The ad hoc committee is tasked with coming up with a way to change Section 25 of the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille said that state-owned land was being transferred by her department to support the land reform programme.

Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said the SABC would look at at a number of ways to generate revenue, as well as doing away with unnecessary costs.

Cooperative governance and traditional affairs deputy minister Parks Tau said the bulk of water losses were as a result of damaged infrastructure.

Economic cluster ministers, like Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille, can expect a number of questions from members of the NCOP, from whether any land will be expropriated in terms of the proposed Expropriation Bill, to whether Section 25 of the Constitution will be amended.

Moody’s kept South Africa’s sovereign debt at BAA3, the lowest investment grade, but revised its outlook to negative, citing a deterioration in the economic growth outlook and rising debt.

Treasury’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement document published this week paints a gloomy picture of the country’s economy and states NHI costs would balloon by R33 billion.

Ramaphosa said the government needs to do the opposite and employ more in some sectors where there is a shortage of staff.

Fikile Mbalula said Cabinet was busy assessing a number of options for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project, the project that has as its core a system of e-tolls.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the country had no option but to increase levels of investment through infrastructure development.

Natasha Mazzone was appointed by John Steenhuisen following the party’s caucus meeting on Thursday morning.

MPs from various parties in the National Assembly on Wednesday reacted adversely to news of alarmingly rising debt levels, lower-than-forecast growth and a shortfall in tax collections.

Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu said that he wanted to grow the office, but some entities and departments had complained about the costs of his audits.

As things stand, the party has no CEO, no leader, no federal leader, no chief whip in Parliament and it will soon be without a mayor in Johannesburg.

Mmusi Maimane’s resignation means John Steenhuisen technically ceases to be the party’s chief whip because he was appointed by him as parliamentary leader.

Parliament said the amendment of the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation will happen whether people are opposed to it or not.

Deputy President David Mabuza said land would be released for industrial purposes and not just agriculture.

Deputy President David Mabuza gave the assurance during his oral question and answer session in the National Assembly on Tuesday.