President Zuma’s annual address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is expected to steal the limelight this week. The theme for this year’s event is “Celebrating 20 years of a Democratic Parliament – together moving the NCOP forward as a vanguard of the interests of provinces”. Another story ...

Both the National Development Agency (NDA) and the Department of Social Services were questioned on progress made with regards to the Early Childhood Development Programme in Parliament this week. The meeting was an opportunity for the Department and the NDA to update their oversight committee on what has been done ...

Parliament has been starved of legislative action for the past few weeks, with committees focused on preparing their Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). While there is still some leftover work in that regard, there is quite a lot of heavy legislative lifting scheduled this week- with five bills up ...

On Tuesday, 21 October 2014, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), along with Higher Education South Africa (HESA) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), briefed the Committee on the status of funding for tertiary students in South Africa. The entities explained that NSFAS is in desperate ...

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) had a thorough review of its progress for the year 2013/14 in Parliament this week. The NPA highlighted its successes in trial outcomes while reaching most of its annual targets. The following infographic summarises their progress.

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement Speech 2014

By Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene

Honourable Speaker Mister President Deputy President Cabinet Colleagues and Deputy Ministers Governor and Governor-Designate of the Reserve Bank MECs of Finance Honourable Members Fellow South Africans

It is my privilege to present the 2014 Medium Term Budget ...

With the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 deadline looming, the Community Law Centre (University of the Western Cape) briefed the Health Portfolio Committee last Wednesday, 15 October 2014, on South Africa’s current situation regarding maternal deaths due to pregnancy and childbirth complications. The MDGs were set at the 2000 Millennium ...

Following last week’s hectic schedule, Parliament has eased up this week, but only just a touch. Committees will continue examining government departments and state entities on their 2013/14 Annual Reports in preparation of their Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports. These reports may include proposals on the future use of resources ...

Parliament yesterday hosted a joint sitting of the Portfolio Committees on Women and Labour to address the issue of women and youth unemployment. Recent figures show that South Africa's women and youth are experiencing more job losses and struggle to find work, making them more vulnerable than men in the ...

Between 2009 and 2014, there were a total of 177 permanent and acting Directors-General (DGs) across all government departments. However, only 19 departments had their DGs complete an entire term. Acting DGs fill the vacant post when Permanent DGs resign or are dismissed. The following infographic will evaluate the relationship ...