Systems of government refer to the manner states are organized, that is, the distribution of political power and responsibility within the state. There are three major systems of governance in modern states. These are federations, unitary states and devolved states.
a) What systems of national government should Zimbabwe have?
b) What relationships should exist between central government, provincial government, local government and traditional leadership?
c) Who should lead provincial governments and should they be chosen?
d) How many provinces should Zimbabwe have? How should they be demarcated and named?
e) If there are provincial and local governments, how should they be chosen?
f) What should be the functions of provincial governments?
g) Should all the different levels of government have a tax sharing system?
h) Should traditional leaders be part of the national, provincial and local government structures?
Federal System
A federal system of governance obtains where two or more pre existing independent states agree to have one national government
Unitary System
A unitary system is where power is held by a single central government that controls all the political and administrative power with some devolution of power throughout the state.
A Devolved System
Devolution is whereby political and administrative power is shared between a national government and lower level spheres of the state, for example, provinces and local authorities