June 29
South Africa: Be Cautious Tomorrow, Committee Chair Urges Street Vendors and Small Business Operators
The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade, Ms Sonja Boshoff, has called on small business operators and street vendors to exercise extreme caution… Read more »
June 28
South Africa: Media Statement - Land Reform and Rural Development Committee Raises Serious Concerns Over Implementation of the Farm Worker Equity Scheme in Eastern Cape
The Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development has where it raised serious concerns over the challenges that were highlighted by beneficiaries pointing to recurring… Read more »
June 27
South Africa: Media Statement - Delays in Ballistic Testing Impacting Police Stations Work and Undermines Policing
The Portfolio Committee on Police has reiterated its grave concern over persistent delays at the South African Police Service's Forensic Science Laboratory, warning that these… Read more »
South Africa: Media Statement - Symposium On Migration and Social Cohesion Resolves to Host an Annual Symposium to Deal With Issues of Migration
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Wits School of Governance,… Read more »
June 26
South Africa: Facts On the Speaker's Implementation of the Constitutional Court Judgment
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, has noted with concern the campaign of misinformation, selective interpretation of facts and deliberate attempts to portray… Read more »
June 24
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Appears Before the NCOP for Questions and Oral Reply Session
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, tomorrow, Thursday, 25 June, at 14:00, appear before the National Council of Provinces for a question-and-answer session with Permanent Delegates to… Read more »
June 23
South Africa: National Assembly Passes the Appropriation Bill
The National Assembly has today passed the Appropriation Bill, which provides for the appropriation of funds from the National Revenue Fund for the State's requirements for the… Read more »
June 22
South Africa: Home Affairs Chairperson Commends Successful Voter Registration Weekend, Calls for Probe Into IEC Incident
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, Mr Mosa Chabane, has commended the largely incident-free voter registration weekend and applauded all South Africans who… Read more »
South Africa: Impeachment Committee Chairperson Files Affidavit Opposing President's Interdict
The Chairperson of the Impeachment Committee on Section 89 Enquiry, Mr Makashule Gana, today filed an affidavit opposing the urgent application brought by President Cyril Ramaphosa… Read more »
June 21
South Africa: National Assembly Speaker Files Notice to Abide in the President's Urgent Interdict to Stay the Work of the Impeachment Committee.
Speaker of the National Assembly Ms. Thoko Didiza has resolved to file a notice to abide by an explanatory Affidavit alongside the Impeachment Committee's opposition papers. The… Read more »
June 18
South Africa: Media Statement - Higher Education Committee Extends Condolences to Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Following Passing of Vice-Chancellor
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Mr Tebogo Letsie, extends heartfelt condolences to the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU)… Read more »
June 17
Africa: A Day of Memory and Meaning - CSPOC Delegates Join South Africa's June 16 Commemoration
On the morning of Youth Day, delegates of the 19th CSPOC Africa Region Conference gathered at the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto to mark fifty years since the 1976 Soweto… Read more »
South Africa: Committee Adopts Roadmap to Finalise Mkhwanazi Inquiry Report By 16 July
The Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate Allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has adopted a guide that will see it to the… Read more »
Africa: Nineteenth Cspoc Africa Conference Opens With Focus On Proactive Parliamentary Leadership
The 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments (CSPOC) of the Commonwealth Africa Region got started in South Africa's Gauteng province yesterday. Read more »
Africa: Migration Takes Centre Stage At CSPOC Africa Conference Opening
The issue of migration featured prominently during the opening of the 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth Africa Region (CSPOC Africa), currently… Read more »
Africa: We Are a Home for All Africans, South Africa Assures CSPOC Delegates
Officially opening the 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers (CSPOC) of the Commonwealth Africa Region, Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, the Chairperson of the National… Read more »
Africa: Gauteng Hosts Historic Pan-African Parliamentary Gathering, Urges Continental Unity Over Competition
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL), working alongside the South African Parliament, opened the week-long summit at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park on Youth Day, 16 June 2026,… Read more »
South Africa: SC On Security and Justice Concerned About 'Delaying' Tactics in Disciplinary Matters, Will Take One-Stop Border Post Bill to Public
The Select Committee on Security and Justice today received a comprehensive briefing from the Magistrates Commission on the status of disciplinary proceedings involving several… Read more »
South Africa: Media Statement - Trade Committee Welcomes Government's Decision to Save Tongaat Hulett
The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition welcomes the agreement reached between the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), the business rescue practitioners of… Read more »
June 11
South Africa: Poice Committee to Engage Impeachment Committee Over Processes to Invite Major General Rhoode Over Phala Phala
The Portfolio Committee on Police has resolved that there is a need to engage the Impeachment Committee to prevent duplication of oversight work on matters relating to the South… Read more »
South Africa: National Assembly Passes the Defence Amendment Bill
The National Assembly (NA) today passed the Defence Amendment Bill which amends the Defence Act of 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002) to ensure compliance with a ruling of the… Read more »
South Africa: Media Statement - National Assembly Recommends Candidates for the Aviation Safety Investigation Board and Independent Tribunal for Social Assistance Appeals
The National Assembly (NA) today approved the report of the Portfolio Committee on Transport recommending the names of candidates for appointment to the Aviation Safety… Read more »
South Africa: Media Statement - Trade Committee Calls On Government to Save the Steel Sector
The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition has called for urgent government intervention as the steel industry is facing a crisis that threatens thousands of jobs. Read more »
June 10
South Africa: Correctional Services Committee Raises Alarm Over Staff Transfers and Absconding Parolees
The transfer of officials facing disciplinary hearings to posts in Community Corrections where they oversee parolees featured high on the Portfolio Committee on Correctional… Read more »
June 09
South Africa: Media Statement - Committee Chairperson Welcomes Na's Adoption of Committee Report Recommending Candidates for Small Enterprise Ombud Appointment
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, Ms Masefako Dikgale, has welcomed the National Assembly's (NA) adoption of the committee's report… Read more »
