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Ministerial statements, debates on issues of national importance, questions for oral replies, consideration of Budgetary Review and Recommendation Reports (BRRR), and committee meetings are among the items on the parliamentary programme this week. 
 
The National Assembly (NA) returns from constituency programme this week and will on Tuesday convene a plenary session scheduled to start at 10:00. Among the items on the agenda from 10:00 to 13:00 is the statement by the Minister of Water and Sanitation on water security in the country and a debate on 16 Days of Activism for no violence against women and children. The debate will be held under the theme: Marking 30 years of democratic rights for women and fostering national unity to end gender-based violence. 
 
From 14:00, the Peace and Security Cluster 1 ministers will answer questions in the NA. The Peace and Security Cluster 1 comprises the Departments of Correctional Services, Defense and Military Veterans, Home Affairs, International Relations and Cooperation, Justice and Constitutional Development, Police and the Minister in the Presidency. Members of the executive are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for exercising their powers and performing their functions. The last item for this plenary is the consideration of the BRRRs of Portfolio Committees on International Relations and Cooperation, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Science, Technology and Innovation, Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, Mineral and Petroleum Resources and Electricity and Energy.
 
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will at its plenary on Tuesday hold a debate under the theme: “Infrastructure development in local government as the only path to viable municipalities”. The House will conclude its sitting by considering motions, committee reports and legislation.
 
The Social Services Cluster ministers will on Wednesday,  at 15:00, be in the NA for oral replies. The Cluster includes Departments of Basic Education, Health, Higher Education, Human Settlements, Social Development, Sport, Arts and Culture and Water and Sanitation. The NA will also consider the 2024 Revised Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals.
 
At 15:00 on Thursday, the NA will deal with a range of items including a statement by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure on the delays in completing infrastructure projects and questions to the Governance Cluster 3, which includes the Departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Public Service and Administration, Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities as well as the Minister in The Presidency (GCIS), Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. The NA will also consider BRRRs of the Portfolio Committees on Public Service and Administration, Defense and Military Veterans, and Communications and Digital Technologies.
 
The NCOP will on Thursday, at 14:00, hold a hybrid sitting to consider the Revised Fiscal Framework. Other items on the agenda are debates on Provincial Week, which was conducted from 16 to 20 September 2024, as well as a debate themed: “Decisive measures to fight against extortion rackets and protection fee syndicates to prevent criminalisation of the township and rural economies”.
On Friday, the NA is scheduled to hold two mini-plenaries on for debates on issues of national importance. The debates will start at 10:00 to 13:00.

There are 26 committee meetings scheduled for this week. They are scheduled as follows:

TUESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2024

Select Committee on Education, Sciences and Creative Industries: Briefing by the Department of Basic Education on their 2023/2024 Annual Report. Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00-13:00

Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Public Administration: Briefing by KZN SAMWU on substantive matters contained in the Petition tabled to NCOP during the 6th administration (Hybrid), Committee Room 1, Ground Floor, 120 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 10:00-14:00

WEDNESDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2024

Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation: Presentation by the Department on the outcomes of the 16th BRICS Summit held in Russia to empower the committee to identify possible areas for oversight to ensure compliance and implementation. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:00

Portfolio Committee on Police: Briefing by SAPS on Technology to combat crime, including modernising the Central Firearm Registry (CFR) and drones. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-12:30

Portfolio Committee on Social Development: Briefing by the Department of Social Development on the DSD sector NPO funding policy, NPO compliance, interventions taken to address non-compliance; Briefing by the MEC of the Gauteng Department of Social Development on the state of NPOs and funding policy. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy: Update by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) and the Independent Power Producers Office on the Renewable Energy Integrated Power Producers Procurement (REIPPP) programme and the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producers Procurement (RMIPPP) programme; Briefings by the Energy Council of SA (ECSA), SA Wind Energy Association (SAWEA), SA Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) and the SA Independent Power Producers Association (SAIPPA); Consideration and adoption of outstanding minutes: 30 October 2024. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00 -13:00

Joint Meeting: Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training: Briefing by Petitioners for Free Menstrual Hygiene Products: Team Free Sanitary Pads; I Menstruate Movement; Department of Higher Education and Training; Department of Basic Education. Committee Room M314, Third Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-12:30

Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Briefing by the Presidency on the investigation reports submitted by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:00-13:00

Standing Committee on Appropriations: Briefing by the PBO and the FFC on the 2024 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill; 2024 Adjustments Appropriation Bill; Special Appropriation Bill. Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 09:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour: Briefing by DEL on National Labour Migration Policy; Briefing by DEL on QPR 1 & 2 of 2024/25, including that of SEE; and Consideration and Adoption of Draft Minutes: 23 & 30 October 2024. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30

Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure: Consideration and adoption of the Capacity Building Workshop and Gauteng oversight report; Consideration and adoption of the 2023/24 BRRR. Committee Room 1, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, Parliament, 09:30-12:30

Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements: Briefing the Department of Human Settlements on the progress made on the Issuance and Transfer of Title Deeds; Briefing by the Department of Human Settlements on the plans to refurbish and repurpose old buildings. Committee Room M515, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 09:30-12:30

THURSDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2024

Select Committee on Appropriations: Briefing by National Treasury on the 2024 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill, 2024 Adjustments Appropriation Bill, and 2024 Special Appropriation Bill. Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 17:00-20:00

Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests: Election of Co-Chairpersons. Committee Room M314, Third Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 12:30-14:00

FRIDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2024

Standing Committee on Appropriations: Comments by the SALGA on the 2024 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill (DoRAB); Public Hearings on the 2024 DoRAB. Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, Parliament, 09:00-12:00

Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies: Briefing by the Department on the report on allegations of irregularities at SITA on the awarding of a R1,2 billion tender; Consideration and adoption of Oversight Report to Eastern Cape. Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament, 10:00-13:00

Portfolio Committee on Basic Education: Briefing by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the Second Quarterly Performance Report of the Department of Basic Education in Meeting its Strategic Objectives 2024/25; Consideration and Adoption of Draft Minutes and Draft Reports; Draft Committee Budget Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR); Draft Report on Oversight and Monitoring Visit N Cape and W Cape; Draft Minutes: 22 October 2024 and 29 October 2024. Virtual Meeting Platform, 14:00-17:00 Virtual Meeting Platform, 14:00-17:00
 

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