The constituency and leave period beckons for NA MPs, with Thursday scheduled as the last plenary sitting day. 

NCOP delegates will conclude their business a week later on 11 December.

The practice of Oral Questions and Replies is an established part of the parliamentary day where Cabinet Members account to Parliament for the exercise of their powers and performance of their functions. Select Ministers in the Governance Cluster will answer oral questions in the NCOP on Tuesday. On Thursday, the Deputy President will be probed on a variety of issues in line with the broad tasks delegated to him.

In between, there will be a debate to mark World Aids Day on Wednesday, and delegates will consider several bills: the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill, the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill, the Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, and the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill.

Elsewhere, the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities will make a statement on Disability Rights Awareness Month in the National Assembly on Tuesday. At the same sitting, the House will consider the Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Bill and assorted Committee Reports.

Thursday will be a marathon sitting, scheduled to run from 10 a.m. until 16:30 p.m. The NA will conclude its processing of the mini-budget: it will consider the Standing Committee on Appropriations report on the Special Appropriation Bill, the 2024 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, and the Adjustments Appropriation Bill . The House will round off its programme with farewell speeches.

Beyond this, the week commences with a media briefing by four Committee Chairpersons belonging to the Economics Cluster. This is the second weekly committee cluster media engagement. According to Parliament, the aim of these briefings is to enable openness, public participation and accountability in the work of Parliament.

There are many important meetings scheduled in Committee-land. Here is a rundown of the highlights:

 

TUESDAY, 03 DECEMBER 2024

Select Committee on Finance, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration and adoption of the Committee reports on Tax bills: Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB); Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill (TALAB); Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendments of Revenue Laws Bill (Rates Bill); Global Minimum Tax Bill; Global Minimum Tax Administration Bill]; and Revenue Laws Amendment Bill], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly), [Public hearings on the political party funding on the donations limit and the threshold disclosure by political parties, independent candidates and independent representatives], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Consideration and adoption of the three Committee Reports: 2024 MTBPS; 2024 Adjustments Appropriation Bill; 2024 Special Appropriation Bill], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30-12:00

Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, (National Assembly), [Shortlisting of 18 candidates to serve on the NYDA Board], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00

Select Committee on Appropriations, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration and adoption of Final Mandates and draft Report on the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B13 – 2024]], Virtual Meeting Platform, 12:00-14:00


WEDNESDAY, 04 DECEMBER 2024

Select Committee on Social Services, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Western Cape Provincial Department of Health on the Departments Commitments following the oversight visit to the Western Cape Province; Briefing by the Western Cape Provincial Department of Social Development on the Departments Commitments following the oversight visit to the Western Cape Province; Briefing by the Auditor–General of South Africa on the audit outcomes for Department of Health for the 2023/24 financial year; Briefing by the Department of Health on the Annual Report 2023/24; Final Mandates on the Older Persons Amendment Bill [B11B-2022] Section 76 and Consideration and Adoption of the Committee Report on the bill; Consideration and Adoption of Committee Minutes], Good Hope Chamber, Ground Floor, Good Hope Building, Parliament, 09:00

Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, (National Assembly), [Adoption of Minutes; Consideration and adoption of Oversight Report to Eastern Cape; Deliberation and consideration of the recommendation of the Subcommittee on the appointment of suitable candidates for the ICASA Council and adoption of the report recommending candidates for appointment to the Council], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-10:30

Portfolio Committee on Social Development, (National Assembly), [Follow-up briefing by the Department of Social Development on progress made in implementing the National Strategy on the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide.  The presentation will include progress reports on implementation GBV strategy from all nine provinces; Consideration and adoption of minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on 2022/23 Annual Report; Briefing by the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority on 2023/24 Annual Report], Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-16:00

Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and the South African Rugby Union on the details of the equity sale], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-16:00

Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Hon K Ramokgopa and Eskom on the following: Performance targets for 2024/25 and performance to date – both in terms of finances and key performance areas, Update and progress report on its separation into three distinct entities Generation, Distribution, and Transmission, Update on generation capacity – including explaining the difference between loadshedding and load reduction, Socio-economic impact of decommissioning, Eskom’s Summer Plan; Briefing by the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Hon K Ramokgopa and the National Transmission Company of SA (NTCSA) on its operations and the transmission development plan], Committee Room M314, Third Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-17:00

Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by Sentech on the entity’s financial stability and SABC’s debt to the entity and that of community radio/television stations; Consideration and adoption of Minutes], Committee Room S35, First Floor, NCOP Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, (National Assembly), [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], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

FRIDAY, 06 DECEMBER 2024

Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, (National Assembly), [Follow-up meeting with the National Skills Fund (NSF) on responses to the Annual Report 2023/24], Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-13:00

Select Committee on Appropriations, (National Council of Provinces), [Public hearings of the following: Adjustments Appropriation Bill [B14 – 2024]; and Special Appropriation Bill [B19 – 2024]], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

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