Opposition parties are calling for an urgent meeting with Parliament’s leaders on what the declared National State of Disaster means for the work of the Legislature.This would have an effect on the sitting of provincial and national legislatures around the country.
The opposition leader said Parliament would have to take the lead in setting an example to the rest of the country by limiting large gatherings. “This is a necessary intervention. It’s becoming a crisis … But chief whips will now have to communicate. There is only a week to go [before recess], but I think it is best we cancel sittings for the rest of the term and take it from there,” Singh said.
Parliament spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said speaker Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces chairperson Amos Masondo are examining the president’s announcement.
They were not doing anyhing constructive to begin with.
So what?