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Press Releases for the month of May 2026
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Media Alert: Basic Education Portfolio Committee to Engage With Multiple Departments on Exit Strategies 21 May 2026 6:00pm
Media Statement: Good Performance on Paper Bedeviled by Weak Governance and Accountability Framework at Psira 21 May 2026 10:57am
Media Statement: Select Committee Welcomes SAPS’ Strategic Priorities in Budget and Annual Performance Plan 21 May 2026 10:23am
Media Statement: Committee on Health Questions Pharmacy Council on Shortage of Pharmacists in Rural Areas, and Its Salary Bill 21 May 2026 10:20am
Media Advisory: Parliament to Host Colloquium to Celebrate 30 Years of the Constitution 20 May 2026 5:15pm
Media Statement: Portfolio Committee Unanimously Agrees to Reconvene Meeting With Minister of Higher Education Over NSFAS 20 May 2026 5:12pm
Media Statement: COGTA Committee Seeks Clarity on Section 22 Religious Consultation Process 20 May 2026 10:37am
Media Alert: Public Service Committee to Be Briefed on Impact of National School of Government’s Training Programmes 19 May 2026 7:52pm
Media Statement: Committee Chairperson Calls on Western Cape Police Head to Confirm Dereliction of Duty on Evidence Management and Docket Oversight 19 May 2026 6:29pm
Media Alert: Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour to Receive Briefing on UIF Labour Activation Programme 19 May 2026 6:28pm
Media Alert: Portfolio Committee on Health to Be Briefed by South African Pharmacy Council 19 May 2026 6:25pm
Media Statement: Correctional Services Committee Concerned About Slow Progress on Kitchen Renovations 19 May 2026 4:07pm
Media Statement: Last-Minute Postponement of Meeting With Higher Education Minister on NSFAS Decision Is Regrettable 19 May 2026 2:55pm
Media Statement: Justice Committee Chairperson Condemns Shocking Misconduct by Mpumalanga Prosecutor; Demands Swift Accountability 19 May 2026 9:34am
Media Statement: Unannounced Visit to Nyanga Family Violence Unit Undermines National Crisis Narrative 18 May 2026 1:52pm
Media Alert: Higher Education Committee To Receive a Briefing From the Minister of Higher Education and Training on Decision To Place NSFAS Under Administration 18 May 2026 1:04pm
Media Statement: Home Affairs Chairperson Calls for Greater Accountability for Buses Transporting Illegal Immigrants 18 May 2026 10:37am
Media Alert: Land Reform and Rural Development Committee to Meet With Minister on Budget Vote 42 18 May 2026 10:22am
Media Statement: Committee on Health Notes Constitutional Court Judgment on National Health Act Provisions 18 May 2026 8:22am
Media Alert: COGTA Committee to Be Briefed by CRL Commission Amid Concerns of Religious Overreach 18 May 2026 8:20am
Happening in Parliament This Week 17 May 2026 2:38pm
NCOP Chairperson Declares North West Taking Parliament to the People a Success 15 May 2026 10:57pm
Media Statement: Committee on Defence and Military Veterans Adopts Budget Vote 26 15 May 2026 7:35pm
Media Statement: Committee on Defence Adopts Budget Vote 23 15 May 2026 7:22pm
Delays in Investigations and Prosecutions Are Detrimental to the Fight Against Corruption 15 May 2026 5:12pm
Media Statement: Land Reform and Rural Development Committee Adopts Budget Vote Report 14 May 2026 6:37pm
Land Reform and Rural Development Committee Adopts Budget Vote 42 Report 14 May 2026 5:50pm
Media Alert: Ad Hoc Committee on Mkhwanazi Allegations To Meet on Housekeeping Matters 14 May 2026 4:24pm
Media Advisory: President Ramaphosa To Deliver Annual Address at NCOP’ Taking Parliament to the People Programme in North West 14 May 2026 4:02pm
Media Statement: Higher Education Committee Calls for Salary Regulations After CETA Administrator’s R3 Million Pay Controversy 14 May 2026 3:35pm
Ethics Committee Reports on Complaints Against Two Members of Parliament 14 May 2026 3:27pm
Media Statement: Education Portfolio Committee Concerned About Undocumented South African Learners 14 May 2026 3:24pm
Media Statement: Ethics Committee Clears the Minister, Deputy Minister and a Member of Parliament 14 May 2026 3:04pm
Media Statement: Committee on Social Development Notes Dismissal of Minister by President 14 May 2026 2:25pm
Media Statement: Committee on International Relations Adopts Budget Vote 6 Report 14 May 2026 12:22pm
Media Statement: Communications Committee Chairperson Welcomes ICASA Decision To Uphold the Electronic Communications Act 14 May 2026 10:00am
