Fraud accused pastor Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, fled the country last week while out on bail of R200,000 each.

Home Affairs Committee chairperson Bongani Bongo said the Bushiris’ escape would be the first item on the agenda when MPs meet in the morning.

Spokesperson Mathew Parks said what Treasury was doing with planned salary freezes was basically outsourcing the corruption bill to nurses and teachers.

The legislation is aligned to the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) but deals with the equitable division of revenue among national, provincial and local governments.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said that his administration's economic recovery plan was moving ahead with a number of infrastructure projects already starting.

The president was responding to oral questions in the National Assembly - some on the economy and corruption.

The president on Thursday was asked by DA leader John Steenhuisen to detail the steps taken by law enforcement agencies to fight corruption since May last year.

The country’s top law enforcement agencies, the Hawks and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), have both raised concerns about a lack of capacity to investigate serious and complex cases.

The minister on Wednesday was asked for details of the potential private equity partners and assurances with regard to the state-owned airline’s debt.

The anti-corruption task team said that it was making major inroads in the fight against corruption.

The Public Works and Infrastructure minister made a statement in the National Assembly on Tuesday on the implementation of the government’s much-vaunted infrastructure plan.

By-elections are being held across the country on what the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has dubbed Super Wednesday.

South Africa will see over 400 candidates battle it out in 95 by-elections in 55 municipalities across all nine provinces.

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said that all the necessary resources were in place for by-elections in 95 wards across 55 municipalities on Wednesday.

The public wage bill again came under the spotlight in Parliament on Friday.

Cosatu on Friday commented on the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) submissions.

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan faced-off with MPs for two consecutive days this week, where he was forced to defend government’s decision to give SAA a R10.5 billion bailout.

The National Assembly has on Thursday debated the financial burden of sustaining non-profitable parastatals and how government can re-appropriate funding.