HIS EXCELLENCY THE HONOURABLE ROBERT GABRIEL MUGABE, Grand Commander of the Zimbabwe Order of Merit, President of Zimbabwe and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of Zimbabwe. WHEREAS, it is provided by section 3 of the Referendums Act [Chapter 2:10] that, whenever the President considers it desirable to ascertain the views of voters on any question or issue, he may by proclamation in the Gazette.