That week in Parliament

Question time is the main business in both chambers this week. The practice of oral questions is an established part of the parliamentary day and gives MPs an opportunity to question the Executive about matters for which they are responsible....

Public participation in law-making, oversight and other processes of Parliament constitutes an important part of our democracy. Parliament has developed a number of ways to promote public involvement. One of the mechanisms includes the right to submit...

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AMENDMENT ACT The Department of Employment and Labour issued a media statement pointing to provisions in yet-to-be-published regulations under the Employment Equity Amendment Act, 2022. Apparently agreed by government and its social...

Now that the National Assembly returns from its constituency break (the NCOP resumed at the start of the month), it feels like the real start of the new term. The third term will conclude on 22 September 2023 and will be packed with activities. Some...

The Public Procurement Bill was introduced to Parliament in June 2023. It was passed by the NA on 06 December and transmitted to the NCOP for concurrence.  You can track its processing here.  SEIAS The Standing Committee on Finance...

INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition extended the deadline for public comments on proposals regarding: limiting the sources of copper used in producing semi-finished products for export, and prohibiting the export of...

SOLAR ENERGY National Treasury issued a media statement announcing the launch of an ‘energy bounce back loan guarantee scheme’, which will operate at three levels: loans to small and medium enterprises and households for solar panels, batteries,...

FROZEN BONE-IN CHICKEN IMPORTS The South African Revenue Service gazetted anti-dumping duties on frozen bone-in chicken portions from Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Spain According to a notice gazetted by the Department of Trade, Industry and...

SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE   The Constitution 18th Amendment Act was gazetted but is not yet in force. In a speech during the 19 July 2023 ceremony at which President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bill into law, he said: ‘official recognition is just...

SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE The Constitution 18th Amendment Bill was signed into law, formalising the status of South African sign language by making it the country’s 12th official language. According to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s remarks at the...