en.Wedoany.com Reported - Zimbabwe's Mining and Minerals Development Bill has moved a step closer to becoming law, with the government required to resolve six outstanding constitutional issues within two weeks. Dr Polite Kambamura, Minister of Mining and Minerals Development, revealed during a break in oral testimony before Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Mining and Minerals Development that the committee had issued an adverse report on the bill last year, identifying 21 constitutional concerns. Kambamura stated that the government had addressed these issues and engaged with the Attorney General's Office.

After meeting with the legal committee—which Kambamura described as having gone very smoothly—the committee requested the government to review six specific items within 14 days. Kambamura said they began working on these issues the same day and would respond to the legal committee before the two-week deadline; once the legal committee is satisfied with the response, the adverse report will be withdrawn.

Kambamura explained that after the adverse report is withdrawn, the bill will be submitted to Parliament, then to the Senate, and finally to the President for assent into law. Hon Remigius Matangira, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mining and Minerals Development, emphasized the need to expedite the process, stating that the committee agreed and believed the government had done well, and should accelerate the bill's progress. Matangira expressed concern that the current situation had affected miners, noting that the minister had been acting as if the bill were already law, when in fact it was not. He said the committee expected the government to complete the work within 14 days, adding that they were not skeptics and waiting another 14 days was not an issue. The committee was impressed with the progress made so far and stressed the need to finalize the bill urgently, "in the national interest," particularly because new policy measures under development require legislative support.

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