That week in Parliament

Our Constitution requires Parliament to engage actively with the budget process in the interests of good governance and financial transparency. After the Minister of Finance presents the budget, each parliamentary committee has hearings on the Budget...

On 21 February 2024, the Minister of Finance delivered the Budget Speech and tabled the Fiscal Framework, the Appropriation Bill, and the Division of Revenue Bill. Our Constitution requires Parliament to engage actively with the budget process in the...

GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY The Presidency issued a media statement on the process of giving practical effect to the 14 June 2024 Government of National Unity (GNU) Statement of Intent. To that end: the manifestos of parties to the GNU are already...

Chairpersons play a dominant role in organising the administrative affairs of a Committee and control its budget. In addition, he/she supervises the writing of a Committee's report to the House (ensuring that the text presented in the House is the one...

The International Day of Parliamentarism, also known as World Parliament Day, is celebrated every year on 30 June. It was established in 2018 through a United Nations General Assembly Resolution and is led by the Inter-Parliamentary Union. This year’s...

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES Parliament issued: a media statement on the number of committee seats allocated to each political party represented in the National Assembly, and a separate media statement on the composition of NCOP cluster committees. This...

The Ombud Council has published the Ombud Council Rules for the Ombud for Financial Services (FAIS Ombud), 2024 (Rules), on its website on 1 July 2024. The Rules are binding regulatory instruments made under the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017...

This week's major highlight is the induction and capacity-building training programme scheduled to run from Tuesday until Friday. Parliament’s performance depends on the calibre and capability of individuals elected to serve in it. Political parties...