http://www1.voanews.com/
Sources said the 2007 Indigenization and Economic Empowerment
Act will apply
to companies with assets of at least US$3 million dollars
rather than
US$500,000 as spelled under regulations published last
month
Gibbs Dube | Washington 23 April 2010
Zimbabwe's Office
of the Attorney General has stepped into a controversy
over corporate
indigenization, sources said Friday, drafting new regulations
that will
limit the exercise to relatively large companies and specify that
shareholdings obtained by Zimbabwean blacks will have to be purchased rather
than ceded as now worded.
Sources said the 2007 Indigenization and
Economic Empowerment Act will apply
to companies with assets of at least
US$3 million dollars rather than
US$500,000 as spelled under regulations
published last month, and the
threshold could be set as high as US$5
million.
There are also proposals afoot to establish an administrative
court to rule
on disputes arising from the indigenization process and a
compliance board
to enforce indigenization provisions.
The move by
Attorney General Johannes Tomana could defuse a looming
confrontation
between Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Indigenization
Minister Saviour
Kasukuwere over revision of the regulations.
Corporate lawyer Matshobana
Ncube told VOA Studio 7 reporter Gibbs Dube that
the Office of the Attorney
General is expected to draft regulations in line
with the Constitution and
various acts of Parliament.
The indigenization legislation "should not
contravene any laws especially
the supreme law of the land," he
said.
But Chamber of Mines Executive Officer Christopher Hokonya said
members of
his organization have become concerned at reports the government
is moving
to take over some foreign-owned mining firms even as the
indigenization
regulations are being revised.
Mining companies have
recently submitted proposals to allocate 15 percent of
equity to indigenous
shareholders rather than 10 percent as earlier
proposed. But Hokonya
reported general uncertainty in the sector as "we do
not know whether our
proposals have been affected."
He said some companies that are not
comfortable with the 51 percent
indigenous stake prescribed by the 2007
Indigenization and Economic
Empowerment Act have offered to increase
investment in communities.
"These companies can then be allowed to offer
something as low as 15 percent
and then the investments being recognized as
equity equivalent credits
towards the 51 percent," Hokonya told
VOA.
Minister Kasukuwere recently dismissed as "unguided and futile"
Chamber of
Mines proposals for a 10 percent indigenous stake, saying
Zimbabwe would
rather close all mines than accept that level of
participation.
http://www.zimonline.co.za/
by Tendai Maronga Saturday 24 April
2010
HARARE - Police have summoned four journalists from a local
private weekly
newspaper to testify as state witnesses in the trial of
Harare Mayor
Muchadeyi Masunda and eight councillors charged with criminal
defamation for
allegedly "leaking or publishing" a report implicating
businessman Philip
Chiyangwa in a scandal that saw him acquire council land
without following
procedure.
Police on Friday served the summons on
The Standard editor-in-chief Vincent
Kahiya, editor Nevanji Madanhire and
reporters Jeniffer Dube and Feluna
Nleya who co-authored the story that
exposed the land scandal that had been
exposed by the Harare City Council's
special committee on land.
The journalists quoted a special land
investigations report on Chiyangwa's
properties in Harare.
The state
alleges that the nine - whose trial has been set for May 6 -
leaked a report
which was published last month by The Standard, a local
newspaper, and The
Sunday Times of South Africa and which portrayed
Chiyangwa, a relative of
President Robert Mugabe, as a "fraudster".
Incensed by the contents of
the report Chiyangwa has sued both council and
The Standard newspaper for a
whopping US$900 million saying he had suffered
losses to his companies and
damages to his reputation because of the council
report.
Chief law
officer Chris Mutangadura said yesterday the state was ready to go
for trial
with some of the people who are named in the land scandal as
witnesses.
Mutangadura said Harare City Council town clerk Tendai
Mahachi, director of
urban planning Psychology Chiwanga and finance director
Cosmos Zvikaramba
are some of the witnesses that would be testifying in
court.
"We are ready to go for trial and some of the witnesses are going
to be the
journalists who wrote the story about Chiyangwa's land deal," said
Mutangadura.
Chiwanga and Zvikaramba were last week reported to the
police by acting
mayor Charity Bango for facilitating Chiyangwa's illegal
land deals.
Police spokesperson Wayne Bvudzijena confirmed that the
police have the
report and they were carrying out investigations but said no
arrests have
been made so far.
