That week in Parliament

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...

Scrutiny of government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is a feature of the parliamentary programme. We have consolidated all the COVID-19 related meetings and events here Plenary Sessions/ House Events Committee Meetings: Agriculture, Land Reform...

The President's oral question session - on Tuesday - is the high point of the parliamentary week. The President is required to answer up to six questions of national or international importance once per term in accordance with the annual parliamentary...

ESSENTIAL FOOD PRICES The Competition Commission has published its latest essential food price report. According to an accompanying media statement, the report: ‘expands’ on the Commission’s previous work by: ‘focusing on the sunflower oil value chain...

  One of the peculiarities of our parliamentary system is that there is no parliamentary committee that oversees the Presidency. While every government department is subject to consistent parliamentary oversight, this is not the case for the...

SOCIAL RELIEF OF DISTRESS GRANT The Department of Social Development has issued a Government Gazette notice announcing that: on 1 August 2022 the grant was increased to R624 per month ‘verification of insufficient means with banks’ is no longer...