The majority had made a decision and that was how democracy worked, the deputy president told the National Assembly
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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
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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
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An interim report will be sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for comment on the findings
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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The president will be back in the National Assembly on 29 September to face questions about the theft of foreign currency from his game farm
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Defence minister justifies her visit to Moscow amid war in Ukraine
Opposition parties protested that the law does not allow the president to evade questions from elected representatives
Advocate Dali Mpofu, appearing for the suspended public protector, insists that the president wrongfully suspend her and this taints the parliamentary process that could lead to her impeachment
In arguing that the retired judge fell foul of the judicial code of conduct when he criticised her misreading of the executive ethics code, Mkhwebane risks misreading the rules again
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The emergency fuel-price intervention was announced by the treasury in the parliament on Thursday afternoon, in light of skyrocketing global oil prices
South Africa has taken a China-like stance of “quiet diplomacy” on the Russian war on Ukraine, urging citizens not to “take sides”, the deputy minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Candith Mashego-Dlamini, said during a parliamentary debate on the economic impact of the conflict on Tuesday. “As [the] government of South Africa, we urge all […]
‘We will engage in a rugged struggle to ensure that all those who are implicated in the State Capture report are brought to book’
The City Hall was chosen for its technical infrastructure and for being the building from which Nelson Mandela gave his address when he was freed and when he was elected president
The sprinkler system was two years overdue for service and it’s unclear if the fire alarm at the legislature was active, the report by Cape Town’s chief fire officer notes
Rumours abound about the quality of public works upkeep and the person arrested for arson
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