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
- JUNE 13, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe hanged four prisoners convicted of murder,...
Zimbabwe hanged four prisoners convicted of murder, the state-controlled Herald newspaper reported
- APRIL 24, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe voted against the resolution on the death...
Zimbabwe voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency,...
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency, Togar Sianipar, said that 20 foreign and local drug traffickers had been sentenced to death in recent years but none has been executed
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Baton-wielding police beat back a crowd of lawmakers,...
Baton-wielding police beat back a crowd of lawmakers, diplomats and journalists trying to see the start of the treason trial of opposition leaders accused of plotting to murder President Robert Mugabe
- JANUARY 11, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Supreme Court commuted to...
It was reported that the Supreme Court commuted to life imprisonment a death penalty imposed by the High Court on Robert Mugwanda
- JANUARY 1, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
After independence in 1980, there were nine offences...
After independence in 1980, there were nine offences which attracted the death penalty, but over the years they have been reduced to three
- JANUARY 1, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe has signed but not yet ratified the statutes...
Zimbabwe has signed but not yet ratified the statutes of the International Criminal Court, the first permanent international judicial body capable of trying individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Sixty-nine people were hanged in Zimbabwe between independence...
Sixty-nine people were hanged in Zimbabwe between independence in 1980, when Robert Mugabe was elected president, and 2002, when he was again confirmed to continue his uninterrupted rule of the country
- JANUARY 1, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Zimbabwe at Chapter 3, section...
The Constitution of Zimbabwe at Chapter 3, section 12, dealing with the protection of right to life states that: "No person shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which
- JANUARY 1, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and mutiny
Murder, treason and mutiny
- NOVEMBER 22, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Brian Rushambwa Sango, 27, was sentenced to death for...
Brian Rushambwa Sango, 27, was sentenced to death for murdering his friend's girlfriend, Rosemary Matsika, and her son Takudzwa
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Harare Magistrate's Court granted three Zimbabwean...
Harare Magistrate's Court granted three Zimbabwean opposition leaders bail and adjourned their treason trial to 11 November