The ongoing battle for control of the state coffers is set to draw most of the attention this week. Politicians and state officials are set to continue to grapple with how to deal with the public protector’s report on state capture.
On Monday, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete will hand back the state capture report to the new public protector, Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who assumes office on Monday. President Jacob Zuma’s interdict against the state capture report will be heard on Tuesday.
Rumours of a Cabinet reshuffle have re-emerged even as the Treasury prepares for the medium-term budget speech next week.
The ANC national working committee will meet on Monday, no doubt to discuss the political storm surrounding charges laid by the Hawks against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan that increasingly suggest there is open warfare within the government.
At the weekend, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa offered "moral and political support" to Gordhan, saying the government "was at one in its approach to the issue".
The Treasury itself is expected to be in lockdown, as officials grapple with last-minute adjustments to find funds for education and the drought, and a need to boost economic growth. Protests on university campuses are expected to continue following the arrest of student leaders and activists at the weekend.
Wits and UCT will have to decide whether academic activity can resume, and, ultimately, whether it is possible to complete the 2016 academic year.
On Tuesday, the portfolio committee for Home Affairs will discuss the Border Management Agency Bill.
And the portfolio committee for trade and industry will hear from the National Credit Regulator on forgiving debt.
On Wednesday, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme will brief the portfolio committee on h igher education on its annual report. The role, finances and capacity of NSFAS have attracted renewed interest as the scheme gears up to administer billions of rand in additional funding.
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