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The New Sentencing Guidelines: Striving for Equality and Justice in Zimbabwe September 14, 2025 Download PDF Overview On 8 August 2023, Zimbabwe promulgated the Criminal Procedure (Sentencing Guidelines) Regulations 2023 SI No. 146/2023, (Sentencing Guidelines). The object of the guidelines is to “foster public confidence in the criminal justice system by promoting consistency and transformative justice in…

Safe Deposit Boxes in Zimbabwe September 14, 2025 Download PDF Introduction On 30 November 2023, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Prof. Mthuli Ncube delivered a National Budget Statement for 2024, addressing the challenges posed by the extensive use of cash, particularly by businesses, and its impact on transparency and taxation. One notable proposal…

Children’s Act (Chapter 5:06) September 13, 2025 Download PDF Closer to the Dream: 2023 Amendments of the Children’s Act (Chapter 5:06) INTRODUCTION The Children’s Act (Chapter 5:06) was adopted in 2001 amending the Children’s Protection and Adoption Act (Chapter 5:06) at the time. This adoption was an effort to domesticate various international standards in as far as the care…