BILL WATCH 39/2015
[11th September 2015]
General Laws Amendment Bill: “Minor” Amendments (Part I)
Introduction
The purpose of the General Laws Amendment Bill [the GLA Bill], according to its memorandum, is:
Bill Watch
BILL WATCH 38/2015
[10th September 2015]
Amendment of the Amended Labour Amendment Act
A Much-Altered Provision
The Labour Amendment Bill was rushed through Parliament in mid-August. Clause 18 of the Bill, as passed by the Senate, read as follows:
“18 Transitional provision
BILL WATCH 37/2015
[8th September 2015]
Parliament will not meet again until Tuesday 15th September
Finance Bill Gazetted
BILL WATCH 36/2015
[7th September 2015]
Official Opening of Parliament Tuesday 15th September
President Summons Parliament for Official Opening of Third Session
BILL WATCH 35/2015
[26th August 2015]
Parliament has adjourned until Tuesday 15th September
Labour Amendment Act Gazetted and in Force
The Labour Amendment Act was gazetted this morning as Act No. 5 of 2015. The Act came into force immediately, i.e., with effect from Wednesday 26th August. [Copy available from Veritas at the addresses given at the end of this bulletin]
BILL WATCH 34/2015
[25th August 2015]
The President’s State of the Nation Address
Tuesday 25th August at 3 pm
President’s State of the Nation Address – Tuesday 25th August
BILL WATCH 33/2015
[24th August 2015]
Labour Amendment Bill Fast-Tracked through Parliament
The Supreme Court Judgment of 17th July 2015
BILL WATCH 32/2015
[17th August 2015]
Parliament Recalled to Pass Labour Amendment Bill
BILL WATCH 31/2015
[16th August 2015]
Both Houses of Parliament Have Been Recalled to Sit This Week
Parliament Recalled to Consider Labour Amendment Bill
BILL WATCH 30/2015
[4th August 2015]
The National Assembly Will Sit Today
The Senate is Already in Recess until 1st September
National Assembly to Debate Mid-Term Fiscal Policy Review Today
BILL WATCH 29/2015
[30th July 2015]
The General Laws Amendment Bill: Amendments to the Criminal Law Code
Introduction
The GLA Bill proposes wide-ranging amendments to the Code, many of them minor, some of them far-reaching, most of them technically complex. In this Bill Watch we shall explain the more important of these amendments.
BILL WATCH 28/2015
[27th July 2015]
Both Houses will be sitting this Week
Public Hearings This Week for GLA Bill and CPE Amendment Bill
BILL WATCH 27/2015
[21st July 2015]
National Assembly Sits this Week and Next
Senate is in Recess this Week but Sits Next Week
Both Houses in Recess during August
BILL WATCH 26/2015
[20th July 2015]
The General Laws Amendment Bill
Introduction
BILL WATCH 25/2015
[14th July 2015]
Parliament sat last week and continues this week
Cabinet Reshuffle: Monday 6th July
On Monday 6th July President Mugabe made new Ministerial appointments and reassigned other Ministers.
Appointments
BILL WATCH 24/2015
[6th July 2015]
Parliament sat last week and will continue this week
President Orders Three By-Elections, Including Mwenezi East
BILL WATCH 23/2015
[27th June 2015]
Hurungwe West, Swearing-in of New MPs, New Vacancies
Hurungwe West By-Election
A controversy has arisen over whether ZANU-PF’s Keith Guzah, declared winner of the Hurungwe West by-election on 10th June, was validly nominated to stand for the constituency.
What Does the Constitution Say?
BILL WATCH 22/2015
[26th June 2015]
Both Houses of Parliament Will Continue Sitting Next Week
Sovereign Wealth Fund Act Now in Force
The Sovereign Wealth Fund of Zimbabwe Act has been brought into force and its first board of directors appointed [details of the relevant statutory instrument and official notice under the heading Government Gazette at the end of this bulletin].
BILL WATCH 21/2015
[15th June 2015]
Both Houses of Parliament Will Continue Sitting This Week
By-elections Results: All 16 Seats to ZANU-PF
BILL WATCH 20/2015
[9th June 2015]
Both Houses of Parliament Resume Today, Tuesday 9th June
When the two Houses of Parliament resume today, they are scheduled, according to the 2015 Sitting Calendar, to sit for eight consecutive weeks until 30th July. There are normally three sittings a week.
Appointment of Clerk of Parliament