Both
Houses
of
Parliament
adjourned
last
week
and
will
resume
sitting
tomorrow.
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
1st
April
Bills
to
be
dealt
with
Three
Bills
are
due
to
be
dealt
with
by
the
Assembly:
-
Medical
Services
Amendment
Bill [link]
This
Bill
is
due
to
be
presented.
-
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
agreements
to
be
approved
The
Assembly
will
be
asked
to
approve:
-
the
African
Charter
on
Statistics,
signed
in
Addis
Ababa
on
the
4th
February
2009 -
an
agreement
to
establish
the
SADC
Centre
for
Renewable
Energy
and
Energy
Efficiency.
Portfolio
Committee
reports
Reports
to
be
considered
for
adoption
by
the
Assembly
will
cover
the
following
topics:
-
Projects
being
carried
out
by
Verify
Engineering
and
the
National
Biotechnology
Authority -
Gender-based
violence -
The
Civil
Aviation
Authority’s
financial
statements
for
2020 -
The
establishment
of
a
cement
plant
in
Magunje
area -
The
2022
financial
statements
of
Hurungwe
Rural
District
Council -
The
2021
and
2022
financial
statements
of
the
Zimbabwe
Revenue
Authority -
Implementation
of
the
digitisation
project
in
Zimbabwe -
The
state
of
the
electricity
supply
in
Zimbabwe -
Non-communicable
diseases,
including
cancer -
Meagre
pension
pay-outs
by
NSSA
Petition
to
be
considered
-
A
petition
on
lack
of
piped
water
supply
in
Harare
and
Glenview
Motions
on
the
National
Assembly
order
paper
Motions
set
to
be
debated
by
the
Assembly
will
include
the
following
topics:
-
Setting
aside
zones
for
vendors,
registration
of
vendors
and
prohibition
against
seizure
of
their
wares -
An
open
data
portal
for
public
institutions
and
State
agencies -
Skin-lightening
products -
The
establishment
of
a
national
institute
of
ideology -
Urging
the
promotion
of
community
share
ownership
schemes
in
all
constituencies -
Urging
the
Government
to
promote
sign
language -
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
schools
and
throughout
the
country -
Reservation
of
30
per
cent
of
government
tenders
for
youth-led
enterprises -
Protection
of
indigenous
herbal
trees
against
over-exploitation -
Measures
to
boost
internet
connectivity
and
improve
digital
infrastructure -
Reply
to
the
President’s
speech.
Wednesday
2nd
April
Questions
set
down
for
answer
Among questions set
down
for
Ministers
to
answer
in
the
National
Assembly
on
Wednesday
2nd
April
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 -
Completion
of
the
Gwai-Tshangane
dam
to
supply
water
to
Matabeleland -
Government
policy
on
new
title
deeds
for
farmers -
Reopening
the
Bindura
Nickel
Mine -
Liquidation
of
the
Commercial
Farmers’
Union
stake
in
Kuvimba
Mining
House -
The
ban
on
the
importation
of
10-year-old
motor
vehicles -
Collection
of
sports
levies
by
local
authorities -
The
amount
of
AIDS
levy
raised
in
2024
and
how
it
was
expended -
How
the
IMTT
collected
from
mobile
transactions
was
used -
The
proposed
sale
of
the
POSB
to
Hebrew
Investment
Group -
Payments
to
pensioners
affected
by
dollarisation
in
2009 -
Settlements
of
debts
owed
by
the
Government
to
its
contractors -
The
shareholding
of
the
Hwange
Colliery
Company -
Delays
in
the
delivery
of
judgments,
particularly
the
High
Court -
Conferring
city
status
of
Chitungwiza
Municipality -
Modernising
the
curricula
at
vocational
training
centres -
Progress
on
rehabilitating
various
roads,
including
the
Bulawayo-Victoria
Falls
road -
Licensing
of
religious
radio
stations -
Marketing
Zimbabwe
locally,
regionally
and
internationally -
School
drop-outs
in
2024 -
Payment
of
ZIMSEC
markers
and
moderators
for
the
2024
examinations -
Registration
of
private
schools
and
salaries
payable
at
them -
Police
barring
Members
of
Parliament
from
holding
feedback
meetings
in
their
constituencies -
Maternal
mortality
in
Zimbabwe -
The
cost
of
blood
transfusions -
The
prevalence
of
HIV/AIDS
in
2024 -
Protection
of
the
local
sugar
industry -
Resuscitation
of
ZISCO
Steel
and
Lancashire
Steel -
Plans
to
promote
ease
of
doing
business
in
Zimbabwe -
Retrenchments
of
employees
at
Hippo
Valley
and
Triangle -
Payment
of
teachers
for
monitoring
ZIMSEC’s
2024
examinations -
The
number
of
students
who
have
benefited
from
national
and
presidential
scholarships
since
2018 -
Assisting
graduates
to
get
work-related
experience -
Payment
of
university
fees
in
US
dollars
rather
than
ZIGs -
A
mining
project
in
Matabeleland
South
entailing
the
mass
relocation
of
villagers -
Whether
there
is
a
comprehensive
geological
report
on
minerals
in
Zimbabwe
SENATE
Tuesday
1st
April
Bill
to
be
considered
Debate
on
the
Second
Reading
of
the
Broadcasting
Services
Amendment
Bill [link] will
resume.
International
agreement
to
be
approved
The
Senate
will
be
asked
to
approve
an
agreement
to
establish
the
SADC
Centre
for
Renewable
Energy
and
Energy
Efficiency.
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
traditional
court
systems -
The
impact
of
climate
change
on
human-wildlife
conflict -
Drug
and
substance
abuse
treatment
and
rehabilitation
centres
Motions
to
be
dealt
with
by
the
Senate
The
Senate
is
expected
to
debate
motions
on
the
following
topics:
-
Congratulation
to
Dr
Coventry
on
becoming
IOC
President -
Motion
of
condolence
on
the
death
of
Senator
Chimutengwende -
Expanding
irrigation
and
other
measures
to
combat
climate
change -
Expanding
access
to
safe
abortion
services -
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 -
Reply
to
the
President’s
speech
Thursday
3rd
April
Questions
set
down
for
answer
Among
questions
for
Ministers
to
answer
in
the
Senate
on
Thursday
are
questions
on
the
following
issues:
-
A
cholera
outbreak
in
Kariba -
Plans
to
prevent
the
construction
of
illegal
structures -
The
pensionable
age
for
employees
of
local
authorities -
Use
of
technology
to
improve
service
delivery -
The
establishment
of
the
parole
board,
mandated
by
the
Prisons
and
Correctional
Services
Act.
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