That week in Parliament

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...

  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...