Deputy President, David Mabuza, is back in Parliament this week to answer questions in the National Assembly.
Deputy President Mabuza will also deliver his annual address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday.
In another busy schedule in Parliament, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Lindiwe Sisulu, will, on Tuesday, deliver a statement in the National Assembly on the killing of Palestinian civilians and the withdrawal of the South African ambassador to Israel.
Parliamentary spokesperson, Molotho Mothapo, said that Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs will be briefed by the Electoral Commission on its preparedness for next year's National and Provincial elections.
“The same committee meeting will also consider and receive an update on the early naturalisation of the Gupta family.”
Mothapo said that the NCOP is on Tuesday provisionally scheduled to consider a Report of the Select Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs on the Notice of Intervention issued in terms of section 139(1)(b) of the Constitution, 1996 to Inkosi Langalibalele and Mpofana Local Municipalities.
He said the National Assembly and NCOP plenaries scheduled for this week will deal with key debates, including on Budget Votes and Youth Day, consider Committees reports and finalise at least six Bills.
“There are also 19 Committee meetings scheduled to take place this week to tackle various issues.”
“The NCOP’s Select Committee on Finance is scheduled to meet the provincial Treasuries of Limpopo and Northern Cape on Tuesday on their preliminary budget outcomes for 2017/18.
“The NA’s Standing Committee on Finance will meet on Wednesday to vote on the Money Bills Act and also discuss issues relating to VBS Mutual Bank and Capitec.”
“On Wednesday, the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration / Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation will be briefed by National Treasury on the rationality of the budget cuts in government and its impact on service delivery,” Mothapo said.
The Department of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation is also scheduled to brief the Committee on whether government policy and mandates are adequately catered for in the budget and whether the new approach in allocation is feasible.
“On Thursday, the Standing Committee on Finance will meet to consider the Financial Sector Transformation report and other oversight issues,” he said.
