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ANC Caucus Welcomes The Resignation Of The National Assembly Speaker
3 April 2024 The ANC Parliamentary Caucus has welcomed Comrade Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s resignation as the National Assembly Speaker and Member of...
ANC Study Group Welcomes The Passing Of The Expropriation Bill [B23 2020] In The National Assembly
29 March 2024 The ANC study group on Public Works and Infrastructure welcomes the passing of the Expropriation Bill in the National Assembly with a...
Question Paper: National Assembly No 6 – 2024
Deputy President David Mabuza Replies to Oral Questions in The National Assembly
Speech by Hon NT Mkhatshwa during Human Rights Day Debate
19 March 2024, Good Hope Chambers Citizens of our beloved South Africa!From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free!These words echo a call for...
Speaking Notes by Mr Mosa Chabane, The Chairperson Of The Portfolio Committee On Home Affairs During The Second Reading Of The Electoral Matters Amendment Bill
Hon Chairperson of the House, Hon Members, The 2024 provincial and national elections signify the birth of a new era in our...
ANC Caucus Welcomes The Resignation Of The National Assembly Speaker
3 April 2024 The ANC Parliamentary Caucus has welcomed Comrade Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s...
ANC Study Group Welcomes The Passing Of The Expropriation Bill [B23 2020] In The National Assembly
29 March 2024 The ANC study group on Public Works and Infrastructure welcomes the passing of the...
ANC Parliamentary Caucus Welcomes The Passing Of The Electoral Matters Amendment Bill
12 March 2024 The ANC Parliamentary Caucus welcomes the passing of the Electoral Matter Amendment...
ANC Parliamentary Caucus is saddened by the passing of the Member of Parliament, Hon. Violet Sizani Siwela
18 January 2024 The ANC Parliamentary Caucus is deeply saddened by the passing of Comrade Violet...
Statement of the ANC Study Group on the adoption of the Bela Bill by the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education
26 September 2023 The ANC Study Group on Basic Education welcomes the progressive milestone of the...
ANC Parliamentary Caucus welcomes the passing of two Bills in the National Assembly
26 October 2023 The ANC Parliamentary Caucus welcomes the passing of the Basic Education Laws...
ANC Parliamentary Caucus welcomes the NA recommendation for the appointment of a new Public Protector and condemns the behaviour of some political parties
19 October 2023 The ANC Parliamentary Caucus welcomes the recommendation by the National Assembly...
Challenging Misconceptions: The 9th Brics Parliamentary Forum’s True Success
30 September 2023 In the wake of the 9th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, it is with regret that we must...
Statement of the ANC Study Group on Defence and Military Veterans on the Tragic Death of Navy Officers and 8 SAI Battalion Members
26 September 2023 The ANC study group on Defence and Military veterans is deeply saddened by the...
ANC Parliamentary Caucus Welcomes Independent Panel’s Report on allegations regarding the Lady R Ship
4 September 2023 The ANC Parliamentary Caucus welcomes the Independent Panel’s report that has...
Speech by Hon NT Mkhatshwa during Human Rights Day Debate
19 March 2024, Good Hope Chambers Citizens of our beloved South Africa!From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free!These words echo a call for international solidarity.These words resonate deeply with the spirit of transformation and liberation that runs through...
Speaking Notes by Mr Mosa Chabane, The Chairperson Of The Portfolio Committee On Home Affairs During The Second Reading Of The Electoral Matters Amendment Bill
Hon Chairperson of the House, Hon Members, The 2024 provincial and national elections signify the birth of a new era in our Parliamentary democracy. While previously only political parties could contest for a seat in this august house, this new era...
Speech by Hon Moleboheng Modise-Mpya: Report of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on Electoral Matters Amendment Bill. Declaration
Report of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on Electoral Matters Amendment Bill. Declaration. 12 March 2024 Honourable Chairperson, We are standing on behalf of the African National Congress to support the report of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on the...
Speech by Hon Kate Bilankulu: Invest in women: Accelerated progress in the context of building a better Africa and World.
12 March 2024 Topic: Empowering Women in Leadership and Society: Shaping a Better Future ChairpersonVachaviseki hinkwerhuMa Afrika- dzonga hinkwerhu na milosa I hlikanhi I thank God I’m alive today Being a South African, a woman , not just a woman but a...
Speech by Hon Brandon Pillay, Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs: The Electoral Matters Amendment Bill
12 March 2024 I quote Aloo Denise Obiero, “Democracy is the garden where the seeds of Liberty are sown by the hands of many “ House chairperson honourable minister honourable members… On the 29th of May this year South Africa takes to the poll…. For the first time...
