Law-Zim

Title: Can a Vice President hold a Ministerial post? Author: Blessed Mupatsi. Assisted by: Nompilo Nkomo.  Date: 12 August 2020. Contact: +263 778097903/ +263 717049679 email: blessedmupatsi@gmail.com INTRODUCTION. On the 4th of August 2020, President ED Mnangagwa appointed Vice President Dr. C D G N Chiwenga as Minister of Health and Child Care after the former Minister of Health and Child Care was involved in a Covid-19 procurement scandal. The appointment of Vice President Chiwenga was in terms of section 99 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013 ‘hereinafter referred to as the Constitution’. The reasons for his appointment are in the press statement issued by the office of the chief secretary to the President and Cabinet however, there are not of paramount momentous here. There has been pandemonium regarding the appointment of Vice President Chiwenga as Minister of Health and Child Care. Sentiments expressed on social media by legal experts have left the public

 Title: Submissions on the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.2) Bill, 2019. Author: Blessed Mupatsi Assisted By: Mbonisi Siziba  (N.B these are the views of the author in his personal capacity).  Date: 18 June 2020. Contact: +263 717049676 or +263 717726218 email: blessedmupatsi@gmail.com. INTRODUCTION . Zimbabwe has entered a time of Constitutional reform with the arrival of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.2) Bill, 2019 (hereinafter referred as “the Bill”). These submissions are made in terms of section 328(4) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.20) Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as “the constitution”). The mandate of this paper is to raise protest regarding the amendment of section 180 of the constitution. Sentiments expressed on various platform of communication suggest that the Bill is a threat to basics principles of a democratic state which include separation of power, doctrine of check and balance and moreso, the amendment gives the president absolu