PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE Tuesday, 14th September, 2021 The Senate met at Half-past Two o’clock p.m. PRAYERS (THE HON. PRESIDENT OF SENATE in the Chair) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE HON. PRESIDENT OF SENATE INVITATION TO A ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS THE HON. PRESIDENT OF SENATE: I wish to inform the Senate that there will be a Roman Catholic…
ADVANCE COPY-UNCORRECTED No. 61 PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE _________________ VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE _________________ THIRD SESSION – NINTH PARLIAMENT _________________ TUESDAY, 14TH SEPTEMBER, 2021 _________________ President of the Senate in the Chair. Half past Two o’clock pm. PRAYERS. Members…
ADVANCE COPY-UNCORRECTED No. 60 PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE _________________ VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE _________________ THIRD SESSION – NINTH PARLIAMENT _________________ THURSDAY, 26TH AUGUST, 2021 _________________ President of the Senate in the Chair. Half past Two o’clock pm. PRAYERS. …
Executive Summary The global COVID 19 pandemic has exposed the inadequacy of Zimbabwe’s education sector, especially in vulnerable communities. Given that education is a human right, it is imperative for Government to create an enabling environment that guarantees ‘equal access to education for all.’ Investing in school infrastructure development, alternative learning methods, Orphans and Vulnerable…
The increasing number of women offenders has left many governments of today faced with a dilemma on how to handle some challenging cases involving mothers with infants or pregnant mothers at the time of sentencing. It is a fact that the children accompanying their mothers or born in prison have not committed any crime and,…
The idea of the Clerk’s Blog was conceived in direct response to our strategic endeavor to promote the involvement of the public and other key stakeholders in the business of Parliament through deploying ICTs in public information dissemination. This is not only in tandem with our strategic drive towards establishing an e-Parliament, but is also…
REFLECTIONS ON THE 3RD SESSION OF THE 8TH PARLIAMENT: “ENHANCING PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY” Greetings fellow bloggers! I hope I found you in good spirits. Let me begin by apologizing for the apparent inactivity on this blog. We have had a hectic few weeks with our heads stuck to the grinding stone preparing for the Official Opening…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over the past two decades, the deterioration of the socio-economic environment in Zimbabwe has left many people living in abject poverty as they can hardly have food on the table. The most affected are the older persons, who in most cases are no longer able-bodied to work and earn a living. While ageing…
ADVANCE COPY-UNCORRECTED No. 42 PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE _________________ VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY _________________ THIRD SESSION – NINTH PARLIAMENT _________________ TUESDAY, 20TH APRIL, 2021 _________________ Quarter past Two o’clock pm. The Speaker in the Chair. PRAYERS. Members Present…