Labour Minister briefs NA on disbursement of UIF and Stats General briefs NCOP
Minister of Employment and Labour, Mr Thulas Nxesi, is scheduled to brief a hybrid plenary sitting of the National Assembly tomorrow on the disbursement of the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
The Ministerial Briefing will be followed by a motion of condolences in honour of the four Members of Parliament who recently passed on, namely, the late Ms Dorah Dlamini, Ms Thandi Mpambo-Sibhukwana, Mr Zamuxolo Joseph Peters and Advocate Hishaam Mohamed.
Details of the National Assembly Hybrid Sitting:
Date: Tuesday, 20 October 2020
Venue: National Assembly Chamber and Virtual Platform
Time: 14h00
Meanwhile, members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will receive a briefing from the Statistician-General, Mr Risenga Maluleke, on the Poverty Index and Poverty Lines in South Africa, as well as, the impact of the changes in the cost of goods and services, and consumption patterns on household poverty and food security.
Details of the NCOP briefing:
Date: Tuesday, 20 October 2020
Venue: Virtual Platform
Time: 10h00
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