Monday Zim-law Talk

09/01/2023

MONDAY ZIM LAW-TALK 4

FAMILY TRUSTS IN ZIMBABWE

If a family trust is administered well, it can be a brilliant estate planning tool. It is a great method of disturbing and arranging assets during a person's lifetime or after death.

12/12/2022

Good morning friends!

As we come to the end of 2022, I would want to express my gratitude to all of you for the continuous engagement over the past weeks on Monday Zim-law Talk.

We shall take a mini-break over the coming four weeks then we will resume on Monday the 9th of January 2023.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas & a blessed 2023. Please keep topics coming!

05/12/2022

MONDAY ZIM-LAW TALK 3: Will writing for Zimbabweans.
Wills Act (chapter 6:06)

05/12/2022

MONDAY ZIM-LAW TALK 2
The Marriage Act 5:15

1. Civil Marriage
2. Registered Customary Law Union
3. Unregistered Customary Law
4. Civil Partnership

05/12/2022

Are you 16 years old or older? Do you own immovable and/or movable property that is registered in your name?

YOU NEED TO WRITE A WILL NOW!
We do not know the day that our Lord Jesus is coming but our death might (most probably) come earlier. Plan your family's life after you die. Determine how what you are acquiring now should be distributed, the custody of your children & maintenance of your loved ones when you leave this earth.
THAT'S BEING A RESPONSIBLE CHRISTIAN!
Tune in & listen as we unpack important information on will writing for Zimbabweans this coming Monday on

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05/12/2022

THE MARRIAGE ACT 5:15 - Interesting items to expect in Monday Zim-law talk 28/11/22:

1. Recognized marriages/relationships in Zim are between a man & a woman aged 18 & above
2. Payment of lobola is not a requirement for parties to enter into a civil marriage
3. A party in a civil marriage cannot enter into any other type of marriage (but can be in a civil partnership), otherwise it constitutes bigamy - a criminal offence
4. All marriages/relationships established in the Act have equal recognition in determining rights & obligations upon dissolution of the marriage/relationship (divorce/death)
5. We now have Qualified Civil Marriages solemnized by the Minister of Religion for Islamic rites

05/12/2022

THE MARRIAGE ACT CHAPTER 5:15.

Changes, implications & a little bit of advice.
Civil Marriage, Registered Customary Law Union, Unregistered Customary Law Union, Civil Partnership, Qualified Civil Marriage.

05/12/2022

MONDAY ZIM-LAW TALK 1
What to do when involved in a vehicle accident in Zimbabwe:

1. STOP! (use your harzard warning lights and emergency red triangles to alert other drivers)
2. Check if there are any injuries/deaths and get assistance
3. Record details of drivers & vehicles involved in the accident
4. Report accident to the nearest police station & get acknowledgement of report

05/12/2022

WHY DO YOU NEED BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW?

You don't need to be 'represented' all the time that you're faced with a legal problem. Very few can afford such a life of being represented. Wise people do not seek legal representation, they seek legal advice.

A legal consultant works in an advisory capacity for a client, while a lawyer offers a client representation before presiding officers or in other legal matters. We need legal knowledge (basic at least) in order to represent ourselves next time we're faced with the same legal problem.

Besides listening (upcoming ) & reading helpful legal information, consider prioritizing a legal consultant - a professional who provides legal advice and strategies to individuals and organizations. Unongwara. Auperi mare ngechiro chimwe!

Get advice/knowledge, be wise, save your pocket!

05/12/2022

PROMOTING BASIC LEGAL LITERACY

Majority of us Africans do not like reading (it is not necessarily bad not to like reading). Our African social, economic, cultural and religious practices are most effectively passed through generations orally and in our mother language (Inini ndiri mundau). To this day, despite the coming of the colonialists’ education (mostly written) and technology in general, we still struggle with written stuff.

Tinoda kutaurirwa zvekuita ngemuromo, kwete book!
I know that some of you my friends breach the law because you do not have the important basic legal literacy that our westernized Zimbabwean environment now require. So, to promote general legal literacy for you my friends here, I have prepared 5 - 7minute videos (my own) that I shall upload here and on my YouTube channel every Monday, beginning Monday 21 November 2022.

These videos are meant to help us act in obedience to the law in Zimbabwe whenever we are faced with varied situations. Ignorance of the law is no excuse! Mungazwa ngekubuda mare nekusungwa.
The first shall be “What to do when you have an accident in Zimbabwe.” We need to have the basic legal knowledge and know what to do tisazoti “ndanga ndisikazvizii.”

In the comment section, please suggest subjects you think might deserve a video clip on.
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02/12/2022

PROMOTING BASIC LEGAL LITERACY

Majority of us Africans do not like reading (it is not necessarily bad not to like reading). Our African social, economic, cultural and religious practices are most effectively passed through generations orally and in our mother language (Ini ndiri mundau). To this day, despite the coming of the colonialists’ education (mostly written) and technology in general, we still struggle with written stuff. Tinoda kutaurirwa zvekuita ngemuromo, kwete book!

I know that some of you my friends breach the law and are taken advantage of because you do not have the important basic legal literacy that our westernised Zimbabwean environment now require. So, to promote general legal literacy for you my friends here, I have decided to prepare 5 - 7 minute Zim-law talk videos (my own) that I shall upload here and on my YouTube channel www.youtube.com/rodrick.dandato every Monday.

I am hoping that these talks will help us act in obedience to the law & know what to do whenever we are faced with various situations because they say "ignorance of the law is no excuse!" Tingazwa ngekubuda mare nekusungwa.

The first shall be “What to do when you have an accident in Zimbabwe.” We need to have the basic legal knowledge and know what to do tisazoti “ndanga ndisikazvizii.”

In the comment section, please suggest subjects you think might deserve a video clip on.

Kindy follow: www.youtube.com/rodrick.dandato

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