November 2016

Chief Justice's Practice Direction 01-2016

THE CHIEF JUSTICE, THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G. G. CHIDYAUSIKU, HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING PRACTICE DIRECTION:

WHEREAS the Rules of the High Court 1971, provide for the civil practice and procedures to be followed in the High Court;

AND WHEREAS in certain of the rules mention is made specifically of the practice to be adopted in the registry at Harare as distinct from the practices to be adopted in the registry at

BILL WATCH 53-2016

BILL WATCH 53/2016

[27th November 2016]

Both Houses of Parliament Will Sit Next Week
The President’s State of the Nation Address will be on Thursday 1st December
The 2017 National Budget will be presented on Thursday 8th December

Bond Notes Bill Slowed Down: Fast-Tracking Dropped

BILL WATCH 52-2016

BILL WATCH 52/2016

[24th November 2016]

The National Assembly is Sitting This Week but not the Senate
The Senate will Resume on 29th November
The President’s State of the Nation Address will be on Thursday 1st December
The 2017 National Budget will be presented on Thursday 8th December

Bond Notes Bill Fast-Tracking Motion This Afternoon

BILL WATCH 51-2016

BILL WATCH 51/2016

[23rd November 2016]

The National Assembly is Sitting This Week but not the Senate
The Senate will Resume on 29th November
The President’s State of the Nation Address will be on Thursday 1st December
The 2017 National Budget will be presented on Thursday 8th December

Government Wants Bond Notes Bill to be Fast-Tracked

INVITATION: COMMENTS ON THE RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE AMENDMENT BILL, H.B. 12, 2016

INVITATION: COMMENTS ON THE RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE
AMENDMENT BILL, H.B. 12, 2016
 
The Portfolio Committee on Finance and Economic Development currently has under its consideration the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill, [H.B. 12, 2016]
 
Section 141 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe provides that:
“Parliament must-

BILL WATCH 50-2016

BILL WATCH 50/2016

[21st November 2016]

The National Assembly is Sitting This Week but not the Senate
The Senate will Resume on 29th November

Budget Day will be Thursday 8th December

“Bond Notes Bill” Gazetted 

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill, 2016 - HB 12-2016

MEMORANDUM
This Bill will amend the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22: 15] (No. 5 of 1999) to enable the Reserve Bank, with the leave of the Minister responsible for finance to issue "bond notes" exchangeable at par value with the United States dollar, on the same basis that it previously issued bond coins.
At the same time, the oppottunity is taken to validate the issuance of bond coins currently in circulation, "for the avoidance of doubt".
In more detail the individual clauses of the Bill provide as follows:

Pan-African Minerals University of Science and Technology Act [Cap 25-33]

AN ACT to provide for the establishment, governance and purpose of the Pan-African Minerals University of Science and Technology (PAMUST); and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Enacted by the Parliament and President of Zimbabwe. This Act may be cited as the Pan-Arrican Minerals Stale University of Science and Technology Act [Chapter 25:33].

Note by Veritas: This Act was gazetted on 11th November 2016.

CCZ 14-16 - Majome vs ZBC

This is an application for relief made in terms ofs 85(1)(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013 ("the Constitution"). The applicant is acting in her own interests although she also invokes the alleged violation of the rights of Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai ("MDC-T'), a political party of which she is a member.

Court Watch 2016 - 12th December Public Interviews for Four Chief Justice Candidates

Submitted by admin on

COURT WATCH 2016

[9th November 2016]

12th December Public Interviews for Four Chief Justice Candidates

The Judicial Service Commission [JSC] has announced the four candidates who have emerged from the nomination process.  There are four qualified candidates – all senior serving judges.  In order of seniority in the judicial hierarchy, the candidates are—

SI 2016-137 - Postal and Telecommunications (Infrastructure Sharing) Regulations, 2016

IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Information CommunicationTechnology, Postal and Courier Services has, in terms of section 99 of the Postal and Telecommunications Act [Chapter 12:05], after consultation with the Authority, made the following regulations. These regulations may be cited as the Postal and Telecommunications (Infrastructure Sharing) Regulations, 2016.

Note by Veritas: These Regulations were gazetted on 4th November 2016.

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