Understanding the 2022 Climate Change Bill

The Week Ahead: The Second Term Begins

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 ...

Get To Know Baxolile Nodada

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 ...

First Term Review 2022

Get To Know Adrian Christopher Roos

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 ...

Get To Know Bantu Holomisa

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 Week Ahead: Term 1 Ends With Motions of No Confidence

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 ...

The Week Ahead: Human Rights Day Debates and More

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 ...

The Week Ahead: Urgent Debate on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Question Time with the President

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 ...

The Week Ahead: Public hearings & Question Time

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 ...