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 should mean plenty of fizz.

Parliament will hold a two-day strategic planning workshop on Thursday and Friday.

The Financial Management of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act requires that Parliament develop a new Strategic Plan within six months after the national elections. The strategic planning process will result in the legislature deciding on priorities and outcomes for the 7th Parliament and re-aligning resources.  

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to field questions related to, among other things, the government’s plans to fight poverty and unemployment, the signing of the Health Compact Bill and plans to deal with business extortion when he appears in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday. View here

The NCOP has arranged a Ministerial Briefing Session on Tuesday. The focus is on challenges facing the timely delivery of infrastructure to communities. These events are a regular feature of the NCOP’s programme and serve as a platform for the Executive and provinces to discuss and highlight national and provincial perspectives on issues.

The National Assembly has scheduled two sittings. On Tuesday, lawmakers will consider reports on the determination of salaries, allowances and benefits for members of the Commission for Gender Equality. They will also consider a draft resolution debated in mini-plenaries on 6 September on the need for a parliamentary investigation on the impact of the crime of extortion in South Africa. 

The following day's main agenda includes Question Time with select Ministers in the Governance Cluster. The participating ministers include the Minister in the Presidency, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, the Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, the Minister of Public Service and Administration, and the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. View here

Here are the highlights in the Committee Corridor:

TUESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2024

Portfolio Committee on Tourism, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the National Empowerment Fund on the Transformation Fund; Briefing by Small Enterprise Finance Agency on the Equity Fund; Consideration and adoption of minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00

Standing Committee on Public Accounts, (National Assembly), [Hearing on the Transnet Audit Outcome, including the financial performance, irregular and wasteful expenditure, governance, human resources, deviations and expansions, and accruals for 2023/24], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-13:30

Portfolio Committee on Transport, (National Assembly), [Briefing on the NCOP amendments to the Transport Appeal Tribunal Bill [B 8D – 2020]; Consideration and adoption of the report on the Transport Appeal Tribunal Bill [B 8D– 2020] (provisional date); Briefing by the Department of Transport on the Protocol to amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft;  Consideration and adoption of report on the Protocol to amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft; Presentation of a legal opinion by the Parliamentary Legal Services on an error in schedule 1 of the Economic Regulation of Transport Act, 2024.; Consideration of the draft Committee report on the 2023/24 Fourth Quarter and the 2024/25 First Quarter expenditures of the Department of Transport; Consideration and adoption of minutes of proceedings], Committee Room M201, Second Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:30

Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (LARRD), Land Bank South Africa and Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) on progress in the implementation of the Blended Finance Initiative and Commercialisation of Black Producers], Venue: Public Service Commission Boardroom, 21^st Floor, Sanlam Golden Acre Building, Adderley Street, Cape Town, 09:30

Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, (National Assembly), [Meeting with the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and the National Prosecuting Authority on access to the Zondo Commission database; Briefing by the Content Advisor on statutory appointment process], Taj Hotel, Cape Town, 09:30

Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, (National Assembly), [Engagements with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on Support provided to struggling municipalities (kind of assistance provided, effectiveness of the support and challenges), SALGA’s view of the effectiveness of coalition government in local government and Annual Performance Plan 2024-25 and Strategic Plan 2020-2025) – (Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs – National Assembly)], Committee Room M515, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:30-12:30

Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, (National Assembly), [Briefing/Presentation on Gender Equality in Education Monitoring Framework (GEMF) in respect of Progress in ending school related gender-based violence, Gender equality in primary and secondary schools, Promoting gender-sensitive classroom environments, Sanitary Towels Distribution Programmes and Graduates Alive Campaign by: Department of Basic Education; Department of Women, Youth and People with Disabilities; South African Police Services; Department of Correctional Services; Commission on Gender Equality; Consideration and Adoption of Draft Minutes (03/09/2024) + Complaints-Dashboard], Committee Rooms, Castle of Good Hope (Opposite Grand Parade), Darling Street, Cape Town, 09:30-12:30

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Public Education Office (PEO) on a plan to conduct provincial public hearings on the Marriage Bill [B43 – 2023]; Consideration and adoption of the Draft National Assembly Resolution on the Political Party Funding Act in relation to the donation limits and thresholds; Consideration and adoption of the report on Draft notices and schedules determining the rate, with effect from 1 April 2023 and 1 April 2024, at which salaries, allowances and benefits are payable to members of the Electoral Commission annually, for approval by Parliament in terms of section 7(2) of the Electoral Act, 1996 (Act No. 51 of 1996); Consideration and adoption of the minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-12:30


Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Higher Education and Training and NSFAS on the current challenges facing the Scheme], Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, (National Assembly), [Briefing by Legal Advisor (OISD) on filling of vacancies for National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Board; Consideration and adoption of Committee programme; Consideration and adoption of draft advert; Consideration and adoption of online application; Consideration and adoption of minutes], Venue to be confirmed, 10:00-13:00


WEDNESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2024

Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly), [Briefing by Statistics South Africa on the 2023/24 Victims of Crime Survey], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:30

Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) on the State of Gender Transformation at Tertiary Institutions 2023/24], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Joint Meeting: Standing Committee on Appropriations, Portfolio Committee on Health and Standing Committee on Public Accounts, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Health on the status of the Medico-Legal Claims and its overall budgetary and service delivery implications on both the Department of Health and Provincial Health Departments], Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Social Development, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa on the Culture Shift Strategy, Accountability Ecosystem, Audit Outcomes for the last 5 years and Material Irregularities (MI’s) of the department and its entities; Adoption of minutes] Committee Room 1, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 09:30-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, (National Assembly), [Consideration of the Committee’s Legacy Report and other relevant reports); Five-year review: High Level Panel and Zondo Commission reports; Consideration and Adoption of minutes], Venue to be confirmed, 09:30-13:00

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 the current municipal electricity tariff increases; Consideration and adoption of minutes], Cape Sun Hotel, in Strand Street next to Woolworths, Cape Town, 10:00-13:00

Select Committee on Appropriations, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Financial and Fiscal Commission on the annual submission for the 2025/26 division of revenue: For an equitable sharing of national revenue], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00

Standing Committee on Public Accounts, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the National Skills Fund (NSF) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on developments concerning: Update on the Annual Report 2022/23; Performance of the entities; Update on the investigations conducted by the SIU on NSFAS and NSF], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 18:00


FRIDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2024

Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the National Treasury on the First Quarter Report for the 2024/25 financial year - Focusing on the SOEs; Briefing by the National Treasury on the First Quarter Report for the 2024/25 financial year focusing on the National Departments], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00

 

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