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THIRTY-SEVENTH MEETING DECISIONS MATRIX:
21st OCTOBER, 2019
|ITEM |CABINET DECISION |
|1. Principles of the Proposed Judicial Laws Amendment |Cabinet considered and approved the Principles of the Proposed Judicial Laws |
|Bill, 2019 |Amendment Bill which was presented by the Minister of Justice, Legal and |
| |Parliamentary Affairs. |
| | |
| |The Bill amends the Magistrates Court, Labour and High Court Acts to provide for the|
| |following: |
| | |
| |increasing the jurisdiction of Magistrates in civil cases to those involving |
| |monetary values of ZW$300 000.00 in the first instance; |
| | |
| |amendment of the Labour Act to afford Judges of the Labour Court powers to execute |
| |their own judgements; |
| | |
| |amendment of Section 93(5)(a) of the Labour Act to include a proviso requiring the |
| |joinder of an employee to an application for the confirmation of a Labour Officer’s |
| |ruling; and |
| | |
| |amendment of sections 57 and 58 of the Magistrates Court Act to increase the power |
| |of review of Regional Magistrates to level ten sentences and the power of scrutiny |
| |to sentences between level four and ten of offences. |
| | |
| |The proposed amendments are meant to ensure that the backlog of cases in the |
| |country’s Courts is reduced. |
|2. Update on the Strike by Medical Doctors in Public|Cabinet received an update on the ongoing strike by medical doctors in public |
|Hospitals |hospitals from the Minister of Health and Child Care. The Minister indicated that |
| |the strike which has since been declared illegal by the Labour Court, has now |
| |entered its 50th day, with the doctors still refusing to accept the generous offers |
| |of salary increments by Government, among other improvements in their conditions of |
| |service. As a result of the intransigence of the doctors, health service provision |
| |at most of the central hospitals remains severely constrained thus putting the lives|
| |of innocent patients at risk. |
| | |
| |Up until this stage, Government has indeed gone out of its way to try and find an |
| |amicable solution by addressing the concerns by the medical doctors through |
| |constructive dialogue. However, given the uncompromising stance adopted by the |
| |medical doctors which seems to be driven by other hidden interests, Government |
| |through the Health Service Board remains committed to following the dictates of the |
| |country’s laws and has come to the point where it has to commence disciplinary |
| |proceedings for the striking doctors as from 21st October, 2019. |
| | |
| |This action arises from the unlawful withdrawal of services by doctors at central |
| |hospitals for a period exceeding five working days. Government is still amenable to|
| |dialogue with those doctors who may wish to pursue the dialogue path. |
| | |
| |On a more general note, Government is giving due attention to those areas that |
| |require concerted action in the medium to long term within the health service |
| |system. In this regard, the Minister briefed Cabinet on the following measures |
| |which are already being taken: |
| | |
| |improving on material support to urban municipalities in order to enhance their |
| |capacity to provide services; |
| | |
| |expeditious finalisation of public-private partnership agreements at Central |
| |Hospitals so as to alleviate shortages of medicines and equipment and thereby ensure|
| |continuity of services; |
| | |
| |finalisation of arrangements to secure medicines and equipment from bilateral and |
| |multilateral partners are delivered; |
| | |
| |implementation of modalities for the establishment of institutional accommodation in|
| |order to ease accommodation and transport costs for health personnel; and |
| | |
| |strengthening local manufacture of drugs so as to render them more affordable to the|
| |generality of the Zimbabwean people. |
|3. Update on the 25th of October 2019 SADC |Cabinet received an update on the Friday 25th October 2019 SADC Anti-Sanctions Day |
|Anti-Sanctions Day Programme |from Honourable Vice President K.C.D. Mohadi. The marchers are expected to assemble|
| |at Robert Mugabe Square by 0600 hours, from where they will proceed to the National |
| |Sports Stadium at 0800 hours. Highlights of events scheduled to take place at the |
| |National Sports Stadium will include entertainment; solidarity messages by various |
| |national and international presenters; presentation of research findings on the |
| |background and impact of the illegal sanctions; a soccer match between Dynamos and |
| |Highlanders football clubs; and the anti-sanctions Gala to run from 1800 hours on |
| |the same day till the following morning. Similar activities are expected to take |
| |place at various provincial and district centres throughout the country. To further|
