BILL WATCH 4/20184
[6th March 2018]
Sittings of both Houses will Resume on Tuesday 6th March
Bills Coming up in the National Assembly This Week and Next
On Tuesday 6th March
Bill Watch
BILL WATCH 3/2018
[20th February 2018]
Both Houses of Parliament are in Recess for Three Weeks
Sittings of both Houses will Resume on Tuesday 6th March
February Parliamentary Sittings
The National Assembly sat six times – on 6th, 7th, 8th and 13th, 14th and 15th February.
BILL WATCH 2/2018
[9th February 2018]
Both Houses of Parliament Will Meet on Tuesday 13th February
Only the National Assembly sat this week
Further Progress on Bills
Estates Administrators Amendment Bill [link]
NOTE added 7th February 2018. Please see below for correction of (1) an error in the entry on the Estate Administrators Amendment Bill; and
(2) an omission to mention the Shop Licences Amendent Bill under under Coming up the National Assembly This Week - Bills
BILL WATCH 1/2018
[5th February 2018]
The National Assembly will Meet on Tuesday 6th February
BILL WATCH 50/2017
[29th December 2017]
Two Vice-Presidents Appointed and Sworn In
Zimbabwe’s new Vice-Presidents were sworn in by Chief Justice Luke Malaba yesterday morning, Thursday 28th December, in a brief ceremony at State House. They are Retired General Constantino Chiwenga and Mr Kembo Mohadi.
BILL WATCH 49/2017
[22nd December 2017]
Parliament Takes a Break after the State of the Nation Address
The National Assembly will Resume on Tuesday 9th January 2018
The Senate will Resume on Tuesday 13th February 2018
State of the Nation Address : 20th December
BILL WATCH 47/2017
[13th December 2017]
The 2018 Budget was Presented to Parliament on 7th December
Parliament Will Sit Again on Tuesday 19th December
BILL WATCH 46/2017
[6th December 2017]
Public Interviews of Candidates for Appointment to Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe Board
The Public Interviews
Date and venue
BILL WATCH 45/2017
[4th December 2017]
Both Houses of Parliament Will be Sitting This Week
The 2018 National Budget will be Presented on Thursday 7th December
Cabinet Sworn In
BILL WATCH 44/2017
[3rd December 2017]
Revised Ministerial Line-up
The President’s Ministerial-line up has been revised so that he does not break the constitutional stipulation of having only five non-MPS as Ministers or Deputy Ministers. The Annexure to this bulletin contains three tables showing the revised Ministerial appointments [with the effect of the revisions in shown in red].
BILL WATCH 43/2017
[2nd December 2017]
President Mnangagwa’s New Ministerial Line-up
Appointments Announced on 30th November 2017
Cabinet Ministers
There are 22 Ministers, compared to 28 following the reshuffle of 9th October; this number includes a Minister of State in the Presidents Office who is in Cabinet.
BILL WATCH 42/2017
[28th November 2017]
Both Houses of Parliament will Sit Today, Tuesday 28th November
President Mnangagwa Sworn in on Friday 24th November
BILL WATCH 41/2017
[22nd November 2017]
Impeachment Motion Started
President Resigned
Parliament Adjourned: Both Houses to Sit Again on Tuesday 28th November
Yesterday in Parliament
First – Separate sittings of both Houses to announce impeachment motion
BILL WATCH 40/2017
[31st October 2017]
Both Houses of Parliament Are Sitting This Week
Reconfigured Ministries: Nomenclature “Clarified”
BILL WATCH 39/2017
[20th October 2017]
The National Assembly Sat from the 17th – 19th October: the Senate did not
Both Houses will Resume on Tuesday 31st October
National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Bill
The Bill is still being prepared for transmission to the President for assent and subsequent gazetting as an Act.
BILL WATCH 38/2017
[15th October 2017]
New Ministerial Line-up
Following the Presidents Cabinet reshuffle of 9th October 2017
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Name of Ministry |
Minister after reshuffle |
BILL WATCH 37/2017
[11th October 2017]
Both Houses of Parliament are Sitting This Week
National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Bill Finally Passed
BILL WATCH 36/2017
[5th October 2017]
Update on Statutory Instruments Gazetted during September
This bulletin outlines all statutory instruments gazetted during September. Unless stated otherwise, they all came into operation on the gazetted dates given below.
Four noteworthy instruments were made by the President:
BILL WATCH 35/2017
[29th September 2017]
In Parliament 19th to 28th September [Last Week and This Week]
Only the National Assembly sat last week, but this week both Houses met. Tuesday’s sitting of the Senate was its first since the opening of the present session of Parliament.
In the National Assembly Last Week
BILL WATCH 34/2017
[28th September 2017]
Urgent Notice
Parliament Calls on Public to Nominate Candidates for Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe Board