SA COGTA committee in session, November 2019 (1)

The committees of the Parliament of South Africa are composed of a few Members of Parliament from the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...

, or permanent delegates from the

National Council of Provinces The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa under the (post-apartheid) constitution which came into full effect in 1997. It replaced the former Senate, but is very similar to that body, and to ...

, or a combination of both appointed to deal with particular areas or issues; mostly consists of members of the National Assembly. The majority of parliamentary committees are Portfolio Committees, which oversee departments and are found in the National Assembly. The area of responsibility of these committees differs depending on whether they are committees of the National Assembly or the National Council of Provinces.

National Assembly

Portfolio Committees

The portfolio Committees of the National Assembly deal with the examining of bills, departmental budget votes, and are responsible for oversight of the work their respective department does.

Standing Committees

National Council of Provinces

Select committees

Select Committees are made up of permanent delegates to the

. Since the NCOP is much smaller than the National Assembly, Select Committees oversee the work of more than one department.

Joint committees

Joint Committee

A Joint Committee consists of Members of Parliament from both the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. There is currently only one.

Joint Standing Committees

References

{{Reflist Parliament of South Africa Committees of the Parliament of South Africa