The Week Ahead: Term One Draws to a Close

The constituency period beckons, with MPs due to sign off at the end of the week and return on 18 April 2023.

There is no opportunity to go through the motions as a fair amount of heavy-duty business will be done before they go.

The main point of interest is ...

The Week Ahead: Motion of No Confidence Debate

Even with a public holiday to compress the parliamentary week, there is a fair bit of action packed into the available three days.

In the NA chamber, the main event – scheduled for Wednesday - is the proposed resolution to remove the Speaker from office. She was the subject of ...

The Week Ahead: DA Resolutions to Investigate Phala Phala and Eskom

There's a broad and busy flavour to this week's parliamentary business.

In the National Assembly chamber, the week opens with a focus on legislation and statutory appointments during Tuesday’s sitting. Lawmakers are set to pass the Housing Consumer Protection Bill and Prevention of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, as ...

The Week Ahead: President Ramaphosa Appears Before the National Assembly

The President's oral questions, answers questions of national or international importance once per term in accordance with the annual parliamentary programme. The questions are sifted and published beforehand to ensure that only those satisfying the set criteria are put to the President. Four supplementary questions, arising from the reply to ...

The Week Ahead: Mini-Plenary Debates & Legislation in the Spotlight

There are several parliamentary mechanisms for achieving government accountability, one of which is the asking of oral questions in the House.

Question Time is used to ask a member of the executive about matters of concern relating to government policy and activities in their portfolio. Many of the questions touch ...

The Week Ahead: Budget 2023 in the spotlight

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Speech on Wednesday, 22 February will dominate headlines this week.

The Budget presents an overall synopsis of the state of the country’s finances, amendments to tax, distribution of revenue across spheres of government and distribution of expenditure across national departments. It serves as a practical ...

The Week Ahead: SONA Debate

The main highlight is the joint debate on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Tuesday and Wednesday as well as the President’s response to the debate on Thursday.

This occasion is a highlight on the parliamentary calendar as all party leaders and heavyweight MPs take part.

The debate ...

The Week Ahead: It’s a wrap for 2022

The constituency and leave period beckons for NA MPs, with Tuesday scheduled as the last sitting day.

NCOP delegates will conclude their business a week later on 13 December. The House’s programme was extended so that it can finalse two key greylisting bills.

While parliamentary meetings will resume in late ...

The Week ahead: Pres Ramaphosa in the spotlight

Parliament is winding down and there is a busy week scheduled in the main chambers and committee corridor.

But everything will be overshadowed by the decision of the independent panel, which has to determine whether President Ramaphosa has a prima facie case to answer on Phala Phala. The Panel has ...

The Week Ahead: Municipal Matters & Men’s Parliament

Parliament, in partnership with the South African National Aids Council, will host a two-day National Men’s Parliament today and on Tuesday, 22 November under the theme: “Takuwani Riime! Institutionalising a Responsive Men’s Movement.” This third biennial sectoral Parliament, convened under the banner of the Takuwani Riime Men’s Movement, is a ...