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United Nations Declaration on The Rights of Indigenous People
15 November 2024 National Assembly Debate The Presiding Officers, Honourable Members of this August House, This sitting of this house is an...
Debate on: Evaluating South Africa’s commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples- Advancing Human Rights and Protections for Khoi, San and African Indigenous communities in alignment with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
Social Transformation Cluster 15 November 2024 Comrade Paulinah Makgatho “Aligning the 2023 Sustainable Development Goals with the Promotion of...
The establishment of an ad-hoc committee to investigate some local government municipalities and private companies found in violation of Section 13A of the Pension Fund Act
Importance of the Pension system to provide social protection for workers Comrade Gcaleka-Mazibuko ANC (MP) 15 November 2024 HONOURABLE SPEAKER, I...
The need for measures to achieve universal access to early childhood development to create equal learning opportunities by Comrade S. Louw ANC MP
15 November Opening Notes Human development is fundamental for a human being to reach their full potential. Our history of colonialism and...
Address By President Cyril Ramaphosa On Deaths Of Children Due To Food-Borne Illnesses Union Buildings, Tshwane
15 November 2024 Fellow South Africans, I wish to address you this evening on a matter that has deeply saddened and distressed ournation. Across the...
ANC CONDEMNS DEATH OF AN 11 – YEAR – OLD ZARA RAMSAMY AT THE HANDS OF THE HIJACKERS
I Subrathie In 1989 world leaders came together and made a historic commitment to the world’s children They made a promise to every child to protect...
STATEMENT BY THE DEFENCE AND MILITARY VETERANS STUDY GROUP ON THE SA-CUBA HEALTH PRACTITIONERS INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
For Immediate Release 5 November 2024 The ANC Study Group of Defence and Military Veterans notes...
ANC STUDY GROUP ON BASIC EDUCATION URGES THE PRESIDENT TO PROMULGATE COMMENCEMENT OF ALL SECTIONS OF THE BELA ACT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
For Immediate Release 5 November 2024 The African National Congress (ANC) Study Group on...
ANC STATEMENT ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO ESTABLISH YET ANOTHER PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON THE WORK OF THE PRESIDENCY
3 November 2024 The African National Congress Caucus in Parliament has noted the article in the...
ANC Study Group on Water and Sanitation Statement on the Water Situation Across the Country
1 November 2024 University of Limpopo The ANC Study Group on Water and Sanitation in the...
ANC CAUCUS OUTLINES ITS EXPECTATIONS AHEAD OF THE MEDIUM-TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT
For Immediate Release 30 October 2024 The ANC Parliamentary Caucus is looking forward to the...
STATEMENT BY ANC STUDY GROUP ON CALLS FOR OVERHAUL OF SA’S INTELLIGENCE FOLLOWING SPATE OF MASS MURDERS
For Immediate Release 29 October 2024 The ANC Study Group on Police notes the comments made by the...
MEDIA ADVISORY: ANC CAUCUS TO OUTLINE ITS EXPECTATIONS AHEAD OF MID-TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT
For Immediate Release 28 October 2024 The ANC in Parliament will on Wednesday, 30...
ANC Parliamentary Caucus Mourns Honourable Princess Sibuyiselwe Buthelezi
21 October 2024 It is with great sorrow that the ANC Parliamentary Caucus has learned of the...
ANC Parliamentary Caucus Statement- Reflections On Progress Made By The 7th Parliament And Highlights For The Third Term
16 October 2024 Members of the media we have invited you today as a start of what we hope will be...
ANC Caucus Mourns Passing Of Former MP, Cde Tito Mboweni
13 October 2024 The ANC Parliamentary Caucus mourns the passing of Comrade Tito Mboweni, a former...
United Nations Declaration on The Rights of Indigenous People
15 November 2024 National Assembly Debate The Presiding Officers, Honourable Members of this August House, This sitting of this house is an expression of the Khoisan mantra of IKE XARRA which means “ Diverse People Unite”. This is a call from our Ancestors to...
