The virtual/hybrid Parliament will continue for another term, with some MPs working from the precinct and others remotely.
According to the latest timetable, the NA programme will run for 9 weeks and the NCOP for 10 weeks.
Some of the highlights include committee, oversight, and legislative work; oral questions to ...
1. How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I joined the DA in 2011 through the Democratic Alliance Students' Organisation at Nelson Mandela University, where I served as branch Chairperson and the Secretary General of the Student Representative's Council. I was later elected a ...
1.How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I had been involved in charity work in my spare time for many years and decided to enter politics after successfully lobbying to prevent the unfair closure of centres for disabled children in Gauteng. The DA is ...
1. How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
In 1996 I was expelled from the ANC after testifying at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission about issues and activities concerning the Transkei. I refused to retract my testimony arguing that my testimony was historical knowledge.I ...
The constituency period beckons, with MPs due to sign off at the end of the week and resume on 19 April 2022.
There is no opportunity to go through the motions as a fair amount of heavy-duty business will be done before they go.
The main point of interest will ...
It’s the penultimate week of the parliamentary term, with Members expected to depart for their constituency break on 1 April 2022.
There is a mixture of routine and important parliamentary business in both the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP).
On Tuesday, both Houses will hold ...
An eclectic week of parliamentary action beckons in the main chambers and committee corridor.
A combination of Question Time, a ministerial briefing, two debates, statutory appointments, legislative business and several high-profile committee meetings, should mean plenty of fizz.
The right to seek information from the Executive and the right to ...
Question Time is an established part of the parliamentary day and gives MPs an opportunity to question the Executive about matters for which they are responsible.
Question Time serves different objectives for governing party MPs and the opposition. In the case of the former, their questions are designed to give ...