Magashule has received at least five letters from ANC caucus members unhappy with the chief whip’s backing of a vote against the public protector
The National Assembly’s decision will be at once about the future of the public protector and about the street fight for power in the ANC
Industry experts predict the R10.5-billion from the treasury to rescue the airline may not be enough, but the rescue practitioners say the money is enough to ‘settle the sins of the past’
According to the Presidency, the plan aims to expedite, in a sustainable manner, the recovery of South Africa’s economy
In a robust meeting of the hybrid sitting of National Assembly, President Cyril Ramaphosa met MPs face to face for the first time since questions over lockdown corruption arose
The state wants to increase spending on infrastructure to drive economic recovery, and South Africans’ savings could help foot the bill
The poorly conceptualised and materially flawed proposed legislation was patched up instead of being rewritten. It will now go to Parliament, which should reject the Bill as unfixable
Expectations that the Constitutional Court’s recent ruling on independent candidates may give the majority of voters a stronger voice are premature and largely unwarranted
The legislature will suspend its business indefinitely from Wednesday, after a final sitting to pass two pieces of critical legislation to keep the wheels of government turning
Parliament said it will convene only to pass legislation pertaining to Tito Mboweni’s budget Bill before MPs adjourn for their constituency break
The official opposition party in South Africa was expected to hold its key policy conference in April to outline important strategic interventions to undo the party’s downward electoral slide
Parliamentary leaders are expected to meet this week to discuss the impact of restrictions on the work of the legislative branch of Government.
Julius Malema’s 44-member caucus stick to their guns: ‘Fire Pravin or else’
Once again, political expediency has trumped principled action
People who know John Steenhuisen, the DA’s interim leader, say he has what it takes to lead
Fake invoices are alleged to have been used to siphon money from the State Security Agency but the acting director general refuses to comment
The president says a R53-billion drop in tax collection and Eskom have drained the public purse
“Our nation is at a crossroads. Our actions now will determine whether we rise or sink into the abyss,” the president says
One of the unintended consequences of the Bill will be the dominance of foreign content in our schools, as it will disincentivise local creatives
Controversial MPs who have engaged in questionable conduct are back in Parliament thanks to the governing party
As the sixth administration begins settling in, a new frontier for power is opening up at local level.
The DA’s attempts will in all likelihood be futile
Changes include Thandi Modise for speaker of the National Assembly. North West premier Job Mokgoro also keeps his job
The IEC announced in a statement on Friday that it had approved election deposits for the 2019 national and provincial elections
The Bill seeks to close loopholes in the current Competition Act, and define contraventions and uncompetitive conduct by companies more explicitly
Writing off debts of the poor, as laid out in a Bill before Parliament, may take up to seven years
Mkhize says his department will not allow the losses of council’s funds to hamper service delivery for the residents of affected municipalities
This is the latest step the ANC government has taken to the state of improve local government
Maimane also hinted that the ANC was being ‘led’ by other parties on the issue, as it cannot amend the Constitution on its own
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement comes as Parliament’s Joint Constitutional Review Committee’s public hearings reach finality
The former ANC MP says he wants to spend his time working on his political organisation ahead of the 2019 elections
The new green-lit labour laws include a provision for unions to decide on strikes by secret ballot