Source: In Parliament This Week
BILL WATCH 31/2026
Introduction
The Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion presented his mid-term fiscal policy review statement in the National Assembly on the 30th July, and tabled the following documents, all of which can be accessed on the Veritas website by following the links:
The 2026 Mid-term Budget and Economic Review [link]
The Annual Public Debt Bulletin for 2025 [link]
The 2026 Citizens’ Mid-Term Budget [link]
The 2027 Budget Strategy Paper [link]
The Minister’s presentation (showing slides he presented) [link].
A recording of the Minister’s speech, can be accessed by following this link [link].
After the Minister’s speech the Assembly adjourned until the 18th August.
In this bulletin we shall set out the business the Assembly is expected to deal with after it resumes on the 18th. The Senate will not be sitting, having adjourned until the 1st September.
Please bear the following points in mind:
When the National Assembly adjourns, all outstanding business is set down on its order paper (i.e. its agenda) for the next appropriate sitting day. There is usually too much to be covered in one day so whatever is not dealt with is postponed to the next appropriate day.
The Assembly can change the order in which it considers business.
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Tuesday 18th August
Debate on the Mid-Term Budget and Economic Review Statement
This debate is likely to take up all the Assembly’s time, but we list the other business on the Order Paper in case it is dealt with.
Bills to be dealt with:
The Assembly is expected to deal with the following Bills:
Police Amendment Bill [link]
This Bill is due to begin its Second Reading
Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Amendment Bill [link]
The Second Reading of this Bill is due to continue
State Service (Pensions) Bill [link]
Consideration of the Parliamentary Legal Committee’s adverse report on this Bill [link] will continue.
Mines and Minerals Bill [link]
The Assembly is also due to continue its consideration of the PLC’s adverse report on this Bill.
Public Service Amendment Bill [link]
Consideration of the PLC’s adverse report on this Bill will also continue.
International agreements to be approved
The following agreements are due to be approved:
Accession to the New Development Bank and Articles of Agreement
Establishment agreement of the International Mangrove Centre
UN Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
Reports of constitutional and statutory bodies:
The Assembly will deal with the following reports:
2025 annual report of the Attorney-General’s Office
2025 annual report of the Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission
2025 annual report of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
2025 annual report of the Judicial Service Commission
2025 annual report of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
Reports by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission on by-elections held in October 2025.
Petitions received:
The Assembly will consider reports on the following petitions:
Petition on governance and accountability issues at Chipinge Town Council
Petition on legislation for the profession of regional and urban planning
Petition on dual administration in Hwange
Petition calling for review of laws relating to senior citizens and pensioners
Petition on measures to prevent and manage non-communicable diseases
Petition on the inclusion of women in traditional courts
Reports of parliamentary committees:
The Assembly will deal with reports on the following topics:
2025 third and fourth quarter Budget Performance Reports of the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development
2025 fourth quarter Budget Performance Report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
2025 third and fourth quarter Budget Performance Reports of the Ministries of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare and Skills Audit and the Public Service Commission
Ministries, state-owned enterprises, parastatals and local authorities not submitting their financial statements to the Auditor-General
2025 third quarter budget performance report of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce
The fertilizer value chain
The sugar value chain
2025 fourth quarter Budget Performance Report for the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion and the Ministry’s consolidated 2025 budget performance
2025 third quarter Budget Performance Report of the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry
Rights of persons with disabilities
The state of sporting facilities across the country
2025 third and fourth quarter Budget Performance Reports on the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development
2025 third quarter Budget Performance Report of the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training
2025 fourth quarter Budget Performance Report of the Ministry of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle
2025 first and second quarter Budget Performance Reports of the Ministries of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare and Skills Audit and the Public Service Commission
Adoption of Kore Kore as an official language
2025 first and second quarter Budget Performance Reports of the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services
2023 financial statements of the Grain Marketing Board
2023 financial statements of the National Handling Services
2020 financial statements of Air Zimbabwe
Motions on the National Assembly order paper:
Motions set to be debated by the Assembly will cover the following topics:
Reintegration and employment of ex-convicts
Protective gear for CID officers and compensation for officers who are killed while on duty
Encouraging the establishment of new telecoms service providers
The award of honorary degrees by non-academic bodies
Recognition of unpaid domestic and care work
Wednesday 19th August
Note: On Wednesdays, questions and other private members’ business normally have precedence over government business in the National Assembly.
Questions set down for answer:
Ministers will be called on to answer questions in the National Assembly on the following issues amongst others:
Clearance of arrear payments under the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM)
Relocation of the staff of the Matabeleland North provincial government to Lupane from Bulawayo
Abuse and politicisation of government food aid
Protection of rape victims from being identified in the media
Votes for Zimbabweans in the Diaspora
Compensation for victims of political violence since 1980
Measures to ensure meaningful public consultation on constitutional amendments, and to safeguard the independence of constitutional commissions
Private sector funding for youth innovation hubs
Policies to address marginalisation of rural youths
Policies to address emigration of educated youths
Water supply for Chitungwiza
Measures to ensure that retailers and industries remain in business
Measures to prevent tourism degrading the environment in the Zambezi Valley, and to prevent poaching in the Valley
The dispossessed farmers who have been compensated and the amounts paid to them
The legality of the Ministry of Finance making payments directly to suppliers of goods and services
Oversight mechanisms applicable to the Mutapa Investment Fund
Measures to ensure that all State procurements are done lawfully
Measures to prevent service providers, e.g. local authorities, from using currency exchange rates other than the official rates
The protection of citizens, particularly low income earners, from hardship caused by the IMF staff-monitored programme
Ring-fencing of government social safety nets
Government policy on people keeping large sums in cash
Management of public debt to ensure transparency and accountability and prevent over-burdening of future generations
Equitable distribution of national resources to marginalised regions
Compensation for individuals whose pensions and investments were eroded by hyperinflation
Revenue generated from sugar tax since 2024 and how it was disbursed
Vehicle access toll fees at Beitbridge border post
Construction and maintenance of roads, dams and other infrastructure
The average cost of constructing one kilometre of trunk road
Motor vehicle exemption tax
The establishment of schools in high-density urban areas for children with special needs
Statistics of girls dropping out of schools due to pregnancy
Government policy on CAMPFIRE
When the national soccer team will use local stadiums for international and regional matches
Beneficiaries of the agricultural inputs distribution programme
Support for small-scale farmers to access export markets
Identities of title-deed holders whose farms will be returned to them
Measures to address the decline in soil fertility
Measures for the welfare and empowerment of war veterans
Details of the contract entered into by the Government for the production of passports
Government policy regarding harassment of Zimbabweans in South Africa.
Thursday 20th August
The Assembly will continue with business left over from Tuesday and Wednesday.
Bills Being Considered by the Parliamentary Legal Committee
The PLC is considering the following Bills:
National Drug, Substance Abuse Control and Enforcement Agency Bill [link]
Whistle Blowers and Witness Protection Bill [link]
Deposit Protection Corporation Amendment Bill [link]
Postal and Telecommunications Amendment Bill [link]
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