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Registration Of Private Voluntary Organizations In Zimbabwe

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Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs) and other charity organizations in Zimbabwe can operate as Private Voluntary Organizations (PVO). The registration of the PVOs is regulated by the Private Voluntary Organizations Act (Chapter 17:05). Section 2 of the said Act defines a PVO as follows; “private voluntary organization” means any body or association of persons, corporate or unincorporate, […]

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The Prescription Of Debts In Zimbabwe

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Prescription in Zimbabwe is governed by the Prescription Act (Chapter 8:11). The Act refers to two forms of prescription, acquisitive prescription and extinctive prescription. As the title of this article suggests the focus is on extinctive prescription. Prescription extinguishes a debt after the lapse of the period stated in the Act as applicable. The effect

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Custody Of Minor Children On Separation/ Divorce In Zimbabwe

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Custody refers to the legal right a person (usually a parent) has over a child including the right to have the child with him/ her, right to regulate their daily life, right  to determine all questions relating to the their educational, social and religious upbringing et cetera. The issue of custody usually becomes relevant when

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Common Law Right Of The Owner To Recover Property From Unlawful Possessor

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Rei vindicatio is a common law remedy available to an owner of a property for its recovery from the possession of another person. The principle on which the action rei vindicatio is based is that an owner cannot be deprived of his property against his will and that he is entitled to recover it from

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Wilful Disobidience To A Lawful Order

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Obeying orders is one of the cornerstone of the employer-employee relationship. The relationship has always been one of master and servant relationship where the servant is expected to act upon instructions rendered to him and failure to do so is classified as a serious act of misconduct called wilful disobedience to a lawful order. See

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Doctrine Of Constructive Dismissal

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Section 12B (3) (a) of the Labour Act, Cap 28:01 states that an employee is deemed to have been unfairly dismissed if the employee terminated the contract of employment with or without notice because the employer deliberately made continued employment intolerable for the employee.  This is the statutory definition of the doctrine of constructive dismissal.

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Women, Property And Inheritance

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The Constitution contains a number of rights that have a bearing on women e.g. marriage rights (Section 78) and rights of women (Section 80). There are basically two marriages which are recognized in Zimbabwe, the marriage under the Marriage Act (Chapter 5:11) (which is monogamous), and the marriage under the Customary Marriages Act (Chapter 5:07)

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