Second Reading Debate Electoral Matters Amendment Bill [B42B – 2023] By Dr Aaron Motsoaledi Minister Of Home Affairs
12 March 2024 Honourable Speaker/ House chairs The electoral Act 73 of 1998 was declared unconstitutional by the electoral court on…. The unconstitutionality was only in as far as it doesn’t allow Independent candidates to contest for National and Provincial elections...
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ANC Study Group Welcomes The Passing Of The Expropriation Bill [B23 2020] In The National Assembly
29 March 2024 The ANC study group on Public Works and Infrastructure welcomes the passing of the Expropriation Bill in the National Assembly with a large majority of 208 votes in favour and 108 against. The objective of the legislation is the expropriation of property...
24,000 HOUSES BUILT IN FIVE YEARS FOR EASTERN CAPE RESIDENTS
Adv. M Masutha We welcome the provision of 24,000 houses over the past five years by the Eastern Cape Provincial Government. In addition, 115 informal settlements have been upgraded, benefiting 57,000 households in the past five years. The ANC has always maintained...
PRESIDENT LAUNCHED A R1 BILLION HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROJECT IN THE NORTHERN CAPE
P Tseki We welcome the launch of R1 billion Human Settlements in the Northern Cape by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 18 January 2024. This mega-housing project is the biggest in the history of the Northern Cape province. Over the next 12 to 18 months, the municipalities...
EXPOSING THE HYPOCRISY OF THE DA
B Hadebe The DA's hypocrisy on cadre deployment has since backfired. Many people, among them former DA leaders, are coming out to expose this hypocrisy, saying, "The DA cannot be against a policy it practices." These former DA leaders confirmed that the municipalities...
ISRAEL HAS FAILED TO IMPLEMENT THE ICJ RULING
F Jacobs The ANC is concerned that a few weeks after the United Nations top court ordered Israel to stop its military operations in Gaza, Tel Aviv has continued its bombardment of the area. Recently more than 100 Palestinians were shot dead as they waited for an aid...
GOVERNMENT’S OFFER OF A LOAN SCHEME TO 31 000 MISSING MIDDLE STUDENTS
J Mananiso The ANC has committed itself to continue strengthening measures that will improve access to higher education to achieve free higher education for the poor and "missing middle". In this regard, it commends the government's bold step of setting aside an...
MOTION CONGRATULATING SIVENATHI “THE SPECIAL ONE” NONTSHINGA ON WINNING THE IBF WORLD CUP
The African National Congress moves without notice: That The House congratulates Sivenathi "the Special One" Nontshinga on regaining the IBF light flyweight title in a rematch when he stopped Adrian "Gatito" Curiel in the tenth round on Friday, 16 February 2024, in...
MOTION ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
The African National Congress moves without notice: That The House: notes that International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on the 8th March and marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality; believes that IWD has occurred for well over a century, with...
MOTION CONGRATULATING TREVOR NOAH ON HIS EMMY WIN
The African National Congress moves without notice: That The House congratulates South African comedian Trevor Noah and the team for “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” for their Emmy award for outstanding variety talk series during the 75th Emmy Award, on Monday, 15...
CONDOLENCE MOTION ON EIGHT ANC SUPPORTERS WHO DIED IN A BUS CRASH IN KWAZULU- NATAL
The African National Congress moves without notice: That the House notes with great sadness the tragic death of eight ANC members from Mpumalanga province in a bus accident that happened at around 5am in Paul Pietersburg under the eDumbe Local Municipality in Zululand...
MOTION ON THE PASSING OF TWO SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY SOLDIERS AND INJURY OF THREE OTHERS ON DRC MISSION
The African National Congress moves without notice: That the House notes with deep sadness the passing on of two military soldiers, Capt Simon Mkhulu Bobe and Lance Corporal Irven Thabang Semono by a mortar bomb in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, 14...
MOTION ON TYLA SEETHAL WINNING BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE GRAMMY AWARD
The African National Congress moves without notice: That The House congratulates the South African musician Tyla Laura Seethal for winning her first Grammy Award at the 66th annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles on Monday, 5 February 2024; notes that Tyla became...
Motion Without Notice by Mr T. A. Mashamite on Nandoni Dam in Vhembe District in Limpopo
Motion Without Notice: Mr T. A. Mashamite moved without notice that the Council:- 1. Notes that despite the Nandoni Dam in Vhembe District in Limpopo having been built and completed in 2004 at a cost of R 600 million, the communities living next to the dam, as well as...
Motion Without Notice by Ms M. W. Makgate on the study commissioned by the Department of Higher Education and Training
Motion Without Notice: Ms M. W. Makgate moved without notice that the Council:- 1. Notes that a study commissioned by the Department of Higher Education and Training conducted in 21 universities with 25000 respondents, found worrying trends about the prevalence of HIV...
