1.Does the Committee intend conducting provincial public hearings on the bill?
It is a Constitutional imperative that Parliament seeks public input when it deals with legislation, whether it is new Bills or amending existing Bills. The committee will therefore follow the example of all committees and conduct public hearings on ...
1. How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I was born into politics, my grandfathers (maternal and paternal) and mother were political activists. I was the leading and one of the founding members of the Al Jama-ah party 15 years ago. During this time, ...
There's a full and mixed flavour to the coming week's parliamentary business.
The highlights include Africa Day commemoration, budget vote debates, mini-plenary sessions, legislative business, and important Committee hearings.
Both chambers will hold Africa Day debates on Wednesday. In addition, the NCOP has scheduled an Africa Day lecture earlier on ...
1. How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I joined the Democratic Alliance in 2009 and worked on local election campaigns before starting work as a political support officer at the City of Cape Town. I was elected as a ward councillor in 2011 ...
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 their spending plans and priorities for the year. ...
What Are Asset Maintenance Management Plans?
To combat poor levels of service delivery, maintenance plans were developed to ensure that infrastructure remained efficient and usable. Asset maintenance management plans - also known as immovable asset management plans or infrastructure maintenance plans - are strategic outlines for the repair and maintenance ...
Following the parliamentary committee hearings on the 2022/23 priorities, targets and spending plans of departments, the focus shifts to the budget vote debates which commence this week and run until 10 June 2022.
These debates happen in the mini-plenary sittings of the National Assembly and are headlined by Ministers, their ...
Attention All Ex-Mineworkers!
Did you know that you can claim a variety of benefits if you are an ex-mineworker on retirement? Similarly, relatives of deceased ex-mineworks can claim benefits for members who passed in service.
Read the infographic for more information and sign up for the benefit today.
Have any ...
Following last week’s pared-down programme, things return to normal with a full agenda in the main chambers and committee corridor.
Everything from oral questions to the Executive, debates, legislative business, committee oversight, and a Conference is scheduled.
The National Assembly will hold a debate – on Tuesday - to celebrate ...
