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Media Statement: Committee Welcomes Sentencing of Former Kruger Ranger Rodney Landela for Rhino Poaching

Ms Gantsho commended the rangers, investigators, forensic specialists and prosecutors whose work helped bring the case before the court. She emphasised the importance of sustained cooperation between ...
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Media Statement: Select Committee on Appropriations Urges Responsible Use of Municipal Conditional Grants

Parliament, Tuesday, 20 October 2026 – The Select Committee on Appropriations says a municipality’s performance should be ...
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Land Bank Urged to Finalise Debt Restructuring to Resume Lending Activities

The Land Bank must prioritise its developmental impact and improve its support for emerging farmers, particularly black farmers in the agricultural sector, he stressed. This can be achieved if the ...
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Media Statement: Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation Chairperson Responds to Letter from Roets/Lex Libertas

Mr Roets correctly distinguishes between the rule of law and rule by law. The committee agrees. Any future legislative ...
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Land Reform Committee Calls for Stronger Action on Women’s Land Rights

Women’s access to land must translate into secure rights and economic opportunities, the Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development stressed after a presentation this week by the ...
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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 Statement: Committee Concerned as Public Service Institution Connectivity Reaches Only 49.1% of Spectrum Obligation Target

The committee raised the concern during today’s meeting following a briefing by the Independent Communications Authority of ...
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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: Committee on Health Concerned About Reported Cluster of Gastrointestinal Illnesses in Bronkhorstspruit and Surrounding Communities

Parliament, Saturday, 17 October 2026 – The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health, Ms Faith Muthambi, has noted ...
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Media Statement: International Relations Committee Congratulates Judge Navi Pillay on Nobel Peace Prize Award

Parliament, Friday, 9 October 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation congratulates ...
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Media Statement: Home Affairs Committee Calls for Practical Asylum Plan and Migration Legislation to be Expedited

Parliament, Saturday, 10 October 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs welcomed, on Friday, the withdrawal of the ...