Parliament, Sunday 25 October 2020 – Minister of Finance Mr Tito Mboweni will on Wednesday deliver the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to the National Assembly (NA) plenary sitting, at 14.00. He will also table and introduce a Second Division of Revenue Amendment Bill and Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill at the sitting.
Matters of public importance are also set to feature at plenary sittings on Tuesday and Thursday, at Provincial Week – a flagship programme of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) – and at committee meetings.
On Tuesday, the NA plenary sitting is scheduled to consider the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Appointment of Auditor-General of South Africa. The committee, in its report, unanimously recommended that current Deputy Auditor General Ms Tsakani Maluleke be appointed as the new Auditor General, when the non-renewable term of office of current Auditor General Mr Kimi Makwetu ends. To read the committee’s report starting on page 39, of Parliament’s official Announcements, Tablings and Committee Report dated 21 October, please click https://tinyurl.com/y6kxmrp4
The NA sitting on Tuesday is also scheduled to debate an urgent matter of national public importance: Corruption related to COVID-19 tenders.
The NCOP plenary sitting, also on Tuesday, is scheduled to feature an oral question and answer session with President Cyril Ramaphosa. To read the questions, scheduled for oral reply, please click https://tinyurl.com/y22nzfjp
Thursday’s NA sitting is scheduled to feature an oral question and answer session with Governance Cluster Cabinet Ministers. These are Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma; Minister in the Presidency Mr Jackson Mthembu; Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane; and Minister of Public Service and Administration Mr Senzo Mchunu. To read the questions to the Ministers, please click https://tinyurl.com/y488b6dm
The NCOP’s Provincial Week programme takes place in all nine provinces, with 27 municipalities with a track record of repeated poor audit reports. Visits and interactions include discussing specific plans to improve financial management and governance in these municipalities. For full details, please click https://www.parliament.gov.za/project-event-details/1052
Committee meetings feature a wide range of topical issues, including nine Bills.
These are the: Economic Regulation of Transport Bill, Expropriation Bill, Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Amendment (ULTRA) Bill, Employment Equity Amendment Bill, SAPS Amendment Bill, IPID Bill, Firearms Control Amendment Bill, Criminal Law (DNA Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill, Integrated Planning Development Framework Bill.
The 41 committee meetings, scheduled from Tuesday to Friday, include:
TUESDAY, 27 OCTOBER
Portfolio Committee on Transport: Public hearings on Economic Regulation of Transport Bill [B1-2020]
Portfolio Committee on Communications: WITS Seminar: Telecoms Policy Regulation and Management [TPRM] 2020; Briefing by Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) on its investigations relating to the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA); briefing by Sentech on its signal distribution costs taxonomy
Portfolio Committee on Basic Education: Briefing by DBE and Umalusi on preparations for 2020 NSC Examination Readiness
Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs: Briefing and update by Ministers of Home Affairs and Communications and Digital Technologies on the steps taken to deal with people who were involved with the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS)/EOH contract
Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure: Presentation by support personnel on processing of Expropriation Bill
Portfolio Committee on Tourism: Briefing by Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (BARSA) on activities and issues pertinent to tourism sector
Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: Consideration and adoption of B-version, Public Participation Report and Committee Report on ULTRA Bill
Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries: Introductory meeting with Commercial Fishing industry; responses by the DEFF on issues raised by Small-scale and Commercial Fisheries
Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Interaction on state of West Rand District Municipality by: West Rand District Municipality; Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa; SALGA; Provincial Treasury; Provincial Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs; and Department of Co-operative Governance
Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Interaction with Gauteng Provincial Department of Co-operative Governance on state of Emfuleni Local Municipality
WEDNESDAY, 28 OCTOBER
Portfolio Committee on Transport: Public hearings on Economic Regulation of Transport Bill [B1-2020]
Portfolio Committee on Police: Briefing by Civilian Secretariat on legislative update on SAPS Amendment Bill, IPID Bill, Firearms Control Amendment Bill, and the Criminal Law (DNA Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill
Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry: Briefing on challenges facing the ferrochrome and cement industries
Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development: Briefing by Department of Small Business Development on market access opportunities in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Meeting with SIU and AG on UIF financial management relating to COVID-19
Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Interaction on state of Govan Mbeki Local Municipality by: Govan Mbeki Municipality; Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa; SALGA; Provincial Treasury; Provincial Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs; and Department of Co-operative Governance
Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Progress report by North West Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs on state of Dr JS Moroka and Lekwa Local Municipalities
Joint Meeting of Standing Committee on Finance, Select Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Appropriations and Select Committee on Appropriations: 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement lock-up
THURSDAY, 29 OCTOBER
Joint Meeting of Standing Committee on Finance, Select Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Appropriations and Select Committee on Appropriations: Briefing by Minister of Finance on 2020 MTBPS
Joint Standing Committee on Defence: Briefing by National Conventional Arms Control Committee on 2020 Quarter 2 Report
FRIDAY, 30 OCTOBER
Standing Committee on Finance: Responses by National Treasury to public submissions on the 2020 MTBPS
Standing Committee on Appropriations: Briefing by Department of Trade, Industry and Competition and its entities on its role in stimulating the South African economy
Constitutional Review Committee: Briefing on status and development of indigenous languages (Sign Language, Khelovedu & Khoisan), in line with constitutional mandate of making them official South African languages
Joint Meeting of Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture: Briefing on status and impact of COVID-19 lockdown on schooling: Eastern Cape Department of Education; Free State Department of Education
For the full committee meetings schedule please visit: https://www.parliament.gov.za
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