BILL WATCH
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 5/2016
[4th March 2016]
Parliamentary Committee Meetings: 7th to 10th March
Senate Thematic Committees and National Assembly Portfolio Committees will meet during the week. All Thematic Committee meetings will be in closed session.
The Coming Week’s Open Meetings
Portfolio Committee meetings that will be open to the public are listed below.
Information for members of the public wishing to attend
Members of the public may attend open meetings, but as observers only, not as participants, i.e. they may observe and listen but not speak. The meetings are at Parliament in Harare. If attending, please use the entrance on Kwame Nkrumah Ave between 2nd and 3rd Streets,. Please note that IDs must be produced.
The details given below are based on the latest information from Parliament. But, as there are sometimes last-minute changes to the meetings schedule, persons wishing to attend should avoid disappointment by checking with the committee clerk [see above] that the meeting concerned is still on and open to the public. Parliament’s telephone numbers are Harare 700181 and 252940/1.
Monday 7th March at 10 am
Public Accounts Committee
Oral evidence from the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on the Appropriation and Fund Account for the year ended December 2014
Venue: Committee Room No. 4
Chairperson: Hon Mpariwa
Clerk: Mrs Nyawo
Portfolio Committee: Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology
Oral evidence from the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe on the introduction of the February intake
Venue: Committee Room No. 3
Chairperson: Hon Mataruse
Clerk: Mrs Hazvina
Monday 7th March at 2 pm
Portfolio Committee: Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare
Oral evidence from the Apex Council on the working conditions of civil servants
Venue: Committee Room No. 1
Chairperson: Hon Kwaramba
Clerk: Ms Masara
Portfolio Committee: Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services
Oral evidence from POTRAZ [the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe] on its operations
Venue: National Assembly chamber
Chairperson: Hon Chamisa
Clerk: Mr Munjenge
Tuesday 8th March at 9 am
Portfolio Committee: Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development
Oral evidence from the Ministry of Health and Child Care on contraceptives
Venue: Committee Room No. 4
Chairperson: Hon Nyamupinga
Clerk: Mr Kunzwa
Tuesday 8th March at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Health and Child Care
Oral evidence from the Minister of Health and Child Care on the availability and performance of village health workers
Venue: Committee Room No. 1
Chairperson: Hon Labode
Clerk: Mrs Mafuruse
Portfolio Committee: Local Government, Rural and Urban Development
Oral evidence from the Minister of Rural Development, Preservation and Promotion of National Culture and Heritage
Venue: National Assembly chamber
Chairperson: Hon Zindi
Clerk: Ms Macheza
Wednesday 9th March at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Industry and Commerce
Oral evidence from from the Permanent Secretary for Industry and Commerce on the implementation of the Consignment Based Conformity Assessment Programme through Bureau Veritas [Note: The relevant statutory instrument is available from Veritas in soft copy – use this link or see addresses at the end of this bulletin. It is the Control of Goods (Open General Import Licence) (Standards Assessment) Notice, published on 18th December in SI 132/2015,]
Venue: Senate Chamber
Chairperson: Hon Mhere
Clerk: Mr Mazani
Thursday 10th March at 9.30 am
Portfolio Committee: Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment
Oral evidence from Vubachikwe Mine on their level of compliance with the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment legislation
Venue: Senate Chamber
Chairperson: Hon Wadyajena
Clerk: Ms Zenda-Mudzvova
Thursday 10th March at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Small and Medium Enterprises and Cooperative Development
Oral evidence from the Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises and Cooperative Development on the growth and development of SMEs in Zimbabwe
Venue: Committee Room No. 1
Chairperson: Hon Mangami
Clerk: Ms Masara
Other Committee Activities in the Coming Week
Committee activities NOT open to the public include the following:
Visits
- The Thematic Committee on HIV/AIDS will be visiting Belvedere Teachers College and the University of Zimbabwe
Planning visits and public hearings
- The Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services will hold a preparatory meeting on planned visits to Registrar-General’s Offices countrywide.
- The Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs will be considering an itinerary for public hearings on the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Bill.
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