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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 ...
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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: Committee on Women Questions Recurring Underspending Despite Department’s Funding Constraints

Parliament, Thursday, 15 October 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities raised concern ...
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Media Statement: Higher Education Committee Concerned by CETA’s Failure to Recognise the Impact of Bursary Delays to Students

The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education has expressed concern that delays by the Construction Education and Training ...
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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 Adopts Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report

Parliament, Wednesday, 14 October 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation adopted its ...
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Media Statement: Justice Committee Chairperson Emphasises Importance of Legal Certainty in Electoral Processes

Parliament, Thursday, 15 October 2026 – The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, ...
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Lack of Funding Will Result in SABC Not Being to Cover the Elections, Committee Hears

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) this week again raised concerns about its inability to cover the elections if funding for election coverage is not provided. The Group CEO, Ms Nomsa ...
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Media Statement: Committee Chairperson Concerned Over SABC Funding Constraints Ahead of Local Government Elections

Parliament, Thursday, 15 October 2026 – The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade, Ms Sonja Boshoff, has expressed concern about the financial constraints facing the ...