The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature hosts the 2023 Civic Voter Education Campaign on 30 August 2023 at Dr JL Dube Stadium in Inanda and Bridge City Taxi Rank in KwaMashu.

The focus of the programme is to address the reported lower voter turnout over the past elections as well as to encourage voter registration and to create awareness around the 2024 National General Elections and to encourage and facilitate the applications for new Identity documents and collection of the still uncollected IDs.

The programme is being delivered in partnership with strategic partners i.e. the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and Department of Home Affairs (DHA).

(i)   The IEC will support both teams and will be focusing mainly on voter education, voter registration and checking as well as updating of details on the voter’s roll

(ii)  The Department of Home Affairs whose main role is the identity document drive (application for new IDs and issuing of uncollected IDs to applicants) will have 3 mobile units per venue each to process the ID applications for new applicants and those that have had their IDs damaged.

(iii) There will also be SAPS to ensure that those that need to do affidavits are supported at each site.

10 August 2023

Media Advisory

KwaZulu-Natal Legislature’s Public Works Portfolio Committee will be conducting Public Hearings at Sibusisiwe Hall in Mandeni tomorrow, 11th August 2023. Public Hearings will commence at 10am and end at 13:00pm

The purpose of the Expropriation Bill [B23B-2020] is to clearly outline how expropriation can be done and on what basis.

The Presidential Advisory Panel Report determined that the 1975 Expropriation Act was inconsistent with the Constitution, and that it “undermines the constitutionally enshrined principles of lawful, procedurally fair and reasonable administrative justice”.

The Bill was rejected in 2021 and reprised in 2022, starting with Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure. That committee’s task was to consider all public inputs on the amendments of the Act for the National Assembly to pass the Bill.

The National Assembly passed the bill in September 2022. From there, the bill was passed on to the National Council of Provinces, which has reopened the proposed laws for public comment.

It is this process which is taking place in KwaZulu-Natal and will end this coming Saturday on the 12th of August.

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For more information please contact Wonder Hlongwa at 0829083532

Tuesday, 8 August 2023

KwaMashu Sports Centre

eThekwini Municipality

Theme: “Accelerating Socio-Economic Opportunities for Women’s Empowerment”
 
Programme Director:

Hon. P Mbatha-Cele MPL;

Chairperson: Standing Committee on Quality of Life

09h55 – 10h00

Announcement of the official start of the program and calling people into order before singing of the National Anthem
 
Hon. P Mbatha-Cele

12h10 – 13h00

Question and Answer Session

All
 
Women Parliament Dialogue

13h00 – 14h30

Women Dialogue

ACDP : 3mins

ATM : 3mins

MF : 3mins

NFP : 3 mins

EFF : 9 mins

DAWN : 12 mins

IFPWB : 15 mins

ANCWL : 42 mins

14h30 – 14h40

Presentation of 2023 Women Parliament Resolutions

14h40 – 14h50

Vote of Thanks

Hon. H Mavimbela

Chairperson of Chairpersons of Committees

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KZN Legislature commemorates Mandela Day by handing over a house, furniture and grocery to Gogo Ngcobo in Ward 10 in Umthonjaneni Municipality under King Cetshwayo District as part of the 67 Days to commemorate the call our former President and the struggle icon made to all South Africans to remember his role he played in the liberation struggle.

The KZN Legislature, led by the Chief Whip, Hon. James Nxumalo and Members from all Parties in the Legislature spent the day to hand over the house and goodies to the Ngcobo family with the support of the traditional leadership, ward councilor and locals.

This is part of the Legislature’s role to assist our needy communities to realise a better life.

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DATE: 26 JUNE 2023

OVERSIGHT VISIT TO KWAZULU-NATAL BY THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON FLOOD DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY- 27 – 29 JUNE 2023

The AD Hoc Committee of Parliament will be conducting an oversight visit to KwaZulu-Natal to assess progress on the implementation of programmes that have been made by the three spheres of government, national, provincial and the Mertro in addressing the damage that was caused by the 2022 floods.

The oversight visits will give the Committee an opportunity to have a clear understanding of the extent at which government has been able to provide assistance to the KZN province towards floods disaster relief and recovery from the 2022 floods and establish progress made to date.

The Provincial COGTA Portfolio Committee is part of the visits and plays an oversight role in ensuring the implementation of all disaster relief programmes.

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Hon. Zinhle Cele, MPL
Chairperson of COGTA Portfolio Committee, KZN Legislature
For more information please contact the Chairperson: Cell: 060 501 7783