Media Statement: Committee Notes Progress and Raises Concern Over Audit and Governance Weaknesses 13 May 2026 9:54pm
Media Statement: Committee Adopts Budget Vote 31 Report and Calls for Stronger Governance and Labour Market Reforms 13 May 2026 9:50pm
Media Release: Speaker Determines Process for Composition of the Impeachment Committee 13 May 2026 7:44pm
Media Advisory: President Cyril Ramaphosa To Appear in the NA for a Question-And-Answer Session 13 May 2026 5:01pm
Media Statement: Chairperson Calls for Reduced Salt Consumption During World Salt Awareness Week 13 May 2026 4:46pm
Media Statement: Standing Committee on Appropriations Satisfied With Budget Allocations for 2026 Local Government Elections 13 May 2026 4:40pm
Media Statement: Committee on Women, Youth and Persons With Disabilities Adopts Annual Performance Plans and Budget Vote Reports 13 May 2026 3:58pm
Media Statement: Committee on Social Development Condemns Delays in Children’s Amendment Bill 13 May 2026 3:05pm
Media Statement: Public Service Committee Adopts Budget Vote Reports With Several Anti-Corruption Recommendations 13 May 2026 2:22pm
NCOP Chairperson Reaffirms Accountability and Responsive Governance at TPTTP Opening Ceremony 13 May 2026 10:54am
Media Statement: Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Adopts Its Budget Vote Report 13 May 2026 10:49am
Media Statement: COGTA Committee Emphasises Importance of Getting Public Participation Right on Khoi-San Bill 13 May 2026 9:18am
Media Alert: Public Service Committee to Adopt Budget Vote Reports 12 May 2026 7:48pm
Media Statement: Standing Committee on Appropriations Concerned by Reduced Number of Police Officers as Crime Levels Increase 12 May 2026 7:35pm
Media Statement: Agriculture Committee Adopts 2026/27 Budget Vote 29 Report 12 May 2026 7:32pm
Media Statement: Correctional Services Committee Seriously Concerned That ‘Inflated’ Pricing Was Allowed 12 May 2026 7:00pm
Media Statement: Education Portfolio Committee Will Refer Procurement of New Catalogue to Public Protector 12 May 2026 6:07pm
Media Alert: Committee on Labour To Engage the Department on Audit Challenges and Budget Vote 12 May 2026 5:15pm
Media Statement: Portfolio Committee on Health Honours SA’s Nurses on International Nurses Day 12 May 2026 1:02pm
Media Statement: Tourism Committee Welcomes 2026 Africa Tourism Indaba Visitors 12 May 2026 11:33am
Media Statement: Committee Chairpersons Call for Responsive Government Amid Severe Weather Impact Across the Country 12 May 2026 11:27am
Media Alert: Basic Education Portfolio Committee To Be Briefed on National Catalogue for Foundation Phase 11 May 2026 5:20pm
Media Alert: COGTA Committee To Be Briefed on Revised Khoi-San Bill 11 May 2026 5:15pm
Speaker Determines the Process To Be Followed by the National Assembly Following the Constitutional Court Judgment 11 May 2026 3:12pm
Media Alert: Standing Committee on Appropriations To Engage With Police and IPID 11 May 2026 3:09pm
Media Statement: Police Chairperson Welcomes Arrest of Senior SAPS Officers and Suspension of Supply Chain Management Head 11 May 2026 2:22pm
Media Statement: SCOPA To Hold Hearings With City of Tshwane and Ethekwini Metro Municipalities on Audit Outcomes and SIU Investigations 11 May 2026 1:23pm
Happening in Parliament This Week 11 May 2026 1:15pm
Message by the Speaker of the National Assembly on 30 Years Since the Constitutional Assembly’s Adoption of the Constitution: Parliament’s Role and the Road Ahead 9 May 2026 4:00pm
Media Statement: Committee on Social Services Calls for Strong Healthcare System for Advancement of Universal Health Coverage 8 May 2026 9:47pm
Media Statement: New Co-Chairperson Elected of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests Committee 8 May 2026 4:48pm
Media Statement: Justice Committee Chairperson Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Adoption of Constitution 8 May 2026 12:34pm
Media Statement: Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Urges Vigilance Amidst Increasing Extreme Weather Events 7 May 2026 7:55pm
Media Statement: COGTA Committee Gives Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Strict Deadlines to Resolve Governance Challenges 7 May 2026 6:00pm
Media Statement: COGTA Committee Warns Poor Financial Controls in Nelson Mandela Bay Are Undermining Service Delivery 7 May 2026 5:51pm
Media Advisory: Speaker Marks 30 Years of the Constitution With National Webinar 7 May 2026 5:48pm
Media Alert: Committee on the Presidency to Be Briefed on the Presidency’s Annual Performance Plan 7 May 2026 5:45pm
