ISSUE |
AGREED ACTION |
IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS |
TIME FRAME |
1. SANCTIONS |
Immediate Implementation of the Sanctions Removal Strategy |
1. Party Leaders, Executive Party Organs and other lower levels of the three Political Parties. 2. Cabinet Re-Engagement Committee |
On a continuous basis |
2. MEDIA ISSUES |
1. Regularisation of the BAZ Board. 2. Appointment of new ZBC Board. 3. Constituting the Media Trust |
1. Minister of Media, Information and Publicity 2. Parliamentary Standing Rules and Orders Committee. 3. Principals |
Within a month |
3. EXTERNAL RADIO STATIONS |
To call upon foreign governments hosting, funding and relaying pirate radio stations to stop interference in the internal affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe. |
1. JOMIC 2. Cabinet Re-engagement Committee |
Within a month |
4. HATE SPEECH IN THE MEDIA |
To direct the media to support all agreed government programmes and put a stop to attacks against ministers implementing such programmes |
1. Vice President John Nkomo, on behalf of the leadership of government. 2. Minister of Media, Information and Publicity. 3. Media Council 4. JOMIC |
On a continuous basis |
5. RULE OF LAW, STATE SECURITY ORGANS AND INSTITUTIONS |
To ensure that the Commissioner-General of Police, state security organs and Attorney-General comply with Articles 11 and 13 of the GPA. |
1. Security Ministers 2. National Security Council 3. The principals 4. Entire Leadership of political parties |
On a continuous basis |
6. REVIEW OF MINISTERIAL ALLOCATIONS (i.e. CO-MINISTERING OF MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS) |
For the maintenance of cohesion and progress, the status quo must be maintained, but continuously monitored. |
Principals |
Periodic assessment to be made |
7. LAND AUDIT |
Appointment of an inclusive and balanced Land Audit Commission. |
1. Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement 2. Cabinet Committee on Resettlement and Development (CRD) 3. Cabinet 4. Principals |
Within a months time |
8. LAND TENURE SYSTEMS |
1. Emphasis to be placed on a lease-hold system that guarantees security of tenure and collateral value of land, without reversing the land reform programme. 2. Need for creativity in establishing a tenure system for the country, taking into account the different circumstances of communal land, A1 land, A2 land and other land tenure systems. |
1. Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement 2. Cabinet Committee on Rural Resettlement (CRD) 3. Cabinet |
Within two months time |
9. ELECTORAL VACANCIES |
To extend Article 21.1 (provision not to contest each other) to cover the entire duration of the inclusive government |
1. JOMIC 2. Political Parties 3. Principals |
On a periodic basis |
10. CABINET AND COUNCIL OF MINISTERS RULES, GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES |
Leadership of the inclusive government endorsed Cabinet and Council of Ministers Rule, Guidelines and Procedures as agreed by the negotiators. |
Cabinet office to circularise the Rules, Guidelines and Procedures |
Immediately |
11. MINISTERIAL MANDATES: (ASSIGNMENT OF ACTS) |
Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet and Secretary in the Prime Ministers Office to meet and submit report on the issue to the Leadership of the Inclusive Government. |
Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet and Secretary in the Prime Ministers Office. |
Within a month |
12. TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRINCIPALS |
Administrative arrangements for the Prime Ministers fleet to be rectified |
Office of the President and Cabinet Department of National Security |
Immediately |
13. SECURITY AIDES FOR THE PRIME MINISTER AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTERS |
To speed up the process of vetting, training and engagement of security personnel for Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers. |
Minister of State for National Security in the Presidents Office |
Immediately |
14. PARALLEL GOVERNMENT |
The allegation of a parallel government to be continuously monitored and evaluated |
JOMIC |
Continuously |
15. EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE |
To condemn in unison any external interferences as and when they occur. |
1. Leadership of the three Political Parties 2. Cabinet Re-Engagement Committee |
Continuously |
16. NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL (NEC) |
To expedite the establishment of NEC |
1. Minister of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion 2. Cabinet 3. Leadership of Government |
Within a month |
17. CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSIONS |
Expedite the regularization of Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission and appointment of Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission |
1. Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs 2. SROC 3. Principals |
Immediately |
18. NATIONAL HEROES |
Expedite adoption of non-partisan and inclusive principles and framework designation of National Heroes. |
1.Cabinet Committee on Honours and Awards 2.Cabinet |
Within two months |
19. ROLE AND POSITION OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR MEDIA, INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY WHO IS ALSO THE PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON |
Ensure that the Permanent Secretary is apolitical |
1. Chairman of the Public Service Commission and 2. Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet. |
Immediately |
20. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO.19 |
The full text of Constitutional Amendment No. 19 as approved by Parliament should be gazetted and signed. |
Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs |
Immediately |
21. INTERFERENCE WITH THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND ASSEMBLY |
To reaffirm the right to freely organize political activities. |
1. CommissionerGeneral of ZRP 2. Co-Ministers of Home Affairs. |
Immediately |
22. ROLE AND FUNDING OF NGOs |
Government should determine priority areas for donor assistance. |
1. Cabinet Aid Coordination Committee (CAC) |
Immediately |
23. MDTF AND SELECTIVE FUNDING OF MINISTRIES BY DONORS |
Government should improve aid coordination and achieve budget support. |
1. Cabinet Committee on Aid Coordination 2. Cabinet |
Immediately |
24. AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTORAL ACT |
Legislation to be completed |
1. Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs 2. Cabinet 3. Parliament |
Immediately |
Comment
Some agreed actions seem inconclusive; for example:
* Issue 11, Ministerial Mandates [assignment of Acts]: the agreed action is the preparation by the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet and the Secretary in the Prime Ministers Office within a month of a report and its submission to the leadership of the Inclusive Government. This merely puts off resolution of the issue for an indefinite period.
* Issue 4, Hate Speech in the Media: the agreed action avoids the real problem by calling for a directive to the media to support all agreed government programmes and put a stop to attacks against Ministers implementing such programmes. Criticising a government programme or the work of a Minister is not an accepted definition of hate speech, so this item avoids the problem of the use of hate speech which may incite violence, and raises the question of whether this directive is aimed at curbing legitimate criticism in the independent media.