That week in Parliament

POWER PROCUREMENT Eskom has issued a media statement announcing three new programmes that: ‘initially … will focus on generators capable of supplying more than one megawatt to the grid’, and noting that ‘over time the threshold will be lowered to...

The constituency period beckons, with MPs in the National Assembly due to depart on Friday and return to Parliament on 11 October 2022. NCOP delegates have a two-week constituency period, which starts today. There is no opportunity to go through the...

RENEWABLE ENERGY Government Communications has issued a media statement providing: background information on recent amendments to the April 2022 request for proposals from independent power producers for Bid Window 6, and insights into the processes...

It’s the final week of the parliamentary term for National Council of Provinces (NCOP) delegates. Meanwhile, National Assembly (NA) MPs will sit for a further week and commence their constituency break on 3 October 2022. There is a mixture of routine...

Parliament’s role in respect of municipalities Local government is represented in Parliament, in the National Council of the Provinces (NCOP), and other important institutions like the Financial and Fiscal Commission and the Budget Council. In...

Parliamentary Constituency Offices are funded through public funds and constituency work is meant to be an integral part of what Members of Parliament (MP) and Members of Provincial Legislatures (MPLs) do. Constituency offices are the focal points for...

NATIONAL MIMIMUM WAGE The National Minimum Wage Commission has gazetted a notice calling for written representations on possible adjustments to the national minimum wage. The Commission will consider them before it publishes its annual report and...

From Tuesday to Thursday, the NCOP, in partnership with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), will host a hybrid Local Government Week under the theme, “Advancing Our Collective Effort to Enhance Oversight and Accountability in the...

The vandalism of public infrastructure remains a burning issue. Just last week, the National Assembly debated the topic and this week the NCOP has arranged a ministerial briefing session to discuss: the scale and impact of the destruction of public...

CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW The South African Police Service has gazetted a notice drawing attention to a revised national instruction published for general information. Its purpose is to ‘provide clear direction … on how to deal with a child in...