That week in Parliament

SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE   The Constitution 18th Amendment Act was gazetted but is not yet in force. In a speech during the 19 July 2023 ceremony at which President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bill into law, he said: ‘official recognition is just...

SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE The Constitution 18th Amendment Bill was signed into law, formalising the status of South African sign language by making it the country’s 12th official language. According to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s remarks at the...

WASTE MANAGEMENT The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment gazetted a notice calling for public comments on risk assessment and management plans for the beneficial use of certain waste streams. This is in anticipation of their possible...

CITIZENSHIP REGULATIONS The Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn and replaced amendments to the naturalisation application regulations gazetted on 12 June 2023. The new amendments came into effect on 7 July 2023 and apply expressly to...

The second parliamentary term ran for ten weeks and concluded on 23 June. NCOP delegates are to return to Parliament on 01 August and NA MPs on 28 August. We unpack the highlights from this term.  Budget 2023 A significant part of the parliamentary...

ZONDO COMMISSION OF INQUIRY RECOMMENDATIONS Parliament has published presiding officer speaking notes prepared for a recent media briefing on progress made in implementing Zondo Commission of Inquiry report recommendations affecting the institution...