RETURNING OFFICER AND 3 ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS SWORN IN BY JUDGE PRESIDENT THOBA PORTIA POYO-DLWATI OF THE HIGH COURT OF KZN.

On Tuesday, 11 June 2024 the Returning Officer and three Assistant Returning Officers were sworn in by Judge President Thoba Portia Poyo-Dlwati of the High Court of KwaZulu-Natal, in her Chambers. The Swearing in of the Returning Officer and Assistants precedes the commencement of the First Sitting of the Seventh Democratic KwaZulu-Natal Legislature scheduled to take place on Friday, 14 June 2024 at 10H00 in the Main Chamber of the Legislature precincts in Pietermaritzburg.

At this first Sitting, all Members will be Sworn-In which will be followed by the Election of the Speaker, presided over by Judge President Thoba Portia Poyo-Dlwati. The duly elected Speaker then presides over the election of the Deputy Speaker, which is followed by the Election of the Premier, presided over by the Judge President.

The swearing in of Members, the election of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and the KZN Premier is followed by other procedural matters like the “Adoption of the Standing Rules”, the “Appointment of Permanent Delegates to the National Council of Provinces” and a Conferral of mandate on NCOP Delegation to nominate and/or vote for the Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons of the National Council of Provinces before the Sitting is adjourned.