SA’s foreign ministry came under fire after the Dalai Lama cancelled a trip on Tuesday because he was not granted a visa in time.
The Dalai Lama has still not heard whether he will be granted a visa to visit South Africa for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday.
The public protector says it is not her but Cooperative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka who is delaying the probe into his alleged misuse of funds.
Opposition parties has urged the ANC to remove a provision from the "secrecy" Bill that allows intelligence spies to classify any part of their work.
Parties have accused the ANC of seeking to use clause 18 of the Protection of Information Bill to force journalists to reveal their sources.
The ANC on Monday made good on a promise to drastically restrict the application of the Protection of Information Bill
The national archives were ill-equipped to deal with the deluge of information likely to ensue once the Protection of Information Bill becomes law.
Lawmakers won agreement from the ANC to consider proposals for extending protection to those who disclose classified information for the public good.
The African National Congress has bowed to pressure on the Protection of Information Bill on Friday and promised major concessions.
Police brutality has become more prevalent at service delivery protests in the past two years, the Independent Complaints Directorate said on Tuesday.