Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Bill

PLEASE VISIT THE CONSTITUTION WATCH PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE FOR BULLETINS CONTAINING VERITAS' COMMENTARIES ON THIS BILL.

Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2020 - H.B. 9, 2020

FINANCE (No. 2) BILL, 2020

Memorandum

Appropriation (2021)Bill ,2020 HB 6, 2020

To apply a sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe during the year ending on the 31st December, 2021.

ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe.

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (2021) Act, 2020.

Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Bill H.B. 5, 2020

THIS BILL WAS GAZETTED ON TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2020

Please note that Veritas analysis of and commentary on this Bill is also on this website – Bill Watch 77/2020 of 27th November, entitled The Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Bill [link]

H.B. 1, 2020 Centre for Education, Innovation Research and Development Bill

Veritas note “Published in the Government Gazette dated Friday 16th October 2020 [GN 2606/2020]”

To provide for the establishment and function of the Centre for Education, Innovation Research, and Development; to provide for the management and regulation of education, innovation and Research and to provide for and matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.

Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill - Proposed Committee Stage Amendments

CYBER SECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION BILL

The Bill received its Second Reading in the National Assembly late on Wednesday 30th September 2020. The Committee Stage is on the National Assembly's agenda for Thursday 1st October. The Bill is being fast-tracked through Parliament by the Government.

Proposed amendments for consideration during the Committee Stage are in the FIRST DOCUMENT DOWNLOADABLE BELOW.

Bill Watch 64/2020 - Cyber Security & Data Protection Bill - an analysis

BILL WATCH 64/2020

[30th September 2020]

The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill

An Analysis

Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill : Commentary

The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill [H.B. 18, 2019] was published in the Zimbabwean Government Gazette of Friday 15 May 2020[1] after numerous false starts,[2] and this is an analysis of the Bill with particular attention to the Bill’s alignment with:

Notice of Amendment - Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill - 29 Sept 2020

Extract from National Assembly Order Paper
for Tuesday 29 Sept 2020

Note: Continuation of the Committee Stage of the undermentioned Bill is item 1 on the National Assembly's Order Paper for this date. The following amendment will be for consideration.

NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS

Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill, 2019 (H B. 8, 2019)

Finance Bill, 2020 - Amendments by National Assembly on 10th September 2020

The Finance Bill, 2020 (H.B. 4, 2020) was passed by the National Assembly on Thursday 10th September 2020 with amendments. It was then sent to the Senate.

The document downloadable below contains the text of the amendments, which were proposed by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development and approved by the National Assembly.

Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill - Minister's Proposed Committee Stage Amendments

The Committee Stage of this Bill is due to be taken in the National Assembly on Tuesday 8th September 2020 or soon thereafter. The responsible Minister - the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services - has given notice that she will asking the National Assembly to approve two major amendments to the Bill.

The Minister's amendments, if approved, will change the Bill in the following respects:

Finance Bill HB 4 2020

This Bill will amend the Finance Act [Chapter 23:04], the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06], and the Capital Gains Tax Act [Chapter 23:01]. In more detail, the individual clauses of the Bill provide as follows:

PART I

Preliminary

Clause 1

BILL WATCH 55/2020 - Progress on Legislative Agenda

BILL WATCH 55/2020

[14th August 2020]

Progress on the Legislative Agenda for this Session of Parliament

Note: All gazetted Acts or Bills are shown with links: those without links are not gazetted and therefore not available.

Number of Bills from the Legislative Agenda Still to be Enacted: Total 25

Bills on the Legislative Agenda for This Session

Manpower Planning and Development Bill - H.B. 2, 2020

This Bill was gazetted on Friday 14th August 2020.

BILL WATCH 42-2020 - More MDC-T Recalls & Two More Bills Sent to Senate

BILL WATCH 42/2020

[29th June 2020]

The National Assembly Sat Last Week, then Adjourned until Tuesday 7th July

The Senate Will Resume Sitting This Week, on Tuesday 30th June

Another “Recall” by MDC-T: This Time of Nine MPs

BILL WATCH 39/2020 - Bills in the National Assembly Last Week and This Week

BILL WATCH 39/2020

[23rd June 2020]

The National Assembly Sat Last Week and Continues This Week

The Senate’s Next Sitting Will Be on Tuesday 30th June

Bills Coming Up This Week

Census and Statistics Amendment Bill 2020

Gazetted on Friday 12th June 2020

CENSUS AND STATISTICS AMENDMENT BILL, 2020

Memorandum

Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill - Portfolio Committee's Report

The following report was presented In the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe on Tuesday 10th March 2020.

ZIMBABWE MEDIA COMMISSION BILL

REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON
INFORMATION, MEDIA AND BROADCASTING SERVICES

Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill

This Bill was published in the Zimbabwean Government Gazette dated Friday 15th May 2020.

The official explanatory memorandum included with the Bill commences as follows:

CYBER SECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION BILL, 2019
Memorandum

BILL WATCH 7/2020 - Updates on Bills and Acts 11 March 2020

BILL WATCH 7/2020

[11th March 2020]

Update on Bills and Acts

Both Houses of Parliament are sitting this week

Progress on Bills in the National Assembly

International Treaties Bill [link]

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