The Week Ahead: It's a wrap for the Sixth Parliament

After a dizzying and tumultuous five years, Parliament will rise this week ahead of the 2024 National and Provincial elections.

Both Houses have scheduled plenary sittings on Thursday, where the main aim is to approve legislation.

In the National Assembly, lawmakers will consider five bills: the Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill, the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill, the Statistics Amendment Bill, the Pension Funds Amendment Bill, and the Public Procurement Bill. Beyond this, the agenda includes a resolution on the Political Party Funding Act, a Report on the Establishment of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel and Ratification of the African Charter Protocol on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa.

Elsewhere, NCOP delegates will consider 6 bills: the Railway Safety Bill, the National Water Resources Infrastructure Bill, the Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Bill, the Marine Pollution Amendment Bill, the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, and the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill. In addition,

Both chambers will conclude their business with the traditional farewell speeches, where MPs reflect on their time in office and express well wishes to their colleagues.

Over in the Committee corridor, a handful of meetings are scheduled to finalise outstanding bills before they are considered during Thursday’s sittings.

MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024

Standing Committee on Finance, (National Assembly), [Consideration and adoption of the Committee report on the Pension Funds Amendment Bill [B3 – 2024] and the Public Procurement Bill [B18 – 2023]], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00

Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, (National Council of Provinces), [Responses by the Minister in the Presidency and the State Security Agency on the public participation submissions; Consideration of the public participation report (written, oral and public hearings, including inputs received from provinces)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 14:00-18:00

TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024

Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on the The Revised African Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA) Agreement, tabled in terms of section 231(2) of the Constitution, 1996, and the Explanatory Memorandum to The Revised African Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology Agreement (AFRA); Final Mandate meeting on the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill [B23B-2023] s76; Final Mandate meeting on the Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill [B14B-2021] S76; Consideration and Adoption of Minutes and Reports], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, (National Council of Provinces), [Clause by clause consideration and adoption of the C-list of the bill], Virtual Meeting Platform, 14:00-17:00

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly) [Report on the Establishment of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel] Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00

WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024

Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration and adoption of the final GILAB report; Tabling of the final report on the ATC], Virtual Meeting Platform, 08:00-10:00

Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration of Final Mandates on: Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Bill [B 8B-2020]; Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill [B 5B-2022]; Consideration and adoption of minutes; Consideration of Select Committee Legacy Report], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Select Committee on Finance, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration of the Legacy Report of the SC on Finance and outstanding minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly), [Consideration of and Concurrence with Amendments by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill [B 2D – 2022], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00

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