He said next year, the DA would launch a programme to strengthen Parliament’s oversight work.
He said there were “too many things that committees let slide”.
DA spokesperson Siviwe Gwarube said there needed to be an overall change in Parliament’s culture, where some members of the executive did not take the institution seriously.
Mazzone said the party will also agitate for more meetings between Ramaphosa and opposition leaders, particularly after Cabinet meetings.
Steenhuisen said, if he were to give Parliament a mark out of 10, it would be four-and-a-half.
Slow
“I think Parliament was too slow out of the blocks to adapt to the new normal. The lights were off in Parliament for far too long and the executive was allowed to get away with far too much,” he said.