The presence of democratically elected leaders in the Judicial Service Commission is critical
The IFP’s president said he is watching out for detractors in the party who are calling for him to leave the province for parliament
The portfolio committee on justice will invite the Judicial Service Commission to brief MPs on the process that has led to this point, 15 years after Motata’s conviction for drunk driving
Aaron Motsoaledi dismissed accusations that his office lacked the political will for electoral reform
The public protector was removed from office on the grounds of misconduct and incompetence by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday
Inkatha Freedom Party president Velenkosi Hlabisa said the party would not be distracted by the ‘desperate mischief’ of detractors
Legally binding coalition agreements are among measures being suggested to stabilise governance
Members who petitioned for a special national council meeting have been ordered to appear before the national executive committee
The president said on Thursday that business leaders were confident the electricity crisis would be overcome within a few years
The opposition party has argued that the high court failed to follow the pronouncements of the appellate court on the test for a secret ballot on a National Assembly vote
The party said parliament’s oversight mechanisms and the appointment of an electricity minister were good enough to deal with Eskom issues
The majority had made a decision and that was how democracy worked, the deputy president told the National Assembly
Only the uninitiated or the hopelessly optimistic would have been merely disappointed by last night’s long and needlessly delayed cabinet announcement
The question over dismissing the Ngcobo report was whether MPs had a primary duty to hold the president to account or be accountable to voters
Legal precedent favours the ATM in its application to have parliament’s vote on the Ngcobo report overturned but the speaker says the court erred
An interim report will be sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for comment on the findings
The anti-apartheid leader implementing structural changes to dismantle the patriarchal nature of parliament
Ginwala served the ANC and the anti-apartheid struggle in exile for three decades
The opposition party argues that the speaker failed to apply the established test for calling a secret ballot when she declined to do so
ANC MPs voted down the Ngcobo report that recommended he face further inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal
The president quoted from the Ncgobo report selectively in his bid to have it set aside by the constitutional court, the African Transformation Movement said
The president’s review application asks the constitutional court, again, to determine how parliament should deal with the political scandal
Chief legal advisor says the sub judice rule does not bar the National Assembly from debating the report, unless the president applies for an interdict
In an application filed to the constitutional court, the president argued that the panel failed to follow the rules when it recommended he face an impeachment inquiry
The decision was announced by ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile, at a meeting of the party’s national executive committee
A panel has found that the president has a case to answer for receiving foreign currency, not reporting it stolen and enabling secret efforts to recover it
A panel has found prima facie evidence that the president broke the law in receiving foreign currency, not reporting it stolen and enabling secret efforts to recover it
Building more renewable plants is not a silver bullet to stop load-shedding, the energy minister told MPs
The bill will introduce an untested electoral system allowing independent candidates to stand for parliament but is seen as a missed opportunity to ensure greater political accountability
The president told MPs he reported the matter to a police general who would have to explain what happened
The party said it was not ready to debate a mini-plenary tabled by the DA, prompting the speaker to let it stand over for a week
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