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While some lobbyists have welcomed the delay, others believe it will have negative consequences
The deputy president told the National Council of Provinces that the municipal debt relief would be conditional and application-based
The government is in talks with Eskom to keep water pumps going during blackouts, the president told MPs
Power utility will buy significantly more electricity from IPPs as they come onto the grid, outgoing chief executive De Ruyter tells NCOP
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cancelled a scheduled appearance before the National Council of Provinces on Thursday
“A drop in the ocean” as only 15 000 new police recruits are expected for the next three years
Public participation in the people’s assembly is important. Find out how you can submit a petition, write a message or make a submission to parliament
Police and minerals department tell briefing a specialised team will be appointed in each province to fight illegal mining
Proposed amendments to the Cannabis for Private Purposes bill allow for the creation of a commercial recreational cannabis industry
An estimated R4-million has been budgeted for this year’s event, up sharply from R208 000 in 2021
The Maluti-a-Phofung local municipality owes the power utility more than R5-billion
Ability must determine who gets hired, not jobs for pals or because of their political affiliation, says the head of the South African Local Government Association
About 80 000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine have arrived in South Africa out of the nine million procured — 300 000 to 500 000 are expected to arrive within two months
Flushing toilets were installed in backyards in the North West, but they can’t be used because the sewage has nowhere to go
The local municipality irregularly spent at least R443.8-million according to the auditor general’s latest report
MPs can’t seem to stop the house from degenerating into screaming matches, even during virtual sittings, as exhibited when the deputy president answered questions in the NCOP on Wednesday.
According to the Presidency, the plan aims to expedite, in a sustainable manner, the recovery of South Africa’s economy
After a lengthy absence from public life, Deputy President David Mabuza returns to Parliament, providing assurances that rolling blackouts are temporary
The government has put stringent measures in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and the National Assembly, provincial outreach programmes and municipalities have had to comply
Hundreds of legislators won’t be able to meet in parliamentary chambers after restrictions on gatherings to curb the spread of Covid-19 disease
In his Sona response, the president apologised for the weaponising of gender-based violence, saying the attack on the red beret leader was “uncalled for”
ANC MPs test the EFF’s disruptive tactics on the leader of the Red Berets in Sona reply
Julius Malema’s 44-member caucus stick to their guns: ‘Fire Pravin or else’
The official opposition says the president’s state of the nation speech will not detail anything new or productive. Meanwhile, the EFF is threatening more disruption
The former president’s lawyers say they do not know how where Parliament obtained the information about his attendance
Fake invoices are alleged to have been used to siphon money from the State Security Agency but the acting director general refuses to comment
Eskom is spending R4.5m more on coal each day because of contracts that are lucrative for certain producers
“Our nation is at a crossroads. Our actions now will determine whether we rise or sink into the abyss,” the president says
The newly sworn-in delegate was only recently released from Boksburg prison and is on parole after serving almost 28 years behind bars
Changes include Thandi Modise for speaker of the National Assembly. North West premier Job Mokgoro also keeps his job
Two days have been set aside for legislators to either critique or applaud President Ramaphosa’s Sona speech