Highlight:
on
Thursday
17th
July
The
Minister
of
Finance
will
present
his
mid-term
budget
and
economic
review
for
2025
and
his
2026
budget
strategy
paper.
Both
Houses
of
Parliament
will
be
sitting
next
week.
In
this
Bill
Watch
we
shall
outline
the
business
they
are
expected
to
deal
with,
but
please
bear
the
following
points
in
mind:
-
When
the
National
Assembly
and
the
Senate
adjourn,
they
set
down
all
outstanding
business
on
their
Order
Papers
(i.e.
their
agendas)
for
the
next
appropriate
sitting
day.
There
is
usually
too
much
to
be
covered
in
one
day,
so
whatever
is
not
dealt
with
is
postponed
to
the
next
appropriate
day. -
Both
Houses
of
Parliament
can
change
the
order
in
which
they
consider
business.
THE
NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
Tuesday
15th
July
Bill
to
be
dealt
with
The
Assembly
is
expected
to
deal
with
the
following
Bill:
-
Medical
Services
Amendment
Bill [link]
The
Second
Reading
of
this
Bill
is
due
to
begin.
Reports
of
constitutional
commissions
to
be
considered
The
Assembly
will
be
asked
to
consider:
-
Reports
of
the
Zimbabwe
Electoral
Commission
on
by-elections
held
in
October
and
November
2024
and
January
2025
to
fill
vacancies
in
local
authorities -
2024
report
of
the
Judicial
Service
Commission -
2024
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Electoral
Commission -
2024
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Human
Rights
Commission -
2024
report
of
the
National
Prosecuting
Authority.
International
agreements
to
be
approved
The
Assembly
will
be
asked
to
approve:
-
The
SADC
Protocol
on
the
Inter-State
Transfer
of
Sentenced
Prisoners [link] -
the
African
Charter
on
Statistics,
signed
in
Addis
Ababa
on
the
4th
February
2009 [link] -
an
agreement
to
operationalise
the
SADC
Regional
Development
Fund [link]
Reports
on
petitions
received
-
A
petition
on
the
status
of
the
Disaster
Risk
Management
and
Civil
Protection
Bill -
A
petition
from
ZISCO
Steel
pensioners
Reports
of
parliamentary
committees
The
Assembly
will
be
asked
to
consider
committee
reports
on
the
following
issues:
-
The
status
of
border
posts
in
relation
to
border
security -
The
state
of
centres
for
the
treatment
and
rehabilitation
of
victims
of
drug
and
substance
abuse -
The
2024
third
quarter
Budget
Performance
Report
of
the
Ministry
of
Industry
and
Commerce -
Universal
access
to
primary
and
secondary
education -
The
audited
accounts
of
Gweru
City
Council
for
2020 [link] -
The
state
of
the
water
supply
in
Bulawayo [link] -
The
impact
of
the
prevailing
economic
environment
on
the
wholesale
and
retail
sectors -
The
audited
accounts
of
Karoi
Town
Council
for
2020 -
The
audited
accounts
of
the
Civil
Aviation
Authority
for
2020 [link] -
The
2025
review
of
the
Monetary
Policy
Statement -
The
Auditor-General’s
report
for
2021
on
the
CMED
and
Easy-Go
Travel
and
Hiring
(Pvt)
Ltd -
Gender-based
violence -
Verify
and
National
and
National
Biotechnology
projects
Motions
on
the
National
Assembly
order
paper
Motions
set
to
be
debated
by
the
Assembly
will
include
the
following
topics:
-
Ensuring
that
local
authorities
fill
vacant
posts
with
substantive
appointments
rather
than
acting
appointments -
Availability
of
school
uniforms
at
reasonable
prices -
Abolition
of
bank
charges
for
balance
enquiries -
Dealing
with
tuberculosis
and
silicosis
among
miners -
Protection
of
wetlands -
Fires
in
communal
areas -
Improvement
of
water
infrastructure
in
the
country -
Preventing
child
marriages
and
protecting
girls
from
exploitation -
Declaration
of
the
public
health
situation
to
be
a
national
emergency -
Increased
resources
to
treat
mental
disorders,
particularly
drug-related
conditions -
Introduction
of
quotas
for
employment
of
youths
in
the
public
service -
Tax
relief
for
businesses
that
invest
in
or
sponsor
arts,
sport
and
culture -
Extending
the
prohibition
against
smoking
tobacco
in
public
places -
Controlling
dangerous
dogs
and
increasing
protection
against
rabies -
Establishment
of
an
inter-ministerial
committee
to
develop
digital
training
and
skills -
The
establishment
of
a
national
institute
of
ideology -
Reply
to
the
President’s
speech.
Wednesday
16th
July
Note:
On
Wednesdays,
questions
and
other
private
members’
business
have
precedence
over
government
business.
