A 25 minute special sitting of the National Assembly has been convened, seemingly to ensure EFF MPs are suspended without pay before the holidays.
The ANC’s attempt to censure the EFF MPs who chanted "pay back the money" was pushed back by a united front from the opposition parties in Parliament.
National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete said Thursday night’s events were a culmination of a build-up, and resulted in what the "law actually allows".
Police removed an EFF MP from the National Assembly after she refused to withdraw a statement that Zuma is a thief.
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/ 13 November 2014
National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete found herself at the centre of another storm when she tried to change the day’s order paper at the last minute.
A parliamentary committee’s decision to suspend SABC chairperson Zandile Tshabalala has been overruled, leaving the decision up to the president.
The disciplinary hearing of the "Pay back the money" EFF MPs may be held in public, if all involved agree.
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/ 23 September 2014
Parliament’s powers and privileges committee has charged 20 EFF MPs for refusing to leave the National Assembly chamber when ordered to do so.
EFF leaders were ejected from the National Assembly as they refused to withdraw statements that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is a murderer.
Speaker Baleka Mbete and National Council of Provinces chair Thandi Modise are ushering the party faithful into their ‘impartial’ offices.
Parliament’s speaker insists that asking EFF members to leave was necessary and not born out of conflicted loyalties.
Ellen Tshabalala, the controversial chairperson of the national broadcaster, is having her colleagues investigated.
As tension over the Nkandla report continued, the ANC said public protector Thuli Madonsela must take responsibility for the leaking of documents.
Many of President Zuma’s allies make up the ad hoc committee which will interrogate public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on Nkandla upgrades.
After an uproar in Parliament, sparked by EFF members chanting "pay back the money", questions have been raised about the house’s security.
The ANC and DA have locked horns over whether to allow the new Nkandla ad hoc committee to consider reports from the public protector and the SIU.
Charismatic Inkatha Freedom Party MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini has died after publicly battling lung cancer. He was 53 years old.
The ruling party has quashed a motion to discuss the president’s private home, prompting the DA to invoke the prospect of judicial adjudication.
Opposition MPs pulled no punches while grilling the communications minister over her role in Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s plum SABC appointment.
History could soon be a compulsory subject in schools to enhance nation-building, national pride, patriotism, social cohesion and cultural heritage.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng forced the public broadcaster’s hand into appointing him as the chief operations officer of the SABC on a permanent basis.
Like the Ginwala inquiry, the intended probe into the NPA boss will be the first of its kind, and everyone will be interested in how it functions.
Controversy rocks the NPA as its head was refused security clearance for not disclosing that he killed a man. But Mxolisi Nxasana insists it’s a plot.
Former tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has resigned from Parliament, a day after President Jacob Zuma’s new Cabinet was announced.
A sex shop is set to reopen less than 50m away from Parliament for the third time, despite protests from MPs the previous time it tried.
Mmusi Maimane, the DA’s national spokesperson, says he will stand for the party’s parliamentary leader to replace the outgoing Lindiwe Mazibuko.
Tito Mboweni has explained on social media why he removed himself from the ANC’s MP list, saying he will remain in the private sector.
Death often isn’t enough to topple a political figurehead from the party throne (or from its campaign posters, at least).
While the parliamentary committee is ready to start, the DA says it would need more time to ensure the investigation into Nkandla is thorough.
The IEC has rejected objections to President Jacob Zuma’s candidacy for Parliament, saying there is no evidence that he isn’t suitable.
The lobbying for female representation within the ANC is being used as a political tool as three male-led provinces are brought into the spotlight.
Parties have cozied up to royal family members, churches and students at the weekend in a bid to gain support as the national election draws nearer.