Parliament of South Africa
With parliamentarians ending their “constituency period” on 22 January following Christmas leave, Parliament is due to commence its business on 25 January, the President’s state-of-the-nation address taking place on 11 February during a joint sitting of both the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.
The budget speech will then follow on 17 February.
As part of the budgetary process and to allow funds to reach all three tiers of government through the Division of Revenue Bill, the tabling of departmental strategic plans by some fifty government departments and some thirty parastatals and government agencies will subsequently take place. Such will occupy most of March, allowing for final debate on the budget in the National Assembly during early April.
It is expected that Parliament will rise for a short Easter recess on 29 March.
The South African Postbank Bill was amongst the ten pieces of legislation in process when Parliament went into recess.
Other legislation in the process of deliberation is the Protection of Personal Information Bill and the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill, together with the Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Bill and the Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Bill.
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