The Free State Legislature has the constitutional powers to facilitate law making by considering,
passing, amending or rejecting any bill before the legislature, including initiating and preparing
legislation apart from the money bills. It is of great importance that this power is exercised in an
unbiased and responsive manner to ensure that people’s needs are addressed and satisfied. In
this regard, the FSL has made tremendous strides in ensuring that laws are responsive to the
needs of the people of the Free State.
The FSL also continued to develop and implement laws that create an enabling environment to
better the lives of the people of Free State through consultation processes or public hearings,
by consolidating law-making processes and all feedback from citizens.
During the period under review, the legislature introduced the following bills: The Appropriation
Bill that the House passed.
The FSL has the responsibility to hold executives of provincial departments accountable for the
delivery of services to the citizens of the Free State by exercising its constitutional mandate of
oversight. Committees continued to use tools and methodologies adopted by the South African
legislative sector to interrogate departments’ reports. These include the Sector Oversight Model
(SOM), the Budget Cycle Model and the Programme Evaluation and Budget Analysis (PEBA)
Model.
One of the cornerstones of our democracy is to encourage participatory democracy. This means that the Legislature should ensure that the public is taken on board regarding operations of the Legislature. It should be borne in mind that legislatures are a consequent to elections of public representatives; implying without the votes of the electorate there are no legislatures. Therefore, it is imperative for the Legislature to become inclusive regarding legislation passed and affecting the lives of the people; ensuring that public political education is sustained and respect and reserve the democratic rights of the electorate. Therefore, the Public Participation Unit of the Legislature manages; coordinates; and direct public participation in the Legislature.
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Debate on the State of the Province Address
Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae delivered a powerful response during the State of the Province Address debate. She highlighted the progress made in the Free State and outlined future plans for the province. The Premier paid tribute to the 14 members of the South African National Defence Force who had lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, noting that three of them were from the Free State. She emphasized the government’s commitment to inclusive growth, job creation, and poverty alleviation. The proceedings of her reply could be viewed on the Free State Legislature's YouTube Channel.
Weekly Update
Tabling, Announcement and Committees (TAC) NO. 04. WEEK: 03 MARCH – 07 MARCH 2025
Our Activities
Business of the Legislature
Public Hearing
Housing preferences for seniors, The need for more visible government support, and Ensuring consent before relocating older persons to home-based care facilities.Our Principals
Presiding Officers
Hon. M Dukwane
Speaker
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Hon N Ndungane.
Deputy Speaker
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Hon. T Meeko
Chairperson of Chairpersons
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Hon. O Khoabane
Chief Whip
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About Us
Welcome to the Free State Legislature
One of South Africa’s nine provincial legislatures, based in Bloemfontein, the FSL is mandated to pass laws, facilitate public debate, engage citizens in law-making, and oversee the provincial executive.
Comprising 30 Members elected every five years via proportional representation, it includes the Premier and Executive Council appointed from its ranks.
This website offers details on the FSL’s functions, news, legislative activities (sittings, committee meetings), Members (MPLs), legislation, publications, and career opportunities.
