“ A court must not decide that a law infringes a right or freedom set out in Part II on the ground that the law is not reasonable or justifiable in an open and democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom, unless the court has given the Minister responsible for that law a reasonable opportunity to make representations on the issue. ”

“ Rule of law All organs and agencies of the State and Government, including local government, and all persons must observe and uphold this Constitution and the rule of law, and no institution or person stands above the law. ”

“ The State and society must recognise the right of persons with physical, mental or other disabilities to be treated with respect for their dignity as human beings. The State must endeavour, within the resources available to it, to assist persons with physical, mental or other disabilities to achieve their full potential and to minimise the disadvantages suffered by them. ”

“ Parliament to monitor and control government expenditure It is a function of Parliament to monitor and control expenditure by the State and all organs of government, as well as statutory bodies, in order to ensure that their expenditure does not exceed the amounts appropriated and that any limits and conditions on the appropriations have been observed. ”

“ The Senate may resolve that a person removed from office as President is not entitled to receive all or any of the benefits of that office, but the Senate must not pass such a resolution in relation to a person who has been removed from office on the ground of inability to exercise the functions of the office because of physical or mental incapacity. After the National Assembly has requested the impeachment of the President in terms of subsection (1) , the President has no power to dissolve Parliament under this Constitution until the proceedings are completed. ”

“ The proceedings in which a court or tribunal decides the existence or extent of a person’s civil rights and obligations, including the announcement of its decision, must be held in public. Right to information
Everyone has the right of access to information which is held by any person, including any organ or agency of the State or Government or local government, if the information is required for the exercise or protection of any right or in the interests of public accountability. ”

“ Everyone has inherent dignity and the right to have their dignity and reputation respected and protected. Anyone who is injured by an inaccurate or offensive statement or idea disseminated to the general public by a newspaper, journal, broadcast or other medium of communication has a right to reply or to have a correction published, using the same medium of communication. ”

“ Appointment of Ministers The President, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, appoints Ministers and assigns functions to them, including the administration of any Act of Parliament or of any Ministry or department. Not more than twenty Ministers may be appointed or hold office at any one time unless the National Assembly and the Senate, by resolutions passed by at least two-thirds of all their members, resolve that the number of Ministers may be increased. ”

“ Primary function of Defence Forces The primary function of the Defence Forces is to defend and protect Zimbabwe, its people, its Constitution, its national security and interests and its territorial integrity. ”

“ In the exercise of its functions, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is not subject to the direction or control of anyone, except as otherwise provided in an Act of Parliament, and must exercise its functions independently and without fear, favour or prejudice. ”

“ The State must take all practical measures, within the limits of the resources available to it, to provide legal representation in civil and criminal cases for people who need it and are unable to afford legal practitioners of their choice. ”

“ Everyone has the right to establish and maintain independent educational institutions at their own expense, but a written law may require the institutions to be registered with the State, a provincial council or a local authority and to maintain reasonable standards prescribed in or under the law. ”

“ An Appropriation Bill covering the issue and appropriation of money to approved expenditure must be considered and passed by Parliament without delay. Additional or supplementary appropriations If the money appropriated to a purpose is not sufficient, or expenditure is necessary on a purpose to which no money has been appropriated, an additional or supplementary estimate must be laid before the National Assembly before the end of the financial year for which the money was appropriated or in which the expenditure is to be incurred, as the case may be. ”

“ A law must not provide for or permit a general decrease in the hours of work to be performed by State employees unless the Minister responsible for finance, having regard to the direct or indirect financial implications of the decrease, has agreed to it. ”

“ Every Zimbabwean citizen is entitled to the protection of the State wherever he or she may be. Zimbabwean citizenship may be acquired by birth, descent or registration. Citizenship by birth
Everyone born in Zimbabwe is a Zimbabwean citizen by birth if either of his or her parents was a Zimbabwean citizen when he or she was born. Anyone born outside Zimbabwe is a Zimbabwean citizen by birth if, when he or she was born, either of his or her parents was a Zimbabwean citizen and was (a) ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe; or (b) working outside Zimbabwe for the State or an international organisation. ”

“ Every human being has the right to life and may not be deprived of it intentionally. A law may permit the death penalty to be imposed on persons convicted of murder, but (a) the penalty may be carried out only in accordance with a final judgment of a competent court; (b) the penalty must not be imposed on a person for an offence committed when he or she was less than eighteen years old ”

“ Appointments to statutory bodies to be approved by Senate Every appointment of a member to a statutory body is subject to approval by the Senate, unless the Act of Parliament under which the appointment is made specifically provides that the Senate's approval is not required. ”

“ Where a person who is resident in Zimbabwe has been convicted in another country of an offence against a law in force in that country, the President may declare that the conviction is not to be regarded as a conviction for the purposes of this Constitution or any other law in force in Zimbabwe. Public emergencies The President, in consultation with the Prime Minister, may by proclamation in the Gazette declare that a state of public emergency exists in the whole or any part of Zimbabwe. ”