The constituency period beckons, with MPs in the National Assembly due to depart mid-week and return to Parliament on 15 August 2022.
Meanwhile, the NCOP’s second term will run until 24 June.
Even with a public holiday to compress the parliamentary week, there is a fair bit of action packed ...
Only grant recipients who have received an SMS from SASSA confirming their collection pay-out point as either Pick n Pay or Boxer can use the new collections points. Pick n Pay collection points for the SASSA social relief of distress grant (SDR) exclude the following points: • BP Pick ‘n ...
In the National Assembly, the main plenary event will be the debate on the Presidency's budget vote scheduled on Thursday and the President’s reply a day later.
The Constitution confers on the Presidency the responsibility of leading a capable developmental state. A capable state is well-run and well-managed, with clear ...
What is Child Protection Week?
National Child Protection Week is commemorated annually to raise awareness on the rights of children as articulated in the Constitution and Children's Act (Act No. 38 of 2005).
The campaign is led by the Department of Social Development in partnership with Basic Education.
We need ...
There are four weeks left until Parliament’s mid-year constituency period.
In the remaining days, the legislative body is scheduled to pass the national budget, vote on several Bills, conduct important debates, hold a sectoral Parliament, scrutinise government performance and response to various crises, undertake oversight visits, and approve statutory appointments. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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