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Covid-19 screenings at Parliament as MPs meet despite gatherings ban

Article Lester Kiewit - 17 Mar 2020

Parliament said it will convene only to pass legislation pertaining to Tito Mboweni’s budget Bill before MPs adjourn for their constituency break

Gatherings of 100 banned but Parliament will sit to pass budget

Article Lester Kiewit - 16 Mar 2020

Parliamentary leaders are expected to meet this week to discuss the impact of restrictions on the work of the legislative branch of Government.

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Is Parliament suspended? Political parties in the dark after coronavirus gatherings ban

Article Lester Kiewit - 15 Mar 2020

Hundreds of legislators won’t be able to meet in parliamentary chambers after restrictions on gatherings to curb the spread of Covid-19 disease

Zuma lawyers confirm he will not be attending Sona

Article Lester Kiewit - 12 Feb 2020

The former president’s lawyers say they do not know how where Parliament obtained the information about his attendance

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CRL Rights Commission to go to ConCourt after Ngcobo massacre

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Feb 2018

The commission said it wanted to determine whether religious regulation was within Parliament's constitutional mandate, following the shooting

‘Shadow cabinet’ will light the way, says DA’s Mazibuko

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Feb 2012

Defying accusations of pretentiousness, the DA says its shadow cabinet "will help restore Parliament to its rightful place in our democracy".

Ad hoc decision stalls ‘secrecy Bill’

Article Lynley Donnelly - 4 Mar 2011

Opposition parties say parliament has been caught napping in the processing of the controversial legislation.

ANC slams opposition for missing ethics meetings

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Sep 2007

The African National Congress (ANC) has issued a sharply worded statement attacking opposition parties for failing to turn up at scheduled meetings of Parliament's joint committee on ethics and members' interests. The committee is responsible for issuing the annual statement of the interests of members of both houses.

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