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Baleka Mbete

Teflon Don gets his way: Zuma emerges victorious again
Article
/ 4 April 2017

Teflon Don gets his way: Zuma emerges victorious again

On Tuesday night, the party mistakenly sent notes about its NWC meeting

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Baleka Mbete to begin consultation of no confidence vote, keeps mum on reshuffle
Article
/ 2 April 2017

Baleka Mbete to begin consultation of no confidence vote, keeps mum on reshuffle

The Speaker says she is withholding her opinion on the cabinet reshuffle until she learns more about what happened

By Raeesa Pather
WATCH LIVE: Speaker Baleka Mbete press briefing
Article
/ 2 April 2017

WATCH LIVE: Speaker Baleka Mbete press briefing

National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete holds a media briefing following requests for urgent sitting

By Staff Reporter
Phiyega files review application against Claassen inquiry
Article
/ 27 January 2017

Phiyega files review application against Claassen inquiry

The inquiry found that the suspended police commissioner was not fit to hold office and that she lied to the Marikana Commission of Inquiry.

By Staff Reporter
ANC women split over Nkosazana
Article
/ 13 January 2017

ANC women split over Nkosazana

Naming Dlamini-Zuma as its candidate is a slap in the face for other capable women.

By Dineo Benidile
Six candidates vie to succeed Zuma as ANC president
Article
/ 11 November 2016

Six candidates vie to succeed Zuma as ANC president

Zuma is not among the six and isn’t expected to seek re-election, the party’s secretary general Gwede Mantashe said.

By Amogelang Mbatha 1
SABC 8 want ConCourt to order Parliament to probe its decisions on the broadcaster
Article
/ 17 October 2016

SABC 8 want ConCourt to order Parliament to probe its decisions on the broadcaster

The journalists want the National Assembly to institute an inquiry into the various issues plaguing the SABC, including their dismissals.

By Paul Herman
State capture report safely stored in Parliament until Monday
Article
/ 15 October 2016

State capture report safely stored in Parliament until Monday

ANC chief whip’s office spokesperson says the party was disappointed by the statement by Baleka Mbete containing an outright refusal to look after it.

By Jenni Evans
Parliament: Baleka Mbete to return #StateCapture report to public protector’s office
Article
/ 14 October 2016

Parliament: Baleka Mbete to return #StateCapture report to public protector’s office

Parliament says the report cannot be handled in the same manner as other documents usually given to the speaker of the National Assembly.

By Ofentse Mboweni
Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor on Zuma: ‘He is efficiently sly and unpredictable’
Article
/ 8 September 2016

Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor on Zuma: ‘He is efficiently sly and unpredictable’

The ANC Youth League and Women’s league ‘will forever be serving the agenda of their master’, Mentor tells Cape Town Press Club.

By Jenna Etheridge
Parliament adds Nkandla judgment to rules review list
Article
/ 14 April 2016

Parliament adds Nkandla judgment to rules review list

Speaker Baleka Mbete has agreed to consider calls to establish a committee to determine whether the president has misled the chamber.

By Emsie Ferreira
D-day for Nkandla Concourt ruling
Article
/ 31 March 2016

D-day for Nkandla Concourt ruling

The Constitutional Court will today pass judgment regarding Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home. Here’s what that will entail.

By Genevieve Quintal
Dlamini-Zuma, Mbete tipped to square off in run for ANC president
Article
/ 10 March 2016

Dlamini-Zuma, Mbete tipped to square off in run for ANC president

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Baleka Mbete have presidential aspirations, but the former is more likely to end up running alongside Cyril Ramaphosa.

By Staff Reporter
Sona: Chaotic scenes as EFF thrown out of Parliament
Article
/ 11 February 2016

Sona: Chaotic scenes as EFF thrown out of Parliament

The EFF caucus, chanting ‘Zupta must fall’, were escorted out of Parliament for disrupting President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address.

By Verashni Pillay
Mbete: ANC cadres can never be enemies
Article
/ 6 November 2015

Mbete: ANC cadres can never be enemies

Baleka Mbete laid a clarion call for unity at the opening of the ANC KwaZulu Natal elective conference amid tension in the leadership race.

By Qaanitah Hunter
DA threatens court action against Parliament
Article
/ 13 August 2015

DA threatens court action against Parliament

The Democratic Alliance has threatened to take Parliament to court after their bid for a debate on a motion of impeachment against Zuma failed.

