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The week begins with the aftermath of National Women’s Day, with parliament and the government continuing events marking the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women’s March.On Tuesday, justice & constitutional development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and deputy minister Andries Nel will brief the media on four pieces of legislation recently approved by cabinet.The briefing will cover the General (Mining) Laws Amendment Bill, the Legal Practice Amendment Bill and the Regulation of Trusts Bill, which will be gazetted for public comment. Kubayi will also provide an update on the Conspiracy, Instigation and Incitement to Commit Offence Bill, which has been approved by cabinet and is due to be tabled in parliament.The mining bill proposes measures to address illicit mining and related offences, while the Legal Practice Amendment Bill deals with the regulation of the legal profession. The Regulation of Trusts Bill seeks to strengthen oversight and accountability of trusts. The fourth bill would repeal the Riotous Assemblies Act of 1956.The National Union of Mineworkers will hold its own media briefing in Johannesburg on Tuesday following a meeting of its national executive committee. The union is expected to formally oppose the restructuring and unbundling of Eskom and set out its response to President Ramaphosa’s approval of the Eskom restructuring task team phase one report.On Wednesday Ramaphosa will launch South Africa’s electronic travel authorisation. He will be joined by home affairs minister Leon Schreiber for the launch.The electronic travel authorisation forms part of the department of home affairs’ digital transformation programme and is intended to make the processing of visa applications more digital while strengthening border management.The Southern African Development Community council of ministers will meet from Wednesday to Friday as South Africa prepares to host the 46th Sadc summit in Durban.Read: Angola’s kwanza joins Sadc payment network, boosting cheaper tradeThe meeting forms part of the formal preparations for the summit, which will take place on August 17. South Africa will host and chair the summit under the theme “Resilient, sustainable and inclusive industrialisation through infrastructure development, agriculture and critical minerals transformation in pursuit of a just world”.On Thursday the National Council of Provinces will hold a virtual question-and-answer session involving ministers from the peace and security and social services clusters.On Friday Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at a public lecture at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Westville campus in Durban as part of South Africa’s hosting of the Sadc summit.The lecture will focus on translating Sadc Vision 2050 into practical programmes, with discussions expected to cover regional integration, industrialisation, infrastructure, peace and security and inclusive development. The Sadc programme will continue over the weekend. The Gauteng department of roads & transport will continue a series of special operating licence handover ceremonies from Wednesday to Friday, aimed at clearing a backlog of approved licences for compliant public transport operators.The department of employment & labour will hold a national employment equity roadshow in Cape Town on Tuesday, aimed at employers, employees, trade unions, human resources practitioners and other stakeholders.
