BILL WATCH 24/2018
18th September 2018
Update on Bills and Acts of the Last Parliamentary Session
The last session of the previous Parliament ran from 12th September 2017 to 29th July 2018. Its last business sitting, however, was on 7th June, when both Houses adjourned indefinitely.
Acts of Parliament Enacted
BILL WATCH 22/2018
14th September 2018
Parliament’s Apology to the Chief Justice
and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Chairperson
BILL WATCH 22/2018
14th September 2018
President Mnangagwa’s Ministerial Appointments
BILL WATCH 21/2018
13th September 2018
Official Opening of Parliament and President’s State of the Nation Address
Tuesday 18th September
BILL WATCH 20/2018
12th September 2018
Election of Speaker, President of the Senate and Deputies
BILL WATCH 19/2018
10th September 2018
Inauguration of New Local Authority Councils
Following our two previous bulletins about the post-election inauguration of the President and Parliament, this bulletin discusses the inauguration of the new local authority councils and outlines the relevant constitutional and statutory provisions.
Background
BILL WATCH 18/2018
4th September 2018
Swearing-in of MPs – Wednesday 5th September
First Sitting of New Parliament – Tuesday 11th September
Swearing-in of Members of Parliament
BILL WATCH 17/2018
3rd September 2018
President’s Assumption of Office and Appointment of Cabinet
BILL WATCH 16/2018
21st August 2018
Zimbabwe Land Commission Advertisement for Consultants for
(1) the Audit of Agricultural Land and (2) the Review of the
Agricultural Land Leasehold Land Tenure System
BILL WATCH 14/2018
4th June 2018
Both Houses of Parliament will Sit Again This Week
Parliament Coming to a Close
BILL WATCH 13/2018
28th May 2018
Both the National Assembly & the Senate will Sit This Week
Bills with President for Assent
Two Bills were sent to the President on 24th May for his assent and gazetting as Acts:
· Electoral Amendment Bill
· Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Debt Assumption) Bill.
Both Acts could be gazetted any time this week.
BILL WATCH 12/2018
[21st May 2018]
Only the Senate is Sitting This Week
The National Assembly will Resume on Tuesday 29th May
Coming up in Senate this Week
BILL WATCH 11/2018
[15th May 2018]
Bills in Parliament This Week
BILL WATCH 10/2018
[8th May 2018]
Bills Coming up in Parliament This Week
Both Houses of Parliament resume sitting today, Tuesday 8th May 2018. They face a heavy legislative programme, and the prospect of fast-tracking of Bills regarded as particularly urgent.
Bills Coming up in the National Assembly
BILL WATCH 9/2018
[15th April 2018]
Electoral Amendment Bill Delayed Until 8th May
The Government arranged special sittings of Parliament last week to have “urgent Government business” completed, particularly the Electoral Amendment Bill [MPs were originally due to be in recess for the whole of April]. But the National Assembly made no progress at all on the Electoral Amendment Bill.
BILL WATCH 8/2018
[10th April 2018]
Both Houses Resume Sitting on Tuesday 10th April
MPs returned to their Parliamentary duties this week after a three-week break. Parliament last sat on Thursday 22nd March.
BILL WATCH 7/2018
[20th March 2018]
Both Houses will be Sitting This Week
Finance Act and Appropriation (2018) Act Gazetted
The following Acts were gazetted in a Government Gazette Extraordinary on Wednesday 14th March [see General Notice 158A/2018]. They are the first Acts of 2018. Both came into force immediately:
BILL WATCH 6/2018
[19th March 2018]
Indigenisation Act Amendments: Part 2
This bulletin supplements Bill Watch 5/2018 dated 17th March [“Indigenisation Act Amendments Now Law”].
Apology
BILL WATCH 5/2018
[17th March 2018]
Indigenisation Act Amendments Are Now Law
It was expected that amendments to the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act would have been made in Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Amendment Bill.
Instead they were tucked away in the annual Finance Act, which deals mainly with taxation and as usual was passed by Parliament with little debate.
BILL WATCH 5/2018
[17th March 2018]
Indigenisation Act Amendments Are Now Law
It was expected that amendments to the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act would have been made in Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Amendment Bill.
Instead they were tucked away in the annual Finance Act, which deals mainly with taxation and as usual was passed by Parliament with little debate.
