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Parliament

Can Parliament dissolve if enough MPs resign?
Article
/ 10 August 2017

Can Parliament dissolve if enough MPs resign?

Mmusi Maimane has called for the dissolution of Parliament following the failed motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma via secret ballot.

By Paul Herman
How to dissolve the National Assembly
Article
/ 10 August 2017

How to dissolve the National Assembly

​The DA on Wednesday announced that it intends to table a motion to dissolve Parliament on Thursday.

By Jan Gerber
Lessons from Parliament: Conscience and the courage to rebel
Article
/ 10 August 2017

Lessons from Parliament: Conscience and the courage to rebel

Should MPs have the right to vote according to their conscience?

By Roger Southall
War of attrition against President ‘Zupta’ is in full swing
Article
/ 9 August 2017

War of attrition against President ‘Zupta’ is in full swing

The fact that the motion was defeated by only a 21 vote margin is unprecedented.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma vote: How many ANC MPs broke ranks?
Article
/ 9 August 2017

Zuma vote: How many ANC MPs broke ranks?

As few as 31 or as many as 40 "rebel" African National Congress MPs may have voted for the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma.

By Pieter-Louis Myburgh, Adriaan Basson and Paul Herman
Useful tips to cleanse Parliament
Article
/ 9 August 2017

Useful tips to cleanse Parliament

I would like to point out that it’s important not to cut corners when you clean your house of Parliament.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma suggests opposition used money to buy votes
Article
/ 8 August 2017

Zuma suggests opposition used money to buy votes

“I can tell you, they spent a lot of money. And I’m happy for those who took the money, children will eat.”

By Govan Whittles
Zuma survives no-confidence vote despite ANC dissenters
Article
/ 8 August 2017

Zuma survives no-confidence vote despite ANC dissenters

Despite surviving a vote of no-confidence in Parliament on Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma was confirmed as a lame-duck president.

By Niren Tolsi
LIVESTREAM: MPs cast ‘historic’ secret ballot vote
Article
/ 8 August 2017

LIVESTREAM: MPs cast ‘historic’ secret ballot vote

Draft resolution: Motion of no confidence in the President in terms of section 102(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (85)

By Staff Reporter
This is the process of the vote of #NoConfidence
Article
/ 8 August 2017

This is the process of the vote of #NoConfidence

Parliament has set out the process in a statement released on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
What the motion of no confidence means for Baleka Mbete
Article
/ 7 August 2017

What the motion of no confidence means for Baleka Mbete

Parliament Speaker Baleka Mbete will soon reveal if MPs will vote by secret ballot in the motion of no confidence against President Zuma.

By Raeesa Pather
Zuma no confidence vote: The ANC is the loser, whatever happens
Article
/ 7 August 2017

Zuma no confidence vote: The ANC is the loser, whatever happens

Even if President Zuma wins the no confidence vote, the consequences for the ruling ANC are dire.

By Roger Southall
Mthembu: ANC must act against ‘defiant’ MP Mondli Gungubele
Article
/ 31 July 2017

Mthembu: ANC must act against ‘defiant’ MP Mondli Gungubele

​The ANC needs to act against its "ill-disciplined" MP for saying he will not vote against the motion of no confidence, its chief whip says.

By Jan Gerber
The possible scenarios of the Zuma no-confidence vote
Analysis
/ 24 July 2017

The possible scenarios of the Zuma no-confidence vote

Could the second coming of the ANC and the country be upon us?

By Staff Reporter
Zuma: I’ve never sought residency outside of SA
Article
/ 24 July 2017

Zuma: I’ve never sought residency outside of SA

President Jacob Zuma revealed in a written reply to a Parliamentary question on Monday that he owns no property outside of South Africa.

By Jan Cronje
Explainer: Why amendments to SA’s ‘Money Bills Act’ matter
Article
/ 24 July 2017

Explainer: Why amendments to SA’s ