KZN Legislature takes a lead in the digitalisation of its operations to meet the 4th IR challenges

The Legislature has introduced a Mobile Application (App) to digitalise our operations in line with our 2019 – 2024 Strategic Plan to transform the entire institution into a paperless environment. All Members of the Legislature have been provided with new mobile devices such as tablets where the App has been installed to enable the Members and staff to have easy access to the Legislature information wherever they are all the time.

Some important information that is available on the App include the annual calendar of Legislature activities, weekly schedule of committee meetings and sittings, documents for committee meetings and House Sittings, Strategic Plans (SP) and Annual Performance Plans (APPs) of the Legislature and provincial departments, Policy speeches, Budget speeches, SONA and SOPA, National Parliament and National Government information, Bills and Acts to mention but a few.
Training on the use of the mobile application will be conducted throughout the institution to enable the Members and staff to be conversant with the App to ensure that our institution becomes a completely digital environment.

The introduction of the mobile application aims to ensure that the KZN Legislature is able to keep up with the challenges posed by the 4th Industrial Revolution and that we use technology to work smarter and improve our productivity and efficiencies.

MEDIA STATEMENT

07 JULY 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE IN THE KWAZULU-NATAL LEGISLATURE– HONORABLE NJABULO RICARDO MTHEMBU

The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature mourns the passing of the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee Chairperson; Honorable Njabulo Ricardo Mthembu. Honorable Mthembu joined the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature after the 2019 National and Provincial Government Elections. The news of Honorable Mthembu’s passing has been received with great sadness by the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature.

Paying tribute, Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature, Nontembeko Boyce said we were still expecting a lot from him having served in the local government for 8 years.

“I would like to express our great sadness on behalf of the Legislature. Our sincere and deepest condolences go out to his family, his party the African National Congress, the KZN Legislature Family and the people of KwaZulu-Natal”. Added Boyce

Honorable Mthembu was appointed as Chairperson of the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in 2019 following the National and Provincial elections, He worked tirelessly to ensure accountability of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

“Honorable Mthembu understood the importance of the oversight responsibility on the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee as a legislator and carried out its responsibilities with dignity”. Said Boyce

He also contributed greatly not only to ensuring that the department fulfils its mandate, but to the efforts to ensure improved delivery of services to communities.

His contribution will be dearly missed by all of us. May his soul rest in internal peace.

ISSUED BY THE KWAZULU-NATAL LEGISLATURE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

For more information contact:
Nomusa Phungula
Office of the Speaker Media Liaison
071 851 0085/ 072 294 7237

KZN LEGISLATURE MPLs ASSESS REOPENING OF SCHOOLS AMIDST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Members of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature this morning are visiting schools throughout the province to assess their state of readiness after more than two months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The visits, which begins today and end on the 11^th of June 2020, are part of the legislature’s oversight responsibility.

These visits are taking place for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Due to the outbreak of the pandemic, teams will be much smaller than in the previous years for the purposes of observing the COVID-19 Regulations which include maintaining social distance during the meetings.

Honourable Members are checking various issues including schools’ readiness and the provision of essentials such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), sanitizers and the new sitting arrangements in the classrooms in line with the Department of Basic Education directive issued before the reopening of the schools.