That week in Parliament

Following the August 5 cabinet reshuffle by President Ramaphosa, which saw National Assembly (NA) Speaker Thandi Modise being appointed Defence Minister, the House is set to elect a new Speaker today.   On August 10, the ANC caucus in Parliament...

COVID-19   The details of criteria to be met when applying each month until the end of March 2022 for a R350 social relief of distress grant were announced on 4 August. Prospective beneficiaries should be: South African citizens or permanent...

UNREST An announcement on 28 July from Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi refers to: a ‘special directive’ being drafted to: provide benefits under the 2001 Unemployment Insurance Act for people: who lost their jobs, or whose working hours...

UNREST According to Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola, ‘in collaboration with the South African Police Service emerging cases will be divided into four categories’: ‘actual looters and persons participating in stealing from...

UNREST A code of conduct for South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members deployed to hotspot areas was gazetted on 14 July.   The additional deployment of 25000 SANDF members was confirmed on 16 July by notice in the Government Gazette.   On...

  COVID-19 President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will remain under adjusted lockdown level four until 25 July. The regulations for lockdown level four, as amended, have since been amended again to reflect eased restrictions on:...

COVID-19 The adjusted disaster management regulations for lockdown level four were amended on 29 June to allow: hotels, lodges, timeshare facilities, resorts, guest houses and bed-and-breakfasts to operate at full capacity in terms of rooms available...

The second term of Parliament officially ended on 25 June and MPs are on recess until 16 August 2021. The Sixth Parliament turned two during the term, on 22 May. The main highlights of the term included: processing of the 2021/22 Budget; public...

  The United Nations passed a resolution to recognize the International Day of Parliamentarism (aka World Parliament Day) as “an opportunity to celebrate Parliaments, as the cornerstone of democracy, and as institutions designed to improve the lives...

COVID-19 A notice returning South Africa to lockdown level four was gazetted on 28 June, backdated to the previous day. The adjusted disaster management regulations for lockdown level four have since confirmed measures announced in President Cyril...