Parliament reviews 12 Bills

📅 Published: August 17, 2025

📰 Source: zimbabwesituation

Curated by AllZimNews.com

Among the high-profile proposals is the Persons with Disabilities Bill, now before the National Assembly, which would enshrine constitutional protections for people living with disabilities.

The Parks and Wildlife Amendment Bill seeks to require the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) to involve communities near conservation areas in both wildlife protection and commercial ventures, and to establish a fund to compensate victims of human-wildlife conflict.

Health reforms are also on the docket, with the Medical Services Amendment Bill at Second Reading stage.

The Bill aims to align the sector with constitutional guarantees on healthcare access.

It would prohibit private hospitals from raising service charges without Government approval and require them to admit patients with life-threatening conditions for at least 48 hours without upfront payment.

The Insurance and Pensions Commission Amendment Bill would place medical aid societies under the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC)’s oversight and create a policyholder and pension protection fund.

The State Services (Pensions) Bill, currently with the Parliamentary Legal Committee, would centralise pension management for state employees and allow the fund to build assets so pensions could be paid from investment returns, in line with International Labour Organisation standards on social security.

The Mines and Minerals Bill, which will replace the Mines and Minerals Act, returns to Parliament more than three decades after first being introduced.

A version passed in 2018 was rejected by President Mnangagwa over concerns it infringed on property rights by giving miners precedence over farmers where minerals were found on agricultural land.

The Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council Amendment Bill seeks to bolster the integrity of public examinations with harsher penalties for cheating.

Other Bills before lawmakers include amendments to the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act, the Pipelines Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Public Service Act and the Tourism Act.

Three more Bills are awaiting gazetting: the Climate Change Management Bill, the Biological and Toxin Crimes Bill and the Postal and Telecommunications Amendment Bill.