That week in Parliament

It's another big week in the Committee corridor where lawmakers will be dealing with Annual Reports and finalising Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports (BRRRs) which must be completed before the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on 1...

NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK AMENDMENT ACT A presidential proclamation retrospectively commenced most sections of the National Qualifications Framework Amendment Act, 2019, from 12 September 2023. Among other things, the Act: provides for the...

CRITICAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS The Department of Home Affairs gazetted a revised list of skills and qualifications deemed critical in the context of work visa or permanent residence applications. It updates a list published in August 2022.  ...

Parliament will be particularly busy when it resumes business for the fourth and final term as it deals with the annual task of poring over the 2022/23 Annual Reports of Departments and public entities within the ambit of each parliamentary committee....

The third term was brief and disjointed, with both Houses starting and ending at different times. Despite this, there were a lot of noteworthy events that happened during this period.    Plenary sessions Apart from the removal of the Public Protector...

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN The National Planning Commission published two documents on its 10-year review of progress made in achieving National Development Plan (NDP) targets: the review findings, and  a ‘call to action’, intended to: ‘rekindle the...

PUBLIC SECTOR COST-CUTTING National Treasury published guidelines on implementing cost containment measures introduced in August 2023 (Politicsweb) with the intention of: assisting government accounting officers and authorities in their efforts to...

The third term concludes for NCOP delegates. From next week, they will join their NA counterparts who are on recess. Legislation is a major focus in Tuesday’s NCOP sitting. The House will consider three Bills, the Performers’ Protection Amendment...

PARENTAL AND MATERNITY BENEFITS The South African Law Reform Commission published a report on the outcome of an investigation into maternity and parental benefits for self-employed workers in the informal economy. It includes recommendations and a...

It’s the final week of the parliamentary term for the National Assembly. National Council of Provinces (NCOP) delegates will sit for a further week and commence their constituency break on 2 October 2023. The NCOP has not scheduled any sitting this...