President Jacob Zuma said the "War Room", established in December, was working with Eskom to stabilise electricity supply and contain load shedding.
Dramatic footage recorded inside Parliament shows security personnel dragging and pushing members of the EFF out of the House.
Upon further exploration the Rosetta spacecraft discovered not God, but a lost sermon from the Almighty – and it appears he is pissed off with us.
The rough and tumble in Parliament recently not only highlights subtle shifts in parliamentary culture, but also cultural differences in society.
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/ 26 November 2014
Floyd Shivambu has warned Baleka Mbete that if President Zuma does not come to Parliament the EFF will disrupt his state of the nation address.
A 25 minute special sitting of the National Assembly has been convened, seemingly to ensure EFF MPs are suspended without pay before the holidays.
Chief whips agreed to postpone a debate late on Tuesday evening about President Jacob Zuma’s lack of attendance at National Assembly sittings.
JZ keeps sending in the clowns to do the fighting for him but, with or without him, Parliament is a good reflection of our democracy.
Cyril Ramaphosa traded the salaries of errant EFF MPs for a promise by opposition parties that they will respect Parliament’s rules in future.
The DA says Baleka Mbete will not have an easy time if she does not leave her chair, and they will put pressure on Cyril Ramaphosa about the matter.
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.
Parliament has cleared Baleka Mbete of any breach of the code of conduct regarding her share deal with Gold Fields – because she wasn’t an MP in 2010.
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/ 5 November 2014
A parliamentary committee has found EFF members who chanted "pay back the money" at Jacob Zuma guilty, but some MPs disagree with the verdict.
The EFF "deliberately and intentionally refused to comply with the speaker’s instructions" in Parliament, the Powers and Privileges Committee heard.
The disciplinary hearing of the "Pay back the money" EFF MPs may be held in public, if all involved agree.
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/ 30 September 2014
EFF MPs have to submit themselves to a parliamentary disciplinary process after the high court in Cape Town kicked out the party’s urgent interdict.
The EFF had made a "gross and manipulative" misrepresentation of Baleka Mbete’s comments that she had "lost it", Parliament said.
Following Baleka Mbete’s "admission" that she "lost it" in Parliament, the EFF says it will legally challenge disciplinary charges against its MPs.
EFF leaders were ejected from the National Assembly as they refused to withdraw statements that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is a murderer.
Parliament launched a #KnowYourSpeaker campaign, championing Baleka Mbete after a walkout handed the ANC success in a vote of no confidence in her.
The two EFF leaders have been thrown out of Parliament for a second time after calling Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa a murderer.
Opposition parties staged a walkout following a heated debate where the House was split into two: those for and against the National Assembly speaker.
Leader of the official opposition Mmusi Maimane has kicked off the debate on the motion of no confidence in National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete.
Parliamentary speaker lets go of complaint against newspaper due to her busy schedule
The ANC says it is behind National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete as five parties prepare for a vote of no confidence in her abilities as speaker.
Five political parties have joined forces to oust National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete, saying she is an obstacle to constructive debate.
Speaker Baleka Mbete and National Council of Provinces chair Thandi Modise are ushering the party faithful into their ‘impartial’ offices.
Baleka Mbete said she is aware of her responsibility to impartiality, despite controversy around handling of the recent EFF fracas in Parliament.
As Baleka Mbete passed the EFF’s suspension case on to a committee to handle, the party says it will continue to demand answers on the Nkandla matter.
EFF leader Julius Malema warned National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete that if she does not withdraw her suspension notice, the EFF will go to court.