Mabuza's comments come as the Presiding Officers of Parliament, led by National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise and
National Council of Provinces Chairperson Amos Masondo, appealed for calm amid the ongoing sporadic violence in certain parts of South Africa, characterised by tensions between South African communities and foreign nationals.
The bill was officially passed by the
National Council of Provinces in March and has now been sent to president Cyril Ramaphosa for final approval.
The Upper House or the
National Council of Provinces, represents has seats (10 members from each province).
South Africa's national government is taking over the running of its troubled North West province, the
National Council of Provinces (NCOP) said on Sunday.
This is according to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan who tabled the 2016 Budget during a joint sitting of the
National Council of Provinces (NCOP) and the National Assembly, in Parliament, on Wednesday.
Section 100 of the Constitution provides for the
National Council of provinces to exercise oversight in cases when the National Executive intervenes in a province that cannot fulfil its executive obligations.
He said the province faced a R20 billion backlog in health infrastructure and would not be able to meet the standards set in the Norms and Standards Bill recently adopted by the National Assembly and now before the
National Council of Provinces. Six health institutions have been condemned but are still operating out of necessity.
It consists of two chambers, the National Assembly and the
National Council of Provinces. The National Assembly has 400 members elected to five-year terms.
NCOP poised to approve bill In response to an initial outcry and referral of the bill by the
National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to each province for further consultation, plus a challenge by the MDPB, the HPCSA convened a consultative workshop of the boards in May.
In 2005, the National Assembly and the
National Council of Provinces passed the Children's Bill which specifically prohibits child trafficking; the bill must be signed by the President to take effect.