Parliament, Wednesday 31 May 2023 – President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow afternoon reply to the debate on the Presidency budget vote in the National Assembly.
DETAILS OF THE NA HYBRID SITTING ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Date: Thursday 1 June 2023
Time: 2 pm
Venue: Good Hope Chamber at Parliament and on a virtual platform
The National Assembly is also scheduled to convene its weekly Programming Committee Meeting to plan for the business of the House. The meeting is fully physical and will consider, among other things, the draft programme of the National Assembly, committee reports, and Bills before the House.
DETAILS OF THE NA PROGRAMME COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Date: Thursday, 1 June 2023
Time: 8.30 am
Venue: M46, Marks Building, Parliament
The National Council of Provinces at its plenary sitting will consider the Land Court Bill. The NA passed the Bill in September last year and sent it to the NCOP for concurrence. The purpose of the Bill is to provide for the establishment of a Land Court and a Land Court of Appeal, make provision for the administration and judicial functions of the Land Court and Land Court of Appeal, make provision for budgetary matters and to provide for the exclusive jurisdiction of the Land Court and Land Court of Appeal for certain matters. The Bill further provides for mediation and arbitration procedures and amends certain laws relating to the adjudication of land matters by other courts.
The Council will conclude its business of the day with policy debates on budget vote 22 (Correctional Services) and policy debate on budget vote 25 (Justice and Constitutional Development).
DETAILS OF THE NCOP SITTING ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Date: Thursday, 1 June 2023
Time: 2 pm
Venue: NCOP and Virtual platform
Note to media
Media wishing to physically attend the NA, NCOP Sittings and the NA Programme Committee Meeting should send their details (full name, name of media house, ID or passport number) to Mr Mlindi Mpindi at mmpindi@parliament.gov.za.
Parliamentary committees are open to the media and the public. Journalists wishing to cover these meetings (including receiving links to virtual meetings) should send their cell phone 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 must send these requests using their official email addresses (no private emails).
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