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Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Introductory Workshop on Gender-Responsive Planning & Budgeting & role of Multi-Party Women’s Caucus, with Minister
12 Mar 2020
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus was convened to receive two briefings: the Gender Responsive Budgeting and Planning Background, and the Role of the Multi- Party Women’s Caucus in Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting. Members were very concerned at receiving 16 apologies for absenteeism and the Chairperson aptly remarked that ‘since the ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Referral matters to the committee: SONA 2020 & Public Enterprises Budget Vote 2019
11 Mar 2020
Hansard: 13 February 2020
Hansard: 11 July 2019 & Video
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliaments and Provincial Legislatures Act 4 of 2004
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Amendment Act 9 of 2019
Video footage of two incidents involving National Assembly plenary disruptions was ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Departments 2019/20 Quarter 3 Expenditure Performance: Committee Staff Analysis
11 Mar 2020
Members were briefed by the Committee Staff on the third quarter expenditure performance of national government departments. The research report recommended that four poorly performing departments be called to appear at committee hearings because of significant underspending of projected expenditure. These were the departments of Human Settlements; Agriculture, Forestry and ...
Tourism
Brand SA on mandate, activities and programmes in relation to tourism development; Second Term Committee Programme
10 Mar 2020
BrandSA briefed the Committee on its mandate, activities and programmes in relation to tourism development. Members were at the outset informed that the South African brand was bleeding due to issues of load-shedding, crime, the Coronavirus and Xenophobia etc. The briefing spoke to BrandSA’s purpose, how it did things, why ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Departments Quarter 3 performance: DPME briefing
10 Mar 2020
A key issue raised was that the Committee needs to make an assessment of how the budget translates into service delivery, determine what value government receives, and determine what the impact of government spending on the budget’s developmental objectives are. The Department’s presentation lacked necessary information and only spoke to ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Members’ orientation on the work of the Committee and changes in legislation
4 Mar 2020
Hansard: 13 February 2020
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliaments and Provincial Legislatures Act 4 of 2004
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Amendment Act 9 of 2019
The Committee received briefings from the National Assembly Procedural Advisor and the Senior Parliamentary Legal Advisor on the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2020 Budget (Expenditure and Division of Revenue): FFC briefing
4 Mar 2020
2020 Budget Speech
Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC), briefed the Committee on the fiscal framework and revenue proposals. It said there had been a contraction in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of the economy, as well as a contraction in fixed asset formation ...
Finance Standing Committee
2020 Budget: Parliamentary Budget Office & Financial and Fiscal Commission briefings
3 Mar 2020
Parliament’s finance and appropriations committees from both houses met jointly to be briefed on the 2020 Budget by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) and the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC).
The PBO expressed the view that the macroeconomic approach of the budget was too narrowly focused on ...
Finance Standing Committee
2020 Budget: Treasury briefing; with Minister & Deputy Minister
27 Feb 2020
Watch Meeting: Youtube
2020 Budget Speech
2019 MTBPS Speech
Parliament’s finance and appropriations committees from both houses met jointly with the Minister of Finance and senior National Treasury officials to discuss the 2020 Budget. The Minister had tabled his budget proposals the previous day.
Members were told that very low ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Election of Chairperson; Matters referred to the Committee
25 Feb 2020
The Powers and Privileges Committee convened to elect its Chairperson and discuss the matters before the Committee. Mr P Mapulane (ANC) was nominated. There we no objections or further nominations.
Mr Mapulane accepted his nomination as Chairperson of the Powers and Privileges Committee.
The Chairperson briefly spoke to matters before ...