By Thulani Gqirana
ANC welcomes Court dismissal of media’s case against Mbete
Article
/ 28 May 2015

ANC welcomes Court dismissal of media’s case against Mbete

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed the case from a media group against Speaker Baleka Mbete regarding Parliament’s broadcasting policy.

By Staff Reporter
Three tries, three misses – Madam Speaker should be out
Analysis
/ 28 May 2015

Three tries, three misses – Madam Speaker should be out

The court, as in the other two cases lost by the speaker, showed a far greater commitment to free speech than had the speaker.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Editorial: Sapping our democracy
Article
/ 14 May 2015

Editorial: Sapping our democracy

It’s disconcerting when our Constitution’s founding mothers misconstrue the rationale behind constitutional guarantees of MPs’ freedom of speech.

By Editorial
Removing MPs from Parly ‘inconsistent with Constitution’
Article
/ 12 May 2015

Removing MPs from Parly ‘inconsistent with Constitution’

The Western Cape High Court has ruled that the Powers and Privileges Act is only applicable to non-members of Parliament.

By Emsie Ferreira
Rhodes has fallen, but how long until Zuma falls?
Article
/ 15 April 2015

Rhodes has fallen, but how long until Zuma falls?

Our president doesn’t deserve even an ugly or poorly made statue, but he does deserve to fall, like the statue of Cecil John Rhodes did.

By Staff Reporter
Maimane: You will vote to keep a ‘thief’ in office
Article
/ 18 March 2015

Maimane: You will vote to keep a ‘thief’ in office

Baleka Mbete claimed a Concourt ruling didn’t apply to Parliament, after Mmusi Maimane called President Jacob Zuma a thief during a debate.

By Staff Reporter
DA argument on Mbete calling police is ‘extremist’
Article
/ 17 March 2015

DA argument on Mbete calling police is ‘extremist’

The DA’s argument to overturn a parliamentary rule allowing Mbete to call police to remove MP’s was "extremist", says senior counsel for Parliament.

By Sapa
Editorial: Protecting Zuma is not Mbete’s job
Article
/ 12 March 2015

Editorial: Protecting Zuma is not Mbete’s job

Our democracy suffers when the speaker of the National Assembly becomes a cheerleader for a particular party or for one particular individual.

By Editorial
No laughing matter: Zuma fights back in Parliament
Article
/ 11 March 2015

No laughing matter: Zuma fights back in Parliament

President Jacob Zuma steeled himself for his first oral question session of the year, and hit back at his critics over Nkandla and dodging Parliament.

By Thulani Gqirana
Court dismisses bid for uninterrupted Parliament feed
Article
/ 10 March 2015

Court dismisses bid for uninterrupted Parliament feed

The applicants argued that it was the constitutional right of every citizen to have an accurate representation of what occurred in the House.

By Sapaxxxx
Mbete apologises for ‘cockroach’ comment
Article
/ 18 February 2015

Mbete apologises for ‘cockroach’ comment

Parliamentary Speaker Baleka Mbete has apologised for likening EFF leader Julius Malema to a cockroach at a recent ANC gathering in North West.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
SAHRC receives complaints about Zuma, Mbete comments
Article
/ 18 February 2015

SAHRC receives complaints about Zuma, Mbete comments

The Human Rights Commission is assessing complaints about Jacob Zuma’s Jan van Riebeeck and Baleka Mbete’s "cockroach" comments made at ANC events.

By Sapa
Opposition parties want Mbete removed as speaker
Article
/ 16 February 2015

Opposition parties want Mbete removed as speaker

Opposition parties have called for the removal of Baleka Mbete as speaker of Parliament after she called EFF leader Julius Malema a "cockroach".

By Qaanitah Hunter
Police officer part of Parliament’s Sona security team
Article
/ 15 February 2015

Police officer part of Parliament’s Sona security team

A public order police officer has been identified as one of the members of a security unit which forcibly removed EFF MPs from Parliament last week.

By Sapa
Lessons for eThekwini region from EFF’s Parliament expulsion
Article
/ 15 February 2015

Lessons for eThekwini region from EFF’s Parliament expulsion

SACP in KZN warns that some of the events at eThekwini branches were no different to what happened in Parliament last Thursday.

By Giordano Stolley
Mbete: EFF are pawns of the West who want to take over SA
Article
/ 14 February 2015

Mbete: EFF are pawns of the West who want to take over SA

ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete attacked "cockroach" Julius Malema and the EFF when she addressed the North West provincial conference on Saturday.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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