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PARLIAMENT: DELAYED MONEY BILLS FAST-TRACKED THROUGH FINAL STAGES OF PROCESS
- 16 January 2026
- Parliament
- SA Legal Academy
Parliamentary papers have confirmed that the 2025 Special Appropriation Bill and 2025/26 Adjustments Appropriation Bill have been passed by the NCOP and sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for signature. This just two days after their adoption by the National Assembly. The speed with which the two Bills’ passage through Parliament was concluded merits attention – especially because they were still before the National Assembly plenary when Parliament went into recess for the 2025/26 festive season.
Interestingly, well before they were adopted by the National Assembly’s Appropriations Committee, the NCOP committee concerned held public hearings on both Bills. Presumably, the fact that money Bills are rarely (if ever) changed during the parliamentary process justifies this type of procedural irregularity.
No parliamentary committee meetings are taking place at present other than those of an ad hoc committee established by National Assembly to investigate allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Yet, less than 24 hours after both Bills were passed by the National Assembly, the NCOP Appropriations Committee held an apparently unscheduled virtual meeting to approve reports on both pieces of legislation. One can only assume these documents were prepared well beforehand so that they could be tabled in the NCOP, considered and endorsed the following day – and the Bills themselves passed.
As SA Legal Academy has regularly reported:
- the Adjustments Appropriation Bill (tabled in November 2025 with the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement) adjusts allocations to national departments and associated state entities, while
- the Special Appropriation Bill (tabled in September 2025) addresses a shortfall resulting from the withdrawal of health sector international donor funding.
Please click the links below for more information:
- Special Appropriation Bill
- Adjustments Appropriation Bill
- 14 January 2026 NCOP committee reports (parliamentary papers pages 13 and 32)
- 15 January 2026 NCOP virtual plenary session order paper
- 15 January 2026 parliamentary papers confirming that the NCOP passed both Bills
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