Today’s election of chairpersons of key oversight committees enables Parliament to exercise its law-making and oversight responsibilities, as required by the Constitution. Oversight committees are the engines that drives Parliament’s Constitutional functions of law-making, public involvement and oversight on behalf of the Houses of Parliament.
After constituting themselves by, amongst others, electing their chairpersons, the committees will then determine their own programs, including which issues to prioritize.
Committee chairpersons elected today are:
Portfolio Committees
- Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development – Mandla Mandela
- Basic Education – Bongiwe Mbiqo-Gigaba
- Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs – Faith Muthambi
- Communications – Hope Papo
- Defence and Military Veterans – Cyril Xaba
- Employment and Labour – Lindelwa Dunjwa
- Environment, Forestry and Fisheries – Fikile Xasa
- Health – Sibongiseni Dlomo
- Higher Education, Science and Technology – Mapulane Phillemon
- Home Affairs – Bongani Bongo
- Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation – Rosina Semenya
- International Relations and Co-operation – Tandi Mahambehlala
- Justice and Correctional Services – Gratitude Magwanishe
- Mineral Resources and Energy – Luzipho Sahlulile
- Police – Tina Joemat-Pettersson
- Public Enterprises – Khaya Magaxa
- Public Service and Administration – James Tyotyo
- Public Works and Infrastructure – Nolitha Ntobongwana
- Small Business Development – Violet Siwela
- Social Development – Mondli Gungubele
- Sports, Arts and Culture – Beauty Dlulane
- Tourism – Supra Mahumapelo
- Trade and Industry – Duma Nkosi
- Transport – Mosebenzi Zwane
- Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities – Nhlanhla Ncube
National Assembly Standing Committees
- Finance – Joe Maswanganyi
- Auditor General – Sakhumzi Somyo
- Appropriations – Sifiso Buthelezi
- Public Accounts – Mkhuleko Hlengwa
Today’s elections of chairpersons follow those last week of chairpersons of Select Committees of the National Council of Provinces.
Issued by the Parliament of South Africa