Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe 2013, as amended to 2023
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    (1) The State must promote full gender balance in Zimbabwean society, and in particular—
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    (b) the State must take all measures, including legislative measures, needed to ensure that—
    (i) both genders are equally represented in all institutions and agencies of government at every level; and
    (ii) women constitute at least half the membership of all Commissions and other elective and appointed governmental bodies established by or under this Constitution or any Act of Parliament;
    … (Sec. 17)
Subnational levels
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    (1) There is a provincial council for each province and a metropolitan council for each metropolitan province, consisting of—
    (a) a chairperson of the council, elected in terms of section 272; and
    (b) the mayors and chairpersons, by whatever title they are called, of all urban and rural local authorities in the province concerned; and
    (c) ten persons elected by a system of proportional representation referred to in subsection (3).
    (2) A person is qualified to be elected to a provincial or metropolitan council in terms of subsection (1)(c) if she is qualified for election as a Member of the National Assembly.
    (3) Elections to provincial and metropolitan councils must be conducted in accordance with the Electoral Law, which must ensure that the persons referred to in subsection (1)(c) are elected under a party-list system of proportional representation—
    (a) which is based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in the province concerned in the general election for Members of the National Assembly; and
    (b) in which male and female candidates are listed alternately, every list being headed by a female candidate.
    ... (Sec. 268)

Subnational levels
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    (2) The Electoral Law must make provision, consistent with this Chapter11, for the filling of vacancies in the seats of the members of provincial councils referred to in section 268(1)(f) and in the offices of chairpersons of provincial councils, which vacancies must be filled—
    (a) by persons belonging to the same political parties as those who previously held the seats or offices; and
    (b) except in the case of chairpersons, by a person of the same gender as the persons who previously held the seats. (Sec. 273)
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Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe 2013, as amended to 2023 (English). According to Sec. 6(1): “The following languages, namely Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda and Xhosa, are the officially recognised languages of Zimbabwe.”

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Chapter 3 on Citizenship.
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Fifth Schedule on Procedure as to Bills and Other Matters in Parliament (Sections 130 and 131).
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Chapter 4 on Declaration of Rights.
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Chapter 4 on Declaration of Rights.
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Chapter 4 on Declaration of Rights.
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Chapter 4 on Declaration of Rights.
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Chapter 4 on Declaration of Rights.
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Chapter 4 on Declaration of Rights.
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Second Schedule on Limitations on Rights during Public Emergencies (Section 87).
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Chapter 14 on Provincial and Local Government.
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Chapter 4 on Declaration of Rights.
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Chapter 4 on Declaration of Rights.