DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS e-mail: [email protected] Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied. REPORT OF THE CONSTITUTION PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTEE (COPAC) Presented to Parliament 7 February, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION A – THE SELECT COMMITTEE 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Working Modalities of the Select Committee ................................................................................. 6 2.1 Budget and Finance Subcommittee ............................................................................................... 6 2.2 Human Resources Subcommittee ................................................................................................. 7 2.3 Stakeholders Subcommittee .......................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Information and Publicity Subcommittee ..................................................................................... 7 2.5 Legal Subcommittee ..................................................................................................................... 7 3. Terms of Reference of the Select Committee .................................................................................. 7 SECTION B – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 10 2. First All Stakeholders Conference .................................................................................................... 10 3. Management Committee ................................................................................................................... 12 4. Funding arrangements for the Process .............................................................................................. 12 5. Training of Outreach Team Members ............................................................................................... 12 6. Training of Rapporteurs .................................................................................................................... 12 7. The Outreach Programme ................................................................................................................. 12 8. National Consultative Outreach for Children ................................................................................... 14 9. Special Outreach for Members of Parliament ................................................................................... 14 10. Institutional Submissions ................................................................................................................ 14 11. Special Outreach for The Disabled ................................................................................................. 14 12. Participation by The Diaspora......................................................................................................... 14 13. Data Uploading ............................................................................................................................... 14 14. Sitting of Thematic Committees ..................................................................................................... 15 15. Interpretation of Statistics ............................................................................................................... 15 16. Preparatory work for Drafting ......................................................................................................... 16 17. Drafting ........................................................................................................................................... 17 18. The Second All Stakeholders Conference....................................................................................... 18 19. The Committee of Seven ................................................................................................................ 18 20. The Need for Negotiations .............................................................................................................. 19 1 The Constitution Select Committee (COPAC) Report to Parliament, February 2013 21. Adoption of Final Draft Constitution .............................................................................................. 19 22. Challenges ....................................................................................................................................... 20 2 The Constitution Select Committee (COPAC) Report to Parliament, February 2013 SECTION C – THE CONSTITUTION MAKING PROCESS IN DETAIL 1. Development of Talking Points and Training of Outreach Teams ............................................. 21 1.1 Talking Points ............................................................................................................................. 21 1.2 Training of Outreach Teams ....................................................................................................... 28 1.3 Training of Rapporteurs .............................................................................................................. 28 2. The Outreach Programme ............................................................................................................. 29 2.1 Provincial Composition of Teams ............................................................................................... 29 2.2 Outreach Launch ......................................................................................................................... 30 2.3 Commencement of Outreach....................................................................................................... 30 2.4 Methodology of work of the Outreach Teams ............................................................................ 30 2.5 Appointment of District and Provincial Liaison Officers ........................................................... 31 2.6 General Logistical arrangements ................................................................................................. 31 2.7 Outreach and The Media ............................................................................................................. 32 2.7.1 Pre-Outreach and Outreach Stage Publicity......................................................................... 33 2.7.2 Challenges ............................................................................................................................ 34 2.8 Outreach per Province ................................................................................................................. 35 2.8.1 Bulawayo ............................................................................................................................. 35 2.8.2 Harare................................................................................................................................... 35 2.8.3 Manicaland ........................................................................................................................... 36 2.8.4 Mashonaland Central ........................................................................................................... 37 2.8.5 Mashonaland East ................................................................................................................ 37 2.8.6 Mashonaland West ............................................................................................................... 38 2.8.7 Masvingo ............................................................................................................................. 38 2.8.8 Matabeleland North ............................................................................................................. 39 2.8.9 Matabeleland South ............................................................................................................. 39 2.8.10 Midlands ............................................................................................................................ 40 2.9 Other Sources of Data ................................................................................................................. 41 2.9.1 Views from Children............................................................................................................ 41 2.9.2 Views from the Diaspora ..................................................................................................... 41 2.9.3 View from the Disabled ....................................................................................................... 41 2.9.4 Institutional Submissions ..................................................................................................... 41 2.9.5 Views from Members of Parliament .................................................................................... 41 3 The Constitution Select Committee (COPAC) Report to Parliament, February 2013 SECTION C – THE CONSTITUTION MAKING PROCESS IN DETAIL (Continued) 3. Data Uploading................................................................................................................................ 42 4. Thematic Committees ..................................................................................................................... 43 4.1 Methodology for the Thematic Committee Discussions ............................................................