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The Portfolio Committee on Public, Labour and Social Welfare held a virtual meeting with the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare on the 17th of August 2021. During the meeting the Permanent Secretary for Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Mr Masanga advised the Committee on the efforts that the Ministry has made in addressing the issue of child marriages. Mr Masanga stated that…

Hon. Gonese informed the National Assembly that there has been an increase in child marriages and there is no specific law yet to criminalise and penalise transgressors. The MDC Alliance Mutare MP asked Minister of Women’s Affairs what policy measures and action plans the Government has put in place to stop child marriages. Addressing the question, Hon. Dr. Sithembiso Nyoni stated that the Ministry had…

Advocating for Increased and Equitable Resource Allocation and spending for Children in East and Southern Africa The Southern African Parliamentary Support Trust (SAPST) is implementing a project that seeks to advocate for public investment in children in the Eastern and Southern Africa. The specific focus of SAPST’s intervention is increasing allocation and spending in sectors that promote survival, learning and development of children through strengthening…

The Southern African Parliamentary Support Trust (SAPST) is part of a consortium of civil society organisations (CSOs) implementing a programme funded by the European Union Delegation to Zimbabwe (the EU) under the National Indicative Programme (NIP). Members of the consortium include: • National Association for Non-Governmental Organizations (NANGO), as the lead organization • Sam Moyo African Institute of Agrarian Studies (SMAIAS), • Zimbabwe AIDS Network…

The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Hon. Ziyambi Ziyambi told the National Assembly – during Question time– that the Marriage Bill is still under consideration in the Senate over insistence by Chiefs that lobola remains an essential part of every customary marriage, not an option. Hon. Ziyambi highlighted that making lobola mandatory is against international conventions that Zimbabwe ratified. It even contravenes the Constitution and legal age of…

Recently the Southern African Parliamentary Support Trust (SAPST), facilitated a dialogue with the Zimbabwe Parliamentary Journalist Forum. The key objective of the dialogue was to discuss the findings of the 2019 Auditor General’s (AG) Report with a view to asserting the watchdog role of the media to promote transparency, accountability, and anti-corruption in the management of public funds. The dialogue session sought to ensure extensive…

Parliament and SAPST staff at the Madison Library of Congress,Washington,USA. Our Parliamentary Support Program continues to blossom. On Saturday 17 June,2022 a team of twelve Zimbabweans leaves for the United States to participate in an exchange visit focussing on Public Finance Management best practice. The team comprises 8 Parliament of Zimbabwe staff, 2 SAPST officers and 2 members of our training cohort drawn from our…

The Government, in February 2021, declared the state of all roads a National disaster, thereby initiating an incentive for the operationalisation of the Second Phase of the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2).  Under ERRP2, the Government is targeting to rehabilitate 10 000km of roads countrywide.  This initiative has rehabilitated major roads and highways throughout the country. Efforts continue to ensure the achievement of world-class road…

In a significant presentation to the nation, the Minister of Finance, Prof Mthuli Ncube, delivered the 2024 Mid-Term Budgetary Statement today, emphasizing the theme of “Consolidating Economic Transformation.” The statement comes at a time when Zimbabwe is experiencing a relatively stable economic environment, a notable improvement following the introduction of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency in April 2024. Economic Stability and Inflation Control Since the…