2021 was another eventful parliamentary year. With the year done and dusted, we review some of the legislature’s activities and highlights from this period.
COVID-19
The virtual/hybrid Parliament continued with most MPs working remotely and others from the precinct. Although the virtual Parliament is limiting and imperfect, this “new normal” ...
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 ...
16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence is an annual campaign that takes place all over the world from 25 November (International Day of No Violence against Women) to 10 December (International Human Rights Day), to raise awareness on the negative impact that violence against women and children has on ...
The constituency period beckons for NA MPs. They are due to depart at the end of the week and return in mid-to-late January.
Their NCOP counterparts will remain in session until 15 December.
A fair amount of work will be done before lawmakers conclude their business for the year.
There ...
The Legislature is an arm of state, alongside the Judiciary and the Executive. It is tasked with making laws, passing budgets and conducting oversight on the executive. Provincial legislature conduct this function of state at provincial level.
The public as the main stakeholder, have a right to participate in the ...
It’s the penultimate week of the parliamentary year. As a result, the schedule is quite packed as lawmakers rush to tie up loose ends and conclude the business of the eventful year.
In the remaining days, the legislature is set to vote on several Bills, consider statutory instruments, hold oversight ...
The President's oral question session on Thursday is the high point of the parliamentary week. The President is required to answer questions of national or international importance once per term in accordance with the annual parliamentary programme. The questions are sifted and published beforehand to ensure that only those satisfying ...
Parliament has a fundamental role in authorising budget decisions and in holding government to account. Consistent with this, parliamentary committees get to engage with the budget process at all key stages of the budget cycle, both ex ante and ex post as appropriate.
Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports (BRRRs) are ...
