That week in Parliament

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...

Question Time is an established part of the parliamentary day and gives MPs an opportunity to question the Executive about matters for which they are responsible. Question Time serves different objectives for governing party MPs and the opposition. In...

North West (8 March 2022) MEC for Finance Motlalepula Rosho                       I     Watch Appropriation Bill   Limpopo (8 March 2022) MEC for Finance Seapora Sekoati                          I     Watch Appropriation Bill   Mpumalanga (8 March...

  Parliament is currently working with the Department of Home Affairs to reform legislation that will allow independent candidates to contest national and provincial elections. This comes after the June 11 2020 Constitutional Court decision that...