Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe 2013, as amended to 2023
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    (1) The State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must endeavour to facilitate rapid and equitable development, and in particular must take measures to—
    (a) promote private initiative and self-reliance;
    (b) foster agricultural, commercial, industrial, technological and scientific development;
    (c) foster the development of industrial and commercial enterprises in order to empower Zimbabwean citizens; and
    (d) bring about balanced development of the different areas of Zimbabwe, in particular a proper balance in the development of rural and urban areas.
    (2) Measures referred to in this section must involve the people in the formulation and implementation of development plans and programmes that affect them.
    (3) Measures referred to in this section must protect and enhance the right of the people, particularly women, to equal opportunities in development.
    … (Sec. 13)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
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    (1) The State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must endeavour to facilitate and take measures to empower, through appropriate, transparent, fair and just affirmative action, all marginalised persons, groups and communities in Zimbabwe.
    (2) At all times the State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must ensure that appropriate and adequate measures are undertaken to create employment for all Zimbabweans, especially women and youths. (Sec. 14)
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    (1) The State must promote full gender balance in Zimbabwean society, and in particular—
    (a) the State must promote the full participation of women in all spheres of Zimbabwean society on the basis of equality with men;
    (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;
    (c) the State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must take practical measures to ensure that women have access to resources, including land, on the basis of equality with men.
    (2) The State must take positive measures to rectify gender discrimination and imbalances resulting from past practices and policies. (Sec. 17)
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    (3) Every person has the right not to be treated in an unfairly discriminatory manner on such grounds as their nationality, race, colour, tribe, place of birth, ethnic or social origin, language, class, religious belief, political affiliation, opinion, custom, culture, sex, gender, marital status, age, pregnancy, disability or economic or social status, or whether they were born in or out of wedlock.

    (6) The State must take reasonable legislative and other measures to promote the achievement of equality and to protect or advance people or classes of people who have been disadvantaged by unfair discrimination, and—
    (a) such measures must be taken to redress circumstances of genuine need;
    (b) no such measure is to be regarded as unfair for the purposes of subsection (3). (Sec. 56)
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    (4) In appointing Ministers and Deputy Ministers, the President must be guided by considerations of regional and gender balance.
    … (Sec. 104)

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    (1) The proceedings of the Senate and the National Assembly are regulated by rules known as Standing Orders, which are made by the Houses individually or jointly on the recommendation of the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders.

    (4) Any committee established by or under Standing Orders must reflect, as closely as possible, the political and gender composition of Parliament or of the House to which the Standing Orders apply. (Sec. 139)
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    (3) Members must be appointed or elected to the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders as soon as possible after the beginning of the first session of each Parliament, and they must be selected so that the committee reflects as nearly as possible the political and gender composition of the combined Houses of Parliament.
    … (Sec. 151)
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    Appointments to the judiciary must reflect broadly the diversity and gender composition of Zimbabwe. (Sec. 184)

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    (2) Members of the Zimbabwe Land Commission must—
    (a) be chosen for their integrity and competence in, and knowledge and understanding of, the best practices in land management and administration; and
    (b) reflect the diversity of Zimbabwe’s population, in particular its regional interests and gender balance.
    … (Sec. 296)
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    (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, every member of a Commission is appointed for a term of five years which is renewable for one additional term only.

    (4) Where a Commission has a chairperson and a deputy chairperson, they must be of different genders.
    … (Sec. 320)
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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.