<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><title>BILL WATCH SPECIAL</title><style></style></head><body bgcolor="#89DEFF" background="cid:image001.jpg@01CB9AC7.0B1ED310" lang=EN-ZW link=blue vlink=purple><img src="cid:image001.jpg@01CB9AC7.0B1ED310" v:src="cid:image001.jpg@01CB9AC7.0B1ED310" v:shapes="_x0000_Mail" width=0 height=0 class=shape style='display:none;width:0;height:0'><div class=WordSection1>BILL WATCH<o:p></o:p>PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 5/2015<o:p></o:p>[17th February 2015]<o:p></o:p>Capacity Building Seminar; Additional Open Meetings on 19th February; Committee Reports<o:p></o:p>Capacity Building Seminar<o:p></o:p>This week Parliament will resume a series of seminars that are meant to capacitate MPs in the conduct of committee business. In this regard, the following Portfolio Committees will attend the Capacity Building Seminar that will be convened in the Senate Chamber on Wednesday 18th February at 9.00 am:<o:p></o:p>1. Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment<o:p></o:p>2. Transport and Infrastructure Development<o:p></o:p>3. Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services<o:p></o:p>4. Environment, Water, Climate and Tourism.<o:p></o:p>Please note that this capacity building seminar will not be open to the public.  Only Committee members will be allowed to attend.<o:p></o:p>Meetings Open to the Public on Thursday<o:p></o:p>Bill Watch Parliamentary Committees Series 4/2015 contained an incomplete list of Thursday’s open committee meetings.  To avoid confusion we set out below a complete list of open meetings scheduled for Thursday morning.<o:p></o:p>These details are based on the latest information from Parliament.  But, as there are sometimes last-minute changes to the meetings schedule, persons wishing to attend should avoid disappointment by checking with the relevant committee clerk [see below] that the meeting is still on and open to the public.  Parliament’s telephone numbers are Harare 700181 and 252940/1.<o:p></o:p>Members of the public may attend these open meetings, but as observers only, not as participants, i.e. they may observe and 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.<o:p></o:p>Thursday 19th February at 9 am<o:p></o:p>Thematic Committee: Peace and Security<o:p></o:p>Oral evidence from the Permanent Secretary for Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development regarding the food security situation in Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p>Committee Room No.  4<o:p></o:p>Chair: Hon Senator Mumvuri                            Clerk: Mr Kunzwa<o:p></o:p>Thursday 19th February at 9.30 am<o:p></o:p>Portfolio Committee:  Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment<o:p></o:p>Oral evidence from the Minister of Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment on the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment legislation<o:p></o:p>Senate chamber<o:p></o:p>Chair: Hon Wadyajena                                      Clerk: Ms Zenda-Mudzvova<o:p></o:p>Thursday 19th February at 10 am<o:p></o:p>Portfolio Committee:  Small and Medium Enterprises and Cooperative Development<o:p></o:p>Oral evidence from the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Cooperative Development on the management of Housing Cooperatives<o:p></o:p>Chair: Hon Mangami                                         Clerk: Mr Mazani<o:p></o:p>Portfolio Committee:  Education, Sport, Arts and Culture<o:p></o:p>Oral evidence from Ministry of Sports Arts and Culture.<o:p></o:p>Committee Room No. 2<o:p></o:p>Chair: Hon Mliswa                                              Clerk: Mr Munjenge<o:p></o:p>Portfolio Committee:  Media, Information and Broadcasting Services<o:p></o:p>Oral evidence from ZBC on the outcome of the forensic Audit Report.<o:p></o:p>Committee Room No. 311<o:p></o:p>Chair: Hon Dhewa                                             Clerk: Mr Chiremba<o:p></o:p>Reports Being Prepared by Committees <o:p></o:p>This part of the bulletin is to explain what the other committees will be doing in their closed meetings, and what committee reports are in the pipeline for eventual presentation to the Senate or the National Assembly, as appropriate, when completed. Some committees are reviewing their work plans or deliberating on evidence previously received.  Other committees will be working on reports, as follows: <o:p></o:p>Thematic Committee: MDG’s<o:p></o:p>Report on MDG's<o:p></o:p>Thematic Committee: Human Rights<o:p></o:p>Report on the State of the Justice Delivery System in Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p>Portfolio Committee:  Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare<o:p></o:p>Report on the operations of NSSA<o:p></o:p>Portfolio Committee:  Public Accounts<o:p></o:p>National Railways of Zimbabwe Accounts for 2011.<o:p></o:p>[Please note that these reports will not become available until they have been tabled in the appropriate House and the committee chairperson has moved that the House take note of the report.  Please do not request a report from Veritas until we have announced that we have it available.]<o:p></o:p>Committee Report Available<o:p></o:p>The report of the Senate’s Thematic Committee on Gender-based Violence in Churches was presented to the Senate on 10th February.  It is now available in soft copy on Veritas’ website <a href="http://www.veritaszim.net">www.veritaszim.net</a> or on request from the addresses given below.    <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Veritas makes every effort to ensure reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied<o:p></o:p>To subscribe or unsubscribe from this mailing list please email <a href="mailto:veritas@mango.zw">billwatch@mango.zw</a><o:p></o:p>If you wish to contact Veritas please email <a href="mailto:veritas@mango.zw">veritas@mango.zw</a> <o:p></o:p>If you are requesting legislation please email <a href="mailto:veritas@mango.zw">veritas@mango.zw</a> or look for it on <a href="http://www.veritaszim.net">www.veritaszim.net</a><o:p></o:p></div></body></html>