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Women Alliance of Business Association in Zimbabwe petition parliament
06 Feb 2016 at 08:46hrs | Views
The Women Alliance of Business Association in Zimbabwe has petitioned parliament of Zimbabwe seeking it to review the country's mining legal frame work and assess level of under representation of women in various mining boards.
This was revealed by the speaker of parliament Jacob Mudenda in parliament on Thursday.
"I have to inform the House that on the 29th September 2015, I received a petition from the Women Alliance of Business Associations of Zimbabwe (WABAZ) imploring Parliament to urgently review the country's mining legal frameworks and assess the level of under-representation of women in various mining boards," he said.
"On 8th October, 2015, I also received a petition from the Electoral Resource Centre imploring Parliament to ensure that the Executive aligns The Zimbabwe Electoral Act to the Constitution."
He said the two petitions have been referred to the Portfolio Committees on Mines and Energy and Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs respectively in terms of Standing Order No. 183 of the National Assembly Standing Rules and Orders.
This was revealed by the speaker of parliament Jacob Mudenda in parliament on Thursday.
"I have to inform the House that on the 29th September 2015, I received a petition from the Women Alliance of Business Associations of Zimbabwe (WABAZ) imploring Parliament to urgently review the country's mining legal frameworks and assess the level of under-representation of women in various mining boards," he said.
"On 8th October, 2015, I also received a petition from the Electoral Resource Centre imploring Parliament to ensure that the Executive aligns The Zimbabwe Electoral Act to the Constitution."
He said the two petitions have been referred to the Portfolio Committees on Mines and Energy and Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs respectively in terms of Standing Order No. 183 of the National Assembly Standing Rules and Orders.
Source - Byo24News
