Powers and Privileges of Parliament
National Assembly 30 August 2022 incident: hearing Day 3
14 Dec 2023
NA: Unrevised hansard – 30 August 2022
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
In a hybrid meeting the Powers and Privileges Committee received closing arguments from the Initiator ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
National Assembly 30 August 2022 incident: hearing Day 2
12 Dec 2023
NA: Unrevised hansard – 30 August 2022
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 Powers and Privileges Committee held a hybrid hearing on the incident of 30 August ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
National Assembly 30 August 2022 incident hearing: Day 1
11 Dec 2023
NA: Unrevised hansard – 30 August 2022
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 Powers and Privileges Committee commenced with the first day of its hearings into the ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Consideration of request to subpoena NA Speaker as a witness
5 Dec 2023
The Committee resolved to not call the Speaker of the National Assembly to appear before it as a witness in a matter involving 13 EFF MPs who are expected to appear before the Committee next week. The 13 were removed during the Presidency’s Budget vote in June last year ...
Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill: adoption
5 Dec 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development convened to finalise the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill. The Bill provides for the establishment of the Small Enterprise Development Finance Agency; to ensure the provision of financial and non-financial support services to small enterprises; to promote the development of sustainable and ...
Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill: consideration
1 Dec 2023
The Committee met online to hear responses to outstanding questions and issues from the previous evening’s meeting on the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill. This included the long title, reference to the Companies Act, small enterprise organisations, cooperative enterprises, unfair trading practices, the service delivery network, independent assessment of ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
2023 SONA Incident: Committee Report
1 Dec 2023
The Committee met virtually to consider its report on the allegations of conduct constituting contempt of Parliament by six Members of the National Assembly during the State of the Nation Address on 9 February 2023.
In its report, the Committee recommended that the National Assembly impose penalties including an ...
Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill: Legal Services Input & Public Participation Report
30 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development convened in a virtual meeting to consider its report on the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill public participation process and the Department's response to the legal and constitutional issues raised in the written and oral submissions.
The Committee Content Advisor Bill indicated ...
Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill: deliberations
30 Nov 2023
In a virtual meeting held late afternoon into the evening, the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development continued its deliberations on the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill [B16-2023].
The Committee considered the suggestions raised by the public and flagged the clauses where concerns were raised. There were some vague, ...
Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill: DSBD response to public submissions; with Deputy Minister
29 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened virtually to consider the Department of Small Business Development's response to public submissions on the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill, which provides the legal framework for the merger of the Small Enterprise Finance Agency, the Small Enterprise Development Agency, and the Cooperative Banks Development Agency, ...