Parliament, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 – President Cyril Ramaphosa will appear in the National Assembly’s (NA) hybrid plenary sitting tomorrow at 2 pm to provide oral replies to questions from Members of the House, while the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will convene a virtual debate on State Capacity.

Asking questions to the President is one of the mechanisms Parliament uses to scrutinise and oversee executive action.
 
For the full list of questions to the President, please click: https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Docs/quest_pap/a5c7bd68-1ff7-4016-8860-55e62e74511a.pdf

The President’s Questions and Answer hybrid session will be preceded by the NA Programming Committee virtual meeting at 8.30 am, where the Committee will consider the draft programme of the House, committee reports, and Bills before the NA.

The NCOP Permanent delegates will convene a virtual debate on the State Capacity at 2 pm. The debate will be held under the theme: “Building a developmental state to take the lead in building a better life for all”.

DETAILS OF THE NA HYBRID PLENARY ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Date: Thursday, 17 March 2022
Time: 14:00
Venue: Good Hope Chamber and Virtual platforms

DETAILS OF THE NA PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Date: Thursday, 17 March 2022
Time: 08:30
Venue: Virtual platforms

DETAILS OF THE NCOP PLENARY ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Dates: Thursday 17 March 2022
Time: 14.00
Venue: Virtual Platforms

Important to note:
Members of the media who wish to physically attend the NA Hybrid Sitting should send their details (Full name, name of the media house, and ID or passport number) to Mlindi Mpindi on email: mmpindi@parlaiment.gov.za

Members of the media who wish to observe the NA Programme Committee Meeting and/or the NCOP virtual debate should forward their contact details to Mlindi Mpindi on: mmpindi@parliament.gov.za for inclusion in the Parliament Communications Service WhatsApp group, where login details will be shared. Journalists must forward their requests using their official email addresses (no private emails).

Members of the public may follow the proceedings live on Parliament TV (DSTV Channel 408), via the live stream on Parliament’s YouTube channel, Facebook and Twitter pages. Please see links below.

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