Zimbabwe
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- December 21, 1979
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- mix of Roman-Dutch law and English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Parliament composed of the Senate and House
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
RELIGIONS
50% syncretism (mix of Christianity and indigenous beliefs), 25% Christians, 24% indigenous beliefs, 1% Muslims
From the country
- FEBRUARY 24, 2007ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE. BROTHERS SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING FOUR
Two Chikombedzi brothers, Size, 24, and Boy Sithole, 22, have been sentenced to death for gunning down
- JANUARY 1, 2007ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Zimbabwe at Chapter 3, section 12...
The Constitution of Zimbabwe at Chapter 3, section 12...
- MAY 30, 2006ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FARMER MURDER
Munetsi Kadzinga, 31, convicted of murdering farmer Charles Anderson in 2002, was sentenced to death by the Zimbabwe High Court.
- JANUARY 1, 2006ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Zimbabwe at Chapter 3, section 12...
The Constitution of Zimbabwe at Chapter 3, section 12...
- AUGUST 2, 2005ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE. GOVT WITHDRAWS TREASON CHARGES AGAINST OPPOSITION LEADER
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was cleared of treason charges carrying a possible death sentence, which he described as a desperate ploy by the government to sideline its bitterest critic.
- APRIL 20, 2005ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Zimbabwe voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- JANUARY 1, 2005ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Zimbabwe at Chapter 3, section 12, dealing with the protection of right
The Constitution of Zimbabwe at Chapter 3, section 12, dealing with the protection of right
- OCTOBER 15, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe's High Court acquitted the opposition leader...
Zimbabwe's High Court acquitted the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on charges of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe, saying the state had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Michael Swango,43, pleaded guilty to three murders...
Michael Swango,43, pleaded guilty to three murders in New York state
- AUGUST 29, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The alleged plotters of a coup in Equatorial Guinea...
The alleged plotters of a coup in Equatorial Guinea are "blood-thirsty pirates" who deserve the firing squad, the country's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said in an interview
- JULY 8, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The following are extracts from an editorial entitled...
The following are extracts from an editorial entitled "Why Death Penalty Should Be Abolished?" by John Dzvinamurungu, vice-chairman of Amnesty International Zimbabwe
- JUNE 9, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
A South African court rejected a bid by the families...
A South African court rejected a bid by the families of 70 suspected mercenaries held in Zimbabwe to force President Thabo Mbeki's government to bring the men back to South Africa