Debate on: Evaluating South Africa’s commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples- Advancing Human Rights and Protections for Khoi, San and African Indigenous communities in alignment with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
Social Transformation Cluster 15 November 2024 Comrade Paulinah Makgatho “Aligning the 2023 Sustainable Development Goals with the Promotion of Indigenous Rights in South Africa.” The alignment of the 2023 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the promotion of...
The establishment of an ad-hoc committee to investigate some local government municipalities and private companies found in violation of Section 13A of the Pension Fund Act
Importance of the Pension system to provide social protection for workers Comrade Gcaleka-Mazibuko ANC (MP) 15 November 2024 HONOURABLE SPEAKER, I stand here as a former shop steward and a former local government practitioner who understands the struggles of workers....
The need for measures to achieve universal access to early childhood development to create equal learning opportunities by Comrade S. Louw ANC MP
15 November Opening Notes Human development is fundamental for a human being to reach their full potential. Our history of colonialism and imperialism globally has had adverse implications for many nations which are considered developing nations. The negative impact...
Address By President Cyril Ramaphosa On Deaths Of Children Due To Food-Borne Illnesses Union Buildings, Tshwane
15 November 2024 Fellow South Africans, I wish to address you this evening on a matter that has deeply saddened and distressed ournation. Across the country, there has been a rise in reported cases of food-borne illnesses and deaths. A number of people are becoming...
Debate on 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children: Marking 30 years of democratic rights for women and fostering national unity to end gender-based violence by Comrade R. Adams
12 November 2024 Despite the numerous interventions undertaken in the past 30 years of our democracy, intended to tackle the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide, there are persistent factors which continue to undermine these interventions and hinder...
ANC CONDEMNS DEATH OF AN 11 – YEAR – OLD ZARA RAMSAMY AT THE HANDS OF THE HIJACKERS
I Subrathie In 1989 world leaders came together and made a historic commitment to the world’s children They made a promise to every child to protect and fulfil their rights, by adopting an international legal framework – the United Nations Convention on the Rights of...
BORDER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES SIGN JOINT ACTION PLAN WITH ESWATINI
M Modise - Mpya The work of the Border Management Authority aims to ‘secure borders for development’ through the realisation of regional economic integration, efficient trade and tourism through facilitation of legitimate movement of persons and goods within our...
715 PUPILS EARN ‘ROOKIE BUILDER’ GREEN BADGES
J Maimela Six unemployed young people from Port Alfred and surrounding areas, deployed as educator assistants by RecycleBot Builders, are now implementing a groundbreaking robotics and coding programme across six schools: Klipfontein Primary, Mtyobo Public Primary,...
BLACKLISTING CHILD MAINTENANCE DEFAULTERS
S Hlongo The ANC welcomes recent moves by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to blacklist child maintenance defaulters. The department signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Social Justice Foundation and the Consumer Profile Bureau...
164TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST INDIAN INDENTURED WORKERS IN SOUTH AFRICA
O Mathafa November 16 2024 will mark the 164th anniversary of the first indentured Indian workers landed in Durban aboard the SS Truro from Madras, here to work in the sugar cane plantation of the then Port-Natal. These 152184 indentured labourers were not free men...
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA UNVEILS A 12M STATUE OF KING SHAKA AT DURBAN AIRPORT
P Ndamase The ANC welcomes the unveiling of the statue of Zulu King Shaka Zulu by President Cyril Ramaphosa, alongside King Misizulu kaZwelithini and the KZN Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli on Thursday 7 November 2024. This event was a partnership between the provincial...
MOTION ON DIWALI
(P Ndamase) 1. The African National Congress moved without notice: That the House - (1) notes that on 31st of October, the Hindu community celebrates one of the biggest and most important festivals for Hindus, the festival of...
MOTION ON UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE ADDED TO THE LIST OF UNESCO WIORLD HERITAGE SITES
(Y Govana) The African National Congress moves without notice: That the House notes that The University of Fort Hare (UFH) in the Eastern Cape has become the first higher education institution on the African continent to be added to the prestigious list of Unesco...
MOTION ON PROTEAS LEGEND AB DEVILLIERS INDUCTED INTO THE ICC’S HALL OF FAME
(B Kgabo) The African National Congress moves without notice: That the House notes that Proteas legend AB De Villiers has been inducted into the ICC’’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday 16 October 2024; remembers that” De Villiers enjoyed a distinguished international career...
