SCHEDULE FOR PORTFOLIO AND THEMATIC COMMITTEES WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 16 FEBRUARY, 2024

PORTFOLOLIO COMMITTEES

NAME OF COMMMITTEE	DATE	TIME	VENUE	ACTIVITY
PAC Full Committee	Monday, 12 February, 2024.	1000hrs	Committee Room No. 15, 3^rd Floor, New Parliament Building	Oral evidence with ZIMRA on issues raised in the 2021 and 2022 Auditor General’s Report *(Closed Session)*
ICT and Courier Services	Monday, 12 February, 2024	1000hrs	Committee Room No 3, First Floor, New Parliament Building.	Discussing issues for oral evidence with the Ministry of ICT and the management of POTRAZ on the issues concerning connectivity in the country *(Closed session)*
Mines and Mining Development	Monday, 12 February, 2024	1100hrs	Committee Room 5, First Floor, New Parliament, Building	Deliberations on oral evidence from the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development on the impact of mining on the environment, human and animal life. *(Closed Session)*
Environment, Climate and Tourism	Monday, 12 February, 2024.	1000hrs	Committee Room No. 13, Third Floor, New Parliament Building	Unpacking Carbon Credits Regulations *(Closed session)*

NAME OF COMMMITTEE	DATE	TIME	VENUE	ACTIVITY
Media, Information and Broadcasting Services	Monday, 12 February, 2024	1400hrs	Committee Room No. 12, 3^rd Floor, New Parliament Building	Oral evidence on the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services on its mandate, functions, policies and programs and parastatals under its purview and the Ministry’s 3^rd quarter budget performance report (Open Session)
Transport and Infrastructural Development	Monday, 12 February, 2024	1000hrs	Committee Room No. 6, Second floor, New Parliament Building	Oral evidence with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development on the state of parastatals and departments under the Ministry’s purview *(Open Session)*
Budget, Finance and Economic Development	Monday, 12 February, 2024	1030hrs 1400hrs	Committee Room No.7 , 2^nd Floor, New Parliament Building Committee Room 5, 1^st Floor NPB	1. Meeting with International Monetary Fund delegation. (Closed Session) 2. Oral evidence with the Security Exchange Commission on its mandate, functions, policies and programs *(Open Session)*
Public Service	Monday, 12 February, 2024	1400hrs	Committee Room No. 13, 3^rd Floor, New Parliament Building	Oral evidence with the Ministry of Public Service and Social Welfare on the Ministry’s Third Quarter Budget Performance Report (*Open Session)*
NAME OF COMMMITTEE	DATE	TIME	VENUE	ACTIVITY
Primary and Secondary Education	Monday, 12 February, 2024	1000hrs	Committee Room 14, 3^rd Floor, New Parliament Building	Oral evidence from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education on its operational vehicle requirements *(Open Session)*
Higher and Tertiary Education	Tuesday, 13 February, 2024	1000hrs	Committee Room No. 12, 3^rd Floor, New Parliament Building	Oral evidence from Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education on the: operations of the Ministry and Entities under the Ministry including innovation and industrial projects underway *(Open Session)* .
Industry and Commerce	Tuesday, 13 February, 2024	1000hrs	Committee Room 7, 2^nd Floor, New Parliament Building	Preparations for oral evidence with ZISCO on its operations *(Closed Session)*

NAME OF COMMMITTEE	DATE	TIME	VENUE	ACTIVITY
Local Government	Tuesday, 13 February, 2024	1000hrs	Committee Room No. 15, 3^rd Floor, New Parliament Building	Oral evidence from Harare City Council in response to a petition from the Combined Harare Residents Association on the water crisis in Glenview and other suburbs in Harare (*Closed Session)*
Health and Child Care	Tuesday, 13 February, 2024	1130hrs	Committee Room No. 14, 3^rd Floor New Parliament Building	Preparations for oral evidence from the Ministry of Health and Childcare on cholera outbreak in the country *(Closed Session.)*
Energy and Power Development	Tuesday, 13 February, 2024	1000hrs	Committee Room No. 10, 3^rd Floor, New Parliament Building	Oral evidence with the Rural Electrification Agency on its mandate and state of electricity infrastructure development in the rural areas. *(Open Session)*
Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement	Tuesday, 13 February, 2024	1000hrs	Committee Room No. 11, 3^rd Floor, New Parliament Building	Oral evidence from Silo Foods on grain supply situation and capacity levels for prodicing adequate mealie meal for the market *(Open Session)*

