Parliament, Sunday, 8 March 2026 – Question-and-Answer sessions with the President and Ministers in the Social Services Cluster, a Ministerial Statement and consideration of committee oversight reports are among the items scheduled for the parliamentary programme this week. Earlier in the week, Ministers from the Social Services Cluster will appear before both Houses of Parliament to respond to questions from Members.
On Tuesday at 14:00, the Ministers of Basic Education and Higher Education will provide oral replies to questions from NCOP Permanent Delegates.
In the National Assembly, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development will make a Ministerial Statement on the 30-year anniversary of the Constitution. During this sitting, the House will consider members’ statements and several committee reports, including the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services' reports on the Oversight visit to Zonderwater Training College and Zonderwater Correctional Centre, and a follow-up oversight visit to Pollsmoor Correctional Centre. At the same sitting, the NA will also hold a debate on International Women’s Day.
On Wednesday at 15:00, the Social Services Cluster Ministers responsible for Health, Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Social Development, Sport, Arts and Culture, Basic Education, and Higher Education and Training will appear in a question-and-answer session in the NA.
On the same day in the NCOP at 14:00, a debate sponsored by the uMkhonto Wesizwe Party is scheduled on Border Management under the theme: Towards improved intergovernmental coordination in Border Management: “Meeting humanitarian and service delivery obligations.” This hybrid sitting will also consider committee reports and deal with motions and legislation before the House.
On Thursday at 14:00, President Cyril Ramaphosa will appear before a plenary of the National Assembly to reply to oral questions from Members on matters of national importance. At the same time, in the NCOP, Ministers of Health and Social Development (Social Services Cluster 2B) will appear for oral replies to questions by the Permanent Delegates.
Questions for Oral Reply are one of the key mechanisms Parliament uses to hold the Executive accountable. During these sessions, Members of Parliament can question the President, Deputy President and Cabinet Ministers directly about the exercise of their powers and the performance of their functions. Under Section 92 of the Constitution, members of the Cabinet are accountable, collectively and individually, to Parliament and must provide regular and full reports on matters of national public importance under their responsibility.
On Thursday morning at 08:30, the NA and the NCOP will convene their respective Programming Committee Meetings to consider the parliamentary programme, committee reports and legislation before them.
Approximately 43 parliamentary committee meetings are scheduled for the week. These meetings enable Members of Parliament to scrutinise legislation, oversee government departments and entities, and engage with stakeholders on matters of public importance. The meetings are scheduled as follows:
TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2026:
Joint meeting of Portfolio Committee on COGTA and Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Briefing by the OR Tambo District Municipality on the latest financial audit outcomes and matters raised by the Committee during the oversight visit. Briefing by the Buffalo City Metro. M514, 5th Floor, Marks Building, 09:30 – 13:00; 18:30 – 21:00.
Portfolio Committees on Home Affairs: Briefing by the Provincial Managers of the Department of Home Affairs of KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern and Western Cape on the performance and operations of their respective Provincial Offices. Briefing by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on the Comprehensive Overview Report and Condition Assessment of the Department of Home Affairs Offices. Consideration and adoption of the outstanding minutes. M46, Marks Building, 10:00 – 13:00.
Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition: Briefing by the TRP on its 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarter financial and non-financial performance for the 2025/26 financial year. Briefing by the NCT on its 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarter financial and non-financial performance for the 2025/26 financial year. Virtual Platform Meeting, 09:30 – 13:00.
Portfolio Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation: Briefing by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), on the Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Human Settlements (STI4SHS) Roadmap. Virtual Platform Meeting, 09:30 – 12:00.
Portfolio Committee on Transport: Briefing by Transnet on operations and expenditures for Quarters 1 to 3 of the 2025/26 financial year and recent developments. Consideration and adoption of the committee report on the Aviation Safety Investigation Board (ASIB) interviews. Consideration and adoption of minutes of proceedings. Committee Room M314, Third Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:30 – 12:30.
Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services: Briefing by the Department of Correctional Services on: 1) Progress made in relation to ICT Infrastructure rollout, including progress in finalising audit findings by the Auditor-General of South Africa on the information technology environment. 2) Update on the Integrated Inmates Management System, including the rollout of telephones across correctional centres. Consideration and adoption of Draft Committee Minutes. Consideration and adoption of Draft Oversight Report: Limpopo Province. S12A, NCOP Building, 09:00.
Portfolio Committee on Tourism: Briefing by South African Tourism on the Route Development Strategy, Adoption of draft minutes. Committee Room S26, NCOP Building, 09:00 – 13:00.
Portfolio Committee on Agriculture: Joint meeting with PC on Fisheries, Forestry and Environment to address dredging in Mfolozi and Msunduzi flats and the opening of the St Lucia mouth. Update from the Department of Agriculture (DoA) on the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak and interventions to control its spread. Virtual Platform Meeting, 09:30 – 13:00.
Portfolio Committee on Basic Education: Briefing by the Department of Basic Education on its 3rd Quarter Performance Report 2025/26. Consideration of Draft Minutes. Zoom Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30 – 12:30.
Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources: Meeting with SIU regarding investigations into Alexkor. Tabling and consideration of correspondence and petitions. Consideration and adoption of Minutes. Virtual meeting platform, 09:30 – 13:00.
Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation: Briefings on Water Boards Annual Reports for 2024/25 financial year by Department of Water and Sanitation, Lepelle Northern Water and Amatola Water. Virtual meeting platform, 09:00 – 12:30.
Joint Meeting of Standing Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Finance: Public hearings on the 2026 Budget, Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals. Virtual meeting platform, 09:00 – 14:00.
Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies: Adoption of committee minutes. Consideration and adoption of DCDT, GCIS and entities' 1st and 2nd Quarter Performance and Expenditure Reports FY 2025-26. Adoption of all outstanding reports. Virtual meeting platform, 09:00 – 13:00.
WEDNESDAY, 11 MARCH 2026:
Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation: Briefing by the African Renaissance Fund on the impact of ongoing and completed projects during the 2025/26 financial year. Virtual meeting platform, 09:00.
Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour: Briefing by the Department of Employment and Labour on the Third Quarterly Performance Report of the following entities, in meeting their Strategic Objectives in 2025/26: CCMA, Nedlac and PSA; Consideration of Draft Minutes 4 March 2026. Zoom virtual platform, 09:00.
Joint meeting of Portfolio Committee on COGTA and Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Briefing by the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality on the latest financial audit outcomes and matters raised by the Committee during the oversight visit. M514, 5th Floor, Marks Building, 09:30 – 14:00; 18:30 – 21:00.
Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition: Briefing by the B-BBEE Commission on its 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarter financial and non-financial performance for the 2025/26 financial year. Engagement with the B-BBEE Commission regarding transformation and empowerment arrangements in the short-term insurance industry. Briefing by the Competition Tribunal on its 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarter financial and non-financial performance for the 2025/26 financial year. Virtual meeting platform, 09:30 – 13:00.
Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration: Briefing by the Department of Public Service and Administration on the first to third quarter performance of the 2025/2026 financial year. Briefing by the Government Employee Medical Scheme on the first to third quarter performance of the 2025/26 financial year. Briefing by the National School of Government on the first to third quarter performance of the 2025/2026 financial year. Briefing by the Centre for Public Service Innovation on the first to third quarter performance of the 2025/2026 financial year. Consideration and adoption of the previous committee minutes. Virtual platform on Zoom, 10:00 – 13:00.
Portfolio Committee on Social Development: Briefing by the Department of Social Development on infrastructure (office space) requirements for SASSA. Zoom, 09:00 – 13:00.
Portfolio Committee on Health: Consideration and adoption of Desirability on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill [B33-2022]. Virtual meeting platform, 09:30 – 11:00.
Select Committee on Public Infrastructure and Minister in the Presidency: Briefing by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) on its 2024/25 Annual Report. Briefing by the Department of Transport on expenditure patterns and interventions instituted in respect of conditional grants transferred to Provincial and Local Governments for the 2025/26 financial year. Venue TBC.
Standing Committee on Finance: Briefing by the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) and the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) on their annual reports. Virtual meeting platform, 09:00 – 13:00.
Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development: Joint Briefings by the Department of Tourism and the Department of Small Business Development on: Programmes supporting small enterprises. Overview of the Sector since 2020, progress made and challenges in the implementation of Tourism Equity Fund. Virtual meeting platform, 09:30 – 13:00.
Portfolio Committee on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation: Joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Appropriations Committee and Portfolio Committee on Finance on matters relating to the funding of the National Dialogue (appearance of National Treasury and DPME). Venue to be confirmed, 09:00 – 13:00.
Portfolio Committee on Higher Education: Briefing by the Administrator of the Local Government SETA on progress made in restoring governance and operational efficiency at the entity. Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, 09:00 – 13:00.
Select Committee on Security and Justice: Content Advisor Briefing on the Submissions One Stop Border Post Bill [B12B-2024] (sec75). DPCI report to the committee on the matters related to the Security and Justice Cluster. Virtual meeting platform, 10:00 – 13:00.
Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans and Joint Standing Committee on Defence: Presentation of the A-List (Defence Amendment Bill and Military Discipline Supplementary Measures Amendment Bill). Consideration of outstanding minutes. Parliament, Committee Room M201, Marks Building, 10:00 – 13:00.
FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 2026:
Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition: Engagement with the Departments of Arts, Culture and Sport and of Health on the Liquor Amendment Bill. Virtual meeting platform, 09:30 – 13:00.
Joint Meeting of Standing Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Finance: Response by National Treasury and SARS to the submissions received on the 2026 Budget and Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00 – 12:00.
Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements: Briefing by the Commission for Gender Equality on the Report – Do women reap what they sow? The experiences of women farm workers: A sequel, 2025. Virtual meeting platform, 09:00 – 13:00.
Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Public Administration (Traditional Affairs, Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation): Departmental and parliamentary legal service responses to Negotiating Mandates on Public Service Commission Bill. S12A NCOP Building, 10:00 – 13:00.
Ad Hoc Committee on the Review and Amendment of the Parliamentary Villages Management Board Act (No. 96 of 1998): Presentation on findings, stakeholder needs assessment in respect of categories of persons who should qualify for accommodation in Parliamentary Villages. Virtual meeting platform, 09:00.
For the full schedule of committee meetings (updated regularly), please visit: https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Docs/zlist/01dc2qimza2yueuswm4fd3rdyfe7rxm43t.pdf
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