SOUTH AFRICA’S LAWMAKING PROCESS
2025-10-21
Daniela Ellerbeck clarifies the, sometimes confusing, South African lawmaking process to empower each South African to be an active citizen.
Daniela Ellerbeck clarifies the, sometimes confusing, South African lawmaking process to empower each South African to be an active citizen.
On Wednesday, 7 February 2024, Parliament’s second house, the National Council of Provinces’ committee working on the Expropriation Bill, met to discuss changes to the Bill.
On 15 November 2023, Parliament’s second house of Parliament – the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) – passed the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill despite countless submissions from various stakeholders opposing the Bill’s clear curtailment of the constitutionally-entrenched right to freedom of expression. The Bill will now go to the National Assembly for concurrence.