Motshekga whips parliamentary truants
- 21 Jun 2011 16:54 - Staff Reporter
- Ministers and MPs who "erode the integrity" of Parliament by playing truant will be brought to book, the ANC's chief whip has vowed.
Ngcobo uproar: You snooze, you lose, says Zuma
- 15 Jun 2011 17:06 - Staff Reporter
- President Zuma says those who feel the extension of Chief Justice Ngcobo's term is unconstitutional should have spoken up when the law was drafted.
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Parliament mulls public hearing for MP's ethics case
- 09 Jun 2011 19:14 - Lionel Faull
- Parliament is considering the legal merits of a request to give the public access to a hearing into alleged ethics violations by a senior ANC MP.
Cosatu vows to challenge a railroaded Info Bill in court
- 31 May 2011 20:15 - Staff Reporter
- Cosatu has threatened to challenge the "secrecy" Bill in court if it is passed without changes to ensure transparency and protect whistle-blowers.
Activists mobilise as ANC rolls back Info Bill progress
- 26 May 2011 15:22 - Staff Reporter
- Rights campaigners are up in arms over the ANC's bid to ram the Protection of Information Bill, stripped of hard-won concessions, through Parliament.
Invitations for Public Submissions
- 29 Apr 2011 11:04 - Staff Reporter
- In terms of Section 45(1)(c) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa
Lone MP takes issue with rules of National Assembly
- 10 Mar 2011 17:16 - Lynley Donnelly
- IFP MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini took on the might of the Parliament on Wednesday in a bid to change the rules of the National Assembly.
Two years on, budget oversight office is still in limbo
- 25 Feb 2011 11:49 - Lynley Donnelly
- The process of establishing an office to assist Parliament's oversight of the budgeting process and enable it to amend the budget remains in limbo.
Law 'should force govt to act' on education crisis
- 22 Feb 2011 12:59 - Staff Reporter
- Inequality across schools is so extreme that legislation should be amended to force the government to set minimum infrastructure standards.
EC education crisis comes to Parliament
- 21 Feb 2011 16:14 - Ryan Hoffmann
- More than 100 high school learners picketed outside Parliament on Thursday last week to draw attention to education crisis in the Eastern Cape.
Legislators must uphold the 'dignity' of Parliament
- 03 Feb 2011 17:01 - Lynley Donnelly
- The ANC has staunchly defended itself against reports that its parliamentary caucus will be going soft on ministers in portfolio committee meetings.
DA to push Parliament for tougher questioning rules
- 09 Dec 2010 14:12 - Staff Reporter
- The DA will push Parliament's rules committee to introduce measures to make the president and his ministers more accountable to questions from MPs.
Call For Public Comment
- 11 Nov 2010 16:44 - Staff Reporter
- PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE COMPANIES AMENDMENT BILL [B40 - 2010]
Correctional Matters Amendment Bill
- 11 Nov 2010 13:39 - Staff Reporter
- CORRECTIONAL MATTERS AMENDMENT BILL [B41-2010]
Parliament mulls scrapping VAT on books
- 08 Nov 2010 14:32 - Ryan Hoffmann
- Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance is considering amending the budget to allow for a zero-rating of VAT on books.
Consumers, operators get Rica reprieve
- 04 Nov 2010 15:53 - Candice Jones
- The Department of Justice has yielded to requests from the mobile operators to extend the Rica deadline to June 30, 2011.
'Time for Parliament to debate education'
- 28 Oct 2010 09:45 - Ryan Hoffmann
- The Democratic Alliance has proposed that Parliament debate what exactly constitutes the minimum standards of the right to education.
Refugees Amendment Bill [B30 - 2010]
- 30 Sep 2010 13:02 - Staff Reporter
- The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs (National Assembly) encourages interested individuals and organisations to submit written comments on above
Have Your Say About Legislation
- 02 Sep 2010 17:03 - Staff Reporter
- Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B22-2010]
Have Your Say About Legislation: B22-2010
- 26 Aug 2010 16:46 - Staff Reporter
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT: MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS AMENDMENT BILL [B22-2010]
