It is now up to the National Assembly to decide, by a two-thirds majority vote, whether judge Nkola Motata should be removed from office. This follows the first step taken by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) regarding his removal. Parliament announced on Friday it had received correspondence from chief justice[…]
The National Assembly has passed the South African Postbank Limited Amendment Bill on Tuesday, with objections from the Democratic Alliance (DA), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), United Democratic Movement (UDM), Freedom Front Plus (FF-Plus), African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African Independent Congress (AIC). The Bill[…]
Parliament has postponed the debate on the Section 89 Independent Panel report on Phala Phala that was due to take place on Tuesday. The debate will now take place next week Tuesday. “The National Assembly Programming Committee (NAPC) has, during its urgent meeting convened on Monday evening, resolved to defer the consideration[…]
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille, says the final report on the fire which destroyed the National Assembly building earlier this year, has been handed over to the Speaker and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Zandile Mafe is standing trial at the High Court in Cape Town for allegedly starting the[…]
LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa replies to questions in the National Assembly, in Cape Town. The National Assembly is expected to elect a new Speaker on Thursday. The position became vacant following the recent appointment of former Speaker Thandi Modise into the Cabinet. The election will be done via secret ballot at three[…]
Congress of the People (COPE) says it welcomes the decision by the Speaker of the National Assembly Thandi Modise to allow an urgent debate next month on the state of education in South Africa. The debate was requested by the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on[…]
At the end of October, the National Assembly reviewed and revived a total of 14 bills which had lapsed by the end of the fifth Parliament. The Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG) has stated that there are currently 39 unfinished bills that were left unattended. The said bills are then to[…]
Parliament will continue with the budget votes of state entities on Tuesday, with the Department of Social Development expected to have its say before the select committee on health and social services. The Department of Energy will also be briefing the committee on land reform, environment, mineral resources and energy[…]
The dust has settled after a contentious political battle for power in the recent general elections. Now, the 12 political parties that made into the National Assembly will have to find a way to use their differences to reach consensus on the right direction to take in bringing transformation in[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has refused to disclose what his son Andile’s Bosasa contract is worth. Ramaphosa was answering questions in the National Assembly on Thursday. Last year, Ramaphosa told Parliament, in an answer to a question from DA leader Mmusi Maimane, that his son Andile had received money from Bosasa[…]
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