Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's budget speech on Wednesday will dominate headlines this week.
The Minister has a tough job to do as he seeks to address significant social challenges, satisfy public pressure and reassure investors and ratings agencies.
The Budget is an annual plan for what government wants to achieve ...
It’s taken a few weeks but Parliament is finally firing on all cylinders with plenty of action beckoning in both the main chambers and the Committee corridor.
The main event will be the joint debate on the State of the Nation Address on Tuesday and Wednesday. The President will ...
The previous year has presented Parliament with a myriad of challenges, one sticking point being Covid-19 and its impact on how Parliament functioned, and how oversight was conducted.
It seems the first quarter of Parliament will continue to function as a hybrid, due to Covid-19, and the usual activities for ...
The Week Ahead: It’s all about SONA 2021
On Thursday, all eyes will be fixated on Parliament for the State of the Nation Address (SONA).
It’s one of the most important speeches that the President delivers in any year. With a prime time tv audience, it is a tremendous PR ...
It's still early days and Parliament is slowly coming back to life after a lengthy summer break.
The first term will run for 8 weeks and will be an action-packed and eventful period. The major highlights include: State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the subsequent debates; the Budget Speech ...
1. What is the SONA?
It is an annual address given by the President to a joint session of Parliament and marks the official opening of the legislature. It is designed to be a report on the economic and social state of the nation, and includes a review of the ...
South Africa makes use of a Proportional Representation electoral system. This means that our elected representatives (Members of Parliament) are not elected from geographic areas in the way Ward Councillors are elected in Local Government elections.
MPs have a Constitutional duty to interact with the public and assist the public ...
Following the transition to a virtual/hybrid Parliament in April, the 2020 parliamentary year came to an end on 9 December.
It was an unprecedented year
In March, Parliament took a decision to suspend its programme as a precautionary measure due to COVID-19, which saw a drastic limit to the number ...
