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PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 4/2023
[12th February 2023]
Open Committee Meetings : Monday 13th to Thursday 16th February
The committee meetings listed below will be open to members of the public as observers only during the coming week. Members of the public proposing to attend a meeting should use the Kwame Nkrumah Avenue entrance to Parliament near Third Street and remember that IDs will be required to gain entry.
Monday 13th February at 10 am
Public Accounts Committee
Oral evidence from Ministry of Finance and Economic Development on the cancelled tenders for laptop and desktop computers for Parliament of Zimbabwe.
Venue: Committee Room No. 4
Portfolio Committee: Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development
Oral evidence from the from (1) the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development and (2) State University employees on the petition regarding the grading system for employees of higher education institutions.
Venue: National Assembly Chamber.
Monday 13th February at 2 pm
Portfolio Committee: ICT, Postal and Courier Services
Oral evidence from the Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services and (2) Mobile Operators on the performance of internet services in Zimbabwe.
Venue: National Assembly Chamber.
Thematic Committee: Gender and Development
Oral evidence from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education on the effects of teenage pregnancy, child marriage and school drop-out..
Venue: Committee Room No. 1
Tuesday 14th February at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Local Government and Public Works
Oral evidence from the Umguza Rural District Council on a petition from Lower and Upper Rangemore Residents’ Forum on the operations of Private Housing Developers and lack of water and sanitation services
Venue: Government Caucus Room.
Portfolio Committee: Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Oral evidence from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (?) on the Malabo Protocol and Africa Agenda 2030
Venue: Committee Room No. 4.
Thursday 16th February at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation
Oral evidence from the Chairperson of the Sports and Recreation Commission [SRC] on the current state of football developments in Zimbabwe in view of the country’s suspension by FIFA.
Venue: Committee Room No. 2.
Thematic Committee: Peace and Security
Oral evidence from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] on ZEC’s state of preparedness for the forthcoming 2023 harmonised general elections.
Venue: Members’ Dining Room.
