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Intergovernmental planning and budgeting in Zimbabwe: Learning the lessons of the past
(Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2017)
In Zimbabwe, the Prime Minister’s Directives on Decentralisation and Development of 1984 and 1985, together with the Provincial Council and Administration Act 1985, constitute the foundation for postindependence attempts ...
Socio-economic rights in post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)
From 1980 to 2017, Robert Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe through a regime that posed as
‘democratic’ but which for all intents and purposes was a dictatorship. The power of the
government stemmed not from the will of the people ...
Socio-economic rights in Zimbabwe: Trends and emerging jurisprudence
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2017)
In a country such as Zimbabwe where many are deprived of opportunities
and resources owing, in part, to injustices of the past, socio-economic
rights are of the outmost importance. As a result, the new Constitution ...
Implementing results-based management systems in Zimbabwe: Context and implications for the public sector
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2012)
The article focuses on the introduction of the new concept of results-based management (RBM) in Zimbabwe’s public sector. The major tenets of RBM are explored and examined against traditional implementation-focused public ...
Decentralization in Africa and the resilience of traditional authorities: Evaluating Zimbabwe’s track record
(Regional and Federal Studies, 2015)
This paper looks at one of the most important endogenous factors influencing the workings of decentralization in Zimbabwe. Successive waves of formal institutional change that took place during Zimbabwe’s colonial and ...
Sector wide approach in health policy response and framework in Zimbabwe
(Journal of Public Administration and Governance, 2012)
The discourse is on the Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) in health, a policy reform intervention by the World Health Organization, and focuses on Zimbabwe’s response, and the subsequent health policy framework. A SWAp is a ...
The role of traditional leaders in Zimbabwe: are they still relevant?
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
As in many other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the institution of traditional leadership has always been central to the governance of communities in Zimbabwe. Traditional authorities take various forms and shapes in many ...
Local government reform in Zimbabwe: A policy dialogue
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This publication is the result of a collaborative research project of South African and
Zimbabwean academics and practitioners active in the field of local government. On 3-4
November 2009 the Community Law Centre hosted ...
The Constitutional Court of South Africa: Reinforcing an hourglass system of multi-level government
(University of Toronto Press, 2017)
“The supremacy of the constitution and the rule of law” are two foundational
values of South Africa’s 1996 Constitution (s. 1(c)). An independent
judiciary is thus set to play a major role in interpreting and enforcing ...
Private prosecutions in Zimbabwe Victim participation in the criminal justice system
(Creative Commons, 2016)
Two recent developments have changed the face of private prosecutions in Zimbabwe. Firstly, the prosecutor general had to decide: (1) whether private companies may institute private prosecutions; and (2) whether the ...