Open portfolio committee and thematic committee meetings [meetings that are open to attendance by members of the public as observers only] are scheduled for Monday afternoon and Tuesday, Wednesday and mornings this week, as shown below.
Monday 16th May at 2 pm
Thematic Committee: HIV and AIDS
- Oral evidence from the Inter-Ministerial Task Force on Substance and Drug Abuse on the Substance and Drug Abuse Situation in Zimbabwe.
- Physical meeting
- Venue: Committee Room No. 1.
Portfolio Committee: Budget, Finance and Economic Development
- Oral evidence from Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce and Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries on the prevailing situation at the Foreign Currency Auction System vis-à-vis the business environment.
- Physical meeting
- Venue: Senate Chamber.
Portfolio Committee: Transport and Infrastructural Development
- Oral evidence with the Permanent Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure Development on the legal framework guiding local contractors in the Construction Industry. [Note that this
- Committee also has a meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 9 am.]
- Physical meeting
- Venue: National Assembly chamber.
Tuesday 17th May at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Local Government and Public Works
- Oral evidence from FAW Zimbabwe regarding a petition from Combined Harare Residents Associations on non-delivery of refuse compactors and skip bins to City of Harare which were procured from FAW Zimbabwe.
- Physical meeting
- Venue: Government Caucus Room.
Portfolio Committee: Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement
Oral evidence from:
- AFC board on the performance of AFC Holdings since its establishment;
- Premium Leaf Tobacco on the quantity of Tobacco exported from its inception to date.
- Physical meeting
- Venue: Senate Chamber.
Portfolio Committee: Budget, Finance and Economic Development
- Oral evidence from Confederation of Retailers of Zimbabwe (CZR) and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor on the prevailing situation at the Auction system vis-à-vis the business environment.
- Physical meeting
- Venue: National Assembly Chamber.
Portfolio Committee: Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- Oral evidence from the Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade on the 2021 Quarterly Budget Financial Reports.
- Hybrid meeting (physical and virtual)
- Venue: Committee Room No. 4
Wednesday 18th May at 9 am
Portfolio Committee: Transport and Infrastructural Development
- Joint Zimbabwe-Zambian Portfolio Committees on Transport meeting with Directors of Contractors working on the Masvingo-Highway road on the partnership between the Government and Private Sector in the Construction Sector and challenges being faced.
- Physical meeting
- Venue: Committee Room No. 4.
Thursday 19th May at 10 am
Thematic Committee: Peace and Security
Oral Evidence from:
- Ministry of Public Service Labour and Social Welfare on the measures being taken by the Ministry to mitigate food security deficit in the country.
- Grain Marketing Board (GMB), on how the GMB ensures national food security through sustainable management of grain reserves.
- Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Development on the promotion and sustenance of the agriculture sector to ensure food security in Zimbabwe as well as to inform the Committee on the current food security situation.
- Physical meeting
- Venue: Senate Chamber.
Portfolio Committee: Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation
Oral evidence from the Empower Bank Ltd and the Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation on:
- Access to financial support for youths and small and medium businesses; and
challenges the Youth Empowerment Bank is facing in carrying out its mandate. - Physical meeting
- Venue: Committee Room No. 1.
Portfolio Committee: Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services
Oral evidence from the Permanent Secretary for Finance and Economic Development on:
- Financial commitments Treasury has made towards the construction of the new Central Registry building;
challenges faced during the implementation of the Project; and- - Possible ways of ensuring timely release of financial resources for the completion and subsequent maintenance of the building.
- Physical meeting
- Venue: Senate Chamber.
How to Follow Virtual and Hybrid Open Meetings on the ZOOM Platform
For assistance in following the proceedings in virtual open meetings on the ZOOM platform as observers, interested persons should contact the following for the meeting ID and passcode: Parliament’s Public Relations Office, Tel: +263 242 700181-6 or +263 242 252936 – 55.
Other Committee Activities this Week
Closed Session Meetings
Other Parliamentary committees will not be idle this week. What they will be doing in closed session is indicated in the full Schedule of Committee Meetings – supplied by Parliament – available on the Veritas website here.
Child Justice Bill
On Thursday 19th May the Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and the Thematic Committee on Human Rights will be dealing in closed session with the consideration and adoption of their Joint Second Draft Report on Public Consultations on the Child Justice Bill.
Source: Veritas
