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BELA ACT President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech at the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill signing ceremony confirmed that: the BELA Act has joined the statute books the implementation of its school language and admission policy provisions is on...

The constituency period beckons, with MPs due to depart at the end of the week and return to Parliament on 8 October 2024. But a fair amount of work will be done before they go, and there is plenty of opportunity for excitement. In the National...

SOVEREIGN DEBT National Treasury issued a media statement on the outcome of a recent IMF post-financing assessment visit, among other things noting that South Africa was found to have ‘adequate’ capacity to repay the July 2020 USD 4.3bn IMF loan...

A busy and eclectic week of parliamentary action beckons. The President's appearance, a strategic planning workshop, a Ministerial Briefing Session, Oral Question-and-Answer sessions, legislative business, and a few high-profile Committee meetings...

NEW LEGISLATION The Presidency issued a media statement announcing that the South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Ltd Bill has been signed into law. At the time of writing, the new Act had not yet been gazetted. However,...

Both chambers have scheduled questions for oral replies with the Executive. Section 92(2) of the Constitution stipulates that cabinet members are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for exercising their powers and performing their...

NEW LEGISLATION Except for section 8 (providing for a complaints mechanism), the National Prosecuting Authority Amendment Act, 2024, came into effect on 19 August 2024 by proclamation in the Government Gazette. Regulations published as a schedule to...

The President's oral question session - on Thursday - is the high point of the parliamentary week. The President is required to answer up to six questions of national or international importance once per term in accordance with the annual...

MPs head back to Parliament this week for the second term. This session runs for five weeks and will be packed with activities. Some highlights include Committee and oversight work, oral questions to the Executive, important debates, lawmakers'...

ELECTRICITY REGULATION AMENDMENT ACT   The Presidency issued a media statement announcing that the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill’s ‘B’ version has been signed into law. At the time of writing, the new Act had not yet been gazetted. However,...