Sustainable Governance in Contemporary Law Lessons from Zimbabwe

1. Theoretical Background and Introduction

Noah Maringe

2. Law for Professionalising the Spatial Planning Field in Zimbabwe

Innocent Chirisa, Trynos Gumbo, Tinashe Magande and Shingirayi Mushamba

3. Entrenching Legal Compliance in Human Settlements’ Planning in Zimbabwe

Innocent Chirisa, Tinashe Magande, Ericsson Tinashe Mapfumo and Thomas Karakadzai

4. Environmental Law and Enforcement to Achieve Preservation of Wetlands

Innocent Chirisa, Percy Toriro, Roselin Katsande-Ncube,  Nyasha Ndemo-Masimbarasi and Tinashe Magande

5. Leading Higher Education Institutions and the Quest for Quality Human Resources in the Sector

Innocent Chirisa, Tinashe Magande, Nyasha N’onzwe, Noah Ariel Mutongoreni and Halleluah Chirisa

6. Legal Frameworks for Agricultural Marketing in Zimbabwe: Balancing Efficiency and Sustainability

Edson Chagwedera, Courage Masona, Upenyu Sakarombe, Ignetious Farai Banda

7. An Analysis of the Elderly Women’s Right to Food in Zimbabwe in Light of Climate Change

Judith Machaka

8. The Role of Collective Bargaining in Enhancing Government Efficiency through Improved Conditions of Service

Noah Maringe

9. Just Administrative Action in the Zimbabwean Environmental Governance Sphere: An Analysis of Contemporary Recent Jurisprudence

Nyasha Makuzwa       

10. Adequacy of the Safeguards Against Fraudulent Activities in the Registration of Ownership of Land at the Deeds Office

Garikayi Mhishi

11. The Development of Legal and Policy Framework on Land Tenure and Security in Zimbabwe

Marknoughler Anotungamirira Chipetiwa  and Noah Maringe

12. Assessing the Right to Water in Light of Groundwater Contamination and Depletion in Harare

Tatenda Mushanguri

13. The Impact of Police Corruption on Rule of Law in Zimbabwe

Marknoughler Anotungamirira Chipetiwa

14. A Transformative Rule of Law Approach to Increase Efficiency in Public Administration through an Improved System of Administrative Justice: A Case Study Zimbabwe

Nyasha Makuzwa

15. Conclusion

Noah Maringe

Biography

Noah Maringe is a legal practitioner and lecturer of law with 16 years of experience. He holds a bachelor of laws degree from the University of Zimbabwe, a master of laws degree and a doctor of laws degree, both from the University of South Africa in the Republic of South Africa. He currently serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Business Intelligence and Economics at Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University. He has published in the areas of labour law, constitutional law, and insurance law.

Innocent Chirisa, the Vice Chancellor of the Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU), is a full professor in urban and regional planning. He currently focuses on environmental systems dynamics with respect to land use, ecology, water, and energy. Holds a DPhil in social sciences. He is also a research fellow with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, South Africa. He has also served as a visiting professor at the Chinhoyi University of Technology (Zimbabwe), external examiner at Bindura University of Science Education (Zimbabwe) and the Department of Regional and Urban Planning, University of Venda (SA).