That week in Parliament

  COVID-19 STATE OF DISASTER   President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a return to lockdown level two was confirmed on 31 May by notice in the Government Gazette. According to the President: curfew now begins at 23:00 each evening and ends at...

A combination of a heavy legislative load, some important hearings and the pending recess break should mean plenty of fizz in Parliament this week. The constituency period beckons, with MPs in the National Assembly due to depart at the end of the week...

In February 2018, the National Assembly adopted a motion proposed by the EFF, with amendments by the ANC that Parliament's Constitutional Review Committee investigates mechanisms through which land can be expropriated without compensation. The Joint...

COVID-19 STATE OF DISASTER   School contact sports were suspended on 19 May in a Department of Basic Education media statement to be confirmed by notice in the Government Gazette.   FISHING RIGHTS   The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the...

Domestic Violence Amendment Bill Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill   Select Committee on Security and Justice 11 August 2021: GBV Bills: deliberations 6 August...

  There are a few weeks left until Parliament’s mid-year break. In the remaining days, the legislative body is scheduled to consider and vote on several Bills, conduct important debates, appropriate funding, scrutinise government performance, oversee...

COVID-19 STATE OF DISASTER The State of Disaster has been extended to 15 June. The Department of Social Development has updated stakeholders on progress with an early childhood development practitioner relief programme introduced as part of the...

  Parliament will largely be consumed by Budget Vote debates this week. The debates allow for Parliament, and the public, to be updated about what departments are doing, how they are performing and exactly how public money is being used in a forum...

From the Government Gazette and Media Statements  COVID-19 STATE OF DISASTER The Department of Basic Education has confirmed that its presidential youth employment initiative, focusing on supporting learning and teaching in schools during the Covid-19...

It’s the second week of budget-related meetings as Committees continue to interrogate departments and entities on their budgets, targets and priorities for the year ahead and finalise their ensuing reports to the House. There is a common trend during...