Parliament announced that it had cancelled all flights and accommodation arrangements for Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party members after the party informed Parliament that it would not be attending the first conference.
Parliamentary spokesman Moloto Motapo said he was mindful of MK's intention to challenge the legitimacy of the election results.
MK also stated that it therefore considered the first parliament unconstitutional and instructed the 58 elected members of parliament to boycott the first parliament.
Motapo said following this official report to Parliament, he had decided to make some cost-cutting decisions.
“As the first meetings of the National Assembly and National Provincial Assembly will be held in person, Parliamentary Secretariat is arranging travel and accommodation expenses for all MPs on the IEC list taken over from the Chief Justice to attend these meetings and the associated on-boarding activities planned in Cape Town. Following the MK party's announcement through its legal representatives of its decision not to attend the first meetings, Parliament has cancelled all accommodation and flight arrangements for the party's elected MPs. This measure is to avoid unnecessary and wasteful expenditure,” Motapo says.