That week in Parliament

CLEANER ENERGY: THE ‘JUST TRANSITION’ PROCESS National Treasury and the Department of Public Enterprises have issued a joint media statement on converting the Komati coal power station into ‘a site for renewable energy generation’. According to the...

There's a full and mixed flavour to the coming week's parliamentary business. But everything will be overshadowed by the decision of the independent panel, which has to determine whether President Ramaphosa has a prima facie case to answer on Phala...

PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT Revised regulations reflecting the requirements of the February 2022 Constitutional Court ruling have been gazetted. They will be in force from 16 January 2023.   DRAFT WHITE PAPER ON THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S...

There are five weeks left until Parliament rises for the year. In the remaining days, lawmakers are scheduled to vote on several Bills, approve government spending, hold debates, scrutinise government performance, conduct oversight visits, consider...

Our current electoral model of proportional representation (PR) is designed specifically to create space for a multi-party constitutional democracy. The three-largest parties (ANC, DA & EFF) occupy 90% of the National Assembly seats. The remaining 10%...

ZONDO COMMISSION REPORT Parliament has issued a media statement: acknowledging receipt of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to recommendations in the report, which the President unpacked in his address to the nation on 23 October undertaking to...

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

LOADSHEDDING: HOSPITAL EXEMPTIONS The Department of Health has issued a media statement on progress made in mitigating the impact of load shedding on essential healthcare services. To date: 212 ‘priority hospitals’ have been identified across the...

All eyes will be on the Minister of Finance when he presents the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday. The MTBPS outlines the economic context against which the 2023 budget is being formulated and sets out the spending framework...

STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION REPORT The Presidency has issued a media statement announcing the availability of an amended report: reflecting corrections made by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo in his capacity as commission chair when the original version was...