Monday 11th April at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Transport and Infrastructure Development
Oral evidence from Air Zimbabwe Acting CEO on current industrial action by pilots
Committee Room No. 1
Chairperson: Hon Chebundo Clerk: Ms Macheza
Note: As there are sometimes last-minute changes to the meetings schedule, it is recommended that you avoid possible disappointment by checking with the committee clerk that the meeting is still on and still open to the public. Parliaments telephone numbers are Harare 700181 or 252936. If attending, please use the Kwame Nkrumah Ave entrance to Parliament. IDs must be produced.
Committee Reports
Reports on the General Laws Amendment Bill Two portfolio committees the committee on Justice, Legal, Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs and the committee on Local Government, Rural and Urban Development presented critical reports during the Second Reading debate on the Bill on Tuesday 5th April. [Electronic versions of both reports available.] Both committees had received representations, submitted by civil society and stakeholders, seeking changes to the Bill. The Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs accepted some of the criticisms and:
dropped the Bills provisions affecting copyright in official publications and local government procurement procedures, and
moved an amendment to a provision allowing the Civil Aviation Authority to impose civil penalties on offenders against the Civil Aviation Regulations.
This is welcome evidence of the growing effectiveness of parliamentary committees and the value of lobbying to get changes made to Bills.
Committee Reports Being Prepared
Several committees are preparing reports and will be considering the latest drafts during the week. These include reports on:
Political violence Thematic Committee on Peace and Security
Prisons Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs, Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs
National Incomes and Pricing Commission Amendment Bill Portfolio Committee on Industry and Commerce
Fact-finding visit to Tobacco Sales Floor Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Water, Lands and Resettlement
South African fact-finding visit Portfolio Committee on Media, Information and Communication Technology
[Note: Committee reports are not publicly available until they have been presented to the House of Assembly, in the case of portfolio committee reports, or the Senate, in the case of thematic committee reports.]
Also still available are electronic versions of the following reports:
Thematic Committee on Peace and Security The Role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Promoting and Safeguarding Peace and Security in Zimbabwe.
Portfolio Committee on Public Works and National Housing Constitutionalisation of Housing
Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology The Fee Structure, Cadetship Support Scheme and Scholarship Programmes in Institutions of Higher Learning
Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infrastructural Development Air Zimbabwe and the Civil Aviation Authority
Portfolio Committee on State Enterprises and Parastatals Management Supply of Water Treatment Chemicals by Chemplex Corporation to City of Harare.
Requests for electronic versions should be emailed to veritas@yoafrica.com
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