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Media Statement: Committee Raises Concern Over Waste-Management Failures and Gaps in Climate Monitoring

The Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on Wednesday expressed concern about waste-management failures and gaps in climate monitoring. The committee warned that weak ...
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Media Statement: Standing Committee on Appropriations Adopts Report on R10 Billion Fuel Price Relief

Parliament, Thursday, 8 October 2026 – The Standing Committee on Appropriations has adopted its report on the Second Special Appropriation Bill, which proposes the withdrawal of R10 billion from the ...
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Media Statement: Committee Raises Concerns Over DTIC Performance, Audit Findings and Economic Impact

The DTIC and its entities play an important role in advancing economic growth, industrial development, job creation and ...
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Media Statement: SA Delegation Calls for Binding International Rules to Govern Military Use of AI

For an audio clip of South Africa delegate to the 153rd IPU Assembly, Ms Doris Mpapane, on Maritime Safety please click: Parliament, Thursday, 8 October 2026 – The South African delegation to the ...
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Media Accreditation Now Open for 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement

Parliament, Tuesday, 6 October 2026 – The Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, will deliver the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to a hybrid plenary of the National Assembly (NA) on ...
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Media Statement: Justice Committee Hears How High Employment Costs Eat Into Budgets

The committee heard that the SAHRC achieved an overall performance of 82% for the 2025/26 financial year compared to 85% in ...
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Media Statement: Trade and Industry Committee Engages on the Sale of Strategic Assets and Economic Transformation

Yesterday, the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition was briefed by the auction industry and regulatory ...
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Media Statement: Correctional Services Committee Calls for Stronger Financial Controls and Accountability at Jics

The committee yesterday also received a briefing from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the Budgetary Review and ...
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Media Statement: Committee on Health Resolves Not Receive National Health Laboratory Services’ Presentation

The Portfolio Committee on Health resolved not to receive the presentation on the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) report after committee members unanimously raised grave concerns about the ...
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Media Statement: Justice Committee Expresses Concern Over Stagnant Audit Outcomes and Critical Governance Vacancies

Because the members of the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) deal with classified or top secret information, it ...
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Media Statement: Tourism Committee Welcomes Department’s Clean Audit, Raises Concern Over SA Tourism’s Repeated Qualification

Parliament, Wednesday, 7 October 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on Tourism on Tuesday called on South African Tourism (SAT) to address recurring weaknesses in financial reporting and accountability ...
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Implementation Is the Test of Democratic Commitments, Says Speaker at IPU Assembly

The test of democratic institutions lies not only in the laws and policies they adopt, but in how effectively those commitments are implemented to improve the lives of citizens, Speaker of the ...