That week in Parliament

The Public Procurement Bill was introduced to Parliament in June 2023. It was passed by the NA on 06 December and transmitted to the NCOP for concurrence.  You can track its processing here.  SEIAS The Standing Committee on Finance...

INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition extended the deadline for public comments on proposals regarding: limiting the sources of copper used in producing semi-finished products for export, and prohibiting the export of...

SOLAR ENERGY National Treasury issued a media statement announcing the launch of an ‘energy bounce back loan guarantee scheme’, which will operate at three levels: loans to small and medium enterprises and households for solar panels, batteries,...

FROZEN BONE-IN CHICKEN IMPORTS The South African Revenue Service gazetted anti-dumping duties on frozen bone-in chicken portions from Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Spain According to a notice gazetted by the Department of Trade, Industry and...

SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE   The Constitution 18th Amendment Act was gazetted but is not yet in force. In a speech during the 19 July 2023 ceremony at which President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bill into law, he said: ‘official recognition is just...

SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE The Constitution 18th Amendment Bill was signed into law, formalising the status of South African sign language by making it the country’s 12th official language. According to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s remarks at the...

WASTE MANAGEMENT The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment gazetted a notice calling for public comments on risk assessment and management plans for the beneficial use of certain waste streams. This is in anticipation of their possible...

CITIZENSHIP REGULATIONS The Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn and replaced amendments to the naturalisation application regulations gazetted on 12 June 2023. The new amendments came into effect on 7 July 2023 and apply expressly to...

The second parliamentary term ran for ten weeks and concluded on 23 June. NCOP delegates are to return to Parliament on 01 August and NA MPs on 28 August. We unpack the highlights from this term.  Budget 2023 A significant part of the parliamentary...

ZONDO COMMISSION OF INQUIRY RECOMMENDATIONS Parliament has published presiding officer speaking notes prepared for a recent media briefing on progress made in implementing Zondo Commission of Inquiry report recommendations affecting the institution...