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Deputy President David Mabuza will appear for an oral question and answer session with permanent delegates of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday at 14:00. 

Cluster 2A Ministers, which comprises departments of Social Services, Basic Education and Higher Education, Science and Innovation, will also appear for oral replies to questions in the NCOP on Tuesday.

Section 92(2) of the Constitution stipulates that Cabinet Members are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for the exercise of powers and performance of their functions. 

This week the National Assembly Portfolio Committees continue with Budget Review and Recommendation Reports (BRRR). 

BRRR provide among other things, assessments for the department’s service delivery performance, and may include recommendations on the forward use of resources. BRRR enables committees to integrate and consolidate budgetary oversight with other oversight work related to service delivery implementation by committees. 

About 29 committee meetings of both Houses of Parliament are scheduled as follows:

TUESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2022

Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation, Consideration and adoption of the budgetary review and recommendation report of the Department of Water and Sanitation 

Portfolio Committee on Tourism, Briefing by South African Tourism (SAT) on 2021/22 Annual Report; Consideration of draft minutes 

Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Briefing on the 2021/22 Annual Report by South African Local Government Association (SALGA) 

Standing Committee on Finance, Initial response by National Treasury to submissions received on the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill [B18-2022] 

WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2022

Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour, Briefing by the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) on its responses to the previous year’s (2021) Budgetary Review Recommendations; Briefing by the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) on its Annual Report (BRRR)

Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Briefing by the Human Settlements entities on the Audit Outcomes: Housing Development Agency (HDA); Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA); Community Schemes Ombud Services (CSOS) 

Standing Committee on Finance, Briefing by National Treasury on its annual report 

Standing Committee on Finance, Briefing by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) on its annual report

Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, Consideration and adoption of 2022 Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR); Consideration and adoption of the petition report against Telkom/Openserve

Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, Adoption of the draft Budgetary Review Recommendation Reports for the budget votes of the Department of Public Service and Administration, National School of Government Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation; Public Service Commission and Statistics South Africa 

THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2022

Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Discussion and adoption of the Committees BRRR Report

Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Briefing by the SANDF on current border safeguarding operations, including challenges and successes; Briefing by the SANDF on border safeguarding technology usage and shortcomings in this regard; Briefing by the SANDF on the cooperation with the Border Management Agency (BMA) and the impact of the agency on its functions

FRIDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2022

Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament, Briefing on Parliament’s 2020/21 Annual Report and Financial Statements; Adoption of minutes and reports 

Standing Committee on Finance, Consideration of issues in the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill [B18-2022] (“General Laws Bill”)

Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Consideration and adoption of Committee Report on the BRRR; Consideration and adoption of minutes 

Issued by Parliament of South Africa