Parliament, Tuesday 18 August 2026 – Tomorrow, Wednesday 19 August at 15.00, a National Assembly (NA) virtual plenary will hold an oral question-and-answer session with the Ministers from the Governance Cluster.

The cluster comprises Ministers responsible for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs; Ministry in the Presidency; Public Service and Administration; Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities; and Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.

Parliament uses a range of instruments to scrutinise and oversee executive action. Section 92(2) of the Constitution also stipulates that Cabinet Members are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for the exercise of their powers and performance of their functions.

For the full list of questions, please click on the following link:
https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Docs/quest_pap/01pv5mf2dsrplgcexs4jhy7mhhfrijcjtf.pdf

DETAILS OF THE NA SITTING ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Date: Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Time: 15.00
Venue: Virtual platform


Note to media
Parliamentary meetings are open to the media and the public. Journalists who are interested in covering these meetings (including receiving links to virtual meetings) are requested to forward their cellphone numbers to Mlindi Mpindi on email: mmpindi@parliament.gov.za for inclusion in the Parliamentary Communications Services WhatsApp Group, where such information is shared. Journalists are urged to forward these requests using their official email addresses (no private emails).

Members of the public may follow the proceedings live on Parliament TV (DSTV Channel 408), via the live stream on Parliament’s YouTube channel, Facebook and Twitter pages. Please see links below.

You may subscribe to the Parliament YouTube channel to receive instant notification of live feeds.

X: https://twitter.com/ParliamentofRSA
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ParliamentofRSA

ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Enquiries: Moloto Mothapo