The EFF’s disruption of proceedings in the National Assembly on Thursday was tantamount to bringing Parliament into disrepute, government said in a statement on Friday. “Yesterday’s [Thursday] militant confrontation and attitude between MPs and supporters of political parties were not in the best interest of the country and were futile,”[…]
The African National Congress (ANC) has hailed the formal parliamentary resolution calling for the release of the remaining prisoners of the Cuban 5 who were arrested in 1998 for allegedly being involved in espionage against the United States of America. In a statement issued on Thursday, the party said it[…]
Western Cape economic opportunities MEC Alan Winde plans to petition Parliament to suspend the new visa regulations due to come into effect on October 1. “I will be petitioning Parliament to urgently intervene in suspending these regulations until such time as a regulatory impact assessment has been completed and a[…]
The National Assembly on Tuesday resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to consider President Jacob Zuma’s response to the Nkandla controversy amid protest from the DA that its mandate is too narrow. Democratic Alliance Chief Whip John Steenhuisen argued that the committee’s brief, as proposed by the ANC,[…]
Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan’s party announced Monday it is to renounce all its parliamentary seats, in a bitter row with the government over alleged poll rigging. Former cricket star Khan says last year’s general election, in which his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party came third, was rigged and has demanded Prime[…]
Inkatha Freedom Party MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini died on Saturday at the age of 53 after battling a rare form of inoperable lung cancer. His illness was first made public in May last year, which he described as a stage four lung cancer which, left untreated, “will cause me to be[…]
National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has only been in Parliament three times since taking her seat, City Press reported on Sunday. Mebte, who was redeployed from Luthuli House where she was ANC chairwoman, has not presided over a sitting of the House since the start of Parliament’s new term. She[…]
Cape Town was painted black, red, green and white on Saturday, as swarms of people took to the streets in solidarity with the people of Palestine. From as early as 9am, there was high volumes of traffic coming into the city and roads were blocked off in preparation for the[…]
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian supports gathered outside parliament on Saturday, in protest of an Israeli assault on Gaza that has resulted in nearly 1900, mostly civilian casualties. The march, led by the National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P), has been dubbed the largest such event in the country since 1994,[…]
Capetonians are gearing up for tomorrow’s Gaza march, tipped to be one of the largest pro Palestinian marches since 1994. Already, VOC has been inundated with calls from the public asking where they can get Palestinians flags, scarves and banners. Metrorail is offering a free service to anyone wearing the[…]
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