Joint Debate on 16 Days of Activism, Questions from the NA to the President, Division of Revenue Amendment Bill and other Bills scheduled for consideration and wide range of subjects on agenda of committees this week
A joint sitting of the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) tomorrow morning is scheduled to debate 16 Days of Activism for no violence against women and children: “Count me in – together moving a non-violent South Africa forward”.
Both Houses will also hold sittings in the afternoon. The NA sitting tomorrow afternoon is scheduled to consider the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill. It is also scheduled to consider the Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill and a draft resolution on the repeal of apartheid legislation from Mr NF Shivambu.
Reports on the 2016 Tourism Indaba (Portfolio Committee on Tourism) and on oversight visits to police stations (Manenberg Police Station and police stations in and around Port Elizabeth) and a research seminar on risk factors for police (Portfolio Committee on Police) are also scheduled for the sitting.
At its sitting tomorrow afternoon, the NCOP is scheduled to consider the report of the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises on Eskom’s tariff increases for 2016 -17 and amended pricing structure for municipalities with effect from 1 July 2016. The sitting is also scheduled to consider the Performing Animal Protection Amendment Bill, the Higher Education Amendment Bill and the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill.
A meeting of the Joint Rules Committee of the NA and NCOP is scheduled for Wednesday morning. On Wednesday afternoon, the President is scheduled to answer questions for oral reply in the NA.
On Thursday, the NA is scheduled to consider several bills. These are the Rates and Monetary Amounts Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill and Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws (Administration) Bill, the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill.
Also at Thursday’s sitting, the NA is scheduled to consider the request for approval of two protocols amending agreements about avoiding double taxation and preventing fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. The one agreement is between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Federal Republic of Brazil. The other is with the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe.
On Thursday, the NCOP is scheduled to debate a report on Provincial Week, which was held from 12 to 16 September, under the theme: “Following up on our communities to make access to education and health care work for all”.
Besides specific financing instruments for infrastructure development in sport, budgetary review and recommendation reports, departments’ annual reports and quarterly reports, the 37committee meetings scheduled so far for the week have the following on their agendas:
- Adoption of its report on the Provincial Treasuries’ expenditure review for the third and fourth quarter of 2015/16 – Select Committee on Finance, Tuesday
- Briefing by Directorate on Priority Crimes Investigation on remuneration scale of national head, deputy head and provincial heads of the directorate – Portfolio Committee on Police, Wednesday
- Petition on Africa Skills FET College in Western Cape’s alleged ill-treatment of students, corruption and racism – Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings, Wednesday
- Briefing by Department of Small Business Development on progress regarding cooperatives development model pilot project in KwaZulu-Natal – Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, Wednesday
- Department of Basic Education briefing on “jobs for cash” report – Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, Wednesday
- Palestine – Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation receives briefing on current situation from National Coalition for Palestine, Wednesday, and on Friday, a beefing from the South African Jewish Board of Deputies in response to presentation by South African Jews for a Free Palestine
- State of traditional affairs in South Africa – Department of Traditional Affairs briefs Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Wednesday
- Claims and outcomes of investigations against senior managers and some Safcol Board members – Safcol to update Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises, Wednesday
- Department of Military Veterans and South African National Military Veterans Association – briefing to Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (SANMVA) on department’s staffing and disciplinary cases and role and activities of SANMVA and its interaction with department
- Legal opinion on 2015 public submissions to Constitutional Review Committee – Constitutional Review Committee to receive briefing from Parliamentary Legal Advisers, Friday
- Readiness of small-scale fishers to participate in implementation of Small-scale Fisheries Policy – representatives of small-scale fishers to brief Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Friday
- Filling vacancies on statutory bodies - Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Council – Portfolio Committee on Communications, Tuesday; Agricultural Research Council – Select Committee no Land and Mineral Resources, Tuesday; Public Service Commission – Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration/Planning, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Tuesday and Wednesday
Bills, regulations and policies before committees include the:
- Children’s Second Amendment Bill – Select Committee on Social Services, Tuesday
- Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill, Rates and Monetary Amounts Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill and Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws (Administration) Bill – Standing Committee on Finance, Tuesday
- Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Bill – Discussion on progress and way forward by Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources, Tuesday
- “Polluter must pay” principle and progress with implementing regulations to the Financial Provision for Prospecting, Exploration, Mining and Production Operations – Department of Mineral Resources to brief Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources, Wednesday
- Labour Laws Amendment Bill – Portfolio Committee on Labour, Wednesday
- Challenges related to implementation with Competition Act – Briefing from Competition Commission to Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, Wednesday
- Medical Innovation Bill – Briefing from Department of Heath to Portfolio Committee on Health, Wednesday
- Financial Sector Regulation “Twin Peaks” Bill – Standing Committee on Finance deliberations, Wednesday
- Negotiating mandates on Division of Revenue Amendment Bill – Select Committee on Appropriations, Thursday
- Foreign Service Bill – Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation scheduled to hear input from Department of Homes Affairs, Department of Public Service and Administration and Department of Public Works, Friday
Please note, the schedule of committee meetings is updated daily and published on the Parliamentary website home page. The programme for House sittings is also updated, as necessary, and published when updates occur.