Media Statement: Committee to Investigate Possibility of National Assembly Rule 227 (1)(C) Enquiry Into Affairs of Industrial Development Corporation 7 May 2026 2:07pm
Media Statement: Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure To Step up Oversight of DPWI Following Nehawu Head Office Grievances 7 May 2026 12:28pm
Media Statement: Standing Committee on Appropriations Cite Rail Improvement as a Key Economic Enabler 7 May 2026 12:24pm
Media Statement: International Relations Committee Calls for Accelerated Implementation of the AFCFTA 6 May 2026 8:37pm
Media Statement: Committee on Electricity and Energy Briefed on Gas Bill 6 May 2026 6:43pm
Change of Time to 12:30: Governance Cluster Chairs to Brief the Media 6 May 2026 6:40pm
Media Statement: Justice Committee Raises Concerns About SIU’s Funding Model 6 May 2026 4:42pm
Media Statement: Select Committee on Public Infrastructure Adopts Report on the Department of Transport’s Budget Vote and Annual Performance Plan 6 May 2026 4:36pm
Media Statement: Social Development Committee Underscores Importance of Ministerial Oversight on Appointments 6 May 2026 4:32pm
Media Statement: Committee Resolves To Request an Extension for Gang-Related Violence Inquiry 6 May 2026 4:15pm
Media Statement: Committee on Health Briefed on Response to Hantavirus 6 May 2026 1:40pm
Media Advisory: NCOP to Debate the Provincial Week Report and Economic Cluster Ministers to Appear in the NA 5 May 2026 8:19pm
Media Statement: Justice Committee Calls for Legislative Reforms to Bolster SAHRC’s Powers 5 May 2026 7:40pm
Media Statement: Correctional Services Committee Concerned by High Number of Disciplinary Matters at Drakenstein 5 May 2026 7:30pm
Media Alert: Committee on Health to Be Briefed on Hantavirus Outbreak 5 May 2026 7:23pm
Media Statement: Committee on Tourism Adopts Its Budget Report 5 May 2026 7:12pm
Media Statement: Social Development Committee to Receive Responses on Investigations Into Ministerial Appointments 5 May 2026 7:07pm
Media Alert: Committee on Electricity and Energy To Be Briefed on the Gas Bill 5 May 2026 4:38pm
Governance Cluster Chairs to Brief the Media 5 May 2026 4:33pm
Media Alert: COGTA Committee To Continue Oversight Engagement With Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality 5 May 2026 3:50pm
NCOP Takes Parliament to Kenneth Kaunda District Communities in North-West 5 May 2026 12:52pm
Media Statement: Dbe Must Deal With Pervasive Rape Culture in Eastern Cape Schools, Says Committee Chair 5 May 2026 12:50pm
Media Statement: Troubling Leadership Instability at NSFAS, as Third Administrator Appointed, Says Higher Education Chairperson 5 May 2026 12:45pm
Media Statement: Committee on Health Pays Tribute on International Midwives’ Day 5 May 2026 11:25am
Media Statement: Committee on Health Notes Department’s Response to Cruise Ship Health Incident 4 May 2026 8:45pm
Media Alert: Tourism Committee to Consider and Adopt Budget Vote Report 4 May 2026 6:22pm
Media Alert: COGTA Committee To Discuss Oversight Reports on Gauteng and North West Municipalities 4 May 2026 4:23pm
Media Statement: Public Service Committee Demands Action Over R800 Million Spent on Suspended Officials 4 May 2026 4:20pm
Media Statement: SCOPA to Hold Hearings With Mangaung and Ekurhuleni Municipalities on Audit Outcomes and Investigations 4 May 2026 3:40pm
Media Alert: Correctional Services Committee To Hold Meeting at Drakenstein Correctional Centre 4 May 2026 2:15pm
Happening This Week in Parliament 3 May 2026 3:00pm
Media Statement: Systemic Failures and Demands of Accountability From NHLS Concerns Committee on Health 2 May 2026 8:32pm
Media Statement: Chairperson of Higher Education Welcomes Honorary Doctorate Awarded to Football Legend Doctor Khumalo 2 May 2026 8:28pm
Media Statement: Committee Chair Calls for Urgent Probe Into SAPS Bullying Allegations Following Officer’s Death 1 May 2026 7:57pm
Media Statement: Committee on Correctional Services Concludes Its Oversight Visit to Mpumalanga 1 May 2026 7:44pm
Media Statement: Internationalisation Must Not Disadvantage South Africans, Higher Education Chairperson 1 May 2026 5:08pm
Press Statement: Presiding Officers of Parliament’s Statement on Workers’ Day 1 May 2026 12:27pm
Media Statement: Committee on Correctional Services Decries General Poor Functioning of Bethal Correctional Centre 1 May 2026 10:01am
Media Statement: Committee on Health Cautions SAMRC on Donor Funding 1 May 2026 1:20am