[Bill-Watch] Bill Watch Parliamentary Committees 46/2014 of 12th September [Committee Meetings Monday 15th to Thursday 18th September 2014]

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BILL WATCH

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 46/2014

[12th September 2014]

Parliamentary Committee Meetings Monday 15th to Thursday 18th September

Reminder about the New Look for this Bulletin

This is the second new-look bulletin in Veritas' series notifying
Parliamentary committee meetings and activities.  

Open meetings are listed first with full details - name of committee, date
and time of meeting, name of committee, the agenda, venue and names of
committee chairperson and clerk.

Special Note on the Portfolio Committee: Finance and Economic Development
that will hold Public Hearings on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Debt
Assumption) Bill during the week.

Proceedings not open to the public are listed next, with date of meeting or
other activity, name of committee and the business planned.

 

Reminder on Emailing Parliament

Members of the public, including Zimbabweans in the Diaspora, can send
written submissions to committees by email addressed to
<mailto:clerk at parlzim.gov.zw> clerk at parlzim.gov.zw

1.  Meetings Open to the Public 

Members of the public may attend these open meetings, but as observers only,
not as participants, i.e. they may listen but not speak.  The meetings are
at Parliament in Harare.  If attending, please use the entrance on Kwame
Nkrumah Ave between 2nd and 3rd Streets.  Please note that IDs must be
produced.

Please note  While the following details are based on the latest information
received from Parliament, there are sometimes unavoidable last-minute
changes to the meetings schedule.  Persons wishing to attend open meetings
are therefore advised to avoid disappointment by checking with the relevant
committee clerk [see names below] that the meeting is still on and/or still
open to the public.  

Parliament's telephone numbers are Harare 700181 and 252940/1.

Monday 15th September at 10 am

Portfolio Committee: Public Accounts

Oral evidence from the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and
Co-operatives Development and SEDCO on their 2011 Audited Accounts 

Committee Room No. 4

Chair: Hon Mpariwa                        Clerk: Mrs Nyawo [ext 2218]

Portfolio Committee: Environment, Water, Tourism and Hospitality Industry

Oral Evidence from ZINARA and Harare City Council on Construction equipment
alleged by Contractors to be delayed at one of the Border posts.

National Assembly Chamber

Chair: Hon Ndhlovu                                 Clerk: Mr Mazani [ext
2054] 

Portfolio Committee: Higher Education, Science and Technology

Oral Evidence from the Minister of Lands, Agriculture Mechanisation and
Irrigation Development on the role of biotechnology in enhancing
agricultural productivity in countries that have embraced it and the
Ministry's position on the same.

Committee Room No. 3

Chair: Hon Mataruse                                Clerk: Mrs Hazvina [ext
2253]

Portfolio Committee: Defence and Home Affairs 

Consideration of the itinerary to projects by Ministries of Defence and Home
Affairs

Committee Room No. 2

Chair: Hon Sibanda                                 Clerk: Daniel [ext 2216]

 

Monday 15th September at 2 pm

Portfolio Committee: Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare

Oral evidence from United Food Alliance Industries on the condition of
service for workers in the sector

Committee Room No. 1

Chair: Hon Chikwama                    Clerk: Ms Masara [ext 2056]

Portfolio Committee: Information Communication Technology, Postal and
Courier Services

Oral evidence from the Ministry of Information Communication Technology,
Postal and Courier Services on the update on E-Government.

Committee Room No. 311

Chair: Hon Chamisa                       Clerk: Mr Munjenge  [ext 2052]

Tuesday 16th September at 10 am

Portfolio Committee: Health and Child Care

Oral evidence from Mberengwa District Medcal Officer on how the Government
grant for renovations to Munene Mission Hospital was spent; and Food Miles
Trading (Pvt) Ltd on progress on the renovation works made at Munene Mission
Hospital

Committee Room No. 1

Chair: Hon Labode                                   Clerk: Mrs Mafuruse
[ext 2228/2179]

Thematic Committee: MDG's

Oral evidence from National Council of the Disabled Persons of Zimbabwe.
National Disability Board, and National Association of Societies for the
Handicapped on legislation, government policies and programmes aimed at
alleviating the plight of the physically challenged persons.