The 54-page report compiled by a
committee of Harare city councillors
alleges that Chiyangwa and Local
Government Minister Ignatius Chombo -
another relative of Mugabe and senior
member of ZANU PF party - with
assistance of two council employees,
illegally grabbed vast tracts of prime
land from the city on the cheap,
without following proper procedure.
Chiyangwa, a former ZANU PF
provincial chairman, also influenced council
officials to sell him municipal
land and in some cases paying well below the
market value for the property,
according to the report.
The alleged land scandal which on paper appears
a simple case of suspected
fraud and corruption has assumed a political
dimension mimicking the power
struggle within the unity government of Mugabe
and Prime Minister Morgan
Tsvangirai. - ZimOnline
http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/
Eyewitness News | 8 Hours Ago
The
authorities in Zimbabwe are telling scores of Zimbabweans stranded at
the
Beit Bridge border post to go back home.
South African
immigration officials are not letting through locals carrying
a new type of
temporary passport.
This will be a huge disappointment to
hundreds of travellers stranded at
Beit Bridge, some of them since
Tuesday.
They were turned back from the South African side of the
border by
immigration officials
Zimbabwe's co-minister of
Home Affairs, Kembo Mohadi has told them they have
to come home while the
Zimbabwean embassy in South Africa tries to sort out
the
problem.
Beit Bridge officials are not accepting Zimbabwe's new
Temporary Travel
Documents which were introduced here last
week.
However, there are no reports of problems for Zimbabwean
travellers at
Johannesburg OR Tambo airport, according to Air
Zimbabwe.
State media in the country said Zambian and Batswana
immigration officials
are also accepting the new travel documents.
http://news.radiovop.com
24/04/2010 18:18:00
Harare. April 24,
2010 - Beer prices have gone up in Harare with immediate
effect, Radio VOP
can reveal.
The price of clear beer went up Friday night from about US$1
to US$1:50 at
most drinking places in the capital city.
Beer prices
in Zimbabwe are said o be too high as compared to such countries
as South
Africa and Botswana.
At Cresta Jameson Hotel, a pint of beer now costs
US$2 while quart is going
for UDS$4. At Chez Ntemba International Night Club
beer now costs US$2:50
from US$2 last week. At The Bite drinking hole beer
now costs US$1 from US$3
for four pints of beer.
Guzzlers could buy four
pints for US$3.
Zimbabwean women said now that beer prices had gone up
life would be more
difficult as husbands would spend more money on the
beverage.
http://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=25660
Friday,
April 23, 2010, 21:20
The construction of the 1,4 Tb East Africa
Submarine Cable System (EASSY)
has been completed ahead of schedule, on
Monday, 19 April.
The installation phase started in December 2009, in
Maputo, Mozambique. The
undersea cable landed on the South African coast in
February 2010 at
Mtunzini and on 6th April on the Tanzanian shore, before
the cable-laying
vessel joined the two segments in the Indian
Ocean.
"Now that this critical stage of the project has been completed
successfully
and ahead of time, we will start testing the system almost
immediately",
said Chris Wood, West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) CEO,
in a
statement.
The EASSY cable will be launched in June and will
deliver high-speed,
fiber-optic connectivity to nine landing stations and
other African
landlocked countries, including Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and
Botswana.
According to Kenya's Computerworld, EASSY will deliver
connectivity to
Europe via a direct route through the Red and Mediterranean
Seas, reducing
the time taken for traffic from Europe and North Africa to
reach the East
African coast and viceversa.
The East African
Submarine System (EASSy) comprises of a 10,000km submarine
cable system
along the east coast of Africa, with 9 landing stations in
Sudan, Djibouti,
Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique
and South
Africa.
[IT News Africa]
http://www.boston.com
Dance
Review
The Boston Globe
By Karen Campbell
Globe Correspondent / April 24,
2010
The title is cumbersome: "Lions Will Roar, Swans Will Fly,
Angels Will
Wrestle Heaven, Rains Will Break: Gukurahundi.'' Surprising then
that Nora
Chipaumire's new full-evening dance work, presented at the
Institute of
Contemporary Art last night by World Music/CRASHarts, is so
subtle and
spare, fueled by the buoyant rhythms and gentle melodies of
Afro-pop legend
Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited, playing live
onstage. Zimbabwe-born
Chipaumire's exploration of the dislocation of exile
makes no grand
statements and tells no stories. It merely suggests a
shifting state of mind
and a penchant for home, flaws and
all.
"Welcome to Zimbabwe. Life is good,'' Chipaumire says with a
flourish,
etching her words with ironic edge as she thumps her chest and
grinds her
pelvis. "The inflation rate is 1 billion percent,'' she adds.
