Parliamentary Week Ahead

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Sunday, 13 August 2017 – There are 38 committee meetings scheduled for the week, including public hearings on bills and reports from government departments and entities. There are also seven oversight visits scheduled to take place in six provinces.

In addition, a two-day conference is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday of the African Network of Parliamentary Budget Offices. The conference is being hosted by the Parliament of the RSA’s Parliamentary Budget Office.

Oversight visits this week are the following:

A joint oversight visit of the Select Committees on Trade and International Relations and Economic and Business Development to the West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape to assess sectors and industries in the area (contact Sibongile Maputi on 061 413 2506)

The Select Committees on Social Services and Education and Recreation visit to Northern Cape to assess the state of health services centres and tertiary education institutions (contact Malatswa Molepo on 081 512 7920)

Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs public hearings on the Marine Spatial Planning Bill in KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Cape (contact Faith Kwaza on 081 377 0686)

  • Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements visit to North West to assess delivery and quality of housing projects in the province. There will also be a public meeting to assess communities’ views about the quality of houses and progress of human settlements’ provision in the province (contact Temba Gubula on 081 402 3531 or 078 735 8809)
  • Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises visit to the South African Broadcasting Corporation, Eskom and Broadband Infraco in Gauteng
  • Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development visit to enterprises supported by the department in five District Municipalities in the Free State (Xhariep, Mangaung, Thabo Mofutsanyana, Lejweleputsa and Fezile Dabi)
  • Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform public hearings on the Communal Association Amendment Bill in KwaZulu-Natal and North West (contact Malatswa Molepo on 081 512 7920 and Sureshinee Govender on 081 704 1109)

For details of these oversight visits, please contact the relevant officials listed above.

Committee meetings scheduled at Parliament include:

  • Standing Committee on Public Accounts briefing by SASSA on progress made with South African Post Office regarding payment of services (Tuesday)
  • Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties public hearings on the Review of the Public Funding of Represented Political parties Act, No 103 of 1997 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
  • Portfolio Committee on Communications shortlisting of candidates for the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (Tuesday)
  • Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry further engagement with key stakeholders on the Copyright Amendment Bill (Tuesday and Friday)
  • Portfolio Committee on Police briefing by the management of South African Police Service and the Priority Crime Investigation Directorate about anti-gang strategies in the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, among other provinces, and progress made by the unit dealing with illegal firearms (Tuesday)
  • Standing Committee on Finance briefing by National Treasury and South African Revenue Service on the draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill and Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (Tuesday)
  • Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services progress report on legislation to regulate paralegals and community courts (Tuesday)
  • Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration/ Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation briefing by the Department of Public Service and Administration, National School of Government, Centre for Public Service Innovation and the Public Service Commission on the fourth quarter’s performance of 2016/17 financial year and first quarter performance of 2017/18 financial year (Tuesday)
  • Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources correspondence from the House Chairperson and Chamber of Mines (Wednesday)
  • Standing Committee on Public Accounts briefing by National Treasury on Integrated Financial Management System, the State Information Technology Agency and the Department of Public Service and Administration (Wednesday)
  • Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises presentation on legal opinion regarding the inquiry and consideration of draft programme (Wednesday)
  • Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services progress report on TRC regulations and community rehabilitation (Wednesday)
  • Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services committee discussion on the review of the Executive Members’ Ethics Act (Thursday)
  • Standing Committee on Appropriations briefing by the Departments of Telecommunication and Postal Services, Communications and National Treasury to provide feedback on the plan of action for rolling out broadband connectivity (Friday)

There are no plenary House sittings of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces scheduled for the week ahead.

For the full schedule of committee meetings (updated daily), please click:https://www.parliament.gov.za/whatson

ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

Enquiries: Moloto Mothapo