Hundreds of Cape Town students marched to Parliament on Monday demanding to speak to President Jacob Zuma, refusing to settle for anyone “less”. They were not impressed when they were addressed by Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi instead. Nxesi said, however, he was addressing the students in his capacity as[…]
Parliament came to a standstill on Monday when various support workers downed tools. Workers from different sectors, including cleaners, communications gathered at the Old Assembly Chamber singing and toy-toying for more money. This led to the visitors centre closing from 09:30. One aggrieved worker said Parliament was diverting money from[…]
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s belly shook with mirth as the National Assembly again descended into arguments over House rules during questions on the Sudan peace process and #FeesMustFall. In a volley of points of order, some MPs shouted insults at each other across the floor, while others, like Science and[…]
Deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana on Thursday graciously donned a protest T-shirt offered to him by a group of protesters outside Parliament, sporting the slogans #EndOutsourcing #feesmustfall. The group – made up of students and workers from various universities – were waiting to hand over a memorandum calling for[…]
Justice Minister Michael Masutha refused to entertain questions on the Nkandla upgrades on Wednesday. The minister was asked in Parliament by DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach whether he would advise President Jacob Zuma to pay back some of the money used for upgrades at his homestead. She was asking in light[…]
Police will have to account for their handling of the #FeesMustFall protests in Parliament next week. The Visible and Public Order Policing units will appear before the police committee on Thursday, November 5, in the aftermath of the recent countrywide student protests. Committee chairperson Francois Beukman told MPs on Wednesday[…]
There is a need for new leadership in education, according to opposition parties. Addressing the transformation in education debate in Parliament on Tuesday, party after party said it was time for Minister Blade Nzimande to step aside. Making an example of a video that had shown the minister laughing and[…]
A charge sheet produced by one of six people arrested outside Parliament during a university fees protest showed the six were to face a charge of high treason before it was dropped upon their appearance in court. Kevin French, 63, who was arrested along with Markus Trengove, Nathan Taylor, Chumani[…]
VOC News was on the front-lines outside parliament on Wednesday, as protesting students from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and University of Cape Town (UCT) voiced their displeasure at government’s refusal to scrap proposed tuition fee increases. Students have expressed dismay at the decision of several tertiary institutions[…]
The ANC said it was “concerned” by the “invasion of the parliamentary premises” by protesting students on Wednesday. It also believed the situation could have been handled “differently”. The ruling party released a statement shortly after university students gathered in their thousands and stormed the parliamentary precinct. It said it[…]
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