When she calls
Harare "the sunshine city,'' the sarcasm is underscored by a
video of
raindrops falling across a scrim fronting the stage.
In the
work's first half, the elegantly muscular Chipaumire and a powerful
Souleymane Badolo repeatedly circle the musicians, periodically settling in
place as if establishing a new sense of the familiar. Hips sensuously roll,
knees swivel, shoulders shimmy. The dancers launch into loose-limbed jumps,
arms swinging, feet flexed. Then suddenly they crouch into a wary stillness.
Occasionally, Chipaumire bends over and throws her skirt up over her butt, a
gesture of unfettered freedom and a ribald "up yours'' at the same
time.
Solos explore the confines of an illuminated square. In one, Badolo
looks
shot through with electric current as he twists and jiggles, balancing
on
one foot. In another, Chipaumire vividly projects both constraint and
joy.
Just as her tall frame seems to contort and stretch to its limits, her
hips
begin to sway with the music, and she throws her head back with a
silent
laugh.
Many spots feel repetitive and a little improvisatory,
lacking direction and
forward motion, as if merely filling out the band's
musical number. But one
moment lingers. After a vigorous solo of boxing
thrusts, Badolo crashes to
the ground as if his legs are knocked out from
under him. Chipaumire drags
him to stand and drapes his limp arm around her
back, his head lolling
lifelessly. Then they begin to sway. The dance goes
on.
CONSTITUTION WATCH
4/2010
[23rd April
2010]
Constitution Talking
Points [Part I]
The talking points
are the questions or statements to be posed by the Outreach Teams when they
consult the people on what they want for the Constitution. They were finalised
by a team of six lawyers, two from each political party, working from a list of
statements and questions which came out of the training workshop for Outreach
Teams. These talking points have been agreed by ZANU-PF, MDC-T, MDC-M and
Chiefs. There is a Preamble and 17 thematic areas
Preamble: A preamble is a preliminary
statement that introduces a constitution. A preamble normally carries the major
historical legacies and challenges of a nation and its values and
aspirations.
Talking Points/Key Questions
a)
What are
the legacies, values and aspirations that should be carried in the
preamble?
b)
In
dealing with our historical legacies, should the preamble single out sections of
our society or should it identify our legacies as collective endeavours?
c)
Should
the constitution recognize post-independence internal challenges and
conflicts?
Theme 1: Founding Principles Of The
Constitution: Founding principles are those values
that citizens commit themselves to their adherence. They are the both the soul
and the spine of the constitution and they reflect the manner in which the
people desire to be governed.
Talking Points/Key Questions
a) Should the founding principles recognize the need
to address the historical imbalances in the ownership and utilization of land
and natural resources?
b) Should the founding principles of the
constitution recognize the irreversibility of the process of land reform having
regard to the vision of the liberation struggle and the provisions of the
GPA?
c) Should the founding principles recognize and
celebrate the struggle of the first Chimurenga, second Chimurenga and the
struggle for democracy and the rule of law by Zimbabwean men and women?
d) Should the founding principles of the
constitution acknowledge diversity of religion?
e) Should the constitution recognize matters like
non racialism, good governance, gender equality, non tribalism, non
discrimination, equal treatment before the law, accountability, adherence to the
rule of law, peace and tranquillity?
f) Should the constitution be the supreme law of
Zimbabwe?
g)
Should
the founding principles of the constitution recognize our cultural diversity,
traditions and customs and their diversity?
h)
Should
the founding principles acknowledge the national flag, national anthem and
public seal?
i)
Should
the founding principles of the constitution recognize our international
relations with other countries?
j)
Should
the founding principles of the constitution define by whom and how should hero
status be conferred?
k)
Should
the founding principles of the constitution recognize the calling for patriotism
and loyalty to Zimbabwe?
l)
Should
the founding principles of the constitution recognize the status of
international treaties, conventions, and protocols and practices in our
constitution?
m)
Should
the founding principles of the constitution define the land question? If yes,
what principles on land reform should be specified?
n)
Should
the founding principles recognize the role and relevance of traditional
institutions and customs in national development?
Theme 2: Arms of the State
(Principle of the Separation of Powers)
There are three principal functions
of the state, that is, making laws, interpretation of the laws and
implementation of the laws. These are vested in the legislature, executive and
the judiciary respectively.
