Press Releases for the month of October 2017

• Communications Committee Welcomes Appointment of SABC Board and New Minister of Communications (17 Oct 2017 6:35pm)
• NCOP Chairperson Ms Modise's Input to the IPU Panel Debate on "Holding the Purse Strings: Exercising Oversight for the Common Good (17 Oct 2017 3:55pm)
• Committee Starts Inquiry into State Owned Enterprises (17 Oct 2017 3:31pm)
• Auditor-General’s 2016/17 Audit Outcomes Show Worsening Situation (17 Oct 2017 2:58pm)
• Committee Concerned by Minister’s Silence (17 Oct 2017 10:55am)
• NCOP Holds Plenary Sittings on Questions for Oral Reply by Economic Clusters (17 Oct 2017 8:44am)
• Safety in School Environment Must Be Restored (16 Oct 2017 4:48pm)
• UCT and Stellenbosch Universities Brief Committee on Inquiry into Eskom (16 Oct 2017 4:30pm)
• SA Parliament’s Draft Resolutions Adopted by World Body of Parliaments (16 Oct 2017 4:12pm)
• SCOPA, Standing Committee on Appropriations and Standing Committee on Auditor-General to Be Briefed by Auditor-General on 2016/17 Audit Outcomes (16 Oct 2017 3:45pm)
• Justice Committee to Receive Department’s Response on Legal Practice Bill (16 Oct 2017 3:02pm)
• Home Affairs Must Assist People Affected by Floods (16 Oct 2017 8:15am)
• Statement by the Leader of the SA Parliamentary Delegation to 137th IPU Assembly, Ms Thandi Modise (15 Oct 2017 6:15pm)
• Statement by the NCOP Chairperson Hon. Tr Modise on the Occasion of the 137th IPU Assembly, St Petersburg, Russia (15 Oct 2017 4:45pm)
• Better Intergovernmental Relations Essential to Unlocking Small Business Opportunities in Northern Cape (15 Oct 2017 11:35am)
• BRICS Parliaments Must Advance Developmental Programmes (15 Oct 2017 11:30am)
• Parliament: Coming Up This Week (15 Oct 2017 10:15am)
• Chairperson Ms Thandi Modise Holds Successful Talks with Presiding Officers of Russia's Legislature at Inter-Parliamentary Union 137th Assembly (14 Oct 2017 4:45pm)
• NCOP Delegation Urged for a Comprehensive Socio-Economic Development Projects Report (13 Oct 2017 4:15pm)
• National Council of Provinces Chairperson Ms Thandi Modise Leads SA Parliament Delegation to 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (13 Oct 2017 2:30pm)
• Communications Committee Concludes Interviews for ICASA Council (12 Oct 2017 8:35pm)
• Limpopo Delegation to NCOP to Hold Provincial Week Debriefing Meeting (12 Oct 2017 7:00pm)
• Trade and Industry Committee Meets with South African Farmers Development Association (Safda) (12 Oct 2017 6:45pm)
• Basic Education Portfolio Committee Notes All Initiatives to Ensure Safety in Schools (12 Oct 2017 4:05pm)
• Delegation Welcomes Assurance That Mental Health Hospital to Be Finished by December (12 Oct 2017 3:30pm)
• NCOP Western Cape Delegation Happy to See Smooth Runining of Projects in Western Cape (12 Oct 2017 2:35pm)
• National Council of Provinces Chairperson Ms Thandi Modise Leads SA Parliamentary Delegation to the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Russia (12 Oct 2017 11:08am)
• Justice and Correctional Services Committee Sets Record Straight (11 Oct 2017 8:13pm)
• Basic Education Portfolio Committee Commends Vuwani Catch-Up Plans for Schools (11 Oct 2017 5:35pm)
• Gauteng Legislature to Assist Upcoming Entrepreneurs to Register Their Companies (11 Oct 2017 4:10pm)
• Portfolio Committee on Basic Education to Be Briefed on School Safety (11 Oct 2017 3:45pm)
• Parliament Statement on the Devastating Severe Weather Conditions (11 Oct 2017 3:32pm)
• Parliament Notifies Ms Zelda Holtzman of Decision to Dismiss Her (11 Oct 2017 2:50pm)
• Committee Congratulates New IEC Chief Electoral Officer (11 Oct 2017 2:35pm)
• Public Enterprises Committee Decides on Process of Inquiry into Eskom (11 Oct 2017 1:35pm)
• Division of Revenue Act Frustrating Provinces like the Northern Cape (11 Oct 2017 12:55pm)
• Permanent Delegates to Visit New Mental Health Facility in Kimberley (11 Oct 2017 12:45pm)
• Kruger National Park Must Empower Local Communities (11 Oct 2017 11:35am)
• NCOP Delegates to Conduct Oversight Visits at Chris Hani District Municipality (11 Oct 2017 9:00am)
• Committee Tells Minister to Fill Management Vacancies (10 Oct 2017 9:05pm)
