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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town – Some parties expressed their wish that Parliament should go back to some level of normality within the realm of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

This view emerged when MPs debated the budget vote tabled by National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise as parties commended the legislature for getting under control when the pandemic broke out.<\/p>\n

Freedom Front Plus chief whip Corne Mulder was the first to make the call saying there should be at least 50% of public representatives in person when the House was in session.<\/p>\n

Mulder said their work was in Parliament and it entailed interactions between the members.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really think it is time that Parliament should get back into normality,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand the problems of Covid but really the House should not look like this. At least 50% of members should be present when Parliament is in session,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mulder also said Parliament was not the way they functioned at the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cA huge part is interaction between members in corridors and committees and when we work together. We should get back to normality within the reality. Please let\u2019s do and get Parliament where it should be,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to get this institution get going again. We have a huge challenge to rebuild the credibility of the institution, people want to see us here doing our job,\u201d Mulder said.<\/p>\n

Although the EFF howled at him saying they did not need to interact with him, his sentiments were echoed by the ACDP and the UDM.<\/p>\n

ACDP chief whip Steve Swart said his party was in support of the national legislature getting back to normality.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf society returns to a state of normality we as leaders should be here in this House,\u201d Swart said.<\/p>\n

UDM\u2019s Nqabayomzi Kwankwa said his party was in support of calls for Parliament to go back to normality.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are of the view as the UDM while virtual meetings have served their purpose but to some extent Parliament is beginning to lose home ground advantage due to virtual meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt some point it would be important for Parliament to consider effectiveness of virtual meetings in oversight. Conduct a study of that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Modise said most of their work as public representatives was finding the middle.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is about talking out there. You don\u2019t win any constituency position by being antagonistic, by fighting, by refusing \u2026 What we then do is we harden divisions in the country,\u201d Modise said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a country that continues to divide itself and does not heal. I would say I have heard what members are saying,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Tabling her budget vote speech earlier, Modise said Parliament was being forced to review its priorities like any organisation facing financial constraints.<\/p>\n

She said their baselines had been adjusted downwards in the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) period and that meant they needed to give attention to their spending patterns.<\/p>\n

Modise said there were things the national legislature could not continue doing.<\/p>\n

She said they were engaging former members of the executive on their continued benefits.<\/p>\n

“That budget for former ministers comes from Parliament and we can\u2019t continue to do so,\u201d Modise said.<\/p>\n

She stated that they were also engaging with the provincial legislatures on the contribution of former members of legislatures to the public of representatives\u2019 medical aid.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is to simply ask legislatures to take their burden over and allow us to continue with our own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Modise said they were also looking at a different method for political party funding transfers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are finding a way that party funding must go directly to parties and parties can account directly to the Treasury and to whoever it is,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Political Bureau<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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