Parliament, Sunday 07 August 2022 – On Wednesday at 14:00, the NCOP will convene a virtual debate on National Women’s Day. The debate is aimed at commemorating the historic Women's Day, which marks the anniversary of the great women's march of 1956, where about 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings to protest against the carrying of pass books.
Following the surge in illegal mining, or Zama Zamas, and the unprecedented high levels of criminality and violence in the communities that are adjacent to areas with illegal mining activities, the NCOP will on Thursday from 10am to 15:00 host a ministerial briefing session on the issue.
The briefing will provide the NCOP with an opportunity to engage with the relevant Ministers, such as the ministers of Mineral Resources and Energy, Police and Home Affairs, on measures to wage a concerted battle against illegal mining and restore law and order in the affected communities.
The National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to resume its program on 15 August, however one of its committees, Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, is continuing with its business of probing Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office as the Public Protector of the Republic of South Africa.
There are at least six (6) Select Committee meetings scheduled this week as follows:
WEDNESDAY, 10 AUGUST 2022
Select Committee on Appropriations, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by National
Treasury and Department of Human Settlements on the Informal Settlements Upgrading Grant], Virtual Meeting Platform.
Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Council of Provinces), will receive a briefing from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure South Africa on the national infrastructure management strategy, and the progress report on the roll-out of the infrastructure investment plan and number of projects that have been signed off.
Select Committee on Security and Justice, (National Council of Provinces) will be Briefed by the Ministry of Police and the South African Police Service on the public comments to the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill [B25-2021] (National Assembly – sec 75); Oversight to Free State preparation briefing: Free State Provincial Commissioner to brief the Committee on the state of police services in Free State Province.
Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, (National Assembly), [Hearing: identified witness to appear before the Committee], Hybrid Meeting (Virtual Meeting Platform and Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building).
THURSDAY, 11 AUGUST 2022
Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, (National Assembly), [Hearing: identified witness to appear before the Committee], Hybrid Meeting (Virtual Meeting Platform and Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building).
FRIDAY, 12 AUGUST 2022
Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, (National Assembly), [Hearing: identified witness to appear before the Committee], Hybrid Meeting (Virtual Meeting Platform and Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building).
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