That week in Parliament

2023 Budget Vote Debate Speeches   On 22 February, the Minister of Finance delivered the Budget Speech and tabled the Fiscal Framework, the Appropriation Bill, and the Division of Revenue Bill. These gave details of spending plans and revenue...

NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS The Department of Social Development has issued a notice withdrawing calls for public comment on a draft Non-profit Organisation Amendment Bill. They were gazetted in October 2021 and May 2022. According to the notice,...

An eclectic week of parliamentary action beckons in the main chambers and Committee Corridor. A combination of Question Time sessions, debates, budget-related work, legislative business, and a few high-profile Committee meetings should mean plenty of...

WOMEN IN SPORT The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has gazetted a draft policy on women in sport but has not set a deadline for public comment. According to its executive summary, once operationalised the proposed new policy is expected to go...

Parliament is taking full advantage of the public holiday. It is largely a low-key week with NA MPs on leave, no house sittings, and only a handful of meetings scheduled. A major highlight is the Rules Committee meeting that will focus on the State...

Parliament resumes this week after a constituency period. According to the latest timetable, the NA programme will run for 8 weeks and the NCOP for 10 weeks. Some of the highlights include committee, oversight, and legislative work; oral questions to...

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Most sections of the Domestic Violence Amendment Act, 2021, came into effect on 14 April 2023, according to a presidential proclamation gazetted with: a notice prescribing ‘tariffs of compensation’ payable to electronic...

The first term was an action-packed and eventful period. The major highlights during the ten weeks of parliamentary activity include SONA and the subsequent debates; delivery of the Budget Speech and its processing; oversight, legislative and...

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING The Department of Higher Education & Training has called for public comments on a recommendation that the 2016 Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Co-ordination Policy should be repealed and replaced with an RPL...

RETIREMENT REFORM According to a speech made by Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola at the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association conference in Cape Town, the ‘two pot’ retirement system will come into...