Bills

Acts, Bills, Health, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament August 26, 2021

Age of consent to sex versus age of consent to marriage

Mutare Central legislator Innocent Gonese has asked the government to clarify the position between the age of consent to sex and the age of consent to marriage. Currently, the constitution of Zimbabwe says only those…

Acts, Bills, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament August 25, 2021

Guardianship of Minors Amendment Bill enters Second Reading

Guardianship of Minors Amendment Bill enters Second Reading Guardianship of Minors Amendment Bill which is seeking to align the Guardianship of Minors Act to the constitution is now in the Second Reading stage in the…

Acts, Bills, ICT, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament August 24, 2021

Senators pass Cyber Bill without debate again

Senators pass Cyber Bill without debate again Senators have passed the controversial Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill without debate for the second time. The Bill had been recommitted to the Committee Stage after errors were…

Acts, Bills, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament August 23, 2021

Ziyambi plans to dribble chiefs on Marriages Bill

Ziyambi plans to dribble chiefs on Marriages Bill Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi is planning to dribble chiefs in the Senate in a bid to pass the Marriages Bill which has been stuck over lobola issues….

Acts, Bills, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament August 19, 2021

Chiefs delaying Marriages Bill because of lobola

Chiefs delaying Marriages Bill because of lobola Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has told the National Assembly that the Marriages Bill is stuck in the Senate over issues of regulating lobola. According to the Marriages Bill,…

Tuesday Talk: Cyber Bill has dangerous loopholes

Acts, Bills, ICT, Tuesday Talk With Taku August 14, 2021

Video: Cyber Bill has dangerous loopholes

Acts, Bills, ICT, News, Parliament August 9, 2021

Cyber Bill: CSOs plead with Mudenda for more public consultations

Cyber Bill: CSOs plead with Mudenda for more public consultations About seven civil society organisations have written to Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda pleading for another round of public consultation on the Cybersecurity…

Acts, Bills, ICT, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament August 2, 2021

Cyber Bill recommitted to Senate over errors

Cyber Bill recommitted to Senate over errors The Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill has been recommitted to the Committee Stage in the Senate due to errors that have been identified. Last week the Bill had…

Bills, ICT, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament July 28, 2021

#CyberLawsZW: Only nine Senators participated in the Second Reading of Cyber Bill

CyberLawsZW: Only nine Senators participated in the Second Reading of Cyber Bill About nine Senators participated in the Second Reading of the Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill which was transmitted from the National Assembly. The…

Bills, ICT, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament July 28, 2021

#CyberLawsZW: Here is what Senator Mavetera said on Cyber Bill

Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill Second Reading Extract from the Senate Hansard: HON. SEN. DR. MAVETERA: Thank you, Mr President. Firstly, allow me to thank the Minister for bringing this Bill to this august House. The only unfortunate…