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President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to answer questions from delegates of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday at 14:00. He will answer questions on various topics, including government’s plans to fight poverty and unemployment, the signing of the Health Compact Bill and plans to deal with business extortion.

On Tuesday at 10:00, the NCOP will hold a ministerial briefing session on challenges facing infrastructure delivery to communities. On the same day at 14:00, the NA will hold a hybrid sitting to consider the draft notice and schedule, determining the rate at which the salaries, allowances and benefits are payable to members of the Commission for Gender Equality annually. The House will also make a decision of question on a draft resolution debated during a mini plenary on Friday, 6 September, on the need for a parliamentary investigation on the impact of the crime of extortion in South Africa. 

On Wednesday at 15:00, the Cluster 3 ministers – the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Minister in The Presidency (GCIS), Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, the Minister of Public Service and Administration and the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities will answer questions in the NA.

On Thursday, the NA will hold its two-day strategic planning session, which will end on Friday at 13:00. The House will use the session to set goals and objectives for the 7th term of Parliament.

This week there are about twenty-six (26) scheduled committee meetings of both Houses, which include:

TUESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2024

Portfolio Committee on Basic Education: Briefing/Presentation on the Gender Equality in Education Monitoring Framework (GEMF) regarding progress in ending school-related gender-based violence, gender equality in primary and secondary schools, promoting gender-sensitive classroom environments and sanitary towel distribution programmes. Committee Rooms, Castle of Good Hope (Opposite Grand Parade), Darling Street, Cape Town, 09:30-12:30

Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources: Briefing by the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources on the impact of Total Energies’ withdrawal from offshore blocks; Briefing by the department on the legislative programme, including timeframes to be submitted in Parliament. Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:30-13:00

Select Committee on Public Infrastructure and Minister in Presidency, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation introductory session: Department Mandate and Programmes; Department Key Strategic Priorities and performance therein; Presentation on Legacy Matters Emanating from the 6th Administration, Committee Room M515, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:30-13:00

Standing Committee on Appropriations: Briefing by the Department of Higher Education and Training and NSFAS on the current challenges facing the Scheme. Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00

WEDNESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2024

Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training: Briefing by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) on the State of Gender Transformation at Tertiary Institutions 2023/24, Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Joint Meeting: Standing Committee on Appropriations, Portfolio Committee on Health and Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Briefing by the Department of Health on the status of the Medico-Legal Claims and its overall budgetary and service delivery implications on both the Department of Health and Provincial Health Departments, Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Social Development: Briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa on the Culture Shift Strategy, Accountability Ecosystem, Audit Outcomes for the last five years and Material Irregularities (MI’s) of the department and its entities. Committee Room 1, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 09:30-13:00

FRIDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2024

Standing Committee on Appropriations: Briefing by the National Treasury on the First Quarter Report for the 2024/25 financial year focusing on the SOEs; Briefing by the National Treasury on the First Quarter Report for the 2024/25 financial year focusing on the national departments, Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00

Issued by Parliament of South Africa