Scheduled Q&A session with deputy president in Parliament
DEPUTY President David Mabuza is scheduled for a question and answer session in the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday.
These regular question and answer sessions at House plenary sittings are one of the mechanisms in which Parliament holds the executive to account.
The deputy president’s scheduled appearance this week, follows the tabling last week of the 2019 Budget and associated bills by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni.
The Plenary sitting of the NA tomorrow is also scheduled to consider four bills namely the Public Investment Corporation Bill, Public Investment Corporation Amendment Bill (Committee Bill), Finance and Customs and Excise Amendment Bill, Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill.
On Thursday, the Plenary will consider the Airports Company Amendment Bill.
During its Plenary Sitting on Thursday, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will hold a debate on the report of its flagship programme, Taking Parliament to the People, which took place in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in November 2018.
The scheduled debate will in part, focus on pertinent issues concerning the impact and consequences of migration in the provision of basic services such as healthcare, education, safety and security and economic development, not only in the Gauteng province, but in many parts of the country, which the report highlighted.
The NCOP will further consider reports of the Select Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs on termination of intervention in the Umzinyathi District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, as well as the notice of intervention to Mahikeng Local Municipality.
Committees of Parliament continue their work to consider various bills and other business. This week, 46 committees in the NCOP and NA are scheduled to meet from today up to Friday.
Items coming up at these meetings include briefings from several government departments, deliberation on bills, legislative issues and public participation.
This will include public hearings by the Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings, in relation to the alleged cover up by the Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding reported irregularities, maladministration, fraud, poor working conditions and victimisation of employees within the Khayelitsha District Hospital.
The portfolio committee on police will continue with its deliberations on the term of office of Ipid’s executive director, Robert McBride, as per the referral by the Speaker of the NA to the committee several weeks ago.
The Portfolio Committee on Communications will tomorrow conduct short-listing of candidates for the boards of the SABC and Media Development and Diversity Agency and discuss the NCOP proposed amendments to the Films and Publications Amendment Bill.