By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
The National Council of Provinces chairperson, Thandi Modise said she has received a communication from the Republic of South Africa president, Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to invoke Section 100 (1) of the Constitution on the North West.
Modise said Ramaphosa notified the House of Cabinet about the decision on Friday. She said this is the quest of the president to address challenges facing the province.
“The Constitution states that, when a province cannot or does not fulfil an executive obligation in terms of the Constitution or legislation, the national executive may intervene by taking any appropriate steps to ensure fulfillment of that obligation. I will table the President’s letter through Parliament’s official publication, Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports (ATC), for the attention of Members of Parliament during this week.
“The matter will follow an ordinary course of parliamentary procedure, which includes it being referred to a committee or committees of the House for processing. As enjoined by the Constitution, the National Council of Provinces must independently conduct its own assessment that the National Executive observed all procedures and circumstances for the intervention and must make a determination within 180 days,” she said.
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