A
busy and eclectic week of parliamentary action beckons.
The President’s appearance, a strategic planning workshop, a
Ministerial Briefing Session, Oral Question-and-Answer sessions, legislative
business, and a few high-profile Committee meetings should mean plenty of fizz.
Parliament will hold a two-day strategic planning workshop on
Thursday and Friday.
The Financial Management of Parliament and Provincial
Legislatures Act requires that Parliament develop a new Strategic Plan 6 months
after the national elections. The strategic planning process will result
in the legislature deciding on priorities and outcomes for the 7th Parliament
and re-aligning resources.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to field questions related
to, among other things, the government’s plans to fight poverty and
unemployment, the signing of the Health Compact Bill and plans to deal with
business extortion when he appears in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP)
on Thursday.
The NCOP has arranged a Ministerial Briefing Session on Tuesday.
The focus is on challenges facing the timely delivery of infrastructure to
communities. These events are a regular feature of the NCOP’s programme and
serve as a platform for the Executive and provinces to discuss and highlight
national and provincial perspectives on issues.
The National Assembly has scheduled two sittings. On Tuesday,
lawmakers will consider reports on the determination of salaries, allowances
and benefits for members of the Commission for Gender Equality. They will also
consider a draft resolution debated in mini-plenaries on 6 September on
the need for a parliamentary investigation on the impact of the crime of
extortion in South Africa.
The following day’s main agenda includes Question Time with
select Ministers in the Governance Cluster. The participating ministers include
the Minister in the Presidency, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and
Traditional Affairs, the Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, the
Minister of Public Service and Administration, and the Minister of Women,
Youth and Persons with Disabilities. View here
Here are the highlights in the Committee Corridor:
TUESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2024
Portfolio Committee on Tourism, (National Assembly), [Briefing by
the National Empowerment Fund on the Transformation Fund; Briefing by Small
Enterprise Finance Agency on the Equity Fund; Consideration and adoption of
minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00
Standing Committee on Public Accounts, (National Assembly),
[Hearing on the Transnet Audit Outcome, including the financial performance,
irregular and wasteful expenditure, governance, human resources, deviations and
expansions, and accruals for 2023/24], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks
Building, Parliament, 09:00-13:30
Portfolio Committee on Transport, (National Assembly), [Briefing on
the NCOP amendments to the Transport Appeal Tribunal Bill [B 8D –
2020]; Consideration and adoption of the report on the Transport
Appeal Tribunal Bill [B 8D– 2020] (provisional date); Briefing
by the Department of Transport on the Protocol to amend the Convention on
Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft;
Consideration and adoption of report on the Protocol to amend the Convention on
Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft; Presentation of a
legal opinion by the Parliamentary Legal Services on an error in schedule 1 of
the Economic Regulation of Transport Act, 2024.; Consideration
of the draft Committee report on the 2023/24 Fourth Quarter and the 2024/25
First Quarter expenditures of the Department of Transport; Consideration and
adoption of minutes of proceedings], Committee Room M201, Second Floor, Marks
Building, Parliament, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, (National Assembly), [Briefing
by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (LARRD),
Land Bank South Africa and Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) on progress
in the implementation of the Blended Finance Initiative and Commercialisation
of Black Producers], Venue: Public Service Commission Boardroom, 21st Floor,
Sanlam Golden Acre Building, Adderley Street, Cape Town, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, (National
Assembly), [Meeting with the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
and the National Prosecuting Authority on access to the Zondo Commission
database; Briefing by the Content Advisor on statutory appointment process],
Taj Hotel, Cape Town, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, (National
Assembly), [Engagements with the South African Local Government Association
(SALGA) on Support provided to struggling municipalities (kind of assistance
provided, effectiveness of the support and challenges), SALGA’s view of the
effectiveness of coalition government in local government and Annual
Performance Plan 2024-25 and Strategic Plan 2020-2025) – (Portfolio Committee
on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs – National Assembly)],
Committee Room M515, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:30-12:30
Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, (National Assembly),
[Briefing/Presentation on Gender Equality in Education Monitoring Framework
