CAPE TOWN, Tuesday, 28 October 2026 — The South African Legislative Sector (SALS) is gearing up for a pivotal three-day session of sector planners in November 2026 to review institutional milestones and fast-track the execution of its 7th Term Strategic Plan.
The upcoming session will formally refine a strategy Implementation Acceleration Plan; which will further be processed through the sector structures for consideration and approval. The draft implementation plan process which followed the approval of the sector strategic plan by the Speakers Forum, was tabled today at a preparatory session in Cape Town. The meeting is taking place today in CTN guided by a single purpose of driving a unified direction for South Africa’s lawmaking bodies.
The session brought together the Strategic Planning Task Team composed of representatives from the Gauteng, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislatures, working alongside the Legislative Sector Support (LSS) Division of Parliament.
Officially opening the session, LSS Executive Director Ms Yoliswa Makhasi confirmed that initiatives to elevate strategic planning, execution, and monitoring capacities across the sector are already at an advanced stage.
To enhance these efforts, the sector is mobilizing additional resources through partnerships. A formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Public Service Education and Training Authority (PSETA) is scheduled for signing before the end of November 2026 and will support the sector to strengthen its skills and capacity.
Reflecting on the progress made since the adoption of the Constitution in 1997, the sector planners acknowledged progress made by the legislative sector since its establishment 30years ago. They also flagged historic bottlenecks among the country’s ten legislatures, which require a review of legacy systems and models. The task team pledged to adopt a “business unusual” approach that will support implementation of the sector’s strategic plan in the immediate and long term basis.
Ms Makhasi emphasized that citizens’ expectations must remain the non-negotiable benchmark for the seventh administration and beyond. She said strategic planners, as support to the political representatives and secretaries, must be at the forefront of entrenching the new performance paradigm.
“People’s needs and expectations must be the starting and endpoint in the work of our legislatures. Our absolute focus must be on adding tangible value to the lives of South Africans as we execute our constitutional mandates of law-making, public participation, and executive oversight,” Ms Makhasi said.
Issued by the Legislative Sector Support Division