Parliament, Wednesday 11 November 2026 – The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, has received an apology from President Cyril Ramaphosa, that he is unable to honour the Question-and Answer Session for Oral Reply that was scheduled for Thursday, 12 November 2026 in the NCOP.
Important to note:
The President’s Question-and Answer Session for Oral Reply has since been rescheduled to take place on Tuesday, 24 November 2026.
Meanwhile, the National Assembly (NA) will tomorrow at 08:30 am, convene its Programming Committee meeting (NAPC) to plan for the business of the House in line with the parliamentary programme.
Amongst the key agenda items, the NAPC meeting will consider the NA’s draft parliamentary programme, committee reports, and legislation (Bills) before the House.
DETAILS OF THE NAPC MEETING:
Date: Thursday, 12 November 2026
Time: 08:30 am
Venue: Virtual platforms.
Parliamentary proceedings 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 at mmpindi@parliament.gov.za for inclusion in the Parliamentary Communication 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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