EFF tries to disrupt president’s speech to Parliament by bringing up deluge of points of order
An investigation by the auditor general into the defence department’s records found that a lack of accountability and consequence management is rife
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Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula let slip that she has received legal opinion on how parliament should proceed on the findings of the state capture inquiry and now finds herself accused of stalling
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The fraught interview carried an echo of the controversy over former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s religious pronoucements after members of the JSC cited extracts from Madondo’s writings on the biblical view on homosexuality
The motions of no confidence were tabled by the African Transformation Movement and the Democratic Alliance
The president said he had expected the commission to limit itself to commenting on the suitability of all four shortlisted candidates, but that the decision remained his prerogative
An estimated R4-million has been budgeted for this year’s event, up sharply from R208 000 in 2021
Parliament yet to implement health and safety recommendations from 2018, union claims
Rumours abound about the quality of public works upkeep and the person arrested for arson
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The deputy president’s remarks come just hours after acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo warned that facilities were under threat from those wanting to destroy institutions safeguarding constitutional rights
Fresh blaze erupts on roof of National Assembly
After firefighters battled for more than 24 hours to bring the devastating blaze under control, presiding officers were meeting on Monday to assess the damage
Speaker expresses ‘shock’ and ‘sadness’ as fire ravages the historic building, causing the ceiling of the National Assembly to cave in. At lunchtime on Sunday, firefighters were still on the scene
As the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) concludes its first leg of the inquiry into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the testimonies have laid bare the dysfunctional state of South Africa’s justice, crime prevention and security cluster. During the inquiry, members of the cluster engaged in buck-passing and blame-gaming, with no one […]
Despite a shake-up in defence and intelligence, the security cluster remains shaky ahead of potentially explosive elective conferences
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The speaker of parliament intervened when the DA demanded the deputy president comment on rumours he had been poisoned, saying health information was confidential
KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi took no prisoners as he accused former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula of perjury at hearings into the unrest
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Former speaker Thandi Modise’s refusal to allow MPs to vote in secret on a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa was not rational, the SCA held
Minister of police only receives information from national commissioner that relates to him, commission hears
Sihle Zikalala told the South African Human Rights Commission that the July unrest was the most destructive protest in the country’s history
Former defence minister says top KwaZulu-Natal cop was reluctant to share information with her
Former defence minister voted in ahead of the Democratic Alliance’s Annelie Lotriet
1 Military Hospital is in a serious state of disrepair and the report of a forensic investigation into who is to blame for the mess remains under wraps
‘I will come out and explain to the nation exactly how I will deal with [the SIU] report,’ Ramaphosa said during a walkabout at vaccine sites in Gauteng
There are calls for the president to act against ministers said to be responsible for the state’s slow response to the unrest, but his hands are tied
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But the biggest internal deployment since 1994 is not without challenges, as food, fuel and simply getting to the hotspots are problems facing the SANDF’s deployment
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Police, State Security Agency were not ‘missing in action’, says Minister Ayanda Dlodlo of violence and pillaging sweeping across parts of South Africa
Find out about the SANDF’s new uniform, which is costing taxpayers close to R200-million, while mission-critical equipment is not maintained
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All the available resources from the private sector needed to be exhausted before the Air Force could be called in to assist in dousing in the flames
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The SANDF has made headlines over the past year for all the wrong reasons. The new appointments to the Military Command Council aim to offer stability
Rape, kidnapping and victim-blaming are endemic and perpetrators protected, report finds
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Former members of the defence department’s advisory council tell oversight committee their recommendations went ignored and that an audit should be conducted