A busy and eclectic week of parliamentary action beckons.

The NCOP has scheduled a two-day Committee Strategic Planning Session on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The NCOP select committees are responsible for implementing the Council's mandate. They undertake annual performance planning sessions for the year ahead to ensure they develop clear strategies and plans to inform their work towards attaining set objectives.

Consistent with previous commitments, we expect a focus on committee oversight activities to produce deeper scrutiny of executive action, ensure more effective involvement and public engagement, and deliver more effective recommendations.

Another highlight is Thursday’s planned debate on strengthening measures to build viable municipal capabilities in the NCOP Chamber.

The National Assembly Chamber will convene over four days.

On Tuesday morning, the House will consider various committee reports. The afternoon session is dedicated to the debate on International Mother Language Day.

On Wednesday, the focus is on the Oral Question-And-answer session with select Ministers in the Peace and Security Cluster. View Questions

On Thursday, the urgent debate surrounding the United States Government's decision to halt aid to South Africa and its response will receive considerable attention.

The week rounds off with two mini-plenaries to discuss several matters of public importance:

 

Mini-plenary 1:

1.     Subject for discussion (Ms A F Muthambi): Advancing the ideals of solidarity, equality and sustainable development to tackle critical global challenges (114)

2.     Subject for discussion (Dr M J Burke): The urgent need for government to grow the economy, create jobs and spend more efficiently as an alternative to increasing taxes and deficits to achieve a South Africa that works for all its people (114)

Mini-plenary 2:

3.     Subject for discussion (Ms P P Nxaba-Ntshaba): Professionalising the public service, improving frontline services and resolving the problem of mismatch of skills (114)

4.     Subject for discussion (Dr T K S Letlape): The urgent crisis of unemployed doctors and frontline medical professionals in South Africa and Its devastating impact on the health care system (114)

 

Beyond this, the chairpersons from the governance cluster committees will address the media on Monday as part of the 7th Parliament’s weekly media engagement programme.

 

There are several important meetings in the Committee corridor:

TUESDAY, 04 MARCH 2025

Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies (National Assembly), [Briefing by the DCDT on (i) implementation of the new structure; (ii) NGN spectrum policy; (iii) Digital Migration and the impact on broadcasting services to communities; (v) filling of critical vacancies of Entities; and (vi) the status update on governance of the Boards of Entities. Adoption of minutes. Adoption of minutes], Virtual meeting platform, 09:00 – 13:00

Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Content Advisor and Committee Secretary on the process for the establishment of National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide], Virtual meeting platform, 09:00-10:00

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs (National Assembly), [Response by the Department of Home Affairs and Parliament Legal Services to the Immigration Amendment Bill Briefing by the Minister of Home Affairs and the Department of Home Affairs on the Second and Third Quarters Performance 2024/25 financial year.], S35, 1^st floor, NCOP Building, 10:00-12:30

WEDNESDAY, 05 MARCH 2025

Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, (National Assembly), [Consideration of Parliamentary Legal Services opinion on the section 79(1) referral of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Amendment Bill [B28-2023] and impact of the related Constitutional Court application for extension and interim measures.] Virtual meeting platform, 09:30

Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the SAPS, IPID, CSPS, PSIRA, Office of the DPCI Judge and DNA Board on progress made to Committee recommendation in the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Reports.] Virtual meeting platform, 09:00-12:30

Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (National Assembly), [Joint briefing by the National Treasury and the DOD on its engagements to develop a new Human Resources strategy to ensure force rejuvenation in accordance with the 6th Parliaments PCDMV recommendation, Update on plans by the DOD to establish Memoranda of Understanding with other government departments to assist with exiting SANDF members to aid the new Human Resources strategy, Consideration of outstanding minutes], Committee Room 1 Upper Ground, 90 Plein Building, 10:00-13:00

Standing Committee on Public Accounts, (National Assembly), [Hearing on the Uninsurance Fund (UIF), Compensation Fund Annual Reports and Financial Statements.] M514, Fifth floor, Marks Building, 09:00 -13:00.

Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) on the reasons for its decision relating to Eskom’s Multi-Year Price Determination 6 (MYPD6) Revenue Application for the 2025/26, 2026/27 and 2027/28 Financial Years. Consideration and adoption of minutes of the 20 February 2025.], Venue TBC, 09:30- 12:30

Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Public Service Commission on the first to third quarter performance of 2024-2025 financial year; Consideration and adoption of the A list & B bill of the Public Service Commission Bill; Consideration and adoption of the Committee Report on the PSC Bill; Consideration and adoption of the minutes], Sanlam Golden Acre Building, 21st Floor, Adderley Street, Cape Town, 10h00-13h00.

Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Legal Aid Board on Legal Services Provided to Farm Dwellers, Labour Tenants and all other Land Reform Beneficiaries], Committee room 2, 90 Plein Street Building 9:30 – 13:30

FRIDAY, 07 MARCH 2025

Joint Standing Committee on Defence (National Assembly), [Introductory engagement with the Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) and briefing by the DFSC on its 2024 Annual Activity Report. Overview by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans on the coexistence of the DFSC and military unions. Consideration of outstanding minutes.], Virtual meeting platform, 10:00-13:00

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