Both
Houses
of
Parliament
adjourned
last
week
and
will
resume
sitting
tomorrow,
the
4th
March.
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.
NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
Tuesday
4th
March
Bills
to
be
dealt
with
Three
Bills
are
due
to
be
dealt
with
by
the
Assembly:
Broadcasting
Services
Amendment
Bill [link]
This
Bill
is
due
to
continue
its
Committee
Stage.
Parks
and
Wild
Life
Amendment
Bill [link]
The
Second
Reading
of
this
Bill
is
due
to
continue.
Persons
with
Disabilities
Bill [link]
This
Bill
is
due
to
begin
its
Committee
Stage.
Extensive
amendments
are
proposed
to
the
Bill.
International
agreement
to
be
ratified
The
Assembly
will
be
asked
to
ratify
the
African
Charter
on
Statistics,
signed
in
Addis
Ababa
on
the
4th
February
2009.
Report
of
Constitutional
Commission
to
be
considered
The
Assembly
will
continue
to
consider
the
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Gender
Commission
for
2023. [link]
Portfolio
Committee
reports
Reports
to
be
considered
for
adoption
by
the
Assembly
will
cover
the
following
topics:
-
Implementation
of
the
digitisation
project
in
Zimbabwe -
Projects
being
carried
out
by
Verify
Engineering
and
the
National
Biotechnology
Authority -
The
state
of
the
electricity
supply
in
Zimbabwe -
Statelessness
of
migrants
in
Zimbabwe -
Non-communicable
diseases,
including
cancer -
Meagre
pension
pay-outs
by
NSSA -
Failure
by
some
local
authorities
to
submit
financial
statements
to
the
Auditor-General -
Food
security
in
Zimbabwe -
Mobile
and
internet
connectivity -
Financial
statements
of
the
Zimbabwe
National
Road
Administration
for
2021
and
2022.
Motions
on
the
National
Assembly
order
paper
Motions
set
to
be
debated
by
the
Assembly
will
include
the
following
topics:
-
Reservation
of
30
per
cent
of
government
tenders
for
youth-led
enterprises -
Protection
of
indigenous
herbal
trees
against
over-exploitation -
Urging
the
promotion
of
community
share
ownership
schemes
in
all
constituencies -
Urging
the
Ministry
of
Finance
to
ensure
that
the
Women’s
Micro
Finance
Bank
fulfils
its
mandate
and
to
enable
women
to
meet
collateral
requirements -
Urging
improvement
in
digital
infrastructure
in
Zimbabwe -
Urging
the
Government
to
promote
sign
language -
Measures
to
improve
digital
infrastructure
in
schools -
More
resources
for
treatment
of
mental
disorders
and
for
monitoring
and
treating
drug
abuse -
Registration
of
vendors
and
prohibition
against
seizure
of
their
wares -
Introducing
a
separate
class
of
drivers
licence
for
vehicles
with
automatic
transmission -
Reply
to
the
President’s
speech.
Petitions
to
be
considered
-
A
petition
on
lack
of
piped
water
supply
in
Harare
and
Glenview -
A
petition
calling
for
reburial
of
heroes
and
heroines
of
the
Liberation
War -
A
petition
on
menstrual
health
and
hygiene
management -
A
petition
on
the
establishment
of
a
nurse
aides
council.
Wednesday
5th
March
Questions
set
down
for
answer
-
Among questions set
down
for
Ministers
to
answer
on
Wednesday
5th
March
are questions on the
following
issues: -
Reopening
of
the
Cold
Storage
Commission
and
payments
to
its
former
employees -
Compensation
for
former
farm
workers
displaced
during
the
fast-track
land
resettlement
programme -
Reopening
the
Bindura
Nickel
Mine -
Liquidation
of
the
Commercial
Farmers’
Union
stake
in
Kuvimba
Mining
House -
The
Government’s
purchase
of
the
remaining
shareholding
in
Kuvimba
Mining
House -
Progress
in
the
IMF’s
Staff
Monitored
Programme
and
the
structured
dialogue
platform
for
debt
management -
The
ban
on
the
importation
of
10-year-old
motor
vehicles -
Payment
for
registration
of
new
vehicles
in
US
dollars -
Passengers
risk
insurance -
Mobilising
domestic
resources
for
financing
the
health
sector -
The
shareholding
of
the
Hwange
Colliery
Company -
Re-engagement
with
the
government
of
the
United
States -
The
position
of
SADC
on
the
electoral
conflict
in
Mozambique -
Ensuring
that
traditional
leaders
are
non-partisan
SENATE
Tuesday
4th
March
Report
of
Constitutional
Commission
to
be
considered
The
Senate
will
be
asked
to
continue
debating
the
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Gender
Commission
for
2023.
Thematic
Committee
reports
to
be
considered
-
The
Senate
will
be
asked
to
adopt
reports
on: -
The
impact
of
climate
change
on
human-wildlife
conflict -
Drug
and
substance
abuse
treatment
and
rehabilitation
centres -
Community
share
ownership
trusts -
The
roll-out
of
ARVs
and
the
effect
of
drug
and
substance
abuse
in
preventing
HIV/AIDS
and
other
diseases -
The
rights
of
elderly
people.
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 -
Expanding
access
to
abortion -
Protection
of
constitutional
gender
rights -
The
condition
of
sports
stadiums
in
Zimbabwe -
Recapitalisation
of
public
health
care
institutions
and
ensuring
they
are
supplied
with
medicines -
Support
for
livestock
farmers -
Supply
of
ethanol
and
blending
of
fuel -
Production
of
illegal
alcoholic
beverages -
Improving
the
conditions
of
unpaid
care
and
domestic
workers -
Immunisation
of
children
against
measles -
New
prosecuting
guidelines
published
by
the
Prosecutor-General -
Preventing
siltation,
deforestation
and
preserving
natural
resources -
Children
and
drug
abuse -
Increasing
the
involvement
of
women
in
mining
activities
Thursday
6th
March
Questions
set
down
for
answer
Among
questions
for
Ministers
to
answer
on
Thursday
are
questions
on
the
following
issues:
-
Remuneration
of
teachers
in
government
and
private
schools -
Labour
practices
by
foreign-owned
companies -
Protection
of
consumers
from
fake
products
and
expired
food
products,
and
telling
them
how
to
make
complaints
about
product
safety -
Banning
police
officers
from
using
cell-phones
on
duty -
The
effects
of
Zimbabwe’s
meddling
in
Mozambique
elections -
Efficacy
of
measures
against
cholera -
Plans
to
prevent
the
construction
of
illegal
structures -
The
pensionable
age
for
employees
of
local
authorities -
The
establishment
of
the
parole
board,
mandated
by
the
Prisons
and
Correctional
Services
Act.
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