| |amplify the importance of this day to the economic emancipation and well-being of |
| |Zimbabwe, Friday 25 October 2019 shall be declared an official public holiday. The |
| |general public will be advised of more details of logistical arrangements in the |
| |build-up to the occasion. |
| | |
| |We therefore, wish to appeal to all Zimbabweans across the board to come in their |
| |numbers and to actively participate towards the success of this grand and noble |
| |initiative. |
|4. The 2020 Budget Strategy Paper |Cabinet received the 2020 Proposed Budget Strategy Paper as presented by the |
| |Minister of Finance and Economic Development. The Minister’s presentation took note|
| |of the ongoing reforms which are premised on the 2019 national budget theme – |
| |Austerity for Prosperity as outlined in the Transitional Stabilisation Programme |
| |(TSP). Notable milestones in this regard include fiscal consolidation, monetary |
| |policy restoration, liberalization of the foreign exchange market, re-engagement and|
| |a number of governance and structural reforms aimed at improving the business |
| |environment and to support the productive sectors. |
| | |
| |These reforms present a firm pedestal for the rebound of the country’s economy in |
| |2020 and beyond. The Strategy Paper is premised on the understanding that the |
| |austerity phase of the reforms will be over by the end of the year, thereby ushering|
| |in the era of economic growth and productivity. The paper took note of the fact |
| |that in 2019, Zimbabwe’s economy faced severe exogenous shocks arising from the El |
| |Nino-induced drought and Cyclone Idai which constrained agricultural activities and |
| |electricity generation, bring about general underperformance of the economy. |
| | |
| |The economy is projected to grow by 4.6 percent in 2020. Furthermore, price |
| |increases which currently present a major challenge are expected to stabilize on the|
| |back of continued implementation of fiscal and monetary reforms, supported by |
| |structural and supply side measures. |
| | |
| |The 2020 National Budget will seek to consolidate the macro-fiscal stabilisation |
| |gains secured in 2019. However, the strategic focus of the Budget thrust will now |
| |be anchored on the following objectives: |
| | |
| |growth and productivity; |
| | |
| |job creation; |
| | |
| |competitiveness; and |
| | |
| |promotion of more sustained and shared development. |
| | |
| |Also of importance is the need for a more comprehensive and well-coordinated |
| |approach to the implementation of the country’s debt arrears clearance programme. |
| |Going forward, Government’s borrowing programme shall be coordinated in order to |
| |align the country’s re-engagement to the international financial institutions’ |
| |lending policies. In this regard, completion of the Staff Monitored Programme will |
| |be accorded top priority. |
|5. Principles for the Proposed Amendment of the |Cabinet considered and approved Principles for the Amendment of the Constitution of |
|Constitution of Zimbabwe |Zimbabwe (No. 20 Act, 2013) which was presented by the Minister of Justice, Legal |
| |and Parliamentary Affairs. The Principles have been prompted by the need to amend |
| |provisions that a perceived to be contradictory or conflicting, thereby rendering |
| |implementation of the Constitution inherently problematic. The Principles will also|
| |add entirely new provisions as well as amend the Constitution as follows: |
| | |
| |to amend the constitutional provision for Provincial Councils in order to exclude |
| |Members of Parliament in light of the oversight role of Parliament; |
| | |
| |to amend the heading of Section 271 of the Constitution by the inclusion of “and |
| |Metropolitan Councils” |
| | |
| |to extend by another 10 years the provision for the election of the 60 women |
| |members in Parliament under proportional representation following which a further |
| |review shall be conducted; |
| | |
| |to remove provisions of Section 92 of the Constitution relating to the issue of |
| |running mates in accordance with the practice prevailing in the SADC region; |
| | |
| |to amend Section 161 of the Constitution so as to de-link the delimitation of |
| |electoral boundaries from population censuses; |
| | |
| |to provide for the inclusion of the office of the Chief Secretary to the President |
| |and Cabinet in the Constitution, which was inadvertently omitted; |
| | |
| |in line with international best practices, to provide for the appointment of the |
| |Prosecutor-General by the President, and for the establishment of the Office of the |
| |Public Protector; and |
| | |
| |to provide for the setting aside of one constituency per province, to be contested |
| |for by the Youth on the basis of proportional representation. |
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