NCOP TAKES PARLIAMENT TO KENNETH KAUNDA DISTRICT COMMUNITIES IN NORTH-WEST

Parliament, Wednesday,6 May 2026 – The National Council of Provinces (NCOP), led by its Chairperson, Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, will take its flagship public participation and oversight programme, Taking Parliament to the People (TPTTP), to the Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in North West from 12 to 15 May 2026.

The weeklong programme will be held under the theme: Celebrating 30 Years of the Constitution: Deepening Participatory Democracy for Service Delivery. TPTTP advances the NCOP’s constitutional mandate in terms of Section 72, which requires Parliament to facilitate public participation and conduct its business openly and transparently.

As the House representing provincial and local interests at the national level, the NCOP plays a unique and critical role in South Africa’s democracy. Its core functions include oversight over local and provincial government; cooperative governance and protecting provincial interests. The NCOP acts as a bridge, ensuring that provincial and local concerns inform national policy and legislation. The TPTTP creates a direct platform for this collaboration, bringing all three spheres to the same table, with the same communities. Through the TPTTP, delegates to the NCOP assess service delivery challenges first-hand and hold government leaders accountable.

The TPTTP programme, therefore, is not merely a public dialogue but a constitutional exercise in participatory democracy, accountability and cooperative governance. It brings democracy to life at the grassroots level by enabling citizens to voice their concerns and contribute directly to decision-making processes. It also provides a unique platform for all three spheres of government – national, provincial and local – to engage collectively on service delivery challenges and policy matters affecting communities.

Communities in Kenneth Kaunda and surrounding municipalities will engage directly with government leaders on key service delivery issues, including local economic development and job creation; infrastructure maintenance (water and sanitation, roads, electricity, human settlements, health and mining); as well as financial management and governance.

The programme will feature public hearings, site visits to service delivery hotspots and direct engagement with permanent delegates to the NCOP, ministers, members of Provincial Legislatures (MPLs) and councillors. It will culminate in an address delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the NCOP on Friday, 15 May 2026.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend and raise issues affecting their communities.

DETAILS OF THE FIVE-DAY PROGRAMME ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Date: Tuesday 12 to Friday 15 May 2026
Time: 09:00 – 17:00 (daily, with specific session times to be confirmed)
Venue: Spirit Word House, Old Drive-in site, Off N12 Highway, Stilfontein

MEDIA ACCREDITATION:

Media wishing to cover the programme or broadcast live from the venue are requested to submit their details by Thursday, 7 May 2026, at 16:00. Required information: Name, Media House, ID/Passport number, and outside broadcast vehicles or structures to be installed.

Accreditation requests should be sent to:

Mr Manelisi Ntsodo: mntsodo@parliament.gov.za / WhatsApp: 081 716 2021 (cc)
Ms Masego Dlula: mdlula@parliament.gov.za / WhatsApp: 081 715 9398
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

Enquiries: Moloto Mothapo, Parliament Spokesperson