An attempt by the EFF to persuade the National Assembly to pass a resolution allowing for Cape Town International Airport to be renamed after struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was thwarted in the National Assembly on Tuesday. During what was a relatively chaos-free sitting of the National Assembly, EFF leader Julius[…]
The National Minimum Wage Bill, the Labour Relations Amendment Bill and the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill were adopted by the National Assembly on Tuesday evening. The adoption of the National Minimum Wage Bill was a major step in the process spearheaded by President Cyril Ramaphosa when he was[…]
The EFF is looking forward to its date with “constitutional delinquent” President Jacob Zuma after Friday’s court order that the National Assembly develop rules to hold him to account, which could pave the way for impeachment. “We look forward to the National Assembly reconvening very soon to actually develop the[…]
The National Assembly had not held President Jacob Zuma to account as required by the Constitution‚ said Constitutional Court Justice Chris Jafta in the majority judgment he read on Friday. Justice Jafta said there were four judgments‚ two reaching a particular outcome and two with a different outcome. But Jafta[…]
The DA on Wednesday announced that it intends to table a motion to dissolve Parliament on Thursday. This will be a first for a democratic South Africa, and if it succeeds, it will necessitate an early national election. The process to dissolve the National Assembly is set out in section[…]
The Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that a secret ballot is permissible in a vote on a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma. The United Democratic Movement (UDM) approached the court last month‚ asking it to order that the vote be conducted by secret ballot. Mogoeng said the[…]
It was a case of third time lucky for the ANC when they finally had enough members in the National Assembly to pass the controversial Border Management Authority Bill on Thursday evening. On May 11 and again on Tuesday, there were many empty spaces in the ANC benches and the[…]
The full text of a document detailing why more than 100 ANC stalwarts believe the organisation has failed citizens and on which their recent discussions with ANC leadership were based has been released. In the full text of the document, titled “For the Sake of Our Future”, which was published[…]
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will face questions on the minimum wage and the relationship between the legislature and the executive in the National Assembly on Wednesday. The deputy president will be answering oral questions for the last time this year. He will also face questions on government’s plans to curb[…]
The National Assembly will on Wednesday decide whether to approve the recommendation of State Security Agency analyst Busisiwe Mkhwebane to become the new Public Protector. The report of the Adhoc Committee on a new Public Protector will be presented to the House for final consideration. Almost all political parties say[…]
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