The main chambers have scheduled a broad and busy programme this week, which includes a motion of no confidence vote in the President, oral questions to the Deputy President and Social Services Cluster, a debate on the funding situation in the higher education sector as well as a joint sitting ...

On 15 February 2015, the Presidency released a press statement detailing legislation that will come before Parliament this year. President Zuma made reference very briefly to certain pieces of legislation during the 2015 State of the Nation Address. See list of legislation below:

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

To further ...

Parliament has been occupied with two contentious issues for the past few months. This has resulted in the souring of relations between the ruling party and most opposition parties. Constructive debate has been replaced by walkouts and threats of legal action.

With both matters set to be finalised by their ...

Both the National Development Agency (NDA) and the Department of Social Services were questioned on progress made with regards to the Early Childhood Development Programme in Parliament this week. The meeting was an opportunity for the Department and the NDA to update their oversight committee on what has been done ...

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement Speech 2014

By Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene

Honourable Speaker Mister President Deputy President Cabinet Colleagues and Deputy Ministers Governor and Governor-Designate of the Reserve Bank MECs of Finance Honourable Members Fellow South Africans

It is my privilege to present the 2014 Medium Term Budget ...

Earlier this week, the Department of Economic Development (EDD) briefed the Select Committee on Economic and Business Development on progress made on the implementation of the New Growth Path (NGP), which according to the EDD, was “developed to address the legacy of inequality with regard to access to resources, skills, ...

In his Budget Vote address yesterday, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Pravin Gordhan, told MPs “the test of change is when citizens themselves attest that they have a decent living environment, they enjoy safety for themselves and their children, they can easily access educational and health facilities, they are ...

During the debate on Budget Vote 7: Public Works in Parliament yesterday, DA Shadow Minister of Public Works, Kenneth Mubu, said the Department of Public Works (DPW) is sometimes referred to “as the Department of Nkandla or the Department of Public Jokes”.

He added that the Auditor-General’s report for 2012/2013 ...

While Wednesday’s debate saw opposition leaders Mmusi Maimane and Julius Malema take centre state in the critique of the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), Thursday saw the ANC MPs rise to the challenge of defending the President’s speech. Today saw Zuma give a measured response to issues raised ...

President Jacob Zuma’s seventh State of the Nation Address (SONA) last night focused on the economy and job creation, and labour relations, in particular in the mining sector and addressing challenges in local government.

Early on in his speech, Zuma stated, “As we enter the second phase of our transition ...