Zimbabwe · Government
Government and administration in Zimbabwe
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Head of state — President
- Directly elected for five years with a running mate; two-term limit.
- Executive — Cabinet
- Appointed by the President, largely from Parliament.
- Legislature — National Assembly and Senate
- Bicameral, with reserved seats for women and for chiefs in the Senate.
- Judiciary — Judicial Service Commission
- Handles appointments; the 2021 amendment changed tenure and appointment rules.
How legislation is made
Bills are gazetted, then pass both the National Assembly and the Senate with committee scrutiny, and the Parliamentary Legal Committee reports on whether a bill or statutory instrument is consistent with the constitution — a step with no direct equivalent in the region. The President assents; constitutional amendments require two-thirds of the membership of each chamber, and some provisions additionally require a referendum.
Enforcement institutions
- National Prosecuting Authority
- Constitutionally established prosecuting authority headed by the Prosecutor-General.
- Zimbabwe Republic Police
- Principal investigative and public-order agency.
- Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission
- Constitutional commission with investigative and arrest powers.
- Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
- Constitutional commission receiving and investigating rights complaints.
Government bodies and regulators
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