Daily Schedule for 2021-10-29

[FRIDAY, 29 OCTOBER 2021] THIRD SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT                            

PARLIAMENT OF THE

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES

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MEETINGS OF

COMMITTEES

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NB: Please note that this document is subject to frequent updating. Stakeholders wishing to attend meetings listed here should contact the relevant contact numbers to ascertain whether the agendas for the meetings have been amended. For contact numbers see Appendix A.

TUESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2021

Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Office of the Auditor-General on audit outcomes as it relates to the DTIC and its entities; Briefing by the DTIC on its 2020/21 Annual Report as well as on its first quarter financial and non-financial performance for the 2021/22 financial year], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Transport, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the 2020/21 Annual Report of the Department of Transport; Briefing by the Department of Transport (including the DLCA) on its 2020/21 Annual Report; Briefing by the entities of the Department of Transport on their 2020/21 Annual Reports (ATNS, ACSA, SACAA)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-18:00

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Auditor-General (AG) on the audit outcomes of the Department of Home Affairs, the Electoral Commission and the Government Printing Works for the 2020-21 financial year; Briefing by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on the Annual report and financial statements of the DHA for the 2020-21 financial year and the implementation of the audit action plans for 2019-20 financial years], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Electoral Commission (IEC) on the Annual report and financial statements of the IEC for the 2020-21 financial year; Briefing by the Government Printing Works (GPW) on the Annual report and financial statements of the GPW for the 2019-20 financial year], Virtual Meeting Platform, 16:00-19:00

Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, (National Assembly), [Briefing on the 2020/21 Portfolio Annual Reports by: Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA); Briefing on the 2020/21 Portfolio Annual Reports by the following: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD); Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR); Briefing on the 2020/21 Annual Reports by the following: Office of the Valuer-General (OVG); South African Veterinary Council (SAVC)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-17:00

Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing on Strategic and functional role and contribution of the Eastern Cape Development Corporation and the Buffalo City Development Agency to translate the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan in order to boost Economic Growth, Attract Investments and Boost Job Creation in the Eastern Cape Province and Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality], Virtual Meeting Platform, 16:00-19:30

WEDNESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2021

Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition, (National Assembly), [Deliberations on the submissions received wrt the Copyright and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bills], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00

Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Assembly), [(09:00-10:30): Briefing by Auditor-General on the performance of the DPWI and the PMTE during the 2020/21 financial year; (10:30-12:30): Briefing by the DPWI and PMTE on the Annual Report for the 2020/21 financial year; (13:30-16:00): Briefing by the Independent Development Trust (IDT) on its Annual Report for the 2020/21 financial year; Briefing by Agrément SA on its Annual Report for the 2020/21 financial year; (16:00-18:00): Briefing by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) on its Annual Report for the 2020/21 financial year; Briefing by the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) on its Annual Report for the 2020/21 financial year; (20:00-22:00): Consideration and adoption of the 2020/21 Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-22:00

Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly), [Consideration of the 2020/21Annual Report of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID): Financial statements and performance; Consideration of the 2020/21 Annual Report of the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA): Financial statements and performance], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans(National Assembly), [Briefing by DOD on its Annual Report for FY 2020/21; Briefing by Armscor on its Annual Report for FY 2020/21], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Social Development(National Assembly), [Briefing by the Auditor General on the audit outcomes of the Annual Reports of the Department of Social Development and its entities for 2020/201 financial year; Briefing by the Department of Social Development on its annual report for 2020/2021 financial year; Briefing by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on its annual report for 2020/21 financial year; Briefing by the National Development Agency (NDA) on its annual report for 2020/21 financial year], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-16:00

Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing and consideration of Draft Regulation 116A in terms of section 75(6) of the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No 93 of 1996) (Department of Transport)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communications(National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Universal Services Access and Agency of South Africa (USAASA) on measures undertaken in the time of Covid-19 pandemic including challenges encountered in ensuring that South Africans are connected and have access to ICT services as per the entity’s mandate], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Transport, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the entities of the Department of Transport on their 2020/21 Annual Reports (SANRAL, C-BRTA, RTMC)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 16:00-20:00

THURSDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2021

Portfolio Committee on Transport, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the entities of the Department of Transport on their 2020/21 Annual Reports (RSR, PRSA)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 16:00-19:00

FRIDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2021

Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition, (National Assembly), [Deliberations on the submissions received wrt the Copyright and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bills], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00

Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament, (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Executive Authority and the Minister of Finance on progress made as far as addressing concerns about the allocation of Parliament’s budget (including a briefing by the Chairperson of the Parmed Board on progress made in resolving the issues around the Parmed liability); Consideration of committee minutes: 12 November 2021], Virtual Meeting Platform, 12:30-15:30

TUESDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2021

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly), [Consideration and adoption of the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report on the performance of the Department of Home Affairs], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00

Portfolio Committee on Transport, (National Assembly), [(09:00-11:00): Deliberations on the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill [B 1 – 2020]: Consideration of updated list of proposed amendments; Briefing by the Parliamentary Legal Adviser on the President’s reservations in respect of clause 7 of the National Land Transport Amendment Bill; (11:00-13:00): Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report: Finalisation of observations and recommendations; Consideration and adoption of Committee’s Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report; Consideration and adoption of minutes of proceedings], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by Department of Employment and Labour on Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill [B 21B – 2020] (s75) (COIDA) and Employment Equity Amendment Bill [B 14B—2020] (s75)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 16:00-19:00

WEDNESDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2021

Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Assembly), [Consideration of the Expropriation Bill public participation reports], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-11:00

Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly), [Adoption of Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports (BRRRs): SAPS, IPID and Civilian Secretariat for Police; Civilian Secretariat for Police Service: Legislation progress report on Legislation], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Social Development(National Assembly), [Deliberations and adoption of the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) 2020/21 financial year; Deliberations and adoption of the committee report on the fourth of the Department of Social Development and its entities; Adoption of minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans(National Assembly), [Briefing by National Treasury and DOD on: (1) funding of an exit mechanism and other means to contain the DOD CoE expenditure, (2) funding of additional border safeguarding initiatives, and (3) alternative funding models to keep the SANDF ‘afloat’.; Briefing by DOD (Inspector General and Military Police) on all cases of Irregular Expenditure; fruitless and wasteful expenditure within the Department; Consideration and Adoption of the PCDMV 2021 Budget Review and Recommendation Report; Consideration and adoption of outstanding minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration of written submissions and departmental responses on the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill [B 44B – 2018] (National Assembly – sec 75)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 14:00-17:00

Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communications(National Council of Provinces), [A briefing by SABC in stabilizing and/or resolving the national broadcasters’ financial (money owed to creditors, unpaid licence fees by the public) and operational (reducing the cost structure or staff retrenchments) challenges in order to turn the company into a sustainable business entity], Virtual Meeting Platform, 15:00-18:00

FRIDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2021

Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament, (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces), [Briefing the draft regulations to the Financial Management of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act; Consideration of committee minutes: 5 November 2021], Virtual Meeting Platform, 13:00-15:00 (Immediately after the Plenary in the NA)

TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Home Affairs on the Border Management Authority (BMA) rollout plan and funding], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00

Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour, (National Council of Provinces), [Strategic and functional role and contribution of the Free State Provincial Department of Economic Development and Mangaung Economic Agencies to translate the Economic Reconstruction Recovery Plan in order to boost Economic Growth, Attract Investments and Boost Job Creation in the Free State Province], Virtual Meeting Platform, 16:00-19:30

WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021

Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Assembly), [Responses to the Expropriation Bill public inputs (Parliamentary Legal Adviser, Department of Public Works & Infrastructure and Office of the State Law Adviser)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Parliamentary Legal Adviser on legal opinion on the Terms of Reference for the Inquiry; Terms of Reference for the Parliamentary Inquiry into the serious lapses in the ability and capacity of the policing services, to deal with the violence and unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Parliamentary Inquiry into Police inaction during July Uprisings], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans(National Assembly), [Presentation by the DOD on findings of the Ministerial Task Team on the procurement of Heberon medication from Cuba by the DOD; Feedback by SAHPRA on progress regarding its investigations into the procurement and transportation conditions of Heberon by DOD; Feedback by AGSA on its findings on the DOD procurement of Heberon; Consideration and adoption of outstanding minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration and adoption of the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill [B 44B – 2018] (National Assembly – sec 75)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 14:00-17:00

Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communications(National Council of Provinces), [Briefing on the update by Alexkor of the stabilization of the Community Property Association (CPA) leadership and the completion of the implementation of outstanding matters arising from the Deed of Settlement], Virtual Meeting Platform, 15:00-18:00

FRIDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2021

Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament, (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces), [Briefing on Parliament’s 2021/22 mid-year performance report; JSCFMP Strategic Planning Workshop: preparatory briefing by the Committee’s content adviser; Consideration of committee minutes and reports: 19 November 2021 & report on Parliament’s 2020/21 Annual Report], Virtual Meeting Platform, 12:30-15:30

TUESDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 2021

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly), [Briefing/update by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) on the implementation of the Automated Biometric Information System and the implementation of the plans to resolve the issue of downtimes at DHA offices], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00

Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by Tourism Policy Review Panel on the progress report], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

WEDNESDAY, 1 DECEMBER 2021

Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Assembly), [Briefing by Mr Seitlholo and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on the following petitions: A petition from residents of Greater Taung, including Tlapeng, Motsweding and Matlapaneng, calling on the Assembly to investigate the construction of road D201. (ATC 103- 2021-08-12); A petition from residents of Ba-Ga Maidi (Matsheng, Kokomeng, Molelema etc) Greater Taung, North West province, calling on the Assembly to investigate the halting of the construction of road D206. (ATC 112-2021-08-26)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00

Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly), [Briefing by CSPS on the Panel of Expert Report; Update on Legislative Schedule], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, (National Assembly), [Briefing by SANDF on Human Resource requirements amid current fiscal constraints and how Force Design and Force structure may need to be adjusted according to the Minister’s statement that "Strategically, we have now transitioned from being mandate-driven to being funding-driven." (Budget Speech 2021); Consideration and adoption of outstanding minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on the progress report in relation to South Africa Infrastructure Investment Plan], Virtual Meeting Platform, 14:00-17:00

Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communications(National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by Sentech on the financial impact caused by community radio and television stations’ inability to pay for services provided], Virtual Meeting Platform, 15:00-18:00

FRIDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2021

Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament, (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces), [Strategic Planning Session (Part 1): Presentation by the Executive Authority: strategic direction of Parliament for the Sixth Parliament and beyond; Presentation by the Accounting Officer: alignment of the strategic plan of Parliament with its constitutional mandate, key issues, outcomes oriented goals and strategic objectives, initiatives and projects; Presentation by the Content Advisor: legislative mandate /role of the Committee, and key issues, which require the strategic decisions of the Committee], Virtual Meeting Platform, 12:30-15:30

TUESDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2021

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Home Affairs on the First and Second Quarter Performance and expenditure reports of the DHA for the 2021-22 financial year], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00

WEDNESDAY, 8 DECEMBER 2021

Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly), [Briefing by SAPS on Crime in Provinces and GBV], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans(National Assembly), [Briefing by DOD (RFC & Chief of the Reserves) on the Utilisation and plans for the Reserves (in the context of reduced man-hour allocation); Briefing by DOD (Special Forces) on the Roles and functions of the Special Forces: Key constraints impacting on capabilities; Update on plans to establish a third Special Forces Regiment; Consideration and Adoption of minutes of the previous meeting], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Department of Public Service and Administration on the progress report with regard to the plans to reconfigure government and the impact thereof on the conditions of service of public service employees], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communications(National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by Safcol on engagements with the successful land claimants on the post-settlement model and the future sustainability of the company], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly), [Parliamentary Investigation into the unrest and violence in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces; Briefing by the Civil Society on the unrest and violence in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces], Virtual Meeting Platform, 17:00-20:00