President Ramaphosa to reply to questions in the National Assembly

President Cyril Ramaphosa will later today, 18 June 2020, respond to questions for Oral Reply in the National Assembly.

To comply with social distancing measures, the sitting will be conducted in a hybrid form, with a small number of members present in the National Assembly and the rest on a virtual platform.

There will be one Presiding Officer in the House and another on the virtual platform.

This will be the first time the President replies to questions in Parliament since the national state of disaster was declared in March 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic outbreak. 

Questions for Oral Reply are one of the vital mechanisms to hold the Executive accountable.

President Ramaphosa will update Parliament on the national effort to contain the coronavirus, including public health measures, social relief, economic recovery and a range of related matters. The President will also brief Parliament on the COVID-19 budget

Details of the sitting are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 18 June 2020 
Time: 14:00 
Venue: National Assembly Chamber, Parliament and online Platform


Public enquiries: Presidential Hotline 17737

COVID-19 specific enquiries: NICD Hotline 0800 0029 999

Media enquiries: Spokesperson to the President, Khusela Diko at media@presidency.gov.za

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria