Cluster Media Briefing

FINANCE CLUSTER COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS TO BRIEF THE MEDIA

Following the tabling of the National Budget by the Minister of Finance, the Parliament’s Finance Cluster Committee Chairpersons will on Monday, 2 March 2026, hold a media briefing to address the media.

The media briefing will feature the four Finance Cluster Committee Chairpersons listed below:

The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Dr Mkhacani Maswanganyi, will outline the committee’s role in the budget process, including:

The procedure to process budget at committee level
Leveraging infrastructure investment to boost economic growth and job creation.

The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Finance, Ms Sanny Ndhlovu, will focus on the public involvement in budgetary legislation, such as:

Budget process and public participation in the NCOP
Allocation of budget to local government.

Dr Mmusi Maimane, the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Appropriations, will brief the media on the appropriation matters, in particular:

The expenditure on crime
The debt management.

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Mr Songezo Zibi, will talk about role of the committee on fiscal expenditure, including:

The municipal financial management
The infrastructure spending
The cost reductions.

THE CLUSTER MEDIA BRIEFING DETAILS:
Date: Monday, 2 March 2026
Time: 10:00
Venue: Parliament Library, NCOP Chamber building

Note to media:

Media wishing to attend the briefing should send their details (full name, name of media house, ID or passport number) to Mr Manelisi Ntsodo at mntsodo@parliament.gov.za or 081 716 2021.

Members of the media will have an opportunity for one-on-one interviews with any of the chairpersons and/or the Spokesperson of Parliament after the official briefing.

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ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Enquiries: Moloto Mothapo, Parliament Spokesperson