That week in Parliament

The National Assembly is officially on recess from today until 17 August. Meanwhile, the NCOP’s second term will run until 21 June. The NCOP chamber has arranged a varied agenda for delegates. Highlights include Oral Questions and Replies with the...

  On Tuesday, 1 June, Parliament’s Budget Vote came up for debate in plenary sittings of the National Assembly (NA) and National Council of Provinces (NCOP). We glean the key takeaways.   A hybrid Parliament The Speaker of the NA, Ms Thandi Modise, in...

  Has Parliament failed the people of South Africa?  The Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA) asked the experts, and ordinary citizens, what Parliament can do to uphold the checks and balances in our Constitution. Read their suggestions in the...

  COVID-19 STATE OF DISASTER   President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a return to lockdown level two was confirmed on 31 May by notice in the Government Gazette. According to the President: curfew now begins at 23:00 each evening and ends at...

A combination of a heavy legislative load, some important hearings and the pending recess break should mean plenty of fizz in Parliament this week. The constituency period beckons, with MPs in the National Assembly due to depart at the end of the week...

In February 2018, the National Assembly adopted a motion proposed by the EFF, with amendments by the ANC that Parliament's Constitutional Review Committee investigates mechanisms through which land can be expropriated without compensation. The Joint...

COVID-19 STATE OF DISASTER   School contact sports were suspended on 19 May in a Department of Basic Education media statement to be confirmed by notice in the Government Gazette.   FISHING RIGHTS   The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the...

Domestic Violence Amendment Bill Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill   Select Committee on Security and Justice 11 August 2021: GBV Bills: deliberations 6 August...

  There are a few weeks left until Parliament’s mid-year break. In the remaining days, the legislative body is scheduled to consider and vote on several Bills, conduct important debates, appropriate funding, scrutinise government performance, oversee...

COVID-19 STATE OF DISASTER The State of Disaster has been extended to 15 June. The Department of Social Development has updated stakeholders on progress with an early childhood development practitioner relief programme introduced as part of the...