Talking
Points/Key Questions [these are divided into three
sections]
Executive
Arms of the State
a) Should the principle of separation of powers be
acknowledged in the Constitution?
b) Who should be head of state? President or Prime
Minister?
c) Should the head of state also be the head of
government?
d) How should the head of state and/or government be
chosen?
e) What are the requirements for one to become head
of state and/or head of government?
f) Should there be term limits for the head of
state and/or government?
g) Under what circumstances should a head of state
and/or head of government leave office?
h) Should the constitution prescribe the maximum
number of ministers?
i) Who should act as head of state and/or
government if the incumbent is unable to perform his/her duties?
j) Should ministers be MPs?
k) How should ministers be appointed?
l)
How
should the Attorney General be appointed? Should he/she be a member of cabinet
in particular? What should be his/her functions?
m)
Should we
have an independent National Prosecuting Authority?
Legislature - Houses of Parliament
a) How many houses of parliament should we
have?
b) What should be the size(s) of the house(s) of
parliament?
c) How should members of parliament be elected or
appointed?
d) What role(s) should the house(s) of parliament
play?
e) Should MPs be allowed to cross the floor with
their seats?
f) Should any seats be reserved for women and/or
special interest groups? If so how should they be selected?
g) Should seats be reserved for traditional leaders?
If so, how many?
h) How long should be the life of parliament?
i) Under what circumstances should an MP lose
his/her seat?
Judiciary
a) Who should appoint judges and judicial
officers?
b) How many levels of courts should we have?
c) Do we need a separate Constitutional Court?
d) What should be the qualification of judges?
e) What should be the role of traditional
courts?
f) Who should determine the conditions of service
of the judiciary?
g) Who should be the head of the judiciary? How and
by whom should he/she be appointed?
h) Under what circumstances should a judge be
removed from office?
i) How long should be the tenure of office of
judges?
Theme 3: Systems of Government:
Systems of
government refer to the manner states are organized, that is, the distribution
of political power and responsibility within the state. There are three major
systems of governance in modern states. These are federations, unitary states
and devolved states.
Federal
System: A
federal system of governance obtains where two or more pre existing independent
states agree to have one national government.
Unitary
System: A
unitary system is where power is held by a single central government that
controls all the political and
administrative power with some devolution of power throughout the state.
A Devolved
System:
Devolution is whereby political and administrative power is shared between a
national government and lower level spheres of the state, for example, provinces
and local authorities.
Talking Points/Key Questions
a)
What systems of national government should Zimbabwe have?
b) What relationships should exist between central
government, provincial government, local government and traditional
leadership?
c)
Who should lead provincial governments and how should they be
chosen?
d)
How many
provinces should Zimbabwe have? How should they be demarcated and named?
e)
If there are provincial and local governments, how should they be
chosen?
f)
What should be the functions of provincial governments?
g)
Should all the different levels of government have a tax sharing
system?
h) Should traditional leaders be part of the
national, provincial and local government
structures?
Theme 4: Citizenship and Bill of
Rights
Talking Points/Key Questions [these
are divided into two sections]
Citizenship:
Citizenship is
one’s membership of a country which a person gets because they were born in that
country or their parents were born in that country, lived in that country or
were registered in that country
a) How should
citizenship be acquired?
b) Should
dual/multiple citizenship be allowed?
c) What are
the rights and obligations of citizens and non-citizens?
d) Should
foreign spouses of citizens be entitled to Zimbabwean citizenship?
Bill of
Rights: A Bill
of Rights sets out the rights and freedoms which all people in Zimbabwe are
entitled to.
a) What rights and freedoms should be contained and
guaranteed in the constitution?
b) Should the Bill of Rights be amendable? If so how
should it be amended?
c) What are the remedies that can be made available
to a citizen who is aggrieved by the violation of their rights?
d) Should the Bill of Rights contain separate and
specific human rights and freedoms that relate to women in order to eliminate
all forms of discrimination against women?
e) Should it be permissible to suspend or limit
rights during a state of emergency?
f) Should the death penalty be retained?
g)
Should
there be derogation from this Bill of Rights to redress historical imbalances
for purposes of empowerment?
h)
Should
the Bill of Rights apply to State as well as non State actors?
i)
Should a
woman be allowed to marry another woman and a man to marry another man?
j)
What are
the rights of children that should be protected in the constitution?
