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Winnie faces tongue lashing in Parliament

Errant African National Congress MP Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has 10 days to provide Parliament with a date when she will attend a National Assembly sitting to be publicly…

Air traffic chief says SA skies are safe

South Africa’s air space was safe despite a shortage of air traffic controllers, MPs were told on Wednesday.

De Lille won’t be starting new party (yet)

Pan Africanist Congress MP Patricia de Lille said on Monday she has neither the funds nor the human resource capacity to start a new political party in South Africa.

SA still needs to more marketing: IIC

South Africa needed to market itself and its successes more effectively to attract foreign investment, according to President Thabo Mbeki’s International Investment Council.

Manto defends her dissident

Health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang says she is not interested in Robert Giraldo’s dissident views on Aids, but wants to rather tap into his expertise in the field of…

Maduna distances himself from attack on judiciary

Justice minister Penuell Maduna distanced himself on Thursday from an attack on the region’s judiciary by a senior ANC MPL and pledged to protect the rights of South African…

Yengeni resigns in disgrace

Almost two years ago, then ANC Chief Whip Tony Yengeni stood defiant before his peers in the National Assembly and protested his innocence, but on Wednesday he quit Parliament in…

Defence dept in hot water

Auditor-General Shauket Fakie has warned the department of defence (DOD) it faces a qualified audit if it fails to account properly for a R3,57-million donation from the…

Parliament may have to sue Winnie

Parliament might be forced to institute civil proceedings against African National Congress MP Winnie Madikizela-Mandela after it emerged on Thursday that it may be illegal to…

Parliament to move against ‘crook’ Yengeni

The National Assembly is likely to take action against former African National Congress chief whip Tony Yengeni for lying to Parliament when he made a special statement…

Go directly to jail, UDM tells Manto

Going to jail in solidarity with Mpumalanga health MEC Sibongile Manana was the first constructive proposal made by Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, the UDM said on…

Public protector asked to probe golf estate

A formal request for an investigation into a controversial golf estate development which may sink senior New National Party members was delivered to the public protector’s…

Language diversity triumphs over DF Malan

Apartheid architect DF Malan will be out of sight, but not necessarily out of mind, when African National Congress delegates gather in Stellenbosch on Monday.

Mbeki fingers right-wing for blasts

Wednesday’s bomb blasts in Soweto were the work of criminals seeking to introduce a terrorist campaign in South Africa, according to President Thabo Mbeki. 10th explosion caused…

Winnie found guilty by ethics committee

ANC MP Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has been found guilty by her peers in Parliament of failing to disclose donations and some of her financial interests in the register of members’…

Confusion in KZN as politicians jump ship

Confusion reigned as political parties differed on the effect of a temporary interdict by the Cape High Court on floor-crossing legislation, with control of KwaZulu-Natal hinging…

MPs get ready to cross the floor

MPs, MPLs and municipal councillors will be able to defect to another party without losing their seats from Friday when the 15-day period for crossing the floor opens.

Winnie ducks ethics committee hearing

The African National Congress in Parliament on Wednesday rejected claims it was ”soft” on Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

Winnie attends Mokaba funeral, misses meeting

ANC MP Winnie Madikizela-Mandela had not snubbed Parliament’s ethics committee by failing to appear before it on Wednesday.

SA govt warns it will unmask child porn addicts

The South African government will soon strike at senior public and private figures who are indulging in child pornography on the Internet