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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.
The opposition says grants create dependency and small business is the way to go to create work.
The DA has called on Cyril Ramaphosa to respond to reports that Jacob Zuma will not answer to questions in Parliament until the EFF has been tamed.
The province’s ANC has adopted a stance similar to that of civil action group Outa and the Democratic Alliance over the contentious e-toll system.
DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane tried to deliver water to a community near Brakpan, but ANC residents chanted and booed him out of town.
Opposition parties say they will not be part of a process that shields President Jacob Zuma from liability for abuse of state funds.
The DA says it wishes to obtain access to additional documents and recordings as part of the spy tapes.
Parliament’s communications portfolio committee has unanimously resolved to recommend the suspension of SABC board chairperson Ellen Tshabalala.
Leader of the official opposition Mmusi Maimane has kicked off the debate on the motion of no confidence in National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete.
The DA is seeking clarity on government’s bailout plans for Eskom, and wants to know how much of its debt will be absorbed by taxpayers.
The oversight committee on communication said SABC chairperson Ellen Tshabalala failed to provide proof of her qualifications to the committee.
The DA says the so-called spy tapes contain enough information to proceed with a review application – although it can’t reveal the contents.
The DA doesn’t have to be overshadowed by the EFF. But it’s suffocating the spontaneity, ideas and leaders that have seen the party flourish before.
A triumphant Democratic Alliance has the infamous Jacob Zuma spy tapes, but can’t share the contents with the general public.
The ANC has reluctantly agreed to halt the Nkandla ad hoc committee until its mandate is clarified and includes the public protector’s report.
The ANC has ‘noted’ the ruling for the NPA to hand over the spy tapes and the DA said it would review them thoroughly to establish authenticity.
Why is it okay to call a black DA member a ‘house negro’? How is it any different to the racism you’re supposedly decrying, asks Verashni Pillay.
Mbali Ntuli has resigned as the DA’s youth leader after her relationship with party leader Helen Zille had become increasingly strained.
A SCA court official has confirmed that papers were sent to the court by Friday’s 4pm deadline in the matter between President Jacob Zuma and the DA.
Activists, church goers and traditional healers came out to support SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng at court, where his appointment is being challenged.
Remembrances are pouring in for charismatic Inkatha Freedom Party MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini who has died after publicly battling lung cancer.
President Jacob Zuma and the DA have agreed to allow a third party to judge which documents formed part of Zuma’s confidential representations.
The ruling party said it was "humbled" by the confidence South Africans showed in the party, after the latest by-election results.
The DA is to ask the high court to set aside Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s permanent posting as the SABC’s operations boss, the party’s leader says.
Have South Africans paid R238-billion in fuel levies in six years? Not if you do the sums.
The impact of e-tolling since its introduction in December last year should be reviewed in Parliament, says DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane.
The DA has expressed shock over Medium Term Strategic Framework figures, which show that only 61% of pupils have access to required textbooks.
Reacting to a report that cast doubt on Phumzile van Damme’s eligibility to be an MP, the ANC chief whip has accused the DA of cutting corners.
The DA has questioned why government has made such a "profound departure" from the land reform model proposed in its National Development Plan.
Free State’s health department has been reported to the SA Human Rights Commission over "rights violations" such as food shortages and overcrowding.
Parliament has reduced the number of members in each oversight committee, which could work out for better meeting attendance by MPs.
The DA leader says the evictions at Lwandle were the fault of the ANC’s Ses’Khona "storm troopers".