Theme 5:
Women and Gender Issues
Talking Points/Key Questions
a) Should men
and women be treated equally in the constitution?
b) Should the
constitution contain provisions to ensure, guarantee and enforce gender
mainstreaming?
d)
Should
the constitution guarantee a quota system for women’s participation in politics
and other decision- making public and private bodies?
e)
Should
there be a gender commission? If so how exactly is it to be constituted
Theme 6:
Youth
Talking Points/Key Questions
a) Who are the youth in Zimbabwe? From what age to
what age?
b) Do we need a national body or commission for the
youth? If so what should its composition, powers and functions, tenure/lifespan
and funding be?
c) Do we need national youth service? If yes should
it be provided for in the constitution? And for what purpose?
d) What specific rights of the youth should be
guaranteed in the constitution?
Theme 7: The Disabled
Talking Points/Key Questions
a) Should the disabled have the right to state
protection?
b) How can the Constitution guarantee Parliamentary
representation for the disabled?
c)
How can
the constitution ensure the full participation of disabled persons in all
socio-economic and cultural activities of the communities?
The talking points
for the remaining themes will be in Part II
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CONSTITUTION WATCH
5/2010
[23rd April
2010]
Constitution Talking
Points [Part II]
These are the
questions or statements to be posed by the Outreach Teams when they consult the
people on what they want for the Constitution. They were finalised by a team of
six lawyers, two from each political party, working from a list of statements
and questions which came out of the Training Meeting for Outreach Teams. These
talking points have been agreed by ZANU PF, MDC T, MDC M and Chiefs. There is a
Preamble and 17 thematic areas. The Preamble and Themes 1 to 7 were set out in
Part I in Constitution Watch 4/2010.
Theme 8:
Media
Talking Points/Key Questions
a) Should the constitution guarantee media
freedom?
b) What limitations, if any, should be imposed on
media freedom?
Theme 9:
War
Veterans
Talking Points/Key Questions
a)
Should
there be a war veteran’s commission? If so, what should its composition, powers,
functions, tenure and funding be?
b)
Should
there be a law to deal with specific issues relating to war veterans from time
to time?
Theme 10:
Land, Natural
Resources and Empowerment
Talking Points/Key Questions
a)
Should
the constitution highlight that land reform is a necessary process to correct
historical imbalances?
b)
On
property rights, is there need to make special provision on land and natural
resources in the constitution?
c)
What type
of land tenure system should Zimbabwe have?
d)
Should
the right to land ownership and/or occupation by previously disadvantaged people
be entrenched in the constitution?
e)
Should
compensation be paid when the State expropriates and/or acquires land?
f)
Who
should pay compensation in respect of acquired land?
g)
Should
there be a right to approach the courts in the event of land dispute?
h)
Should
traditional leaders have a role to play in land administration?
i)
Who
should own the land?
j)
Should
foreigners be allowed to own land and if so, under what circumstances?
k)
Do we
need a land commission and/or land court? If yes, what should be its powers and
functions?
l)
How
should marginalised groups be empowered with regards to land and natural
resources?
m)
What role
should traditional leaders play in the administration of land and management and
exploitation of natural resources under their jurisdiction?
Theme 11:
Labour
Talking Points/Key Questions
a) What exact labour rights should be included in
the constitution?
b) Should the constitution recognize the right to
strike without exception? If yes, how do you deal with the issue of essential
services?
c) How should the constitution promote and protect
women workers’ rights?
d) Should the constitution recognize and incorporate
international treaties, conventions, protocols and practices relating to
labour?
Theme 12: Elections, Transitional
Mechanisms and Independent Commissions: [This is divided into two
sections]
Elections
and Transitional Mechanisms
An election
is an opportunity for people to choose their leaders. There are a number of electoral
systems obtaining the world over the most popular of which are the first past
the post system, the proportional representation system and the hybrid system
comprising the two.
First
Past the Post System: This is where the person with the
highest number of votes becomes the elected representative of the
electorate.
Proportional
Representation: This is a system by which the
elected people are determined by the proportion of votes obtained by each
party.
Hybrid
System: This
is where some of the representatives are elected on the basis of the first past
the post system and others on the basis of proportional representation.
Talking
Points/Key Questions
a)
What type
of electoral system should Zimbabwe have?
§
First
past the post?
§
Proportional representation?
§
Hybrid?
b)
How often
should we have elections for:
§
Head of
State?
§
Head of
government?
§
Parliament?