NAME OF COMMMITTEE	DATE	TIME	VENUE	ACTIVITY
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs	Tuesday, 13 February, 2024	1100hrs	Committee Room No 4 , First Floor, New Parliament Building	Consideration of the Analysis reports on the Ministry of Justice’s 2023 2^nd and 3^rd quarter budget performance. *(Closed Session)*
Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture	Wednesday, 14 February, 2024	1130hrs	Committee Room 12, Third Floor, New Parliament Building	Deliberations on oral evidence from the Minister of Sports, Recreation, Arts, and Culture on the Government’s policy on the rehabilitation of sporting infrastructure in the country. (*Closed Session)*
Youth Empowerment and Vocational Training	Thursday, 15 February, 2024	1100hrs	Committee Room No. 7, Second Floor, New Parliament Building	Preparations for oral evidence with Empower bank on youth access to funds and loan eligibility criteria *(Closed Session)*
PAC: Sub- Committee on Central Government Accounts	Thursday, 15 February, 2024	1000hrs	Committee Room No. 14, 3^rd Floor, New Parliament Building	Oral evidence from the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education on observations raised on the Ministry’s Accounts in the Auditor General’s Report for the Year ended December 31, 2021 and 2022 and progress made in the implementation of the Auditor General’s recommendations (Continuation.) (Open Session)
NAME OF COMMMITTEE	DATE	TIME	VENUE	ACTIVITY
PAC: Sub- Committee on Local Authorities	Thursday, 15 February, 2024	0930 hrs.	Committee Room No. 15, 3^rd Floor, NPB	Deliberations on oral evidence from Hwange Local Board and Hwange RDC, Gweru City Council on non-submission of financial accounts to the Auditor General. (*Closed Session)*

THEMATIC COMMITTEES

NAME OF COMMMITTEE	DATE	TIME	VENUE	ACTIVITY
Climate Change	Monday, 12 February, 2024	1130hrs	Committee Room No. 4, 1^st Floor, NPB	Deliberations on the oral evidence from the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Wildlife on its policies and programs and its coordinating role on National Climate Change issues *(Closed Session)*
Culture and Heritage	Monday, 12 February 2024	1400hrs	Committee Room No. 14, 3rd floor, New Parliament Building	Consideration of a Research Paper on challenges and opportunities of traditional courts in delivering justice *(Closed Session)*
Human Rights	Monday, 12 February, 2024	1400hrs	Committee Room No. 9 2^nd Floor, NPB	Consideration of a background paper on international and regional human rights instruments *(Closed Session)*
HIV and AIDS	Monday, 12 February, 2024	1400hrs	Committee Room No. 4, First Floor, NPB	Consideration of the Zimbabwe National HIV & AIDS Strategic Plan 2021-2025 Preparatory meeting for oral evidence with NAC, Ministry of Health and Child Care on Anti-Retro Viral Treatment Roll out program and Drug and Substance abuse impact on the spread of HIV & AIDS and cardiovascular diseases *(Closed Session)*
NAME OF COMMMITTEE	DATE	TIME	VENUE	ACTIVITY
Indigenization and Empowerment	Tuesday, 13 February, 2024.	1000hrs	Committee Room No. 2, 1^st Floor, New Parliament Building	Preparations for oral evidence from the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion on policies guiding Indigenization and Empowerment *(Closed Session)*
Gender & Development	Tuesday, 13 February, 2024	1000hrs	Committee Room No. 13, 3^rd Floor, NPB	Preparations for oral evidence from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education on Universal Access to Education *(Closed Session)*
SDGs	Tuesday, 13 February, 2024	1000hrs	Committee Room No 6, 2^nd Floor, New Parliament Building	Preparations for oral evidence from the Ministry of Youth and Ministry of Public Services on drug and substance abuse. *(Closed session)*
Peace and Security	Tuesday, 13 February, 2024	1000hrs	Committee Room No. 3, 1^st Floor, NPB	Preparations for oral evidence from Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries on its preparedness on recurring droughts *(Closed session)*

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FAMILIARISATION VISIT TO ZIMTRADE

Date

Time

Place

Activity

Tuesday 13 February 2024

0945hrs

Avondale

Meeting with Management and presentations on ZimTrade Export products and programs for international Expos.

1200hrs

Avondale

Tour of facilities and export products.

SCHEDULE FOR PORTFOLIO AND THEMATIC COMMITTEES WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 16 FEBRUARY, 2024

SCHEDULE FOR PORTFOLIO AND THEMATIC COMMITTEES WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 16 FEBRUARY, 2024

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