Legislature Programme for 2024-04-08

2024 JANUARY TO MARCH LEGISLATURE SITTING PROGRAMME

As adopted by the Whips Forum, amendments proposed for April as at 3 April 2024

 

for enquiries: Sindisiwe Mshengu (okaMatshana)

Tel. 033 – 355 7659 / Mobile: 082 802 6841 e-mail: [email protected]

 

JANUARY 2024

No Sitting

 

FEBRUARY 2024

Tuesday, 20 February 2024 – VIRTUAL SPECIAL SITTING

08h00 to 08h15        -           Preliminaries (No notices of motions)

08h15 to 08h25        -           Appointment of EFF NCOP Permanent delegate (10 mins)

08h25                  -         END OF PROCEEDINGS

 

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

11h00 to 13h00        -           ADDRESS by Monarch @ Oval Cricket Ground

(120 mins)

13h00                  -         END OF PROCEEDINGS

 

Wednesday, 28 February 2024

11h00 to 13h00        -           STATE OF THE PROVINCE ADDRESS

by the Hon Premier @ Oval Cricket Ground (120 mins)

13h00                  -         END OF PROCEEDINGS

 

Thursday, 29 February 2024 @ KZN Legislature Main Chamber

08h00 to 09h45        -           Caucus/ study group meetings

10h00 to 10h30        -           Preliminaries (with notices of motions)

10h30 to 12h30        -           Debate on the State of the Province Address

(120 mins)

12h30 to 13h00        -           Response by the Premier on the debate of the State of the

Province Address (30 mins)

13h00                  -         END OF PROCEEDINGS

 

MARCH 2024

Thursday, 7 March 2024 @ KZN Legislature Main Chamber

08h00 to 08h45        -           Caucus/ study group meetings 09h00 to 09h15                         -           Preliminaries (No notices of motions)

09h15 to 11h15        -           Budget Speech by the MEC for Finance (120 mins)

11h15                  -         END OF PROCEEDINGS

11h15                  -         Members Briefing on the Budget

 

Tuesday, 12 March 2024 – VIRTUAL SPECIAL SITTING

08h30 to 08h45        -           Preliminaries (No notices of motions) (15 mins) 08h45 to 08h50        -           Report by the Chairperson of Finance Portfolio

Committee on the Expropriation Bill (5 mins)

08h50 to 09h20        -           Debate on Bill (30 mins)

09h20 to 09h25        -           Response by the Chairperson of Finance Portfolio

Committee to debate (5 mins)

09h25 to 09h30        -           Conferral and Voting on the Bill (5 mins)

09h30                  -         END OF PROCEEDINGS

 

12 March 2024

Name of meeting: AG Roadshow: Briefing on 2022/23 MFMA KwaZulu Natal Audit Outcomes

Date :    12 March 2024 @ 09h30 Venue: VIRTUAL on MS Teams

 

 

Points of discussion

 

Person responsible

 

Time

1.    Opening by the Chief Whip

Hon JS Nxumalo

09h30 – 09h35

(5 mins)

2.    Welcome remarks by Speaker: KZN Legislature

Hon Speaker: Nontembeko Boyce

09h35-09h40

(5 mins)

  1. Briefing on:
    • 2022/23 MFMA audit outcomes

 

Ms. Tsakani Maluleke (Auditor General)

 

09h40-09h55

(15 mins)

4.    Questions and answers

All

09h55-10h05

(10 mins)

 

 

5.    Remarks by the Hon Premier

 

Hon Premier:

Nomusa Dube- Ncube

 

10h05-10h15

(10 mins)

 

6.    Remarks by the AG

Ms. Tsakani Maluleke (Auditor General)

10h15-10h20

(5 mins)

 

7.    Closing

Hon Speaker: Nontembeko Boyce

10h20-10h25

(5 mins)

 

Tuesday, 19 March 2024 – VIRTUAL SPECIAL SITTING

08h30 to 08h45        -           Preliminaries (No notices of motions)

08h45 to 08h50        -           Report by the Chairperson of Human Settlement on the Housing Consumer Protection Bill [B10B](5 mins)

08h50 to 09h20        -           Debate on Bill (30 mins)

09h20 to 09h25        -           Response by the Chairperson of Human Settlement Portfolio

Committee to debate (5 mins)

09h25 to 09h30        -           Conferral and Voting on the Bill (5 mins)

09h30 to 09h35        -           SCOPA Report on Authorization of Unauthorised Expenditure

Resolutions 29/2023, 31/2023 and 32/2023 by the Chairperson of SCOPA (5 mins)

09h35 to 10h05           -           Debate on the SCOPA Report (30 mins)

10h05 to 10h10           -           Response by the Chairperson of SCOPA (5 mins)

10h10                  -         END OF PROCEEDINGS

 

Tuesday, 26 March 2024 – VIRTUAL SPECIAL SITTING

08h30 to 08h45        -           Preliminaries (No notices of motions)

08h45 to 08h50        -           Report by the Chairperson of Environmental Affairs Portfolio

Committee on the Upstream Petroleum Resources Bill [B13B-2021] (5 mins)

08h50 to 09h20        -           Debate on Bill (30 mins)

09h20 to 09h25        -           Response by the Chairperson of Environmental Affairs Portfolio Committee to debate (5 mins)

09h25                  -         END OF PROCEEDINGS

 

