Both
Houses
of
Parliament
will
resume
sitting
on
Tuesday
7th
October.
In
this
Bill
Watch
we
shall
outline
the
business
they
are
expected
to
deal
with
when
they
resume.
Please
however
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
7th
October
Bills
to
be
dealt
with
The
Assembly
is
expected
to
deal
with
the
following
Bills:
-
Medical
Services
Amendment
Bill [link]
The
Committee
Stage
of
this
Bill
is
due
to
begin.
-
Zimbabwe
School
Examinations
Council
Amendment
Bill [link]
The
Second
Reading
of
this
Bill
is
due
to
begin.
-
Pipelines
Amendment
Bill [link]
The
Second
Reading
of
this
Bill
is
due
to
continue.
-
Insurance
and
Pensions
Commission
Amendment
Bill [link]
This
Bill
is
due
to
begin
its
Second
Reading.
-
State
Service
(Pensions)
Bill [link]
The
House
is
due
to
consider
the
Parliamentary
Legal
Committee’s
adverse
report
on
this
Bill [link]
Reports
of
constitutional
commissions
to
be
considered
The
Assembly
will
be
asked
to
consider:
-
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. -
2024
report
of
the Attorney-General’s
Office
International
agreement
to
be
approved
The
Assembly
will
be
asked
to
approve:
-
The
SADC
Protocol
on
the
Inter-State
Transfer
of
Sentenced
Prisoners [link] -
Treaty
on
Mutual
Assistance
in
Criminal
Matters
with
China -
The
UN
Convention
on
the
Law
of
the
Sea
on
the
Conservation
and
Sustainable
Use
of
Marine
Biological
Diversity
of
Areas
Beyond
National
Jurisdiction [link]. -
Convention
establishing
the
International
Organisation
for
Mediation [link].
Reports
of
parliamentary
committees
The
Assembly
will
be
asked
to
consider
committee
reports
on
the
following
issues:
-
Operations
and
sustainability
of
community
radio
stations -
The
state
of
prisons
in
Zimbabwe -
The
state
of
digital
information
centres
in
Zimbabwe -
The
2024
third
quarter
Budget
Performance
Report
for
the
Ministry
of
Defence -
Responsible
mining
by
artisanal
and
small-scale
miners -
Constraints
and
challenges
affecting
Zimsec -
The
2025
first
quarter
Budget
Performance
Report
of
the
Ministry
of
Environment,
Climate
and
Wildlife -
The
2024
fourth
quarter
Budget
Performance
Report
of
the
Ministry
of
Industry
and
Commerce -
The
accounts
of
the
Ministry
of
Transport
and
Infrastructural
Development
for
2022 -
The
2024
budget
performance
report
of
the
Ministry
of
Environment,
Climate
and
Wild
Life -
The
2024
third
and
fourth
quarter
Budget
Performance
Reports
for
the
Ministry
of
Tourism
and
Hospitality
Industry [link] -
The
2024
Budget
Performance
Reports
of
the
Ministry
of
Transport
and
Infrastructural
Development [link] -
The
2024
Budget
Performance
Reports
of
the
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs
and
International
Trade -
The
2024
third
and
fourth
quarter
budget
performance
report
of
the
Ministry
of
Women
Affairs,
Community,
Small
and
Medium
Enterprises -
Large-scale
irrigation
schemes -
Innovation
hubs
and
industrial
parks
in
universities
and
polytechnics -
The
2024
quarterly
budget
performance
reports
of
the
Ministry
of
Mines
and
Mining
Development -
The
2024
third
and
fourth
quarter
Budget
Performance
Report
of
the
Ministry
of
ICT,
Postal
and
Courier
Services -
The
2023
audited
accounts
of
the
Zimbabwe
National
Road
Administration -
The
status
of
women
Reports
on
petitions
received
-
A
petition
on
security
of
tenure
and
access
to
title
deeds
for
the
urban
poor -
A
petition
for
a
Lippert
Concession
Decolonisation
Restorative
Justice
and
Reparations
Bill
Motions
on
the
National
Assembly
order
paper
Motions
set
to
be
debated
by
the
Assembly
will
include
the
following
topics:
-
Measures
to
protect
girls
against
rape -
Introducing
a
two-term
school
year
for
Zimbabwe’s
schools -
Increasing
spending
and
reducing
regulations
to
encourage
technological
innovation -
Regularising
informal
settlements
in
urban
areas -
Birth
certificates
and
IDs
for
Zimbabweans
living
in
South
Africa -
Enforcing
weight
restrictions
on
passenger
and
goods
vehicles -
Youth
quotas
in
provincial
councils,
local
authorities
and
public
boards -
Quotas
for
local
players
in
Premier
Soccer
League
club
teams -
Policies
to
protect
the
inheritance
rights
of
widows -
Measures
to
support
the
health
and
welfare
of
students
at
institutions
of
higher
education -
Drilling
of
boreholes
and
sharing
of
drilling
costs -
Compensation
for
victims
of
road
accidents -
Decentralisation
and
rotation
of
national
independence
celebrations -
Introduction
of
quotas
for
employment
of
youths
in
the
public
service -
Declaration
of
the
public
health
situation
to
be
a
national
emergency -
Tax
relief
for
businesses
that
invest
in
or
sponsor
arts,
sport
and
culture -
Measures
to
combat
deforestation -
Promotion
of
traditional
culture
and
practices -
Extending
the
prohibition
against
smoking
tobacco
in
public
places -
Controlling
dangerous
dogs
and
increasing
protection
against
rabies -
Increased
resources
to
treat
mental
disorders,
particularly
drug-related
conditions -
Abolition
of
bank
charges
for
balance
enquiries -
Preventing
child
marriages
and
protecting
girls
from
exploitation -
Dealing
with
tuberculosis
and
silicosis
among
miners -
Fires
in
communal
areas -
Ensuring
that
local
authorities
fill
vacant
posts
with
substantive
appointments
rather
than
acting
appointments -
Management
and
protection
of
wetlands -
Remodelling
of
community
information
centres -
Reply
to
the
President’s
speech.
