President Robert Mugabe gazetted Statutory Instrument 100 of 2017 that brings into operation the Older Persons Act (Chapter 17:11) which criminalises discrimination against the elderly with offenders facing one-year imprisonment and/or a fine not exceeding level eight.
The Act will also see a creation of an Older Persons Fund, appointment of an Older Persons Board by the President and a director of the older persons’ affairs.
More: Sunday Mail
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