Parliament’s month-long constituency period was supposed to start this week; however it has been pushed back to the end of June to allow the legislature to continue carrying out oversight over government’s COVID-19 response, pass the budget and consider other business.
After several intense weeks, there is a ...
Many are unaware of the fact that even though South Africa makes use of a Proportional Representation electoral system, meaning that our elected representatives (Members of Parliament) are not elected from geographic areas in the way Ward Councillors are in Local Government elections, MPs remain duty-bound to interact with the ...
Today is Africa Day, and all African countries celebrate this day annually on 25 May. The day is intended to commemorate the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, now commonly known as the African Union (AU).
The African Union has a legislative arm known as the ...
There's a full and mixed flavour to the coming week's parliamentary business.
The highlights include Question Time Session, Africa Day commemoration, special NCOP Virtual Engagement; Women’s Charter Review, legislative business, interviews and important Committee hearings.
The sheer scale of COVID-19 means it touches almost every aspect of ...
The 22nd of May 2020 marks one year since MP’s of the sixth Parliament were sworn into office. The composition of Parliament is now more youthful and representative than it used to be. To commemorate this anniversary, we interviewed two MP’s who have paved the way for many ...
It’s week five of the virtual Parliament.
The legislature reached a milestone last Friday when it marked the 100th virtual meeting of its oversight committees.
The Coronavirus pandemic has seen a traditional, archaic and slow-moving institution transform into one trying to embrace experimentation and technology.
Some innovations are temporary ...
From 8 April to 5 May 2020 we conducted a Covid-19 online survey. The aim of the survey was to drive audience engagement and to get a general idea of perspectives around COVID-19, the lockdown and related matters. The results are largely a reflection of those who came across the ...
It’s the second of week of budget-related meetings and the pace is quickening.
The schedule is packed as Committees continue to interrogate departments and entities on their budgets, targets and priorities for the year ahead.
As part of their oversight work, Committees have a constitutional mandate to scrutinise and ...
Tedros Adhanom, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned in 2018 that no country is fully prepared to fight a new pandemic. Fast forward to 2020 and this prediction has come to fruition: the COVID-19 virus has brought the entire world to a standstill. Governments across the ...
The Week Ahead: Parliament resumes & focuses on COVID-19
Parliament has prioritized a schedule of virtual committee meetings, whose scope of oversight relates to government departments driving COVID-19 response measures.
Initially, the Legislature, suspended its programme until further notice, issued several statements supporting the Government’s interventions and did not ...
