Acts

Acts, Bills, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament May 12, 2022

PVO Bill is vague and badly conceived says Mushoriwa

PVO Bill is vague and badly conceived says Mushoriwa Dzivarasekwa legislator Edwin Mushoriwa has told Parliament that the PVO Amendment Bill that is under debate in the National Assembly was badly put together as it…

Acts, Bills, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament, Women in Politics May 12, 2022

PVO Bill: The Parliamentary Committee Report

PVO Bill: The Parliamentary Committee Report PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AMENDMENT BILL [H. B.10, 2021] HON. E. NCUBE: Thank you very much Hon. Speaker Maam for affording me this opportunity to present a report of the Portfolio…

Acts, Bills, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament May 10, 2022

MPs want IPEC to regulate NSSA, Medical Aid Societies

MPs want IPEC to regulate NSSA, Medical Aid Societies Dzivarasekwa legislator Edwin Mushoriwa has asked Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to consider giving the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) powers to regulate NSSA and medical aid…

Acts, Bills, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament May 10, 2022

Parly blocks insurance players from sitting on the IPEC board

Parly blocks insurance players from sitting on the IPEC board Legislators in the National Assembly have blocked insurance sector players from sitting on the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) board, arguing that they cannot be…

Acts, Bills, News April 19, 2022

PVO BILL: A reminder of what the people said

Acts, Bills, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament April 13, 2022

PVO Bill: Ziyambi’s Second Reading Speech [fulltext]

PVO Bill: Ziyambi’s Second Reading Speech [fulltext] THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (HON. ZIYAMBI): Thank you, Mr Speaker Sir. I rise to deliver my Second Reading Speech on the Private Voluntary Organisation…

Acts, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament April 9, 2022

You must declare your assets new MPs urged

You must declare your assets new MPs urged Twenty-eight (28) newly elected legislators have been encouraged to declare their assets as is required by the country’s constitution. The Constitution of Zimbabwe in Section 198(a) requires…

Acts, Bills, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament April 8, 2022

Parly adopts a motion to enact the ‘’Patriotic Bill’’

Parly adopts a motion to enact the ‘’Patriotic Bill’’ The National Assembly has adopted a motion to enact the Patriotic Bill which seeks to criminalise talking negatively about the country to foreigners. Although the law…

#ElectionsZW, Acts, Bills, Elections, News March 23, 2022

#ElectionsZW: No voting rights for prisoners says Ziyambi

#ElectionsZW: No voting rights for prisoners says Ziyambi Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has poured cold water on calls to give prisoners the right to vote. In Zimbabwe, prisoners do not enjoy the right to vote…

Acts, Bills, Members of Parliament, News, Open Parly Indepth, Parliament March 9, 2022

PVO Amendment Bill: Views from Harare

The PVO Amendment Bill public hearing in Harare was forced to end prematurely as some of the members became disruptive. This meant that some people were denied the opportunities to give their views. This is…