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
- DECEMBER 6, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE MOVING CLOSER TOWARD ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe is moving closer toward abolishing capital punishment as proposals to that effect will soon be tabled before cabinet, local media reported.
- DECEMBER 6, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
CONCLUDED THE MISSION OF HANDS OFF CAIN IN ZIMBABWE
Hands Off Cain's mission to Zimbabwe ended in Harare.
- DECEMBER 4, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: 3 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Three men were last week condemned to hang by the High Court after being convicted of murder with actual intent, Newsday reported on 26 November 2018.
NOVEMBER 28, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR WIFE BEHEADER
The Supreme Court on 27 November 2018 confirmed the death sentence on a Binga man who axed his wife 11 times and chopped off her head before hiding it in a cardboard box following a domestic dispute.
OCTOBER 17, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: 81 DEATH ROW INMATES AWAIT EXECUTION
Zimbabwe Prisons says it has in its custody, a total of 81 death row inmates with some now having been on the list for more than 10 years, newzimbabwe.com reported on 17 October 2018.
OCTOBER 11, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: PRESIDENT 'WHOLEHEARTEDLY' AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed his view on death penalty stressing that it was an affront to human dignity, africanews reported on 10 October 2018.
OCTOBER 10, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: TWO TO HANG FOR KILLING SOLDIER
Two murderers have been sentenced to death after being convicted of stabbing to death a Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) member, newsdzezimbabwe reported on 9 October 2018.
- JUNE 25, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWEANS WANT DEATH PENALTY TO GO
According to a survey conducted by international criminologist, Dr Mai Sato, in collaboration with the Mass Public Opinion Institute, most Zimbabweans would be happy to see the abolition of capital punishment.
- JUNE 20, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: 3 ARMED ROBBERS GET 4 DEATH SENTENCES EACH
Three armed robbers who targeted white commercial farmers in Mashonaland Central province, killing four of them, were sentenced to four death sentences each
- MARCH 26, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: SIXTEEN ESCAPE HANGMAN’S NOOSE
At least 16 inmates sentenced to death have escaped the hangman’s noose.
- MARCH 21, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: MNANGAGWA REVERSES SENTENCE FOR PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commuted prison sentence to life for inmates who have stayed on the death row for over 10 years.
- JANUARY 1, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
After independence from Britain in 1980, there were nine offences which warranted
After independence from Britain in 1980, there were nine offences which warranted