BILL WATCH 63/2019
[24th November 2019]
ZANU-PF versus MDC-A : Chairing of Parliamentary Committees
Bill Watch
BILL WATCH 62/2019
[21st November 2019]
Both Houses of Parliament Have Adjourned
The National Assembly Will Meet Again on Tuesday 26th November
The Senate Will Not Meet until Tuesday 3rd November
BILL WATCH 61/2019
[16th November 2019]
Two Major New Acts Gazetted:
Maintenance of Peace and Order Act
Companies and Other Business Entities Act
Both the above Acts were published in a Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 15th November 2019.
BILL WATCH 60/2019
[15th November 2019]
The New Ministerial Line-up
On Friday 8th November the Office of the President and Cabinet announced changes made by President Mnangagwa to his Ministerial line-up with immediate effect. The following tables show the complete Ministerial line-up including the changes, in alphabetical order by name of Ministry.
BILL WATCH 59/2019
[14th November 2019]
The 2020 National Budget Was Presented Today
Under the Theme
“Gearing for Higher Productivity, Growth and Job Creation”
BILL WATCH 58/2019
[11th November 2019]
Both Houses of Parliament Will be Sitting This Week
The 2020 National Budget Presentation will be on Thursday 14th November
BILL WATCH 57/2019
[7th November 2019]
Update on Parliamentary Sittings 22nd to 24th October
Both Houses of Parliament Will Reassemble on Tuesday 12th November
Both Houses will reconvene next week, having adjourned until Tuesday 12th November after their last sittings on 24th October. In the meantime, MPs and Ministers have been attending the pre-Budget Seminar at Victoria Falls from 30th October to 4th November.
BILL WATCH 56/2019
[30th October 2019]
International Treaties Bill
BILL WATCH 55/2019
[24th October 2019]
Both Houses of Parliament are Sitting This Week
Parliament Criticised for Low Output of Bills Last Session
BILL WATCH 54/2019
[22nd October 2019]
Both the Senate and the National Assembly Resume Sittings Today
Note: The President has declared Friday 25th October a public holiday
to allow Zimbabweans to attend solidarity against sanctions on Zimbabwe events.
Coming up in Parliament
BILL WATCH 53/2019
[20th October 2019]
Update on Statutory Instruments: Part 2
This bulletin continues where Bill Watch 52 of 16th October [“Statutory Instruments: Part 1]” [link] stopped; it will deal with Government Gazettes from SI 205/2019 of 20th September up to SI 221/2019 of 18th October.
BILL WATCH 52/2019
[16th October 2019]
Update on Government Gazettes and Statutory Instruments
Part 1
BILL WATCH 51/2019
[1st October 2019]
The Second Session of this Parliament Opened Today
Ceremonial Opening of Parliament
An error in the third paragraph below was corrected on 6th October.
[date of gazetting SIs 212 and 213 corrected to 27th September 2019]
BILL WATCH 50/2019
[29th September 2019]
Further Government Measures To Outlaw Use of
US Dollars & Other Foreign Currencies in Domestic Transactions
BILL WATCH 49/2019
[24th September 2019]
Both Houses of Parliament Sit this Week
These Sittings are the Last in this Parliamentary Session
The Next Parliamentary Session will Open on Tuesday 1st October
Opening of the Next Session of Parliament
BILL WATCH 48/2019
[3rd September 2019]
Both Houses of Parliament Are Sitting Again This Week
Bills in Parliament Last Week
Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill [completed]
BILL WATCH 47/2019
[26th August 2019]
Both Houses of Parliament Will Resume Sitting on Tuesday 27th August
The Senate’s Special Sitting on 14th August
BILL WATCH 46/2019
[22nd August 2019]
SADC Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 17th - 18th August
The 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania last weekend. All sixteen SADC member States were represented.
New SADC Leadership August 2019 – August 2020
BILL WATCH 45/2019
[12th August 2019]
The National Assembly Has Adjourned until 27th August
The Senate Will Meet on Wednesday 14th August for Special Business
BILL WATCH 44/2019
[12th August 2019]
Amendments Made to the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill