INTRODUCTION
The Land Commission Act was enacted for the establishment of the
Land Commission and the functions of the Commission. This paper is
going to focus on the purpose and functions of the Act, the powers
that are given to the Minister by the Act, and the law relating to
sharecropping, security of tenure and also the law relating to the
disputes relating to the property of the deceased, the protection
of certain rights as well as addressing the land baron issues.
The purpose of the Land Commission as laid out in the Act
includes to provide for the acquisition and the disposal of State
Land as well as to provide for the settlement of persons on land
and the alienation of agricultural land. It was also enacted to
provide for the control of the subdivision and lease of land for
farming and other purposes. The Zimbabwe Land Commission is
empowered by the Act to perform the following functions; to ensure
accountability, fairness and transparency in the
