both very clear on the need for ...
Aug 26, 2010 · Lovemore Madhuku. African Books Collective, Aug 26, 2010 - Law - 206 pages. This is an introductory textbook on the Zimbabwean legal system. It sets the stage for a comprehensive description of that legal system by opening with some theoretical issues on the nature of law in general, particularly a definition of law, the role and purpose of law ...
The Constitution of Zimbabwe creates many independent commissions supporting democracy, one of which is the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC). The primary purpose of the ZGC is to protect and promote gender equality and equity in Zimbabwe. The Constitution strives to create an independent ZGC vested with a fairly broad mandate.
