All attention this week will be on the joint sitting of the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to debate the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). This will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. The President will respond to the debate on Thursday.
With SONA debates scheduled and with preparations for the 2024 Budget presentation next week already taking place, the programme for committee meetings is a bit sparse.
1. Parliamentary Programme
TUESDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2024
10:00 -±17:30 JOINT SITTING
Debate on President’s State-of-the-nation Address
WEDNESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2024
14:00 – ±17:00 JOINT SITTING [City Hall]
Resumption of debate on President’s State-of-the-nation Address
THURSDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2024
14:00 – ±15:30 JOINT SITTING [City Hall]
President’s reply to the debate on the State-of-the-nation Address
2. Committee Programme
WEDNESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2024
Standing Committee on Finance, (National Assembly), [Briefing by Dr George, MP, on the Responsible Spending Bill [B9 – 2023] (Private Members’ Bill)], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:003
Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the National Treasury on the 3rd quarter expenditure patterns of national departments and identified SOEs for the 2023/24 financial year; Adoption of the Committee`s draft programme for Term 1 of 2024; and Adoption of the Committee`s Annual report for 2023], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00
Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry, (National Assembly), [Update from the SIU and NPA on allegations of maladministration and corruption at the NLC; Formal consideration of the E and F Bills of the Copyright and the Performance Protection Amendment Bills], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-13:00
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