Motion Without Notice by Mr. G. G. Mokgoro on a 2.8km “Walk the Future” as part of raising awareness about the COP17
Motion Without Notice: Mr. G. G. Mokgoro moved without notice that the Council:- 1. Notes that Deputy President Kgalema Motlante who was joined by Minister of Water Affairs and Environmental Affairs, Hon. Edna Molewa and KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Dr. Zweli Mkhize lead...
Motion Without Notice by Mr. T. M. Mofokeng on the announcement by Prosecutor Andrea Johnson
Motion Without Notice: Mr. T. M. Mofokeng moved without notice that the Council:- 1. Notes with utmost apprehension announcement by Prosecutor Andrea Johnson that two of the men accused of the brutal killing of a 26 year old teaching assistant and mother of a small...
Notice of a motion by Ms M. G. Boroto on the sentencing of muti and witchcraft killer Brian Mangwale
Notice of a Motion: Ms M. G. Boroto moved without notice that the Council:- 1. Notes the sentencing of muti and witchcraft killer Brian Mangwale to life imprisonment in the Pretoria High Court yesterday for murdering 10-year-old Masego Kgomo and another six years...
Notice of Motion by Mr M. P. Sibande on the Integrity Leadership Conference hosted by the Premier, Dr Zweli Mkhize
Notice of a Motion: Mr M. P. Sibande moved without notice that the Council:- 1) Notes that the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Dr Zweli Mkhize hosted the Integrity Leadership Conference at the Olive Convention Centre in Durban last week; 2) Further notes that the Conference...
Joint Sitting Debate On The President’s State Of The Nation Address By Cllr. B C Stofile SALGA President
14 February 2024 “STRIDES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN CREATING A BETTER LIFE AND INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES” Speaker of the National Assembly, Honourable Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula;The Chairperson of the NCOP, Honourable Amos Masondo;Your Excellency;...
Speech by the Gauteng MEC for Finance, Jacob Mamabolo, during the State of the Nation Address debate
13 February 2024 Thank you Madam Speaker, Hon Chair, Hon House Chairs,Your Excellency, President and Deputy PresidentChief WhipMinisters and Deputy MinistersPremiers and MECsAll Honorable MembersPeople of our country, People of Gauteng INTRODUCTION Hon members I am...
Remarks by Minister GNM Pandor at the Parliamentary Debate on the SONA
13 February 2023 Honourable Speaker,Honourable NCOP Chairperson,Honourable President,Honourable Deputy President,Honourable Members of Parliament,Fellow South Africans As we reflect on the past 30 years of South Africa’s foreign policy, the country can be proud of the...
State of the Nation Address Debate Honourable Minister of Health, Dr MJ Phaahla
13 February 2024 The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqcakula,Chairperson of the NCOP, Hon Amos Masondo,President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa,Deputy President, Honourable Paul Mashatile,My fellow Cabinet...
Response By Minister In The Presidency For Electricity To The President’s State Of The Nation Address
13 February 2024 Madam Speaker (adapt based on presiding Officer)Honourable President, Deputy Presidents and Cabinet Colleagues,Members of Parliament, the Media and the People of the Republic.Madam Speaker, In his recent State of the Nation Address, the President...
Advancement of youth development and the economic empowerment of the youth Comrade Thlologelo Collen Malatji
13 February 2023 Speaker of the Nation Assembly Your Excellency President Deputy President Paul Mashatile Chairperson of the NCOP The story of Tintswalo is a story of hope reflecting on the opportunities and possibilities created by the democratic breakthrough,...
Declaration on Legal Practice Bill [B 11B-2017] (s75) Hon. Stan Maila (MP)
14 November 2017 The African National Congress rises in support of the Legal Practice Amendment Bill. The ANC promotes the values of human rights, justice, human dignity and equality. These were among the key issues which were at the heart of our liberation struggle...
Declaration by Hon S Mchunu on the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training
DECLARATION BY HON S MCHUNU ON THE REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON ITS OVERSIGHT VISIT TO THE POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN KWAZULU-NATAL AND 24 OCTOBER 2017 Honourable Members, Let me say as the Committee we...
Declaration of the 2013 ANC Parliamentary Caucus Lekgotla, Parliament – Cape Town
2 March 2013 We the members of the African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus held our annual Caucus Lekgota in Cape Town from 1-2 March 2013, under the theme: "Consolidating People`s Power for Social and Economic Development". The Lekgotla was attended by members...
SPEECH BY HON ANNAH GELA, MP, MEMBER OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS AND MEMBER OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HEALTHDEBATE ON THE HEALTH BUDGET VOTE (VOTE 18 – HEALTH)
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 Honourable House ChairpersonHonourable Minister Joe PhaahlaHonourable Deputy Minister Sibongiseni DhlomoOther Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers presentMy Chairperson Honourable Kenneth JacobsMy fellow Members of the Portfolio Committee on...
SPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURE BUDGET VOTE 37
ANC Parliamentary Caucus Sports, Arts and Culture Budget Vote 37 Comrade R. Adams 09 May 2023 The agenda to drive the transformation of the arts and culture is crucial for our social and economic empowerment. We have been in a difficult situation as a country that has...
BUDGET VOTE 14 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA. COMRADE J. NOTHNAGEL
ANC Parliamentary Caucus National Assembly Budget Vote 14 Statistics South Africa. Comrade J. Nothnagel 09 May 2023 Using Statistics South Africa reports for monitoring and evaluating, service delivery and enhancement of decision making. The ANC in its 55th...
BUDGET VOTE 37 DEBATE COMRADE B DLULANE
ANC Parliamentary Caucus National Assembly Budget Vote 37 Debate Comrade Dlulane 9 May 2023 The ANC’s vision for the South African arts and culture is guided by the Freedom Charter that the “Doors of Learning and Culture Shall Be Opened where the government shall...
SPEECH BY HON, T MGWEBA, MEMBER OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS PLANNING MONITORING AND EVALUATION, ON THE OCCASION OF PRESENTATION OF BUDGET VOTE 12: STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA
WEDNESDAY, 09TH MAY 2023 Honourable Speaker, Deputy Speaker or Chairperson; Minister in the Presidency, the Honourable Ms Khumbudzo Ntshavheni; Honourable Members; Chairperson of the Statistic Council Statistician-General for the Statistics South Africa Ladies and...
BUDGET VOTE 14 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA BY COMRADE V. MALOMANE
ANC Parliamentary Caucus National Assembly Budget Vote 14 Statistics South Africa Comrade V. Malomane 9 May 2023 Data Driven Planning for effective government response, planning and budgeting 1.Evidence based planning and its importance for socio-economic impact Data...
Question Paper: National Assembly No 6 – 2024
Deputy President David Mabuza Replies to Oral Questions in The National Assembly
National Council of Provinces Questions for Oral Reply Thursday, Deputy President
18 November 2021 Interventions relating to basic service delivery 19. Mr S J Mohai (Free State: ANC) to ask the Deputy President: Whether, in light of the current state of municipalities in the country and their obvious failure to deliver basic services to...
Oral Replies by Deputy President David Mabuza to the National Council of Provinces
7 November 2019 Question: On maintenance strategies in place at Eskom, to ensure grid reliability for viable electricity supply and asset lifetime. Reply Honourable Chairperson, we indeed acknowledge that our country is currently experiencing enormous energy...
Oral Replies by Deputy President David Mabuza to the National Assembly
22 October 2019 QUESTION: On the role played by the Human Resources Development Council of South Africa in addressing the shortages of critical skills required to improve service delivery at local government level. REPLY Honourable Speaker, The Human...
Oral Replies by Deputy President David Mabuza to the National Assembly
17 October 2019 QUESTION: On government intervention mechanisms to improve service delivery within municipalities and improving municipal revenue collection plans. REPLY Thank you Deputy Speaker, The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Service Delivery at District...
The NHI is a fund to pay for the healthcare of everyone in South Africa.
Core content messages ‒ The NHI is a fund to pay for the healthcare of everyone in South Africa. All of us will contribute to this fund – through taxes and/or special contributions – in line with what we can afford. ‒ Everyone will be entitled to free healthcare when...
Heritage Month 2009
By Dr Mathole Motshekga, Chief Whip of the ANC Since the advent of democracy in South Africa, we have made it an annual tradition to celebrate September as both the Heritage and Tourism Month. In doing so, our government selects an appropriate theme for each year, and...
Sowing Division
25 August 2008 A response to the article, ANC makes the state its enemy, by Njabulo Ndebele The apartheid state machinery used every dirty trick in the book to sow division in the ANC. It spoke of communists and nationalists, of moderates and radicals, it spoke of...
Deepening the fight against crime
15 August 2008 In his closing address to the 52nd National Conference of the African National Congress, President Jacob Zuma, among other things said, "I therefore call on all ANC branches to actively lead, champion and facilitate crime prevention strategies." In this...
Women’s Day
8 August 2008 Fifty two years ago, on August 9, 1956, thousands of women representing the heroic women of our country marched to the Union Buildings to present their demands to the then Prime Minister. The women said, "We are women from every part of South Africa. We...
Response to Fivaz-Njenje’s Sunday Times article
6 July 2008 George Fivaz and Gibson Njenje, respectively former national police commissioner and national intelligence agency deputy head, hit the nail on the head in their sober contribution to the discourse on the future of the Directorate of Special Operations,...