Parliament, Monday, 2 May 2022 – The National Assembly (NA) will tomorrow, Tuesday 3 May, in a hybrid sitting, hold a debate on Freedom Day under the theme: “Consolidating our democratic gains by giving enhanced meaning to our constitutional rights through the building of a more equitable society”.
In the same sitting, Members of the NA will also consider the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on the National Council of Province’s Amendments to the Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill.
The committee deliberated on the subject of the National Council of Province’s Amendments to the Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill which is tabled as per ATC No. 149 of 12 November 2021, and classified by the Joint Tagging Mechanism as a section 76 Bill, reports that it has agreed to the amendments proposed by the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water, Sanitation and Human Settlement.
The NA will conclude its business for the day with Motions Without Notice and Notices of Motion.
Details of the NA hybrid sitting are as follows:
Date: 3 May 2022
Time: 14:00
Venue: Parliament’s Good Hope Chamber and virtual platform.
Note to media
Media wishing to physically attend the NA Hybrid Sitting should send their details (full name, name of media house, ID or passport number) to Mr Mlindi Mpindi at mmpindi@parliament.gov.za.
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).
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