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 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 14^th March [see General Notice 158A/2018].  They are the first Acts of 2018.  Both came into force immediately:

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 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 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]

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  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 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 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  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