Committees Review & Planning Session

Day 1
28 February 2023
Programme Director: Hon. S. Lucas

Time

Activity

Participant(s)/Presenter

08h00 - 09h00

Arrival, Registration and Tea

NCOP Members & Support Officials

09h00 - 09h30

Welcoming Remarks
Emphasizing the mandate of the NCOP in achieving the objectives of Parliament.

Hon. Mr. A. Masondo
Chairperson of the NCOP

09h30 - 09h50

Reflection on Committee work
The House Chairperson gives the overall high-level summary of the work of Select Committees since the last review session.

Hon. Mr. A.J. Nyambi
House Chairperson: Committees & Oversight

09h50 - 10h10

Summary of key take-away points from the recent Members’ training workshop
Giving an overview of salient points made iro Public Participation, Oversight and Members’ benefits (especially capacity building).

Hon. Mr. S.J. Mohai

10h10 - 10h30

Strategic Objectives of Parliament
Sharing Outcomes of Parliament’s Strategic Review Session

Mr. X. George
Secretary to Parliament:

10h30 - 10h50

Legislative Sector Support and its relevance to the work of Committees

• Providing a narrative report on the uptake of training programmes for Members.
• Recommendations to enhance capacity and impact of the legislative sector.

Ms. S. Schalk
Legislative Sector Support

10h50 - 11h10 

The PBO as a one-stop shop for analysis and professional advice on budget matters
How the national Budget is geared to facilitate the implementation of government priorities

Dr. D. Jantjies
PBO Director

11h10 - 11h50

Clarity Seeking Questions
Engaging on all matters raised by different presenters

All

11h50 - 13h00

Break-Away Sessions

Programme Director

13h00 - 14h00

Lunch

Programme Director

14h00 - 16h30

Break-Away Sessions
Cluster 1, SC: Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture; Health and Social Services.
Cluster 2, SC: Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour; Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure  
Cluster 3, SC: Finance; Appropriations
Cluster 4, SC: Petitions and Executive undertakings; Security and Justice and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Cluster 5, SC: Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy and Public Enterprises and Communication

16h30

Termination of Business

All Participants

DAY 2
1 March 2022
Programme Directors: All Chairpersons of Committees

Time

Activity

Participant(s)/Presenter

08h00 - 09h00

Arrival, Registration and Tea

All

09h00 - 13h00 

Break-Away Sessions (Continued)

All Clusters

13h00 - 14h00

Lunch

All

Programme Directors: Hon. W Ngwenya

14h00 - 16h00

Summary Reporting

All Clusters

16h00 - 16h30

Closing Remarks

Hon. Mr. AJ Nyambi
NCOP House Chairperson