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President Cyril Ramaphosa will return to the National Assembly (NA) for an oral question and answer session during a hybrid plenary sitting scheduled for Thursday, 03 November, at 2 pm.

On Wednesday, at 3 pm, Cluster 2: Social Services Ministers will also appear before the NA for oral replies to questions by the Members of Parliament (MPs). The Cluster consists of departments of Basic Education; Health; Higher Education, Science and Innovation; Human Settlements; Social Development; Sport, Arts and Culture and the national department on Water and Sanitation.

Another oral questions and answer session will take place in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) at 2 pm on Thursday with Cluster 2C Ministers. This Cluster comprises of Ministers responsible for the national departments of Sport, Arts and Culture, Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.

Oral questions and answer sessions are one of Parliament’s range of mechanisms utilized to hold the executive accountable as stipulated in section 92(2) of the Constitution. Members of the Executive (The President, Deputy President and Cabinet Ministers) are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for the exercise of their powers and performances of their functions.

Both the President and Social Services Cluster Ministers’ questions and answer sessions will be preceded by a hybrid plenary sitting on Tuesday, at 2 pm, in which the NA will deliberate on Members’ statements and consider various committee reports.

The committee reports include recommendation of candidates for filling of vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE); report of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans on Oversight visit to selected Armscor facilities, Denel’s Lyttelton Campus, Special Forces School and Department of Military Veterans’ Headquarters; report of Standing Committee on Finance on Oversight visit to South African Special Risk Insurance Association (SASRIA), and others.

On Tuesday still, from 10 am – 4 pm, the NCOP will host a hybrid Ministerial Briefing Session on the Resourcing of the Police Service and Police Stations, under the theme: “Progress in the resourcing of the police service and Police stations to wage a concerted battle against crime and criminality.”

On Thursday at 8.30 am, both the NA and the NCOP Programming Committees will host their respective programme committee meetings, among others, to plan for the business of the two Houses of Parliament, consider committee reports, Bills before the Houses, and the upcoming parliamentary programme.

From 9 am until 11 am on Friday, the NA Rules Committee will hold a virtual meeting to consider a number of issues, including the handling of the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector.

Pan African Parliament’s (PAP) 6th Ordinary Session continues in Midrand until the 12th of November.
 
There are about thirty-three (33) committee meetings scheduled to take place this week:

TUESDAY, 1 NOVEMBER 2022:
Joint Meeting: Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Appropriations, Select Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Appropriations: Briefing by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) and the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS).
 
Standing Committee on Finance: Clause by clause deliberations and consideration and adoption of the Committee report on the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill [B18-2022] (“General Laws Bill”).
 
Portfolio Committee on Communications: Deliberation/finalisation on the SA Postbank Limited Amendment Bill [B 22-2022]; Briefing by the Department on the Public Protector’s Reports 113 of 2021/22 and 114 of 2021/22; Briefing by Department and Sentech, USAASA, SABC and SAPO on update on all outstanding issues including BDM Project amongst others and Sentech on transmission costs; Adoption of minutes.
 
Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Engagement on the challenges of the upgrading of the James Kleynhans Waste Water Treatment Works with: Makana Local Municipality; Amatola Water Board; Department of Water and Sanitation and MISA.
 
Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs: Briefing by the Department of Home Affairs on the performance of the Department in the first, second and third quarters for the 2022/23 financial year.
 
Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Update by Minister of Employment Labour on the issues raised regarding Compensation Fund and UIF; Meeting with the National Treasury Minister - Non-tabling of Annual Report by National Treasury for 2021/22.
 
Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry: Briefing by the DTIC on its first and second quarter financial and non-financial performance for the 2022/23 financial year.
 
Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: Public Hearings on the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill [B15-2021.
 
Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries: Presentation on summaries of national submissions on the National Forest and Veld Fire Amendment Bill; Consideration and adoption of a consolidated report and report on provincial public hearings on the National Forest and Veld Fire Amendment Bill [B24 – 2021].
 
Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation: Briefing by the Department of Water and Sanitation on dams’ safety and status of tailings dam across the country; Consideration of outstanding minutes.
 
Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy: The impact to date of Social and Labour Plans; mining town revitalisation and economic development of mining regions, including the Department’s method of measuring impact’; Consideration and Adoption of Minutes.
 
Select Committee on Health and Social Services: Negotiating Mandate on the Children`s Amendment Bill Sec 76, [B18B-2020].
 
WEDNESDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2022:
Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure: Briefing by the DPWI, DBSA and National Treasury on the working relationship; impact on organograms of each institution; and oversight responsibilities emerging from their 17 August 2020 memorandum of understanding to manage the R100 billion Infrastructure Fund and deliver strategic infrastructure in South Africa.
 
Standing Committee on Appropriations: Briefing by National Treasury on the following: 2022 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill (DoRAB); 2022 Adjustments Appropriation Bill (AAB); and 2022 Special Appropriation Bill.
 
Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation: Briefing by the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA), Services SETA and Insurance SETA on their Annual Report 2021/22; Consideration of minutes.
 
Portfolio Committee on Social Development: Briefing by the Solidariteit on concerns about matters relating to child welfare and the functioning of the Department of Social Development.
 
Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development: Briefing by Pick n Pay – Customised Enterprise and Supplier Development Solutions; Consideration and adoption of the Petition; Consideration and Adoption of Committee Minutes.
 
Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration: Report by the Public Service Commission on the “Ethics in recruitment and selection processes in the public service”; Comprehensive report by the Department of Public Service and Administration on the Public Service Month; Briefing by the National School of Government on the Framework for Professionalising the Public Service; Consideration and adoption of the previous Committee minutes.
 
Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure: Briefing by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on its Annual Report 2022.
 
Joint Meeting: Standing Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Finance: Public hearings on the 2022 Revised Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals.
 
Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Briefing by AGSA on the audit outcomes of the following SOEs for the financial year 2021/2022: TRANSNET; SAPO; Postbank; PRASA; SABC.
 
Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation: Update from DIRCO on the structured bilateral mechanism between South Africa and the United States of America.
 
Portfolio Committee on Health: Clause by clause deliberations on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill.
 
Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans: Update by the DOD on progress with Consequence Management of the cases of Irregular Expenditure; the cases of fruitless and wasteful expenditure and the Material Irregularities; Feedback by the DOD on the alleged non-payment of the 815 Members of the Umzimvubu Regiment; Consideration and adoption of outstanding Minutes.
 
Select Committee on Finance: Briefing by National Treasury on the General Laws Amendment Bill (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Bill.
 
THURSDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2022:
Joint Standing Committee on Defence: Briefing by the Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) on the industry’s challenges and opportunities, including feedback on cooperation with the NCACC; Feedback from the AMD on the uptake of and training on the NCACC electronic permit application system; Consideration of Minutes.
 
FRIDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 2022:
Joint Meeting: Standing Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Finance: Response by National Treasury to submissions received on the Revised Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals.

Issued by Parliament of South Africa