Parliament, Tuesday, 4 November 2025 – The Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (JSCFMP) will conduct a visit to the parliamentary construction site tomorrow to assess progress on the Rebuilding of Parliament project.
Following the January 2022 fire, which destroyed the National and Old Assembly buildings, it was agreed that the JSCFMP, which has oversight of Parliament’s financial management, would also oversee the rebuilding project, as well as the interim arrangements for constructing alternative office, committee meeting and plenary spaces.
Since January 2022, the JSCFMP has been receiving regular updates on progress in the investigations into the fire and the reconstruction project. The progress reports have continued in the Seventh Parliament.
Following the site visit tomorrow, the JSCFMP will, on 6 November 2025, receive a comprehensive progress report on the rebuilding of infrastructure destroyed in the 2022 fire and related matters.
DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME:
Construction Site Visit
Date: Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Time: 13:00 – 14:30
Venue: Committee Room 1, 120 Plein Street, for the safety briefing and receiving protective gear
Committee Briefing
Date: Thursday, 6 November
Time: 17:30 (following plenaries)
Venue: Virtual Platform
NOTE: Due to capacity constraints and safety considerations, only seven members of the media can be accommodated for the site visit. Members of the media who wish to accompany the committee are encouraged to confirm attendance before 12:00 on Wednesday via WhatsApp or email with the committee’s media officer. Space will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES
For media enquiries or interviews with the Chairperson, please contact the committee’s media officer:
Name: Alicestine October (Ms)
Cell: 083 665 4345
E-mail: aoctober@parliament.gov.za