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This week in Parliament will begin with a media briefing by the Chairpersons of the Peace and Security Cluster Committee on Monday. For the rest of the week, both Houses of Parliament will resume budget vote debates and policy debates while several committees are scheduled to meet.

The Chairpersons of the Peace and Security Cluster will brief the media and stakeholders as part of the Seventh Parliament’s Committee Cluster Media Engagement programme. The briefing is scheduled for Monday, 7 July 2025, at 11:00, at the Good Hope Chamber in Cape Town, under the theme: “Deepening the values of peace, justice, safety and security.”

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr Xola Nqola, will address members of the media on the National Prosecuting Authority, modernisation and infrastructure in court buildings, turnaround strategies for the Master’s Office and the Office of the State Attorney, and intensifying the fight against corruption.

In her address, the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, Ms Kgomotso Ramolobeng, will brief the media on the infrastructure and maintenance of correctional service centres, as well as the issues of remand detainees and rehabilitation and reintegration programmes.

Ms Jane Mananiso, the Chairperson of the Select Committee on Security and Justice, will discuss some of the key issues affecting the national department, including governance, military veterans, human resources, and accountability and oversight of public funds.

Also on the programme is the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Mr Ian Cameron, who will brief the media on the arrest of senior officers, the gap between arrests and convictions, and other related matters.

Budget Vote Debates
In the NA, budget vote debates, held in mini-plenaries, inform Parliament and the public about the performance and spending of individual departments. In the NCOP, policy debates ensure provincial perspectives are reflected in national budget allocations. Each national department’s budget is considered by its oversight committee, which submits reports to the relevant House. These reports are a key tool for Members of Parliament to debate departmental budgets and annual performance plans, including those of public entities. During these debates, ministers and deputy ministers present their department’s spending priorities and reflect on departmental performance.

On Tuesday, the NA will hold six mini-plenaries to debate budget votes. They are Vote 29 (Agriculture), Vote 9 (Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation), Vote 5 (Home Affairs), Vote 38 (Tourism), Vote 8 (National Treasury), and Vote 42 (Land Reform and Rural Development).

The NCOP will hold a hybrid plenary session for two policy debates on Tuesday: Budget Vote 16 (Basic Education) and a policy debate on Budget Vote 29 (Agriculture). At the same sitting, the House will also consider committee reports and legislation.

On Wednesday, six mini-plenaries are scheduled in the NA. They include Vote 23 and 26 (Defence and Military Veterans), Vote 35 (Science and Innovation), Vote 13 (Public Works and Infrastructure), Vote 18 (Health), Vote 41 (Water and Sanitation) and Vote 25 (Justice and Constitutional Development).

At its hybrid plenary sitting on Wednesday, the NCOP will consider two policy debates: one on Budget Vote 10 (Electricity and Energy) and another on Budget Vote 33 (Human Settlements). Legislation and consideration of committee reports will also form part of the business of the House.

On Thursday, there are four mini-plenaries scheduled in the NA for debating Vote 3 and 15 (Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs), Vote 19 (Social Development), Vote 10 (Electricity and Energy) and Vote 16 (Basic Education).

Two policy debates are scheduled in the NCOP on Tuesday - Budget Vote 42 (Land Reform and Rural Development) and Budget Vote 41 (Water and Sanitation). The House will also consider committee reports and legislation.

Both Houses’ Programming Committees will convene on Thursday morning at 08:30 to consider their draft parliamentary programmes, committee reports and bills.
On Friday, one budget vote debate on Vote 30 (Communications and Digital Technologies) is scheduled in the NA.

The are about twenty-nine (29) committee meetings scheduled this week, that include: 

TUESDAY, 8 JULY 2025
Select Committee on Security and Justice: Consideration of the Policy Assessment and Review Report on Home Affairs. Consideration of the Policy Assessment and Review Report on South African Police Service. Venue: TBC. 10:00 – 13:00
 
Portfolio Committee on Basic Education: Briefing by DBE on a Status Update on the BELA Act Regulations and Implementation as it relates to Grade R admissions (including an update on Sections 4 and 5) (Invite 9 PEDs). Consideration and adoption of draft minutes and draft report. Southern Sun, Cape Sun Hotel, 23 Strand Street, Cape Town. 09:30 – 17:00
 
Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies: Joint briefing with Portfolio Committee on Justice on the Intent for collaborative engagement related to RICA SIM card registration, transactional and fraudulent activities leading to the RICA amendment and the role clarification of the various stakeholders. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00 – 13:00
 
Select Committee on Finance: Briefing by Eastern Cape and Northern Cape Provincial Treasuries on their quarterly reports and the performance of their entities. M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building. 10:00 – 13:00
 
Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources: Briefing by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on their APP and Budget Vote. Consideration and adoption of minutes. M201, Marks Building. 10:00 – 13:00
 
Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Public Administration: Briefing by Limpopo MEC of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on the progress made in respect of the implementation of the invocation of section 139 (1) (c) of the Constitution in Thabazimbi Local Municipality. Committee Room 2, 120 Plein Street. 10:00 – 13:00
 
Select Committee on Education and Creative Industries: Briefing by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the revised 2025-2030 Strategic Plan and 2025/26 Annual Performance Plan. Consideration and adoption of draft minutes. Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00 – 13:00
 
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament: Briefing on efforts made since 1994 to transform the institution (90 mins). Briefing on the strengthening of public participation/involvement in the work of Parliament (90 mins), Good Hope Chamber, Good Hope Building, Ground Floor. 18:45 – 21:00 (after the plenaries in the NA and NCOP)

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs: Briefing by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly on the Electoral Commission Amendment Bill (PMB). Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street. 10:00 – 13:00
 
Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment: Briefing by the South African National Biodiversity Institute on their Third and Fourth Quarter Reports for the 2024/25 financial year. Briefing by the iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority on their Third and Fourth Quarter Reports for the 2024/25 financial year. Briefing by the SAFCOL on their Third and Fourth Quarter Reports for the 2024/25 financial year. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30 -12:30
 
Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture: Briefing by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and the Department of Basic Education on the signing of the MoU to integrate sports and cultural activities into school curricula across the country. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30 – 12:45
 
Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services: Briefing by the Department of Correctional Services on progress on the implementation of the audit action plan, including measures to reduce irregular expenditure. Consideration and adoption of committee minutes. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30
 
Select Committee on Public Petitions and Executive Undertakings: Overseeing and scrutinising the implementation of Progress Reports on Executive Undertakings made by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure during the question-and-answer session in the NCOP on 23 July 2024. Venue: 16th Floor, NSFAS Building. 10:00 – 13:00
 
Standing Committee on Appropriations: Briefing by the Department of Social Development on the 2025 Appropriation Bill. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30 – 12:30
 
WEDNESDAY, 09 JULY
Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade: Briefing by the Department of Small Business Development: Vote 36 and Annual Performance Plans. Consideration and adoption of minutes. Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street. 10:00 – 13:00
 
Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure: Briefing by the DPWI and PMTE on the 2024/25 fourth-quarter performance. Consideration and adoption of minutes. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00 – 14:00

Select Committee on Public Infrastructure and Minister in the Presidency: Briefings on the Strategic Plan, 2025/26 Annual Performance Plan and 2025/26 Estimates of National Expenditure (Budget) of the following public entities reporting to the Minister of Transport: Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL). Committee Room 1, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street. 10:00 – 13:00
 
Select Committee on Appropriations: Consideration of negotiating mandates on the 2025 Division of Revenue Bill. M314, Third Floor, Marks Building. 10h00 – 13h00
 
Select Committee on Social Services: Committee discussion on the report by the Public Protector on Dora Nginza Regional Hospital, Consideration and adoption of the Department of Social Development Budget Vote report. Consideration and adoption of committee minutes. Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00 – 12:30
 
Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development: Stakeholder meeting on the settlement of labour tenants’ applications and assessment of the effect of the impact of supervision of the labour tenants’ application by the Special Master of Labour Tenants (SMLT). M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, 09:30 – 16:00
 
Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour: Briefing by the Parliamentary Legal Services on lacunae (defects or gaps) in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00
 
Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration: Briefing by the Department of Public Service and Administration on digital transformation and skills in the public sector, current and future projects. Briefing by the National School of Government on skills audits in selected government departments in the public service. Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00 – 13:00
 
Select Committee on Security and Justice: Consideration of the Policy Assessment and Review Report on the South African Police Service. Consideration of the Policy Assessment and Review Report on Independent Police Investigative Directorate. Consideration of the Policy Assessment and Review Report on Civilian Secretariat for Police Service. Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00 – 11:00
 
THURSDAY, 10 JULY 2025
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament: Follow-up engagement with the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure and the management of Parliament on the installation of the Nieuwmeester Dome. Good Hope Chamber, Good Hope Building, Ground Floor. 18:30 – 21:00 (following the NA and NCOP plenaries).
 
FRIDAY, 11 JULY 2025
Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements: Following up on Petitions (Ga-Rankuwa/Mabopane, Breede Valley, Strand, Slovo Park Informal Settlement). Virtual Platform, 09:00 – 13:00
 
Portfolio Committee on Higher Education: Briefing by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on the Independent Panel for the Selection and Recommendation of the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) Accounting Authority Chairpersons. M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building. 09:00 – 17:00
 
Standing Committee on the Auditor General: Briefing by Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Services Office on the legal opinion relating to the processing by SCoAG of the M Mabaso complaint against the Auditor-General. Virtual Meeting Platform, 08:30 – 09:30

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