Parliament of South Africa
Parliament of South Africa
11/21/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/21/2023 11:37
Media Advisory: Governance Cluster Answers Questions in the NA and NCOP to Consider Bills
Parliament, Tuesday, 21 November 2023 - Tomorrow the Governance Cluster (3) Ministers will be in the National Assembly (NA) for an oral question-and-answer session.
The Cluster comprises Ministers of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; Government Communications and Information Services and Media Development and Diversity Agency; Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities; Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, as well as Public Service and Administration.
As stipulated in section 92(2) of the Constitution, oral question-and-answer sessions are one of a range of methods that Parliament uses to hold the executive accountable. Members of the Executive are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for exercising their powers and performing their functions.
Among the questions the ministers are scheduled to answer is whether the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs intends to convene a Best Practice Summit on Municipal Governance, which will create a platform where best run municipalities share their best practices. The Minister of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities is scheduled to answer a question pertaining to her department's progress with policy interventions that will address the gender pay gap, among others. A question is also scheduled for the Minister of Public Services and Administration on the impact the toll-free corruption number has on efforts to fight corruption.
For a complete list of the questions, please click: https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Docs/quest_pap/34cfcca5-026c-468e-a394-ea1b98c98584.pdf
The House will also consider a report of the Standing Committee on Appropriations on the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B33 - 2023].
DETAILS OF THE NA SITTING:
Date: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Time: 15:00
Place: NA Good Hope Chamber and virtual platforms
Meanwhile, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will tomorrow convene a hybrid plenary at 14:00 to consider the Agricultural Products Standards Bill and the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill.
The National Assembly considered and passed the two bills in February this year and sent the bills to the NCOP for consideration and concurrence.
At the same plenary, the NCOP is also scheduled to consider the report of the 2023 NCOP Provincial Week that was held across the nine provinces from 15 to 18 September 2023.
DETAILS OF THE NCOP SITTING:
Date: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Time: 14:00
Venue: NCOP Chamber and virtual platforms
Important to note:
Members of the media who wish to physically attend the NA and NCOP hybrid plenary sessions should send their details (Full name, name of the media house, and ID or passport number) to Manelisi Ntsodo at [email protected] not later than TOMORROW, Wednesday, 22 November at 11am.
Parliamentary meetings are open to the media and the public. Journalists who are interested in covering these meetings (including receiving links to virtual meetings) are requested to forward their cellphone numbers to Mlindi Mpindi at email [email protected] for inclusion in the Parliamentary Communication Services WhatsApp Group, where such information is shared. Journalists are urged to forward these requests using their official email addresses (no private emails).
Members of the public may get involved and follow committee sittings live on Parliament TV (DSTV Channel 408), via live stream on the Parliament YouTube channel, and Twitter page on the links below. You may subscribe to the Parliament YouTube channel to receive instant notification of live feeds.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParliamentofRSA
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ParliamentofRSA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ParliamentofRSA
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Enquiries: Moloto Mothapo
The Cluster comprises Ministers of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; Government Communications and Information Services and Media Development and Diversity Agency; Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities; Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, as well as Public Service and Administration.
As stipulated in section 92(2) of the Constitution, oral question-and-answer sessions are one of a range of methods that Parliament uses to hold the executive accountable. Members of the Executive are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for exercising their powers and performing their functions.
Among the questions the ministers are scheduled to answer is whether the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs intends to convene a Best Practice Summit on Municipal Governance, which will create a platform where best run municipalities share their best practices. The Minister of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities is scheduled to answer a question pertaining to her department's progress with policy interventions that will address the gender pay gap, among others. A question is also scheduled for the Minister of Public Services and Administration on the impact the toll-free corruption number has on efforts to fight corruption.
For a complete list of the questions, please click: https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Docs/quest_pap/34cfcca5-026c-468e-a394-ea1b98c98584.pdf
The House will also consider a report of the Standing Committee on Appropriations on the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B33 - 2023].
DETAILS OF THE NA SITTING:
Date: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Time: 15:00
Place: NA Good Hope Chamber and virtual platforms
Meanwhile, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will tomorrow convene a hybrid plenary at 14:00 to consider the Agricultural Products Standards Bill and the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill.
The National Assembly considered and passed the two bills in February this year and sent the bills to the NCOP for consideration and concurrence.
At the same plenary, the NCOP is also scheduled to consider the report of the 2023 NCOP Provincial Week that was held across the nine provinces from 15 to 18 September 2023.
DETAILS OF THE NCOP SITTING:
Date: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Time: 14:00
Venue: NCOP Chamber and virtual platforms
Important to note:
Members of the media who wish to physically attend the NA and NCOP hybrid plenary sessions should send their details (Full name, name of the media house, and ID or passport number) to Manelisi Ntsodo at [email protected] not later than TOMORROW, Wednesday, 22 November at 11am.
Parliamentary meetings are open to the media and the public. Journalists who are interested in covering these meetings (including receiving links to virtual meetings) are requested to forward their cellphone numbers to Mlindi Mpindi at email [email protected] for inclusion in the Parliamentary Communication Services WhatsApp Group, where such information is shared. Journalists are urged to forward these requests using their official email addresses (no private emails).
Members of the public may get involved and follow committee sittings live on Parliament TV (DSTV Channel 408), via live stream on the Parliament YouTube channel, and Twitter page on the links below. You may subscribe to the Parliament YouTube channel to receive instant notification of live feeds.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParliamentofRSA
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ParliamentofRSA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ParliamentofRSA
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Enquiries: Moloto Mothapo