Parliament, Wednesday 21 October 2020 – Deputy President David Mabuza will tomorrow, Thursday 22 October, appear in the National Assembly(NA) hybrid plenary sitting for oral replies to questions from NA Members.
Parliament uses a range of instruments to hold the Executive accountable, which include putting questions to the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa. Section 92(2) of the Constitution stipulates that Cabinet Members are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for the exercise of powers and performance of their functions.
The six questions to the Deputy President scheduled for tomorrow's sitting cover a range of matters, including:
- What are the full details of the social cohesion, including moral regeneration initiatives, and investment facilitation and trade promotion initiatives that has been developed and/or implemented under his leadership to respond to reports of widespread corruption in the Government's Covid-19 response;
- Whether, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Eskom Task Team, he has been informed that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eskom allegedly misled the board into terminating the R5,2 billion fuel oil supply contract with Econ Oil & Energy Ltd;
- Whether, following the decision of the Constitutional Court to declare the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act, Act 15 of 2014, invalid and on 19 March 2019 rejecting the application of Parliament for an extension to finalise the processing of a new Amendment Act, he intends taking any steps to bring an application to Parliament’s Joint Programme Committee, requesting for the fast-tracking of such amending legislation to re-open land claims for the restitution of land rights that will enable thorough opportunity for public participation before the end of this annual session of Parliament.
DETAILS OF THE NA HYBRID SITTING :
Date: Thursday, 22 October 2020
Time: 14.00
Venue: NA Chamber, Parliament and online platform
For all six questions to the Deputy President, please click: Question Paper
Meanwhile, the NCOP will also hold its hybrid sitting to pay tribute to healthcare workers on the frontline of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, and to the outgoing Auditor-General of South Africa, Mr Kimi Makwetu, whose term of offices comes to an end on 30 November 2020.
DETAILS OF THE NCOP HYBRID SITTING:
Date: Thursday, 22 October 2020
Time: 14.00
Venue: NCOP Chamber, Parliament and online platform
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