Questions
set
down
for
answer
Among questions set
down
for
Ministers
to
answer
in
the
National
Assembly
on
Wednesday
are questions on the
following
issues:
-
Land
degradation
in
Gwanda
North
caused
by
artisanal
gold
miners -
Lifting
the
ban
on
fishing
in
Lake
Chivero -
Save
River
siltation -
Taxing
of
persons
over
the
age
of
65 -
Readiness
of
hotels
for
the
Ramsar
Convention
on
Wetlands -
Transfers
of
teachers
who
teach
examination
classes -
Measures
to
improve
conditions
for
lecturers
and
academic
staff
at
higher
and
tertiary
educational
institutions -
Provision
of
power
to
various
rural
areas
and
repairing
and
upgrading
electricity
power
lines -
Why
the
Government
borrowed
money
in
2021
despite
having
access
to
IMF
special
drawing
rights -
Payment
made
to
Betterbrands
Petroleum
in
May
2025 -
Differentiation
between
public
servants
and
members
of
the
security
services
in
availability
of
ad
hoc
allowances -
Disbursement
of
devolution
funds
to
local
authorities
in
five
provinces -
Disbursement
of
BEAM
funds,
especially
for
rural
schools,
and
payment
of
arrears -
Converting
the
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
into
a
police
service -
Aligning
the
Citizenship
of
Zimbabwe
Act
with
the
Constitution -
Government
policy
on
breeding
and
keeping
dangerous
dog
breeds -
The
various
liquor
licences
and
the
conditions
attached
to
them -
Title
deeds
for
beneficiaries
of
fast-track
land
reform -
Review
of
law
regarding
sinking
of
boreholes
and
water
harvesting -
Regulation
of
the
prices
and
marketing
of
sesame
seeds -
Measures
to
support
businesses
affected
by
current
economic
environment -
Compensation
for
victims
of
political
violence
since
1980 -
Implementing
recommendations
of
the
SADC
election
observer
mission
from
2018
and
2023 -
Water
quality
in
Lake
Chivero -
The
Geo
Pomona
Waste
Project -
Conflicts
between
the
Ministry
of
Lands
and
the
Ministry
of
Local
Government
on
the
collection
of
land
levies
and
the
allocation
of
land
in
urban
areas -
Compensation
paid
to
Pinnacle
Holdings
for
land
in
Harare -
The
number
of
female
chiefs
and
village
heads
and
the
rights
of
their
children -
The
cost
of
and
funding
for
the
Trabablas
interchange
project -
Rehabilitation
of
roads
and
infrastructure
in
various
areas -
Government
policy
on
menstrual
leave -
Empowerment
programmes
for
marginalised
groups -
The
role
of
the
Ministry
of
Women
Affairs
in
the
fight
against
drug
and
substance
abuse
among
women
and
youths -
The
capacitation
of
small
and
medium
enterprises
Thursday
17th
July
The
Minister
of
Finance
will
present
his
mid-term
budget
and
economic
review
for
2025
and
his
2026
budget
strategy
paper.
Then,
if
any
time
remains,
the
Assembly
will
continue
business
stood
over
from
Tuesday
and
Wednesday;
Government
business
will
again
have
precedence.
THE
SENATE
Tuesday
15th
July
Bill
to
be
considered:
The
Senate
will
deal
with
the
following
Bill:
-
Persons
with
Disabilities
Bill [link]
The
Senate
will
consider
and
approve
amendments
it
made
to
the
Bill
in
Committee.
The
Bill
will
probably
then
be
given
its
final
reading
and
referred
back
to
the
National
Assembly
for
the
Senate’s
amendments
to
be
considered.
Reports
of
Constitutional
Commissions
to
be
considered
The
Senate will be
asked
to
consider
the
reports
of
the
following
constitutional
Commissions:
-
The
Judicial
Service
Commission’s
report
for
2024 -
The
Zimbabwe
Electoral
Commission’s
report
for
2024 -
The
Zimbabwe
Human
Rights
Commission’s
report
for
2024 -
Reports
of
the
Zimbabwe
Electoral
Commission
on
by-elections
held
in
October
and
November
2024
and
January
2025
to
fill
vacancies
in
local
authorities
International
agreements
to
be
approved
The
Senate
will
be
asked
to
approve:
-
The
SADC
Protocol
on
the
Inter-State
Transfer
of
Sentenced
Prisoners [link]
Thematic
Committee
reports
to
be
considered
The
Senate will be
asked
to
adopt
reports
on:
-
Universal
access
to
primary
and
secondary
education -
State
of
the
water
supply
in
Bulawayo
[link]
Motions
to
be
dealt
with
by
the
Senate
The
Senate
is
expected
to
debate
motions
on
the
following
topics:
-
Reply
to
the
President’s
speech -
Commending
the
President
on
his
leadership -
Improving
higher
education
through
international
partnerships,
accreditation
and
benchmarking -
Respect
for
and
promotion
of
indigenous
culture,
customs
and
heritage -
Disparity
between
urban
and
rural
areas
regarding
access
to
early
childhood
development
education
Wednesday
16th
July
The
Senate
will
continue
business
stood
over
from
Tuesday
Thursday
17th
July
Questions
set
down
for
answer
Among
questions
for
Ministers
to
answer
in
the
Senate
on
Thursday
are
questions
on
the
following
issues:
-
Exemption
of
senior
citizens
from
paying
rates
and
levies
to
urban
and
rural
local
authorities -
Exemption
of
war
veterans
from
paying
parking
fees -
Revenue
raised
from
the
Learning
and
Materials
Fund
for
2025 -
Revenue
from
agricultural
export
licences
and
how
it
was
utilised
in
2025 -
Land
audit
to
identify
under-utilised
land
for
reallocation -
Villages
targeted
for
boreholes
under
the
presidential
rural
development
programme -
Government
policy
on
Palestine
and
the
conflict
between
Israel
and
Iran -
Development
of
tourism
Bills
Being
Considered
by
the
Parliamentary
Legal
Committee
The
PLC
is
considering
amendments
made
to
the
following
Bills:
-
State
Service
(Pensions)
Bill [link] -
Insurance
and
Pensions
Commission
Amendment
Bill [link] -
Parks
and
Wild
Life
Amendment
Bill
[link]
The
PLC
is
considering
the
following
Bills,
which
have
been
referred
to
the
Committee
following
their
first
reading:
-
Zimbabwe
School
Examinations
Council
Amendment
Bill -
Pipelines
Amendment
Bill
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