Protesters marched through the streets of Durban on Saturday morning creating a spectacle that was worlds apart from the solemn climate change talks.
The setting aside of President Jacob Zuma’s appointment of Menzi Simelane is likely to heighten tensions between the judiciary and the executive.
Legal analysts say the judgment on Thursday ruling Menzi Simelane’s appointment invalid reflects poorly on President Jacob Zuma’s legal decisions.
There has been mixed reaction to President Jacob Zuma’s replacement of Willie Hofmeyr with Willem Heath as head of the Special Investigation Unit.
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/ 29 November 2011
The DA and trade union Uasa say South Africa’s economic growth could be better despite suffering knock-on effects from Europe and the US.
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/ 29 November 2011
According to a report by the Auditor General, the Gauteng health department has lost millions of rands through maladministration and tender rigging.
Sanef has welcomed the decision of the National Council of Provinces to form an ad hoc committee on the Protection of State Information Bill.
The DA has called Cabinet’s decision to assess the Constitutional Court’s judgments "one of the strangest proposals to date".
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/ 24 November 2011
The National Council of Provinces have established a committee to deal with the secrecy Bill, while Cosatu has called for amendments to the Bill.
The national planning commission will not respond to the DA statement on the National Development Plan and their question of whether it will take off.
DA leader Helen Zille says South Africans must change their sexual practices and accept responsibility in stopping the spread of HIV.
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/ 18 November 2011
Sworn affidavits by several whistleblowers allege the systematic victimisation of council employees who dared to report wrongdoing in the DA’s Midvaal
A joint petition against the planned Gauteng highway tolling system will be sent to Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele within 14 days.
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/ 14 November 2011
About R83-million stands to be lost in unspent money allocated for hospital infrastructure in Gauteng, based on the second quarterly report.
The Special Investigating Unit is also probing the DA-controlled Midvaal municipality.
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/ 10 November 2011
Has Helen Zille crossed a line? She’s called for men who refuse to use condoms to be charged with attempted murder. We track the latest Twitter storm.
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/ 10 November 2011
The City of Johannesburg has denied being R13-billion in debt after reports that it faces a possible liquidity crisis.
The public protector has released a scathing report on the Midvaal municipality, saying it had breached financial and administrative policies.
The DA has called on the president to send the Burma ambassador to SA packing, after investigations suggest he has a questionable human rights record.
Opposition parties have slammed plans for R1.6-billion is to be spent on two new long-range jets for President Jacob Zuma and his deputy.
It appears that, now that Lindiwe Mazibuko is in the driving seat, her troubles are only starting, writes <b>Rapule Tabane</b>.
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/ 4 November 2011
Complaints have been laid against MP Masizole Mnqasela who said Lindiwe Mazibuko lacked experience.
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/ 3 November 2011
The ANC’s chief whip Mathole Motshekga says the ruling party will not recognise the proposed Parliamentary Institute of South Africa.
The DA has asked the Supreme Court of Appeal to overturn President Jacob Zuma’s decision to appoint Menzi Simelane.
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/ 28 October 2011
Interesting week, this, as the much-maligned media became the stage on which the big men of our politics flexed their muscles.
An excited Lindiwe Mazibuko has given hints for the party’s future as she won a hard election to lead DA parliamentary caucus.
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/ 28 October 2011
The mini-budget revealed that President Jacob Zuma’s hotline will receive R16.2-million to add to the R23.5-million already spent on the project.
Democratic Alliance spokesperson Lindiwe Mazibuko has been elected as the party’s leader in Parliament, ousting incumbent Athol Trollip.
The DA says a public works official is "taking the fall" for Public Works Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde on renovations to Jacob Zuma’s home.
The Democratic Alliance wants the proposed toll tariffs on Gauteng’s highways to be halved or scrapped completely.
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/ 21 October 2011
Despite Athol Trollip’s experience, Lindiwe Mazibuko’s approach to the political discourse counts in her favour, says <b>Eusebius McKaiser</b>.
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/ 18 October 2011
A row between Sadtu and the DA is brewing over a Bill that seeks to limit the striking rights of teachers.