Parliament, Wednesday 21 June 2023
The Speakers’ Forum will hold its quarterly two-day meeting in Pretoria tomorrow and Friday to discuss the South African Legislative Sector’s (SALS) programmes, cooperation and means of strengthening the sector’s efforts to improve people’s quality of life by executing their mandate progressively better.
Issues lined up for discussion include the European Union partnership agreement, reports on numerous international engagements, a proposed sector Gender Summit, an update on the SA Association of Public Accounts Committees, and progress made in finalizing legislation aimed at regulating the inter-legislature collaboration.
The Speakers’ Forum oversees the management and coordination of the legislative sector programmes. It is composed of the National Council of Provinces Chairperson, Speakers of the National Assembly and nine provincial legislatures, as well as their Deputies.
Other discussions that are scheduled to take center-stage at the two-day meeting include the revised concept of the SALS Oversight Summit; the complementary oversight of Parliament, Provincial Legislatures and Institutions Supporting Democracy (ISDs); the Parliamentary Institute and Training for Members and Officials; and the update on the Sector Collective Bargaining efforts particularly the 2023/2024 salary negotiations process.
DETAILS OF THE SPEAKER’S FORUM MEETING ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Date: 22 to 23 June 2023
Time: 10:00 am
Venue: The Capital Menlyn Maine Hotel, Gauteng
The session is a closed one, however, members of the media who wish to organise interviews on the above-mentioned programme should contact Ms Masego Dlula on 081 715 9398.
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Enquiries: Moloto Mothapo 082 370 6930
