That week in Parliament

  There are currently 50 bills before Parliament. This includes a mix of consequential, medium-level and minor legislation. In this piece we highlight some of the key bills to look out for this year.   The Electoral Amendment Bill is one of the major...

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE UPDATE The eGazette is back online, although no notices published after 24 December 2021 are available.   GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM The South African Government website ‘documents, latest’ section was updated...

There's a full and mixed flavour to the coming week's parliamentary business. The major points of interest will come from the Question Time session with the Executive and mini-plenaries. There are also several high-profile meetings in the Committee...

Link to 2021 BRRRs. Parliament has a fundamental role in authorising budget decisions and in holding government to account. Consistent with this, parliamentary committees get to engage with the budget process at all key stages of the budget cycle,...

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE UPDATE the eGazette is still offline, and the South African Government website ‘documents’, ‘latest’ section has not been updated since 1 February.   FINANCIAL SECTOR CONDUCT AUTHORITY Extensions have been granted to two timeframes...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s maiden Budget Speech on Wednesday, 23 February will dominate headlines this week. The Budget presents an overall synopsis of the state of the country’s finances, amendments to tax, distribution of revenue across...

  Western Cape (15 February 2022) Premier Alan Winde Speech                              l            Watch   Eastern Cape (17 February 2022) Premier Oscar Mabuyane Speech                     l             Watch   North West (18 February 2022) Premier...

Every February the Minister of Finance presents the budget speech in Parliament for the upcoming fiscal year. The 2022 Budget will be presented by Minister Godongwana on Wednesday, 23 February 2022.   What is in the budget and why should I care? The...

In his State of the Nation Address delivered on Thursday, 10 February 2022, President Ramaphosa announced a number of legislative proposals as outlined below: 

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE UPDATE Some national departments are posting published notices on their websites, but: the eGazette is still offline, and the South African Government website ‘documents’ section has not been updated since 1 February.   NATIONAL...