Urgent debate on energy crisis to be scheduled
An urgent debate on the energy crisis will be scheduled after consultation with National Assembly programming structures.
Speaker of the National Assembly Ms Baleka Mbete stated this in a letter to Democratic Member of Parliament Ms Natasha Mazzone.
Ms Mbete’s letter was in reply to a request on 11 February from Ms Mazzone to Ms Mbete for an urgent motion for debate on the Eskom energy crisis to be placed on the Order Paper of the National Assembly.
In her reply, Speaker Mbete said she agreed that the recent commencement of load-shedding by Eskom, and especially its impact on the economy, was a serious matter warranting the attention of the National Assembly. As a result, an urgent debate on the matter would be scheduled on it.
The National Assembly Programme Committee – which determines the programme of the House – is scheduled to meet tomorrow morning.
In terms of Rule 130 of the latest National Assembly Rules, a private member may request the Speaker, in writing, to schedule without delay an urgent matter of national public importance for discussion by the House.
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