{"id":168350,"date":"2020-10-10T20:03:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T18:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/president-ramaphosa-calls-joint-hybrid-sitting-of-parliament-to-outline-south-africas-economic-reconstruction-and-recovery-plan?lang=en"},"modified":"2020-10-10T20:03:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T18:03:57","slug":"president-ramaphosa-calls-joint-hybrid-sitting-of-parliament-to-outline-south-africas-economic-reconstruction-and-recovery-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/president-ramaphosa-calls-joint-hybrid-sitting-of-parliament-to-outline-south-africas-economic-reconstruction-and-recovery-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ramaphosa calls Joint Hybrid Sitting of Parliament to outline South Africa\u2019s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/4a4892524853d6e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/4a4892524853d6e\" alt=\"Republic of South Africa: The Parliament\" style=\"max-width:500px;\"\/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/4a4892524853d6e\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Cyril Ramphosa has written to National Assembly Speaker Ms Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Chairperson Mr Amos Masondo about his intention to call a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The joint hybrid sitting, for 14.00 on Thursday 15 October, is to outline South Africa&rsquo;s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, the President says in his letter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need to take extraordinary measures towards a speedy and sustainable economic recovery,&rdquo; President Ramaphosa said.<\/p>\n<p>The President can call a joint sitting in terms of Section 84(2)(d) of the Constitution, read together with Rule 7(1)(b) of the Joint Rules of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>With the scheduling of the joint sitting, the planned appearance by the President before the NCOP for response to oral questions on the same date will be rescheduled.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Parliament.<\/i><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo President Cyril Ramphosa has written to National Assembly Speaker Ms Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Chairperson Mr Amos Masondo about his intention to call a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament. 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