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Joint Sittings to debate the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), public hearings on a civil aviation Bill, the review of the Women’s Charter and 44 meetings of committees are coming up on the programme of Parliament this week.
 
On Tuesday and Wednesday at 2pm, the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces will hold Joint Sittings to enable Members of Parliament to debate President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2021 SONA delivered on February 11. The President will reply to the debate at a Joint Sitting of the two Houses on Thursday at 2pm.
 
Members of the public will get another opportunity to participate in the legislation formulation process this week when the Portfolio Committee on Transport will hold public hearings on the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill. The hearings, are scheduled to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday at 09:00.
 
The virtual Women Charter Review Session moves to KwaZulu-Natal this week. The session will take place on Friday, 19 February at 9am in Amajuba, Harry Gwala, Ilembe Ehlanzeni, King Cetywayo, Ugu and Umgungundlovu District Municipalities.  The Women’s Charter Review Sessions are led by the Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP, Ms Sylvia Lucas and the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr Lechesa Tsenoli.
 
There are 44 committee meetings scheduled for this week:
 
MONDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2021
 
Ad Hoc Committee on the section 100 Intervention in the North West Province, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Inter-Ministerial Task Team on progress of s100 Intervention in North West province], Virtual Meeting Platform, 13:00
 
TUESDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2021
 
Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs - Briefing by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) the City of Cape Town (CoCT) and the Department of Home Affairs on the integration or repatriation of protesting refugees from the Green Market Square, Cape Town CBD; Briefing by the Committee Researcher on the Impact of the State of the Nation Address on Home Affairs and Content Advisor on the checklist of outstanding recommendations; Adoption of outstanding minutes
 
Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development - Response by DALRRD to SONA pronouncements in respect of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development; Consideration and adoption of draft minutes
 
Portfolio Committee on Communications - Consideration and adoption of 2021 1st Term Draft Committee Programme; Adoption of outstanding minutes; Adoption of the Report on Revised Annual Performance Plans and Strategic Plans of the DCDT and its entities; Briefing by the Department on the report of the Project Team on the implementation of Broadcast Digital Migration (BDM) policy
 
Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology - Oversight Enquiry into the Appointment of Prof P Mbati as Vice-Chancellor of Sefako Makgatho (SMU) and Related Matters (Part A)
 
Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs - Interaction on the State of Govan Mbeki Local Municipality by: Govan Mbeki Municipality; Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA); SALGA; Provincial Treasury; Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; and Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG)
 
WEDNESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2021
 
Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communication - Briefing by DENEL on its financial challenges and legal challenges regarding a court order to pay outstanding employee’s salaries
 
Select Committee on Appropriations - Hearing with 5 Provincial Departments of Agriculture on the first and second quarter expenditure (2020/21 Financial Year) on the: (i) Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme Grant, (ii) the Ilima/Letsema Project Grant and (iii) the Land Care Programme Grant: Poverty Relief and Infrastructure Development. (Invited provinces are Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and North West
 
Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises - Briefing by Eskom on the impact of coal prices, loadshedding, cost plus mines, electricity tariffs and escalating costs of Medupi and Kusile on the security of electricity supply and performance of the company; Update on the Kusile employee accommodation saga; Consideration and adoption of draft minutes 
 
Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration - Briefing by the Statistics Council and Statistician-General on the impact of the budget shortfall impacting on the Compensation of Employees and critical statistics; Briefing by the Minister of Finance on the current and future budget intervention to address historic budget shortfalls impacting on the efficacy of the Statistics South Africa to render its services effectively; Consideration and adoption of the previous minutes; Consideration and adoption of the first and second quarterly reports 2020/2021
 
Portfolio Committee on Social Development - Briefing by the Department of Social Development on the implications of the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18 – 2020] in relation to the adoption services; Consideration and adoption of the revised First Term Committee programme; Adoption of minutes
 
THURSDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2021
 
Select Committee on Finance - Consideration and adoption of committee report on Audit Professions Amendment bill], Virtual Meeting Platform, After Joint Sitting
 
Joint Standing Committee on Defence - Briefing by National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) on the 2020 3rd Quarterly Report; Consideration of Letter from the President dated 3 February 2021; Adoption of Minutes of 4 February 2021], Virtual
 
FRIDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2021
 
Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology - Oversight Enquiry into the Appointment of Prof P Mbati as Vice-Chancellor of Sefako Makgatho (SMU) and Related Matters (Part A)
 
Ad Hoc Committee on the section 100 Intervention in the North West Province - Briefing by National Treasury and Auditor General on progress made in North West s100 intervention
 
Subcommittee on the Review of Assembly Rules, [Matters referred to the Subcommittee: Consideration of draft rules on Composition of Chief Whips Forum and Questions to the Deputy President and consideration of ruling
 
 
For the latest full schedule of committee meetings (updated regularly) please go to:
https://www.parliament.gov.za/committee-meetings

Issued by Parliament of South Africa