The public protector has warned President Jacob Zuma in a letter that his remarks over her role could lead to “lawlessness” and set a dangerous precedent, Beeld reported on Friday. “It can lead to lawlessness, which can have a damaging affect on the effect of the public protector,” she said,[…]
Multiple shots have been fired at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, just steps from the nation’s parliament. Witnesses reported seeing a man running toward the government buildings, which have been placed on lockdown. A soldier has been wounded in the attack, Canadian media report. The incident comes amid the[…]
Parliament’s presiding officers on Monday expressed concern at the shooting of ANC MP Jackson Mthembu during an armed robbery in Mpumalanga. “We trust the law will take its course and that the perpetrators will be brought to justice as soon as possible,” Parliament said in a statement. It said the[…]
Lesotho’s parliament is due to reconvene Friday, the first step of a peace deal aimed at resolving weeks of crisis sparked by an attempted military coup. With security concerns on-going, the 120-member legislature will reconvene four months after Prime Minister Tom Thabane suspended it to dodge a no-confidence vote that[…]
The disciplinary procedure against Julius Malema and 19 other EFF MPs is expected to continue in Parliament on Wednesday. Malema led the Economic Freedom Fighter’s MPs out of their disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, leaving it to proceed in their absence. He told the powers and privileges committee: “Whatever the outcome[…]
Julius Malema on Tuesday led EFF MPs out of their disciplinary hearing in Parliament, leaving it to proceed in their absence with charges arising from their protest about the Nkandla controversy. After a messy start to proceedings, Malema told the powers and privileges committee: “Whatever the outcome of this process,[…]
Parliament’s Powers and Privileges Committee will commence on Tuesday with disciplinary proceedings against 20 EFF members, including leader Julius Malema, who heckled President Jacob Zuma in the National Assembly. The committee is tasked with probing the actions of Malema and his fellow MPs and whether this constituted contempt of the[…]
The energy department’s commitment to complete transparency over the nuclear agreement with Russia is an empty promise, the Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday. The department had said earlier “no information of relevance to the public will be withheld” with regards to the nuclear build programme. DA MP Lance Greyling said[…]
EFF leader Julius Malema has been given another year in Parliament after the High Court in Polokwane postponed his corruption case to August next year. The case against the former ANC Youth League president and his co-accused was postponed to August 3, 2015, on Tuesday because not all counsel were[…]
The Western Cape High Court on Monday denied the Economic Freedom Fighters an urgent interdict to halt disciplinary proceedings by Parliament against 20 MPs who last month heckled President Jacob Zuma in the legislature. The ruling came after the EFF’s legal counsel conceded that he was hard-pressed to prove the[…]
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