In 10 days, seven hours and 39 minutes the EFF will hold President Jacob Zuma accountable to the country for the upgrades to his home at Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal. This is according to a “Sona countdown Zuma #paybackthemoney” clock on its website. Economic Freedom Fighters national spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said[…]
The SA Post Office (Sapo) expects to report a loss of R1.3 billion by the end of its financial year in March, Beeld reported on Monday. For this and other reason auditors expressed doubts, in Sapo’s 2014-15 annual report, that it will still be a going concern by the end of[…]
The EFF would go nude in the National Assembly if they were to be barred from wearing their red overalls, gumboots and maid uniforms, The Star reported on Monday. Economic Freedom Fighter’s leader Julius Malema told the paper they would not take dress code instructions from Parliament. “We are going[…]
Parliament is being used to condone corruption, the EFF said on Thursday. “We warn the Speaker and the presidency that Parliament is not a rubber stamp for their corrupt and immoral practices,” the Economic Freedom Fighters said in a statement. “Corruption is institutionalised from the top and Parliament is used[…]
President Jacob Zuma will answer questions in the National Assembly in March, Speaker Baleka Mbete said on Wednesday. “The office of the Speaker of the National Assembly has today received from the presidency confirmation of a date for questions to the president as 11 March 2015,” her office said in[…]
Parliamentary work remains part of President Jacob Zuma’s schedule, the presidency said on Thursday. “The Presidency has noted discussions around President Jacob Zuma’s programme and parliamentary work,” spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement. “We wish to reiterate that although the President is not a Member of Parliament, his annual[…]
Speaker Baleka Mbete on Tuesday urged Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema to desist from using President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address next month to demand that he answers questions on the Nkandla controversy. Mbete wrote to Malema in response to a letter in which he threatened to[…]
The Democratic Alliance on Sunday called for a parliamentary review of the police minister’s decision to suspend Hawks head Anwa Dramat. “The DA…wants Parliament to review Minister [Nkosinathi] Nhleko’s decision to suspend Dramat, in contravention of a Constitutional Court ruling,” said DA leader Helen Zille in a statement. “We believe[…]
The EFF on Tuesday welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s interim order lifting the sanctions against 20 suspended EFF MPs. “The Economic Freedom Fighters welcomes the Western Cape High Court ruling that the sanctions of the Powers and Privileges Committee as approved by parliament be set aside,” said spokesman Mbuyiseni[…]
Parliament on Tuesday said it would comply with the Western Cape High Court’s interim order lifting the sanctions against 20 suspended EFF MPs. “Parliament notes the judgment… delivered today, which, as an interim measure, requires Parliament to pay, with immediate effect, the salaries and allowances to 20 Economic Freedom Fighters[…]
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