• Standing Committee on Appropriations Calls for Alignment of Annual Performance Plans with National Development Plan (2030) and Medium Term Strategic Framework Targets (10 Oct 2017 6:25pm)
• Committee to Be Briefed by Special Investigating Unit and Legal Aid South Africa (10 Oct 2017 6:10pm)
• Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee Agrees to Hold Inquiry Into Request to Remove Public Protector (10 Oct 2017 4:50pm)
• Environmental Affairs Portfolio Committee Encouraged to Hear That Climate Change Legislation Will Soon Be Introduced in Parliament (10 Oct 2017 1:50pm)
• No Factual Basis to Claims That National Assembly Speaker Ignoring PAC Request (10 Oct 2017 1:45pm)
• NCOP Delegates to Conduct Oversight Visits at Chris Hani District Municipality (10 Oct 2017 1:05pm)
• Provincial Week Sees Stakeholders Come Together at EC Legislature (10 Oct 2017 7:45am)
• Recommended Dismissal of Ms Zelda Holtzman Following Disciplinary Inquiry (9 Oct 2017 7:00pm)
• NCOP Wants No Less than Quality Service Delivery to People, Eastern Cape Delegation Leader Says (9 Oct 2017 6:30pm)
• Committee on Basic Education to Receive Status Report on the Vuwani Situation (9 Oct 2017 2:55pm)
• Standing Committee on Appropriations to Be Briefed by Parliamentary Budget Office and the Minister of Economic Development (9 Oct 2017 2:33pm)
• Reminder: NCOP Delegates Visit Provinces to Assess Job Creation Initiatives (9 Oct 2017 2:11pm)
• NCOP Delegates Visit Provinces to Assess Job Creation Initiatives (8 Oct 2017 12:05pm)
• Good Research by Water Research Commission Must Translate into Implimentable Interventions (8 Oct 2017 10:57am)
• Untimely Passing of Member of Water and Sanitation Committee Mrs Baker (8 Oct 2017 10:30am)
• Parliament: Coming Up This Week (8 Oct 2017 10:15am)
• Parliament Distraught by MP’s Passing (7 Oct 2017 10:30am)
• Police Committee Concludes Budget Review and Recommendation Report Process (6 Oct 2017 4:22pm)
• Committee Demands Accountability on Premature Contract Termination of SA Weather Service CEO (6 Oct 2017 2:30pm)
• Extended Public Hearings on National Forests Amendment Bill (5 Oct 2017 9:30pm)
• Parliament Plans Extensive Public Consultation on Reopening of Land Claims (5 Oct 2017 6:50pm)
• Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee Hears Outcry for More Funding for Public Protector (5 Oct 2017 6:40pm)
• Committee to Invite Special Investigating Unit to Give Update on Investigation into Tender Processes Within the Department of Water and Sanitation (5 Oct 2017 5:40pm)
• Trade and Industry Portfolio Committee Resolves to Conduct Inquiry into Localisation at Transnet (5 Oct 2017 5:00pm)
• Finance Committee Scrutinises Legality of Treasury’s R3 Billion Bail-out to SAA (5 Oct 2017 4:05pm)
• Committee to Be Briefed on Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill (4 Oct 2017 7:15pm)
• NCOP Concludes Crucial Induction Programe for Salga (4 Oct 2017 6:50pm)
• Committee on International Relations Sends Condolences to United States (4 Oct 2017 12:00pm)
• Mineral Resources Committee to Be Briefed by Entities on Annual Reports for 2016/17 (3 Oct 2017 8:28pm)
• Communications Committee Welcomes Report on Delayed Appointment of SABC Full-Time Board (3 Oct 2017 8:25pm)
• Minister to Brief Committee on Suspension of DG (3 Oct 2017 7:45pm)
• Trade and Industry Portfolio Committee Receives Briefing on Debt Relief Draft Framework (3 Oct 2017 6:35pm)
• Basic Education Committee to Be Briefed on Department’s Annual Report, Justice Committee to Receive Briefing from NPA (3 Oct 2017 4:30pm)
• Health Committee to Be Briefed on Annual Financial Reports (3 Oct 2017 3:20pm)
• Rise of Avian Bird Flu in Western Cape Concerns Committee (3 Oct 2017 10:35am)
• National Forests Amendment Bill Public Hearings (2 Oct 2017 8:55pm)
• Finance Committee to Be Briefed by IRBA on KPMG and Deloitte Investigations (2 Oct 2017 6:00pm)
• Trade and Industry Portfolio Committee to Interact on Annual Reports (2 Oct 2017 4:30pm)
• Health Committee to Be Briefed by Auditor-General of South Africa (2 Oct 2017 2:15pm)
• Portfolio Committee on Police to Focus on Ag’s Findings in next 3 Days (1 Oct 2017 10:35am)