BILL WATCH
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 6/2023
[25th February 2023]
Public Hearings on Mines and Minerals Bill:
Monday 27th February to 10th March 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development will conduct twelve public hearings around Zimbabwe on the Mines and Minerals Bill, H.B. 10, 2022. The public hearings will start in Harare on Monday 26th February and end on Friday 10th March, as shown in the table below.
The full text of the Bill, with its explanatory memorandum, is available on the Veritas website [link], where copies of it may be downloaded.
The purpose of the public hearings is for members of the Committee, all members of Parliament, to gather the views of mining sector stakeholders and the general public, including civil society organisations, on the Bill. Written submissions to the Committee are also welcome [see details below, after the programme for the public hearings].
PROGRAMME FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS
[as supplied by Parliament]
DATE | PLACE | VENUE | TIME |
Monday 27 Feb | HARARE | Ambassador Hotel | 1000-1200 hrs |
Tuesday 28 Feb | BINDURA | Tendai Hall | 1000-1200 hrs |
Wed 1 March | MUDZI | Makaha Secondary School | 1100-1300 hrs |
Thursday 2 March | PENHALONGA | Redwing Mine Club | 1200-1400 hrs |
Friday 3 March | MASVINGO | Mashava Hall | 1000-1200 hrs |
Friday 3 March | MBERENGWA | BSPZ | 1400-1600 hrs |
Monday 6 March | KADOMA | Rimuka Town Hall | 1000-1200 hrs |
Monday 6 March | GWERU | Gweru Theatre | 1400-1600 hrs |
Tuesday 7 March | BULAWAYO | Selbourne Hotel | 1000-1200 hrs |
Wed 8 March | ESIGODINI | Esikhoveni Training Centre | 1000-1200 hrs |
Thursday 9 March | HWANGE | Edmund Davis Hall | 1200-1400 hrs |
Friday 10 March | KAMATIVI | Kamativi Hall | 1100-1300 hrs |
Written and emailed Submissions
Written submissions and correspondences on the Bill are welcome and should be addressed to:
The Clerk of Parliament
Attention: Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development
P.O. Box CY 298
Causeway, Harare
Submissions can also be made by email to: clerk@parlzim.gov.zw