Here’s where this week’s public consultations on the Cyber Security Bill are being held

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Farai Mudzingwa

The parliament recently issued a notice to the effect that the next public consultations and hearings on the Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill are being held.

The hearings will be held between 6-10 July, virtually and physically (venues below) by 3 parliament teams.

The teams will cover various places in Zimbabwe as follows:

TEAM 1

DatePlaceVenueTime ofHearing
Monday, 6 July 2020BulawayoBulawayoLuveve Beit  HallPumula South Hall0900 hrs1400 hrs
Tuesday, 7 July 2020GwandaGwanda Municipality Main Park0930 hrs
Wednesday, 8 July 2020NyamandlovuNyamandlovu Farmers Hall0930 hrs
Thursday, 9 July 2020KwekweMbizo Youth Centre1000 hrs

TEAM 2

DatePlaceVenueTime of Hearing 
Monday, 6 July 2020ChegutuChinhoyiChegutu Welfare CentreCooksey Hall0830 hrs1400 hrs 
Tuesday, 7 July 2020BinduraChipadze Hall0900 hrs 
Wednesday, 8 July 2020HighfieldsMushandirapamwe Hotel0830 hrs 
Thursday, 9 July 2020ZengezaSt. Mary’s Hall0830 hrs 
Friday, 10 July 2020NortonPakare Paye Arts Centre0900 hrs

TEAM 3

DatePlaceVenueTime of Hearing
Monday, 6 July 2020MasvingoMucheke Hall0830 hrs
Tuesday, 7 July 2020BirchenoughDownhill Lodge1000 hrs
Wednesday, 8 July 2020MutareQueens Hall0830 hrs
Thursday, 9 July 2020MaronderaMbuya Nehanda Hall0930 hrs
Friday, 10 July 2020HarareNational Assembly0900 hrs
VIRTUAL MEETING
DateVenueTime
Friday, 10 JulyZOOM1400 – 1600 hrs

All those interested in participating in the zoom meeting should submit their email addresses to nyawol@parlzim.gov.zw.

All those interested in participating in the zoom meeting should submit their email addresses to nyawol@parlzim.gov.zw.

ALL THOSE WHO WILL BE PUTTING ON MILITARY UNIFORMS, SIGNS OF RANKS, FLAGS OR BADGES AND POLITICAL PARTY REGALIA WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

The Public Hearings will at all times comply with the Ministry of Health and Child Care COVID 19 Regulations as outlined in Statutory Instruments 99 and 110 regarding observing social distancing, sanitization, temperature screening and wearing of facial masks.

  • a) Only 50 participants will be allowed at any one time;
  • Where more than 50 participants want to attend they will only be allowed in groups that comply with the requirements;
  • Hand sanitization and temperature screening will be done at all venues;
  • All participants must be wearing facial masks;
  • Appropriate social distancing will be observed.

Also read, Download: Zimbabwe’s Cyber Security And Data Protection Bill

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