That week in Parliament

ENERGY CRISIS The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has made several interventions intended to: ease electricity supply constraints facilitate appropriate, energy-saving responses by energy suppliers and users, and reduce energy costs. The...

It’s another week where Parliament’s schedule is dominated by Budget Vote Debates. In the National Assembly, the main plenary event will be the debate on the Presidency's budget vote scheduled on Wednesday and the President’s reply a day later. In...

NATIONAL SKILLS AUTHORITY The Department of Higher Education and Training has called for public comments on a set of draft regulations that, once in force, will empower the Nationals Skills Authority to investigate complaints about Sector Education...

There's a full and mixed flavour to the coming week's parliamentary business. The highlights include Africa Day commemoration, budget vote debates, oral questions to the Deputy President, legislative business, and important Committee hearings. The...

TEMPORARY EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELIEF SCHEME (TERS) The Department of Employment and Labour has issued a media statement on Minister Thulas Nxesi’s 2023/4 budget vote speech confirming that the TERS ‘will continue to provide support to distressed...

It’s the second week of budget vote debates in the National Assembly and the frenetic pace of committee meetings and mini-plenary sessions continue. The debates are a platform for Ministers to unpack the work of government and to give an account of...

SMMES AND CO-OPERATIVES The Department of Small Business Development has called for public comments on a draft funding policy for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and co-operatives. According to a foreword from Small Business Development...

Following the parliamentary committee hearings on the 2023/24 priorities, targets and spending plans of departments, the focus shifts to the budget vote debates which commence this week and run until 1 June 2023. These debates happen in the...

2023 Budget Vote Debate Speeches   On 22 February, the Minister of Finance delivered the Budget Speech and tabled the Fiscal Framework, the Appropriation Bill, and the Division of Revenue Bill. These gave details of spending plans and revenue...

NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS The Department of Social Development has issued a notice withdrawing calls for public comment on a draft Non-profit Organisation Amendment Bill. They were gazetted in October 2021 and May 2022. According to the notice,...