Cape Town – The National Assembly of South Africa is set to have its first sitting in the coming days, where 400 politicians will be sworn in as Members of the National Assembly.
Of the 18 parties in the seventh Parliament, 11 are returning, while seven are new to Parliament.
According to SABC, despite some parties saying they will not attend, the first sitting will proceed as planned.
Secretary to the Assembly, Masibulele Xaso, confirmed the Assembly is constituted, and the newly elected members will take their oaths to begin functioning as Members of Parliament.
“In terms of the law, we have 400 members, and those members have now been elected. And the names have been given to Chief Justice and in turn given to Parliament. So, as far as we’re concerned, we have elected Members of Parliament. All that we will be doing in the first sitting is to enable those members to take the oath or affirmation and to be activated to function as Members of Parliament,” said Xaso.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
