The National Assembly Programming Committee convened last Friday and scheduled two hybrid sittings for the lower house on 9 and 16 May 2024.

Officially, this is still a constituency period for the National Assembly, but these sittings have been arranged to finalise urgent legislative business and other outstanding matters.

Thursday’s plenary agenda is lengthy and varied:
-Older Persons Amendment Bill; Housing Consumer Protection Bill; Children’s Amendment Bill and
-Responsible Spending Bill
-Report of PC on Justice and Correctional Services on Recommendation of a person for appointment as Deputy Public Protector
-Report of Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests on Review of Code of Ethical Conduct and Disclosure of Members’ Interests for Assembly and Permanent Council Members 
-Report of PC on Public Enterprises on Alleged protected disclosure made by former Director-General of the Department of Public Enterprises 
-Report of Independent Panel established in accordance with Rule 129U to conduct a preliminary enquiry relating to a motion proposing the removal of Mr Mbuyiselo Botha from Office as a commissioner of the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) 

Elsewhere, the upper chamber (NCOP) has also scheduled one plenary sitting on Thursday. 

The focus will also be on legislation: the Division of Revenue Bill, Pension Fund Amendment Bill, Gold and Foreign Exchange Amendment Bill, Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill, Statistics Amendment Bill, Preservation of Agricultural Land Bill, and National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Bill. In addition, delegates will deal with motions and assorted reports.

On the sidelines, Parliament is seized with preparations for the conclusion of the sixth Parliament and the establishment of the seventh parliamentary term. 

Highlights in the Committee Corridor:

TUESDAY, 07 MAY 2024

Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Council of Provinces), [Continuation of Deliberations on Negotiating Mandates: Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Bill [B8B—2022]; Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill [B5—2022]], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements, (National Council of Provinces), [Update on the processing of the Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill [B14B-2022]], (Hybrid Meeting) Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:30-11:00

Select Committee on Finance, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration of Final Mandates; Voting on the Bill; Consideration of draft Report on the Public Procurement Bill [B18D-2023]], Virtual Meeting Platform, 17:00-20:00 

WEDNESDAY, 08 MAY 2024

Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration of Final Mandates on: Railway Safety Bill [B7B—2021]; Consideration of the C-List on: Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Bill [B8B—2022]; and Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill [B5—2022]; Consideration of Select Committee Legacy Report], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration and adoption of Draft Minutes; Briefing by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill [B 41B-2023] (sec 75); Consideration of submissions received on the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill [B 41B-2023] (sec 75); Responses by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on submissions received on the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill [B 41B-2023] (sec 75)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-12:30

FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024

Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration and adoption of Draft Minutes; Clause by clause deliberations and adoption of the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill [B 41B-2023] (sec 75)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-12:30

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