This Week in Parliament: Committee Week

Nov 18, 2024

This week, Parliament is focused entirely on committee work, with no plenaries scheduled. Committees will deliberate on legislative priorities, policy updates, and departmental oversight, addressing key national issues in detail.

Two meetings on agricultural issues are worth noting. On Tuesday the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture will meet to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture on the National Policy on Comprehensive Producer Development Support as well as the Farmer Production Support Units (FPSUs). On Wednesday, the Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development will be briefed on a number of issues regarding land rights and claimant processes.

Another meeting worth highlighting, also on Wednesday, is the briefing of the Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy by the Ministry of Electricity and Energy on the Just Energy Transition Plan.

TUESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2024

Standing Committee on Finance, (National Assembly), [Consideration and adoption of the Committee reports and clause-by-clause deliberations on the following bills: 2024 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (2024 draft TLAB); 2024 Revenue Laws Amendment Bill (2024 draft RLAB); 2024 Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill (2024 draft TALAB); 2024 Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill (2024 Rates Bill); 2024 Global Minimum Tax Bill; and 2024 Global Minimum Tax Administration Bill], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00

Standing Committee on Public Accounts, (National Assembly), [Briefing by AGSA on the audit outcomes and financial statements for 2023/24 for the following departmental entities: the Department of Defence, the Department of Military Veterans, and Denel], Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-14:00

Portfolio Committee on Transport, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Parliamentary Legal Services on the Economic Regulation of Transport Amendment Bill, 2024 and consideration and adoption of interim report on the Bill; Consideration and adoption of report on the Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Bill [B 8D – 2020]; Consideration of written submissions on the Merchant Shipping Bill [B 12 – 2023]; Consideration and adoption of draft Transnet oversight programme; Consideration and adoption of minutes of proceedings], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, Parliament: 09:30

Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources, (National Assembly), [Briefing by DMPR on Junior Mining Exploration Fund and Small-Scale mining projects; Consideration of the Report of Commission for Gender Equality – Step in the right Direction? A Review of the Implementation of CGE recommendations by African Rainbow Minerals (2024). [ATC No 7, 10 July 2024]; Consideration and adoption of an Oversight report to the Mines (Northwest and GP); Consideration and adoption of Minutes of 23 and 29 October 2024)], Committee Room 1, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 09:30-12:30

Joint Meeting: Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology and Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the DTIC on the proposed rationalization of entities; Briefing by the DSTI on the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Research, Development and Innovation Strategy and the Hydrogen Society Roadmap; Briefing by the DTIC on the Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy, as well as work on other green fuels], Good Hope Chamber, Ground Floor, Good Hope Building, Parliament, 09:30-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department on its farmer support programmes including the status of the National Policy on Comprehensive Producer Development Support; Briefing by the Department on the Farmer Production Support Units (FPSUs) and their functionality; Update by the Department on the Animal Welfare Bill and the status of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Bill and the Perishable Products Export; Report by the Department on the Committee’s 2024/24 Budget Vote recommendations], Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 09:30-17:00

Portfolio Committee on Tourism, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Tourism Business Council of South Africa on the work done to improve tourism in South Africa; Briefing by the Department of Tourism on the safety strategy for the tourism sector; Consideration and adoption of minutes], Committee Room 1, Ground Floor, 120 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 10:00

Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Transport and SANRAL on the 2024 Special Appropriation Bill], Committee Room M515, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 10:00-12:45

Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development – An introduction to the Department and key entities of the Department – Mandates and responsibilities; Consideration and Adoption of Committee Minutes], Committee Room M201, Second Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00

WEDNESDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2024

Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Consideration and adoption of the draft report on the 2024 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill], Boardroom 4031, 4 th Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 09:00-12:00

Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the SAPS on Capacitation of Specialized Units; Briefing by the SAPS on progress made regarding Capital Works Project (construction and maintenance of police stations) including updates on the investigation into the Telkom Towers Complex, Security upgrading at the police stations in terms of the Infrastructure Safety Plan, including technology requirements such as CCTV and access control amongst others], Good Hope Chamber, Ground Floor, Good Hope Building, Parliament, 09:00- 15:00

Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Ministry of Electricity and Energy on the Just Energy Transition Plan and the implementation plan; Consideration and adoption of minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, (National Assembly), [Ease of Doing Business in South Africa: Issues for Consideration; Entrepreneurial Finance Imperative for Growth and Employment; Consideration and adoption of the Committee Minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development, and the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights on the following: The process of claimant verification, challenges and mitigation plans; The question of farm dwellers/labour tenants and farmworkers on farms being restored to claimant communities or groups, including the legislative or policy guidelines on the question of farm dwellers/labour tenants’ inclusion in the claimant verification lists; Briefing by the Mpumalanga Provincial Commissioner of South African Police Services on the violation of land rights and human rights on farms and lack of enforcement of land rights laws for the protection of the vulnerable communities living and working on farms; Consideration and adoption of the Mpumalanga oversight visit report], NSFAS Building, 16th Floor, Christiaan Barnard Street, Cape Town, 09:30-17:00

Portfolio Committee on Health, (National Assembly), Briefing by the Free State, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape Provincial Departments of Health on their annual reports and how they are addressing Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) audit outcomes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30-18:00

Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition on the status of Special Economic Zones and Industrial Development Zones in the country; Consideration and adoption of Minutes], Committee Room M314, Third Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00

Select Committee on Finance, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by National Treasury and SARS on Tax Bills: Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB); Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill (TALAB); Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendments of Revenue Laws Bill (Rates Bill); Global Minimum Tax Bill; Global Minimum Tax Administration Bill], Venue to be confirmed, After NCOP plenary (Approx. 18:00)

THURSDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2024

Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the SIU, SAPS, Hawks and NPA on the developments in terms of the investigations and/or prosecutions in relation to the alleged corruption and misadministration at the NLC], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, Parliament, 09:30-13:00

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