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Media Statement: Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation Chairperson Responds to Letter from Roets/Lex Libertas

Mr Roets correctly distinguishes between the rule of law and rule by law. The committee agrees. Any future legislative ...
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Land Reform Committee Calls for Stronger Action on Women’s Land Rights

Women’s access to land must translate into secure rights and economic opportunities, the Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development stressed after a presentation this week by the ...
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Media Statement: Committee on Health Concerned About Reported Cluster of Gastrointestinal Illnesses in Bronkhorstspruit and Surrounding Communities

Parliament, Saturday, 17 October 2026 – The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health, Ms Faith Muthambi, has noted ...
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Media Statement: Committee Concerned as Public Service Institution Connectivity Reaches Only 49.1% of Spectrum Obligation Target

The committee raised the concern during today’s meeting following a briefing by the Independent Communications Authority of ...
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Media Statement: Defence Committee Calls for Urgent Action to Reverse SANDF Decline

Parliament, Friday, 16 October 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans has called for urgent ...
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Media Advisory: Committee Warns Policing Failures Continue to Put South Africans at Risk as It Adopts Report

The Portfolio Committee on Police warned this week that persistent weaknesses in criminal investigations, forensic services, ...
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Media Statement: Portfolio Committee Notes Strong Delivery by DFFE, but Calls for Faster Spending, Stronger Controls and Accountability

Parliament, Thursday, 15 October 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment raised concern ...
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Media Statement: Portfolio Committee Calls for Urgent Reform of Communal Property Associations and Greater Accountability in Land Reform Programme

The Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development has expressed serious concern about persistent governance, ...
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Media Statement: Appropriations Committee Questions Proposed Electricity Tariff Hikes Amid Household Financial Pressures

Committee members questioned the proposed tariff increases, arguing that they were inconsistent with government’s commitment ...
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Media Statement: International Relations Committee Congratulates Judge Navi Pillay on Nobel Peace Prize Award

Parliament, Friday, 9 October 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation congratulates ...
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Media Alert: Finance Committee to Hear Treasury and Sars Responses to Tax Bill Submissions

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) is often called the “mini-budget” because it provides an update on the ...
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Media Statement: Multi-Party Women’s Caucus Chairperson Calls for Urgent Intersectoral Action on Women’s Mental Health

Parliament, Friday, 16 October 2026 – The Chairperson of the Multi-Party Women’s Caucus (MPWC), Ms Lindelwa Dunjwa, on Friday ...