This week, Parliament’s agenda features a blend of plenaries and committee meetings addressing critical legislative and oversight matters. It is the final week of regular programming before both houses enter a constituency period from 9–13 December and the annual leave period follows from 17 December to January.

Key committee meetings include the Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy’s full-day session on Wednesday. The Minister of Electricity and Energy, alongside Eskom, will provide updates on performance targets for 2024/25, progress on unbundling into three entities (Generation, Distribution, and Transmission), and Eskom’s Summer Plan. The National Transmission Company of South Africa will also brief the committee on its transmission development plan.

Also on Wednesday, the Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade will delve into the financial stability of Sentech (the signal distributor for the South African broadcasting sector) and the debt owed to it by the SABC and community broadcasters. 

Wrapping up the week, Friday’s session of the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure will include updates from the DPWI Governance Risk and Compliance Branch and the Special Investigations Unit on outstanding corruption cases. The committee will also consider and adopt the National Construction Summit report.  

1. Plenary Programme

TUESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2024

1. 1. Statement by the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on Disability Rights Awareness Month
   2. Consideration of Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Bill [B 8D – 2020] and of Report of PC on Transport thereon
   3. Consideration of Report of PC on Sport, Arts and Culture on A letter dated 20 October 2024 from Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr G McKenzie, MP noting his rejection of Pan South African Language Board shortlist
   4. Consideration of Draft notice and schedule determining the rate, with effect from 1 April 2024, at which salaries, allowances and benefits are payable to Constitutional Court judges and other judges annually
   5. Consideration of Report of Standing Committee on the Auditor-General on Integrated Annual Report of the Auditor General of South Africa for the Financial Year 2023/24
   6. Consideration of Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report of PC on Public Works and Infrastructure
   7. Consideration of Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report of PC on Planning Monitoring and Evaluation on Vote 10: Department of Public Enterprises for the 2023/2024 Financial Year
   8. Decision of Question on reports considered in mini-plenaries on 29 November

THURSDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2024

1. 1. Consideration of Report of Standing Committee on Appropriations on Special Appropriation Bill [B19-2024] 
   2. First Reading debate: Special Appropriation Bill [B19– 2024] and Second Reading: Special Appropriation Bill [B19– 2024] 
   3. Consideration of Report of Standing Committee on Appropriations on 2024 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement 
   4. Consideration of Report of Standing Committee on Appropriations on Adjustments Appropriation Bill [B14–2024] 
   5. Debate on 2024 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement & First Reading debate: Adjustments Appropriation Bill [B14– 2024] 
   6. Consideration of Votes and Schedule: Adjustments Appropriation Bill [B14– 2024] 
   7. Second Reading: Adjustments Appropriation Bill [B14– 2024] 
   8. Farewell speeches  

2. Committee Programme

MONDAY, 02 DECEMBER 2024

Select Committee on Finance, (National Council of Provinces), [Response by National Treasury and SARS on Tax Bills and consideration of bills clause by clause: 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; and Revenue Laws Amendment Bill], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00 

Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Public Hearings on the 2024 MTBPS, 2024 Adjustments Appropriation Bill and the 2024 Special Appropriation Bill], Good Hope Chamber, Ground Floor, Good Hope Building, Parliament, 09:30-13:00 

Joint Constitutional Review Committee, (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the secretariate on the role and mandate of the Committee; Briefing by the secretariate on legacy matters], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00 

Select Committee on Appropriations, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration of Negotiating Mandates on Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B13 – 2024]], Virtual Meeting Platform, 12:00-14:00 

TUESDAY, 03 DECEMBER 2024

Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Consideration and adoption of the three Committee Reports: 2024 MTBPS; 2024 Adjustments Appropriation Bill; 2024 Special Appropriation Bill], Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:30-12:00 

Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, (National Assembly), [Adoption of the minutes; and Consideration and adoption of the Committee oversight Report to Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces], Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 09:30-12:30 

Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) Board on the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Project, vaccine production and governance matter; Progress report by the Department of Agriculture (DoA) on the implementation of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Initiative (PESI) and Comprehensive update on the revitalisation of irrigation schemes; Consideration and adoption of the outstanding Committee minutes], Good Hope Chamber, Ground Floor, Good Hope Building, Parliament, 09:30-13:00 

Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development on Provincial Conditional Grants – CASP, Ilima Letsema, Land Care; Consideration and Adoption of Committee Minutes & Free State Oversight Report], Committee Room 1, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00 

Select Committee on Finance, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration and adoption of committee reports on Tax Bills; and adoption of a proposed 1st term programme], Venue to be confirmed, After Select Committee on Appropriations meeting

WEDNESDAY, 04 DECEMBER 2024

Select Committee on Public Infrastructure and Minister in Presidency, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration of Oral and Written Submissions on the Marine Oil Pollution (Preparedness, Response and Cooperation) Bill [B10 – 2022] (Sec 76) (“the Bill”)], Venue to be confirmed, 09:00-13:00 

Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Hon K Ramokgopa and Eskom on the following: Performance targets for 2024/25 and performance to date – both in terms of finances and key performance areas, Update and progress report on its separation into three distinct entities Generation, Distribution, and Transmission, Update on generation capacity – including explaining the difference between loadshedding and load reduction, Socioeconomic impact of decommissioning, Eskom’s Summer Plan; Briefing by the
Minister of Electricity and Energy, Hon K Ramokgopa and the National Transmission Company of SA (NTCSA) on its operations and the transmission development plan], Committee Room M314, Third Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-17:00 

Portfolio Committee on Health, (National Assembly), [Consideration and adoption of the Committee’s North West Oversight Visit Report; Consideration and adoption of minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30-11:00 

Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by Sentech on the entity’s financial stability and SABC’s debt to the entity and that of community radio/television stations; Consideration and adoption of Minutes], Committee Room S35, First Floor, NCOP Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00

FRIDAY, 06 DECEMBER 2024 

Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, (National Assembly), [Follow-up meeting with the National Skills Fund (NSF) on responses to the Annual Report 2023/24], Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-13:00 

Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the DPWI Governance Risk and Compliance Branch (GRC) with the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) on an update regarding all outstanding cases of alleged corruption; Consideration and adoption of the National Construction Summit report; Consideration and adoption of the 2024/25 1&2nd quarter report; Consideration and adoption of the 2024 Annual Report; Consideration and adoption of minutes of the previous meeting], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30-12:30 

Select Committee on Appropriations, (National Council of Provinces), [Public hearings on 2024 Adjustments Appropriation Bill, and 2024 Special Appropriation Bill], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00