communities have equitable access to resources to promote their
development80.
Administrative Measures
18.2. Government has taken an initiative to translate the Constitution in
all the officially recognised languages of Zimbabwe and the
national broadcaster now offers news bulletin in most of these
languages.
19. Article 20: Right to Self-determination
19.1 Zimbabwe is party to the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic and
Social, Cultural Rights which provide for the right to self
determination.
Constitutional and Legislative Measures
19.2 The Constitution of Zimbabwe pays due regard to the right to self
determination in the preamble which recognises that the people of
Zimbabwe are united by their common desire for freedom, justice
and equality. It recognises the landmark and historical
achievements that the country has gone through including the
liberation struggle and the entrenchment of democracy and good
governance.
19.3 Government enacted the Indigenization and Economic
Empowerment Act [Chapter 14:33] which confers 51%
shareholding of every public company and any other business to
indigenous Zimbabweans.
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