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Key events on the parliamentary programme this week include the National Council of Provinces’ (NCOP) Provincial Week and a multi-party parliamentary delegation attending the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. At the same time, Members of the National Assembly (NA) will focus on committee work.

There are no plenary sittings scheduled in both Houses this week.

From 17 to 21 November, Permanent Delegates to the NCOP will return to their respective provinces to assess progress in the delivery of basic services. Delegates will also meet with communities to hear about challenges affecting their daily lives as part of the 2025 Provincial Week, under the theme: “Building Viable Municipalities for Enhanced Delivery of Basic Services to Communities.”

This annual flagship programme of the NCOP demonstrates Parliament’s commitment to strengthening oversight and accountability to improve the quality of life for all South Africans.

In line with Section 42(4) of the Constitution, which mandates the NCOP to represent provincial interests at the national level, delegates will use the week to interact with provincial executives and other stakeholders. These engagements aim to identify ways to enhance service delivery, promote accountability and ensure that matters affecting provinces are brought to the attention of the National Government.

Detailed programmes of each provincial delegation can be viewed on the following link: https://www.parliament.gov.za/project-event-details/4261.

On the international front, a multi-party parliamentary delegation will participate in COP30, taking place in Belém, Brazil, until 21 November. At COP30, South African MPs will have an opportunity to learn from the experiences and best practices of other parliaments in addressing climate change. 

Through such engagements with international counterparts, MPs can gain valuable insights into innovative legislative approaches, policy frameworks and financing mechanisms.

The 10-member delegation comprises five members each from the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, and the National Council of Provinces’ (NCOP) Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources. The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee, Ms Nqabisa Gantsho, is travelling with Ms Noluthando Makasi from the African National Congress (ANC), Mr Nazier Paulsen from the Economic Freedom Fighters, Mr Andrew De Blocq van Scheltinga from the Democratic Alliance, and Mr Siyabonga Mkhize from the uMkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP). The Chairperson of the Select Committee, Mr Mpho Modise, is travelling with Ms Mapule Dhlamini from the ANC, Mr Bino Farmer from the Patriotic Alliance, Mr Hendrik Van Den Berg from the Freedom Front, and Ms Seeng Mokoena-Zondi from the MKP.

On Tuesday, back in the National Assembly, the Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate Allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will hear evidence from Ms Mary de Haas. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts’ (SCOPA) enquiry into the Road Accident Fund will also continue with witnesses, including Ms Mpho Manyasha, Head: Office of the Chief Executive Officer; Ms Mampe Khumalo, the Chief Governance Officer; Mr Motlhoding Letsoalo, the former senior manager (employee relations); Ms Maria Rambauli, former Chief Operations Officer, and Witness X is also scheduled to appear.

There are 32 other committee meetings scheduled for this week, some outlined below:

TUESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2025

Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Road Accident Fund Enquiry. Witnesses: Ms M Manyasha – Head: Office of the CEO and Ms M Khumalo – Chief Governance Officer and Mr M Letsoalo – Former Senior Manager: ER. M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, 09:00 – 21:00

Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities: Briefing by Committee Secretariat on the overview of applications received for the NCGBVF appointments. Briefing by the CLSO on candidate criteria for NCGBVF appointments. Consideration of the amended fourth term programme. Virtual/Zoom, 09:00 – 11:00

Portfolio Committee on Transport: Consideration of the Marine Oil Pollution (Preparedness, Response and Cooperation) Bill [B10D-2022]. Committee to consider proposed amendments outside of the NCOP C-list and D-Bill with guidance from the parliamentary legal adviser on the most advisable route/method to finalise the Bill. Briefing by the Department of Transport on its 2025/26 First and Second Quarter Expenditures. Consideration of the draft Committee Report on the petition by Mr MJ Cuthbert, MP on behalf of residents of Daveyton, calling on the Assembly to investigate vandalism and restoration of a railway network connecting Daveyton to Springs, Benoni, and Johannesburg. Consideration and adoption of minutes of proceedings. Zoom Virtual Platform, 09:30 – 12:30

Portfolio Committee on Transport: Shortlisting of candidates for the Transport Economic Council (TEC) interviews. Zoom Virtual Platform, 13:30 – 15:30

Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services: Briefing by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on: (i) Measures to address the challenges of remand detainees awaiting trial for more than two years. The briefing should also focus on the role of the lower courts’ judiciary, especially when dealing with cases of remand detainees with bail of less than R1000; (ii)The roll-out of the Audio-Visual Remand System; and (iii) Reasons for the low success rate of section 63A applications submitted by the Department of Correctional Services as a measure to reduce overcrowding. Good Hope Chamber, Ground Floor, Good Hope Building, 09:30

Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs: Briefing by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the amendments to the Electoral Amendment Act in preparation for the 2026 Local Government Elections. Briefing by the Deputy Speaker on the Electoral Commission Bill [PMB]. Briefing by the Department of Home Affairs on the March and March Memorandum on the impact of undocumented foreign nationals in South Africa. Brief by the Parliament Legal Services on the legal opinion of the status reports of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00 – 13:00

Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation: Briefings by Water Boards (Vaal Central, Rand Water and Amatola) on Business (Corporate) Plans over the medium- term including reflections on achievements and challenges for 2025-2030 period. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00 – 13:00

Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation: Briefings by the National Treasury and the Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa on the current financial position of the City of Johannesburg, with regard to the Johannesburg Water and the implications for water security in South Africa’s main economic hub. Virtual Meeting Platform, 18:00 – 21:00

Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Engagement with the Commission on Gender Equality on reports and recommendations for the portfolio. Virtual Platform Meeting, 09:00 – 13:30

Portfolio Committee on Tourism: Briefing by the Department of Tourism on efforts to promote domestic tourism, including exploring dual pricing. Briefing by the SANParks on efforts to promote domestic tourism, including exploring dual pricing. Briefing by Tourism Business Council of South Africa on efforts to promote tourism, including exploring dual pricing. Consideration and adoption of minutes. Virtual Platform Meeting, 09:00 – 13:00

Portfolio Committee on Basic Education: Briefing by Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) on Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan (incl. concurrent functions + AGSA recommendations and planning alignment. Free State, Northern Cape, North-West. Consideration and adoption of Draft Minutes and Draft Report. S12A Ground Floor, NCOP Building, 09:30 – 12:30

Joint Meeting: Standing Committee on Finance and Standing Committee on Appropriations, Select Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Appropriations: Briefing by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) and the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Virtual Platform, 09:00 – 12:00

Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture: Follow up meeting with the South African Football Association (SAFA) on audited financial statements; an update on VAR implementation in line with the Minister’s Budget Vote commitments and outstanding matters emanating from the previous meeting. Remarks by provincial federations and the PSL Executive Committee on VAR implementation and other related matters. Update by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the recommendations of oversight reports, Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports and Budget Vote Reports. Virtual Meeting Platform: 09:30 – 16:30

WEDNESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2025

Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour: Workshop on strategies or policies towards struggling businesses that have applied for Section 189 and 189A of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA), retrenchments and consideration and adoption of Draft Minutes). Zoom Virtual Platform, Parliament, 09:00

Portfolio Committee on Higher Education: Briefing by the Department of Higher Education (DHET) on the appointment of Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) Accounting Authorities (AA), appointment of SETAs Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) governance matters. Briefing by NSFAS on governance stabilisation, progress on payment of outstanding funding allowances to students and payment of claims from private accommodation providers (APs). Consideration of minutes. Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, Parliament, 14h00 – 18h00

Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy: Briefing by Eskom on their 1st Quarterly Performance Report for 2025/26 FY. Consideration and adoption of minutes: 12 November 2025. Virtual Zoom Meeting, 09:30 – 12:30

Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Road Accident Fund Enquiry. Witnesses: PwC, Ms B Potgieter (CFO), former acting CFO, Mr S Modiba, Acting CIO and Ms B Mabusela, former CFO. M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, 09:00 – 21:00

Multi-Party Women’s Caucus Steering Committee: Briefing by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on the Progress Made in Establishing the Cooperative Banking Institution for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. Virtual Meeting Platform, 10:00

Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Conclusion of oversight engagement with municipalities in the Gauteng Province. Zoom Virtual Platform, 14:00 – 17:00

Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements: Briefing by the Department of Human Settlements and Social Housing Regulatory Authority on the blocked social housing projects around the country. Virtual Platform, Parliament, 09:00 – 13:00

Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure: Briefing by the DPWI on the Telkom Towers forensic report findings. Physical meeting, 90 Plein Committee Room 2, 09:00 – 14:00

Joint Meeting Standing Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Finance: Public hearings on the Revised and Proposed Fiscal Framework. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00 – 12:00

Portfolio Committee on Higher Education: Briefing by Walter Sisulu University (WSU) on its state of governance, administration, teaching and learning and related matters. Committee Room, M314, Third Floor, Marks Building, 09:00 – 13:00

Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development: Consideration and adoption of committee minutes; Briefing by National Treasury on: Status of the Co-operative Banks Act 40 of 2007, public procurement opportunities, in particular, the implementation of set asides for MSMEs and cooperatives owned by youth, women and people living with disabilities, Red tape related concerns in the public procurement ecosystem, including late payment of service providers. National Treasury's role in increasing access to funding for MSMEs and cooperatives, including efforts to assist the DSBD’s MSME and Cooperatives Funding Policy. Virtual Platform, 09:30 – 13:30

Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans: Briefing by the DMV on the First and Second Quarter 2025/26 Expenditure and Performance. Consideration of outstanding minutes. Parliament, Committee Room S35, NCOP Building, 10:00 – 13:00

Select Committee on Social Services: Briefing by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on the Annual Report 2024/25. Consideration and adoption of Committee Minutes. Virtual Platform 18:30 – 20:30

FRIDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2025

Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy: Briefing by the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE), Eskom, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on the Municipal Electricity Distribution. Virtual Platform Meeting, 09:00 – 14:00

Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Road Accident Fund Enquiry. Witnesses: Ms M Rambauli, Former COO, Witness X. Virtual Platform Meeting, 09:00 – 14:00

Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Discussion of the report of the submissions on Intergovernmental, Monitoring, Support and Interventions Bill [B11-2025). Virtual Platform Meeting, 09:00 – 13:30

Joint Meeting Standing Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Finance: Response by National Treasury and SARS to the submissions received on the Revised and Proposed Fiscal Framework. Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00 – 12:00

Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements: Briefing by the Executive Director on the UN Habitat in Africa on the Memorandum of Understanding. Virtual Platform, 09:00 – 11:00

Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements: Briefing by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on the allegations by Housing Development Agency of inflating prices on land for housing projects in several provinces. Virtual Platform Meeting, 11:00 – 13:00

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