(GEMF) in respect of Progress in ending school related gender-based violence,
Gender equality in primary and secondary schools, Promoting gender-sensitive
classroom environments, Sanitary Towels Distribution Programmes and Graduates
Alive Campaign by: Department of Basic Education; Department of Women, Youth
and People with Disabilities; South African Police Services; Department of
Correctional Services; Commission on Gender Equality; Consideration and
Adoption of Draft Minutes (03/09/2024) + Complaints-Dashboard], Committee
Rooms, Castle of Good Hope (Opposite Grand Parade),
Darling Street, Cape Town, 09:30-12:30
Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National
Assembly), [Briefing by the Public Education Office (PEO) on a plan to conduct
provincial public hearings on the Marriage Bill [B43 – 2023]; Consideration and
adoption of the Draft National Assembly Resolution on the Political Party
Funding Act in relation to the donation limits and thresholds; Consideration
and adoption of the report on Draft notices and schedules determining the rate,
with effect from 1 April 2023 and 1 April 2024, at which salaries, allowances
and benefits are payable to members of the Electoral Commission annually, for
approval by Parliament in terms of section 7(2) of the Electoral Act, 1996 (Act
No. 51 of 1996); Consideration and adoption of the minutes], Virtual Meeting
Platform, 10:00-12:30
Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly),
[Briefing by the Department of Higher Education and Training and NSFAS on the
current challenges facing the Scheme], Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90
Plein Street Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00
Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, (National
Assembly), [Briefing by Legal Advisor (OISD) on filling of vacancies for
National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Board; Consideration and adoption of
Committee programme; Consideration and adoption of draft advert; Consideration
and adoption of online application; Consideration and adoption of minutes],
Venue to be confirmed, 10:00-13:00
WEDNESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2024
Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly), [Briefing by
Statistics South Africa on the 2023/24 Victims of Crime Survey], Virtual
Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:30
Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, (National
Assembly), [Briefing by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) on the State
of Gender Transformation at Tertiary Institutions 2023/24], Virtual Meeting
Platform, 09:00-13:00
Joint Meeting: Standing Committee on Appropriations, Portfolio Committee on
Health and Standing Committee on Public Accounts, (National Assembly),
[Briefing by the Department of Health on the status of the Medico-Legal
Claims and its overall budgetary and service delivery implications on both the
Department of Health and Provincial Health Departments], Committee Room M514,
Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-13:00
Portfolio Committee on Social Development, (National Assembly),
[Briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa on the Culture Shift Strategy,
Accountability Ecosystem, Audit Outcomes for the last 5 years and Material
Irregularities (MI’s) of the department and its entities; Adoption of
minutes] Committee Room 1, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building,
Parliament, 09:30-13:00
Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, (National
Assembly), [Consideration of the Committee’s Legacy Report and other relevant
reports); Five-year review: High Level Panel and Zondo
Commission reports; Consideration and Adoption of minutes], Venue to be
confirmed, 09:30-13:00
Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy, (National Assembly),
[Briefing by the National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) on the reasons for its
decision relating to the current municipal electricity tariff increases;
Consideration and adoption of minutes], Cape Sun Hotel, in Strand Street next
to Woolworths, Cape Town, 10:00-13:00
Select Committee on Appropriations, (National Council of
Provinces), [Briefing by the Financial and Fiscal Commission on the annual
submission for the 2025/26 division of revenue: For an equitable sharing of
national revenue], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, Parliament,
10:00-13:00
Standing Committee on Public Accounts, (National Assembly),
[Briefing by the National Skills Fund (NSF) and the National Student Financial
Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on developments concerning: Update on the Annual Report
2022/23; Performance of the entities; Update on the
investigations conducted by the SIU on NSFAS and NSF], Committee Room M46,
Ground Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 18:00
FRIDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2024
Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly),
[Briefing by the National Treasury on the First Quarter Report for the 2024/25
financial year – Focusing on the SOEs; Briefing by the National Treasury on the
First Quarter Report for the 2024/25 financial year focusing on the National
Departments], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, Parliament,
10:00-13:00
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