BILL WATCH 25/2018

19th September 2018

President Delivers State of the Nation Address
and Sets Out Legislative Agenda for 2018-2019

There was a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament yesterday to mark the official opening of the First Session of the new Parliament. 

BILL WATCH 22/2018

14th September 2018

Parliament’s Apology to the Chief Justice

and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Chairperson

BILL WATCH 21/2018

13th September 2018

Official Opening of Parliament and President’s State of the Nation Address

Tuesday 18th September

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 17/2018

3rd September 2018

President’s Assumption of Office and Appointment of Cabinet

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  11/2018

[15th May 2018]

Bills in Parliament This Week

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: