That week in Parliament

  We all know Parliament as the “law-making” body. The legislature is constitutionally empowered to make new laws, amend existing laws and repeal old laws. Those in the know are aware of the trajectory the law-making process undergoes – from...

COVID-19 Gazetted on 22 March and immediately in force, among other things amendments to the disaster management regulations for adjusted lockdown level one: waive the mandatory wearing of face masks in open public spaces on the understanding that a...

  The Committee on Section 194 Inquiry resumed its work last month, on 22 February 2022, after a six-month hiatus due to court processes. The Committee agreed to utilise the services of two external Evidence Leaders to assist it. The role of the...

The constituency period beckons, with MPs due to sign off at the end of the week and resume on 19 April 2022. There is no opportunity to go through the motions as a fair amount of heavy-duty business will be done before they go. The main point of...

COVID-19 The State of Disaster has been extended to 15 April. The Department of Employment and Labour has gazetted: a draft amended code of practice on managing workplace exposure to ‘notifiable medical conditions’ supplementary regulations to those...

It’s the penultimate week of the parliamentary term, with Members expected to depart for their constituency break on 1 April 2022. There is a mixture of routine and important parliamentary business in both the National Assembly (NA) and the National...

EDUCATION AND TRAINING The National Economic Development and Labour Council has concluded negotiations on a post-school education and training skills strategy, according to Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande.   MERCHANT...

An eclectic week of parliamentary action beckons in the main chambers and committee corridor. A combination of Question Time, a ministerial briefing, two debates, statutory appointments, legislative business and several high-profile committee...

  Today, 8 March 2022, marks International Women’s Day – a day to commemorate and celebrate the vital role women play all over the world. In the global parliamentary space, only 26% of women occupy parliamentary seats across the world.  Over the...

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE UPDATE The eGazette is now fully functional and offering an improved service.   GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM The South African Government website ‘documents, latest’ section has been updated to include all missing...