Parliament on Wednesday denied that it had asked the Western Cape High Court to postpone the application by three opposition parties to have National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete removed. This comes after Agang SA parliamentary leader Andries Tlouamma on Tuesday said lawyers for Mbete asked the court to postpone the[…]
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was accused in Parliament on Wednesday of working hand in glove with the DA. Madonsela spent more than three hours dodging insults and attacks from ANC MPs and the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on justice during her appearance in Parliament. DA, ACDP and EFF MPs[…]
The Nkandla parliamentary process has stalled until clarity about certain procedures has been obtained from Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, the leader of Government Business. “The moment the deputy president [Ramaphosa] is back in the country, I will stage a sit-in in his office … so we can get on with[…]
Capetonians from different backgrounds on Wednesday joined the chorus of international condemnation against xenophobia during a march to Parliament. Over 20 civil society organisations, including the provincial ANC leadership called for an end to the violence against foreign nationals during a march, an issue that has been placed on the[…]
Media houses and other parties are asking the Western Cape High Court to find that a clause in Parliament’s broadcasting policy is unconstitutional and invalid because it does not allow the public to view all activities on the floor. Steven Budlender, for the applicants, told a full bench on Monday[…]
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa must provide the country and Parliament with a comprehensive report on the state of Eskom, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday. DA Parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane said in a statement he had written to Ramaphosa requesting that Parliament be provided with an accurate comprehensive report on[…]
The DA will not take part in a “secret process” to cover up President Jacob Zuma’s financial liability regarding the security upgrades to his private home in Nkandla, the opposition party said on Sunday. “We will not be co-opted, behind closed doors, into agreeing to a sanitised version,” Democratic Alliance[…]
EFF leader Julius Malema on Thursday claimed opposition MPs risked being assassinated in Parliament unless presiding officers were prevented from calling police into the National Assembly. Malema said the fact that riot police did not wear uniforms or names when they dragged the Economic Freedom Fighters from the chamber on[…]
The DA was expected to appear in the Cape Town High Court on Monday to challenge the legislation which allows for the arrest and removal of people who create a disturbance in the National Assembly. The DA filed papers in the Western Cape High Court following the removal of Economic[…]
President Jacob Zuma has agreed to an additional, fifth oral question session in the National Assembly this year, his office said on Thursday. The presidency said it had suggested the date of November 3 for the session to Speaker Baleka Mbete’s office. This follows heated demands from the opposition on[…]
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