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High mortality rate and Mutare hospital due to negligence, poor service delivery and work strike
Bulawayo Agenda
February 15, 2010

The Daily Agenda, published from Monday to Friday will provide information on critical governance and developmental issues. It is our hope that the information provided will be useful to our constituency of readership, particularly the leaders at the local level and civil society practitioners, in informing and shaping their choice of developmental objectives and initiatives.

Mutare - High mortality rate of mothers and children during child birth have been reported at Mutare General Hospital supposedly due to negligence, poor service delivery and the health workers strike that has prevailed since last week.

Bulawayo - Bulawayo Agenda's Gender and Development Department held a women's focus group meeting, on Friday, to urge meaningful participation of women in the constitution making process. Bulawayo Agenda held a Public meeting to review the first year of the Inclusive Government (IG) at the Small City Hall on Saturday. Many attended the meeting to review the performance of the IG with the public expressing sentiments that there is need to implement all the issues in the GPA for the country to move forward. There were also calls from the public to participate in the constitution making process with all speakers noting that a new constitution for Zimbabwe will help the country move forward. Speakers included Hon Thabitha Khumalo (MDC -T), Peter Baka Nyoni (Zanu PF) and Mary Ndlovu.

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The Gender and Development Department will be holding a series of focus group meetings this afternoon.

Topic- Promoting Women's Participation in the Constitution Making Process.

Venue	Emakhandeni	Entumbane
Time	1000 - 1200 hours	1400 - 1600 hours

Civic Society Leadership Forum including Councilors.

 

Date	16 February 2010
Agenda	To brainstorm on submissions on Private Members Bill on POSA
Venue	Bulawayo Agenda Democracy Centre
Time	1000 hours

The Portfolio Committee has resolved that it should conduct public hearings on Public Order and Security Act (POSA) in order to get the views of stakeholders and members of the public. The public hearings will be held at the following times and venues:

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