§
Local
government?
c)
Should we
have harmonized elections for the Head of State and/or Head of government,
parliament and local government?
d)
Who
qualifies to register as a voter and to vote at elections for the Head of State
and/or Head of government, parliament and local authorities?
e)
What body
should run elections and what should be its powers and functions?
f)
Should
Zimbabweans living in the Diaspora be allowed to vote?
g)
Should
voter registration be mandatory?
h)
Should
the constitution incorporate international treaties, conventions, protocols and
practices dealing with free and fair elections?
i)
How
should we deal with electoral disputes?
j)
Should
there be term limits for elected officials?
k)
In the
event of vacancies arising, how should these be filled?
l)
Should a
specific time frame be given for the inauguration into office of the President,
Prime Minister, Members of Parliament, Cabinet and Councillors?
m)
If there
are term limits, should the person whose term has expired run for another
post?
n)
If the
Head of State and/or Head of government becomes incapacitated, who should run
the country before an election is held and how long should it take for such an
election to be held?
o)
How long
after the referendum should the constitution come into force?
p)
Under
what circumstances should a candidate be barred from standing in an
election?
q)
Who
should assist those unable to vote on their own?
r)
How many
Parliamentary constituencies should the country be divided into?
Independent
Commissions: Anti-Corruption/Media/Human Rights/ Public
Protector/Electoral: Independent commissions are
constitutional watchdogs for monitoring and implementation of their areas of
specialty.
Talking
Points/Key Questions
a)
What
should be the mandate and functions of the Anti-Corruption/ Media/Human Rights
Commissions, Public Protector, Electoral Commission?
b)
What
should be their composition?
c)
How and
by whom should they be appointed?
d)
What
should their qualifications be?
e)
What
other executive commissions and organs should we have?
f)
What
should be their functions?
g)
How
should their members be appointed?
h)
Who
should they be accountable to?
Theme 13: Executive Organs of the
State: Public Service, Defence Forces, Police Force, Prison Service and their
Commissions: Are
bodies through which the state implements laws and policies.
Talking Points/Key Questions
a) What is the Public Service/Defence
Forces/Police Service/Prison Service?
b)
What is
their role and function?
c)
How
should members be recruited and/or appointed?
d)
What
other executive commissions and organs should we have?
e)
Who
should they be accountable to?
Theme 14: Public Finance:
Any funds that
accrue to the state: (a) the Consolidated Revenue Fund, (b) Auditing of Public
Finances.
Talking Points/Key Questions [these
are divided into four sections]
Comptroller
and Auditor-General
a) Should the office of the Comptroller and
Auditor-General be specifically provided for in the constitution?
b) Should the office of the Comptroller and
Auditor-General be independent?
c)
By whom
and how should the Comptroller and Auditor-General be appointed?
National
Budget
a)
Should
the constitution ensure and guarantee transparency and accountability in the
management of public finances?
b)
How
should the constitution provide for the national budgeting process?
c)
Should
the National Budget be gender sensitive/responsive and allocate resources in a
way that recognizes men and women’s differential needs?
d)
How
should we ensure that there is transparency in the utilization of public
finances?
e)
How do we
ensure that Government procurement is transparent?
Central
Bank
a) What should be the primary function of the
Central Bank?
b) Should the constitution stipulate the role,
functions, duties and obligations of the Central Bank?
c) How and who should appoint the Governor of the
Central Bank?
d) Should the Central Bank be independent?
e) Who should play an oversight role over the
operations of the Central Bank?
Government
Borrowing
a)
Who
should oversee the borrowing and granting of government guarantees?
b)
How
exactly should government loan contraction be implemented?
c)
Who
should set the limits for government borrowing and granting of guarantees?
d)
Should
the constitution provide for the oversight powers of Parliament on government
borrowing?
Theme 15: Traditional Institutions
and Customs
Talking Points/Key Questions
a)
What
ought to be the relationship between elected representatives and traditional
leaders?
b)
Should
traditional leaders have judicial functions?
c)
What
constitutional provisions should we have to guarantee the security of tenure,
dignity and status of traditional leaders?
d)
Should we
have a special commission to manage the day to day affairs, welfare, appointment
and removal from office of traditional leaders?
e)
Should
the constitution stipulate that all traditional leaders should not be active in
politics?
Theme 16: Religion
Talking Points/Key Questions
a)
Should the constitution guarantee freedom of religious practice, worship,
association, assembly, conscience and expression?
b) Should the constitution acknowledge the supremacy
of God?
Theme 17:
Languages, Arts
and Culture
Talking Points/Key Questions
a) Which languages spoken in Zimbabwe should be
protected, preserved, promoted and developed?
b) Should the constitution guarantee protection of
monuments, cultural practices, sites and localities?
c) What rights and interests of artists should be
acknowledged, protected, preserved, promoted and developed?
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