The Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, will be back in the National Assembly on Wednesday, 26 October at 2pm to table the MTBPS, the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill and Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill. The MTBPS sets, amongst others, government’s policy goals and priorities, forecasts the macroeconomic trajectory and projects the fiscal framework over the next three years by outlining spending and revenue estimates.

The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Mr Amos Masondo, leads a five Member multi-party delegation attending the First Ordinary Session of the Sixth Pan-African Parliament (PAP), held in Midrand, Johannesburg from tomorrow (24 October) until 12 November 2022. Items scheduled for consideration during the Session includes, amongst others, swearing in of new Members, proposals to amend the PAP Rules of Procedure, presentation and debate on the performance review of the PAP activities, presentation and debate on the African Union, and the presentation and debate on the status of peace and security in Africa.

On Tuesday, the NCOP will hold oral question and answer session with Ministers in the Social Services Cluster (Cluster 2B) which comprises of Health and Social Development while the NA, on the other hand, will consider the National Land Transport Amendment Bill and four oversight reports from Committees.

On Thursday, the NA will hold oral question and answer session with Ministers in the Peace and Security Cluster (Cluster 1) which consists of Defence and Military Veterans, Home Affairs, International Relations and Cooperation, Justice and Correctional Services, Police and the Minister in the Presidency.

Meanwhile, the NCOP will, during its sitting on Thursday, consider reports from the Select Committee on Security and Justice on the Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union Relating to the Pan-African Parliament of 2014, tabled in terms of section 231(2) of the Constitution, 1996 and the Ratification of the Agreement between the Republic of India, the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Republic of South Africa on the IBSA Fund for the Alleviation of Poverty and Hunger. Furthermore, the sitting will also consider the report of the Select Committee on Finance on the Draft Amendments of Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act and also consider the Sectional Titles Amendment Bill. The House will conclude its business with a Debate on Water Infrastructure Network for Sustainable Water Supply to Communities under the title: “Building a viable Water Infrastructure for Sustainable and Reliable Water Supply to Communities.”

About 33 committee meetings are scheduled for this week to consider a range of issues including Bills, Budgetary Review and Recommendation Reports, oversight reports, interviews to fill vacancies in Chapter 9 institutions and public hearings.

TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2022

Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Discussion and adoption of the Traditional Laws Amendment Bill [B16-2022] and the Makana oversight visit report

Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture, Consideration and adoption of the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report; Briefing by the National Arts Council on the outcomes and allegations pertaining to the implementation of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP3)

Portfolio Committee on Communications, Public hearings on the SA Postbank Limited Amendment Bill [B 22-2022]

Portfolio Committee on Transport, Consideration of written submissions on the Marine Pollution (Prevention of pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill [B 5-2022]; Meeting with the Association for the Protection of Road Accident Victims APRAV) on cost saving proposals for the Road Accident Fund (RAF); Meeting with the South African Bus Rapid Transport Association (SABRATA) on Section 41 of the National Land Transport Amendment Act (2009); Consideration and adoption of minutes of proceedings]

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, Briefing by the Content Advisor, consideration and adoption of the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) on the Department of Home Affairs for 2022; Feedback on the draft job profiles for the public office-bearers for the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Full-time Commissioners and Part-time Commissioners of the Electoral Commission

Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Follow-up Briefing by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and the South African Police Service on the progress regarding the organized land invasions at the “Knoflokskraal” site in the Grabouw plantation

Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Deliberations on candidates for the filling of vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE)

Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy, The Department’s (DALRRD) approach towards the second round of land claims considering the lapsing of the Restitution of Land Rights Bill (B19 of 2017) and the failure to adopt the Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill, which aimed to amend section 25 of the Constitution. Of special interest is the manner in which the Department is communicating the way forward and impact of these events to land claimants who submitted claims in the second window

Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour, Workshop on Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill [B 24D – 2016]; Briefing by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition on Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill [B 24D – 2016] and Copyright Amendment Bill [B 13D – 2017]; Introduction of NCOP Legislative Programme]

WEDNESDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2022

Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, Briefing by the DPWI on: (a) Progress report on the review of the National Infrastructure Management Strategy (NIMS); (b) Report on the recent training of Infrastructure South Africa in the 5 Case Model and Project Development Route Map setting out: (i) how the model integrates with the Framework for Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery (FIPDM); (ii) how the use of the UK’s 5 Case Model impacts on the review of the Public Private Partnership Regulation 16

Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, Briefing by the Banking Association of South Africa; Briefing by National Treasury – Cooperatives Banks Development Agency: Repositioning Co-operatives Banking Institutions to Bridge the SMMEs and Co-operatives Funding Gap

Portfolio Committee on Social Development, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Social Development on the Older Persons Amendment Bill [B11 -2022]

Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Consideration and adoption of Committee’s report on the filling of vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE)

Portfolio Committee on Health, Clause by clause deliberations on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill

THURSDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2022

Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, Consideration of Adjournment Application by the Public Protector; Consideration of the revised Committee programme (if adjournment not granted); Ms Nelisiwe Thejane to appear before the Committee for cross-examination by the Public Protector legal team (if adjournment not granted); and Mr Cornelius van der Merwe to appear before the Committee (if adjournment not granted)

Joint Meeting: Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Appropriations, Select Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Appropriations, Briefing by the Minister of Finance on the 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement

Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Briefing by the SA Military Health Services (SAMHS) on the CHALLENGES WITH REGARD TO THE PROVISION of medical services in all its military health facilities including patient load and costs of outsourcing

FRIDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2022

Standing Committee on Finance, Response by National Treasury to further submissions received on the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill [B18-2022] (“General Laws Bill”)

Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Preparations for UNFCCC COP27 conference; Oral submissions on Climate Change Bill [B9-2022)]

Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, Mr Cornelius van der Merwe to appear before the Committee (if adjournment not granted)

Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament, Restoration of Parliament buildings affected by Jan 2022 fire: update by Executive Authority & the Secretary to Parliament; Briefing on Parliament’s revised 2022/23 budget; Briefing on Parliament’s 2023/24 draft annual performance plan and budget.

For the latest full schedule of committee meetings (updated regularly), please click: https://www.parliament.gov.za/parliament-programme

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