APRIL 2024

Tuesday, 9 April 2024 @ KZN Legislature, Main Chamber

08h00 to 08h45        -           Caucus/ study group meetings

09h00 to 09h30        -           Preliminaries (without notices of motions)

09h30 to 09h35        -           Report by the Chairperson of Economic Development and

Tourism Portfolio Committee on the KZN Economic Regulatory Authority Bill (5 mins)

09h35 to 10h05        -           Debate on Bill (30 mins)

10h05 to 10h10        -           Response by the Chairperson of Economic Development and

Tourism Portfolio Committee to debate (5 mins)

10h10 to 10h15        -           Response by the MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs to debate (5 mins)

10h15 to 10h20        -           Voting on the Bill (5 mins)

10h20 to 10h25        -           Report by the Chairperson of Economic Development and

Tourism Portfolio Committee on the KZN Tourism and Audio Visual Agency Bill (5 mins)

10h25 to 10h55        -           Debate on Bill (30 mins)

10h55 to 11h00        -           Response by the Chairperson of Economic Development and

Tourism Portfolio Committee to debate (5 mins)

11h00 to 11h05        -           Response by the MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs to debate (5 mins)

11h05 to 11h10        -           Voting on the Bill (5 mins)

11h10 to 11h15        -           Report by the Chairperson of Economic Development and

Tourism Portfolio Committee on the KZN Moses Kotane Research Institute Bill (5 mins)

11h15 to 11h45        -           Debate on Bill (30 mins)

11h45 to 11h50        -           Response by the Chairperson of Economic Development and

Tourism Portfolio Committee to debate (5 mins)

11h50 to 11h55        -           Response by the MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs to debate (5 mins)

11h55 to 12h00        -           Voting on the Bill (5 mins)

12h00 to 12h05        -           Report by the Chairperson of Economic Development and

Tourism Portfolio Committee on the KZN Growth Fund Agency Bill (5 mins)

12h05 to 12h35        -           Debate on Bill (30 mins)

12h35 to 12h40        -           Response by the Chairperson of Economic Development and

Tourism Portfolio Committee to debate (5 mins)

12h40 to 12h45        -           Response by the MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs to debate (5 mins)

12h45 to 12h50        -           Voting on the Bill (5 mins)

12h50 to 13h20       -           SNACK BREAK                  SNACK BREAK (30 mins)

13h20 to 13h25        -           Report by the Chairperson of Economic Development and

Tourism Portfolio Committee on the National Small Enterprise Bill [B16B-2023] (5 mins)

13h25 to 13h55        -           Debate on Bill (30 mins)

13h55 to 14h00        -           Response by the Chairperson of Economic Development and

Tourism Portfolio Committee to debate (5 mins) 14h00 to 14h05        -           Conferral and Voting on the Bill (5 mins)

14h05 to 14h29     -              Party leaders to render their Farewell Speeches for the end of the sixth term Legislature Session: [24 mins]

  • ATM (3 mins)
  • ACDP (3 mins)
  • MF (3 mins)
  • NFP (3 mins)
  • EFF (3 mins)
  • DA (3 mins)
  • IFP (3 mins)
  • ANC (3 mins)

14h29                         -           END OF PROCEEDINGS

PENSION FUND END OF THE TERM BRIEFING TO MEMBERS

14h30 to 15h30       -           Briefing by Pension Fund (Alex Forbes) including Questions and Answer Session - 60 mins

One-on-One sessions regarding END OF THE TERM matters by:

  • SARS (all day from 09h00)
  • PARMED (all day from 09h00)

15h30 END OF BRIEFING SESSION

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 – VIRTUAL SPECIAL SITTING

08h30to 08h45 08h45 to 08h50

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08h50 to 09h20

 

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09h20 to 09h25

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09h25 to 09h30

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09h30 to 09h35

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09h35 to 10h05

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10h05 to 10h10

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10h10 to 10h15

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10h15

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Preliminaries (No notices of motions)

 

Report by the Chairperson of Education Portfolio

Committee on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill [B2B22] (5 mins)

Debate on Bill (30 mins)

Response by the Chairperson of Education Portfolio Committee to debate (5 mins)

Conferral and Voting on the Bill (5 mins)

Report by the Chairperson of Environmental Affairs Portfolio Committee on the Climate Change Bill [B9B-22] (5 mins)

 

Debate on Bill (30 mins)

Response by the Chairperson of Environmental Affairs Portfolio Committee to debate (5 mins)

Conferral and Voting on the Bill (5 mins)

END OF PROCEEDINGS

VIRTUAL SPECIAL SITTING [ITEMS POSTPONED]

now pending confirmation of readiness by NCOP for conferral of Final Mandate

09h30 to 09h35        -           Report by the Chairperson of COGTA on the Municipal

demarcation Authority Bill [B14B-22] (5 mins) 09h35 to 10h05        -           Debate on Bill (30 mins)

10h05 to 10h10        -           Response by the Chairperson of COGTA Portfolio

Committee to debate (5 mins)

10h10 to 10h15        -           Conferral and Voting on the Bill (5 mins)

08h45 to 08h50        -           Report by the Chairperson of Finance Portfolio

Committee on the Public Procurement Bill [B18B-23] (5 mins)

08h50 to 09h20        -           Debate on Bill (30 mins)

09h20 to 09h25        -           Response by the Chairperson of Finance Portfolio

Committee to debate (5 mins)

09h25 to 09h30        -           Conferral and Voting on the Bill (5 mins)

10h15                  -         END OF PROCEEDINGS