MOTION ON THE PASSING OF FORMER MINISTER MEMBATHISI MDLADLANE
(T Makasi) The African National Congress moves without notice: That the House notes with sadness the passing on of former Labour Minister and African National Congress veteran Membathisi Mdladlana on Friday...
MOTION ON PROTEAS WOMEN REACHING WORLD CUP FINAL
(E Nkosi) The African National Congress moves without notice: That the House commends the South African women’s cricket team Proteas for reaching the final of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Dubai, although they lost to New...
MOTION ON THE PASSING OF FORMER MINISTER TITO MBOWENI
(N Mtolo) The African National Congress moves without notice: That the House notes with sadness the passing on of former Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and Labour and Finance Minister, Dr Tito Mboweni on Saturday 12 October 2024, at the age of 65,...
Motion On Online Listing Of Maintenance Defaulters
5 November 2024 I hereby move without notice on behalf of the African National Congress that the House – 1) Note that on 1 November, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development took a very important step against child maintenance defaulters;2) Also note...
Motion On Limpopo Government Actions On Food Poising In Schools
5 November 2024 I hereby move without notice on behalf of the African National Congress that the House – 1) Note that the Limpopo Executive Council convened on 30 October 2024 to address the alarming surge of food poisoning incidents reported across schools in the...
Motion On Signing Of The Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill
5 November 2024 I hereby move without notice on behalf of the African National Congress that the House – Note that on 31 October President Cyril Ramaphosa assented to the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill Also note that the Act seeks to accelerate...
Motion without notice by Hon Sithole by Hon Sithole
5 November I hereby move without notice on behalf of the African National Congress that the Council: - Notes that today (4 November) marks World Tsunami Awareness Day 5 November, which is a day that was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 to...
Motion without notice by Hon Phala
5 November 2024 I hereby move without notice on behalf of the African National Congress that the House – Notes with concern the 20% year-on-year increase in the number of police officers killed in South Africa with 111 murdered in the 2023/24 financial year. Further,...
Motion without notice by Hon Medupe
5 November 2024 I hereby move without notice on behalf of the African National Congress that the House – Notes that a police constable in North West shot his girlfriend and her male friend dead before turning the gun on himself on Saturday morning. Further note that...
Reply By President Cyril Ramaphosa To The Debate On The Opening Of Parliament Address Parliament, Cape Town 22 July 2024
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Opening Of Parliament Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Budget Debate Vote 1: Presidency by Hounourable Dr Joe Maswangayi 24 July 2024
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NCOP Basic and Higher Education Budget Vote Debate by Comrade M. Mokwele
24 July 2024 In her budget vote speech, the honourable Minister, Dr Hlengiwe Nkabane, emphasized that the primary objective for the 7th Administration is the development of a skilled and capable workforce, along with the expansion of the country's skills base to...
NCOP Basic Education Budget Vote by Comrade D, Fienies
24 July 2024 The importance of basic education in dealing with socio-economic issues Basic education is a cornerstone for addressing a wide array of socio-economic issues. It lays the foundation for individuals to lead productive and fulfilling lives, contributing to...
Budget Debate Vote 1: Presidency by Honourable TM Chauke Adonis 24 July 2024
Budget Vote 1 Honourable TM Chauke Adonis Honorable President of the Republic of South Africa, Deputy President, Ministers, Chairperson of the House, Chairperson of Committees, Honorable Members of Parliament, Fellow South Africans, and the Globe at Large, I...
NCOP Basic and Higher Education Budget Vote Debate by Comrade Sibande
24 July 2024 Honourable House Chairperson, it is imperative that we make significant investments in upgrading and maintaining the infrastructure of higher institutions of learning. Creating modern and conducive learning environments is paramount to our future success....
Debate Speech By The Department Of Communications And Digital Technologies Deputy Minister Mondli Gungubele During Budget Vote 1 2024 – National Assembly – Cape Town, 23 July 2024
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Questions to the Deputy President – 5 September 2024
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Questions to the President – 29 August 2024
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Deputy President Paul Mashatile Replies to Oral Questions in The National Assembly
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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...
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,...