OVERVIEW
In Zimbabwe, the enactment of the Companies and Other Business
Entities Act [Chapter 24:31] (hereinafter the
''Act'') in February 2020 introduced significant
changes to corporate regulations, notably mandating the
re-registration of all companies and private business corporations
that were registered under previous legislation. This
re-registration process is essential to transition from the former
manual, paper-based system to a modern electronic filing system,
ensuring that company records are current and compliant with the
new legal framework
KEY ASPECTS OF THE RE-REGISTRATION PROCESS
- Applicability
All companies and private business corporations
registered before February 2020 are required to re-register under
the new Act, however all registrations done before introduction of
new system in March 2024 still need to re-register. This includes
entities such as Private Limited Companies (Pvt Ltd), Public
Limited Companies, Partnerships,