Government Caucus

Chair: Hon Mtshane                                 Clerk: Mrs Hazvina [ext
2253] 

Portfolio Committee: Industry and Commerce

Oral evidence from the Baking Industry Workers Union on the collapse of
Perfect Bakery.

Committee Room No. 311

Chair: Hon Kaukonde                     Clerk: Ms Masara  [ext 2056]

Portfolio Committee: Local Government, Rural and Urban Development

Oral Evidence from the Director of Works and Head of Municipal Police on
progress made in decongesting City areas around the Copacabana rank since
the operationalisation of the Coventry Road holding bay.

National Assembly

Chair: Hon Zindi                                       Clerk: Ms Macheza
[ext 2222]

 

Wednesday 17th September at 9 am

Thematic Committee: Human Rights

Oral evidence from Law Society of Zimbabwe on the state of the justice
delivery system in Zimbabwe.

Committee Room No 4

Chair: Hon Nyambuya                             Clerk: Mr Manhivi [ext 2057]

Thursday 18th August at 9.30 am

Portfolio Committee: Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment

Oral Evidence from Environmental Management Authority on environmental
degradation in Chisumbanje.

Senate Chamber 

Chair: Hon Wadyajena                   Clerk: Ms Zenda-Mudzova [ext
2280/2176]

Portfolio Committee: Education, Sport, Arts and Culture

Oral evidence from the ZIFA President Dr. C. Dube on the State of Football
in Zimbabwe

National Assembly Chamber

Chair: Hon Mliswa                                    Clerk: Mr Munjenge [ext
2052]

 

2. Portfolio Committee: Finance and Economic Development 

The Finance and Development committee will be holding public hearings on the
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Debt Assumption) Bill between the 15th and 18th of
September. The four meetings will be held in Mutare, Bulawayo, Gweru and
Harare respectively. The full schedule of these hearings can be found in the
Bill Watch Parliamentary Committees Series 45/2014 or on the Veritas
website.

 

3.  Proceedings Not Open to the Public

Monday 15th September

Thematic Committee: Gender and Development

   Consideration of the Committee's Draft report on abuse in churches

Portfolio Committee: Mines and Energy 

Consideration of issues to be included in the report on the Gold Sector.

Thematic Committee: HIV/AIDS

Consideration of draft report on the ART roll out programme in Harare.

Portfolio Committee: Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs

Consideration of the Half-Year Budget Performance Report of the Ministry of
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.

Portfolio Committee: Transport and Infrastructure Development

Review of the Committee's Work-plan 

Tuesday 16th September

Portfolio Committee: Foreign Affairs

Deliberations on evidence received from the Ministry of Youth,
Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment on Ministry's policies to attract
Foreign Direct Investment.

Portfolio Committee: Lands, Agriculture Mechanisation and Irrigation

Formulations of questions for oral evidence from the Permanent Secretary for
the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture Mechanisation and Irrigation Development.

Portfolio Committee: Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development

Consideration of the Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community
Development's First and Second quarter budget performance reports.


Thursday 18th August

Thematic Committee: Peace and Security

Review of the Committee's Workplan.

Thematic Committee: Education, Sport and Culture

Deliberations on the submissions from the Ebrahim Commission.

Portfolio Committee: Small and Medium Enterprises and Cooperative
Development

    Deliberations on the findings from the fact finding visits to Housing
Cooperatives in Harare.      

Portfolio Committee: Indigenisation and Empowerment

Consideration of the Committee's Draft Report of Community and Employee
Share Ownership schemes.

Portfolio Committee: Media, Information and Broadcasting Services

Familiarisation tour of ZBC Mbare and Star FM studios. 

 

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