Wednesday
8th
October
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:
-
Government
policy
on
menstrual
leave -
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 -
Compliance
with
court
orders
by
companies,
institutions
and
communities -
The
appointment
and
removal
of
village
heads -
Concessions
for
senior
citizens
on
local
authority
service
charges -
Sewerage
and
drainage
problems
and
mismanagement
in
Chitungwiza -
Government
policy
on
breeding
and
keeping
dangerous
dog
breeds -
Statistics
on
prosecutions
of
drug
dealers -
Payment
of
allowances
owing
to
persons
employed
on
registration
exercises
in
2023 -
Details
of
the
Government’s
contract
with
a
private
company
to
produce
passports -
Statistics
on
convictions
for
procuring
in
2023
and
2024 -
Repatriation
of
remains
of
liberation
war
fighters
killed
in
Zambia -
How
the
government
balances
its
commitment
to
democracy
and
human
rights
with
trade
relations
with
autocratic
regimes -
Repatriation
of
Zimbabweans
in
foreign
immigration
holding
centres -
Abolition
of
visa
requirements
for
Zimbabweans
visiting
African
countries -
Time
allocated
for
party
political
broadcasts
before
elections -
Exemption
of
deaf
people
from
paying
for
car
radio
licences -
The
amount
and
application
of
revenue
collected
from
vehicle
radio
licences
and
its
impact
on
access
to
information -
Housing
and
capacitation
of
school
teachers -
Payment
of
school
fees
and
the
consequences
of
non-payment -
Fees
payable
by
university
students
and
the
inclusion
of
medical
aid
in
those
fees -
Construction
and
maintenance
of
roads,
dams
and
other
infrastructure. -
Fees
for
renewal
of
vehicle
licences -
The
cost
and
time-scale
of
projects
such
as
the
Trabablas
Interchange
project -
Revenue
from
the
issue
of
vehicle
number
plates
in
2025 -
Why
no
Public
Health
Advisory
Board
has
been
appointed
since
2014 -
The
recruitment
of
nurses
and
the
authentication
of
their
qualifications -
The
number
of
teachers
employed
since
2015
and
the
number
of
teacher
vacancies
in
primary
and
secondary
schools -
Measures
to
improve
the
welfare
of
pensioners
Thursday
9th
October
The
Assembly
will
continue
with
business
stood
over
from
Tuesday.
THE
SENATE
Tuesday
7th
October
International
agreements
to
be
approved
The
Senate
will
be
asked
to
approve:
-
Establishment
agreement
of
the
International
Mangrove
Centre -
The
SADC
Protocol
on
the
Inter-State
Transfer
of
Sentenced
Prisoners [link]
Reports
of
Constitutional
Commissions
to
be
considered
The
Senate will be
asked
to
consider
the
reports
of
the
following
constitutional
Commissions:
-
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
Thematic
Committee
reports
to
be
considered
The
Senate will be
asked
to
adopt
a
report
on:
-
Status
of
border
posts
in
relation
to
border
security
and
governance -
Access
to
reproductive
health
services
by
sex
workers
Motions
to
be
dealt
with
by
the
Senate
The
Senate
is
expected
to
debate
motions
on
the
following
topics:
-
Measures
to
protect
children
against
sexual
abuse -
Establishment
of
DISCO
Steel
Mill -
Protection
of
wetlands,
particularly
in
Harare -
Measures
to
reduce
traffic
accidents.
Wednesday
8th
October
The
Senate
will
continue
business
stood
over
from
Tuesday
Thursday
9th
October
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
agricultural
export
licences -
Land
audit
to
identify
under-utilised
land
for
reallocation -
The
number
of
villages
targeted
for
borehole
drilling
in
2025 -
The
recognition
of
historical
monuments,
in
particular
King
Mzilikazi’s
grave -
Response
of
police
to
emergencies
in
rural
areas -
The
US
government’s
suspension
of
visas
for
Zimbabweans -
Whether
a
social
welfare
fund
has
been
established
under
section
10
of
the
Older
Persons
Act -
Disposal
of
vehicles
impounded
at
border
posts -
Recognition
of
International
Women’s
Day
as
a
public
holiday
Bills
Being
Considered
by
the
Parliamentary
Legal
Committee
The
PLC
is
considering
the
following
Bills:
-
Climate
Change
Management
Bill [link] -
Mines
and
Minerals
Bill [link] -
Occupational
Safety
and
Health
Bill [link] -
Public
Service
Amendment
Bill [link] -
Tourism
Bill
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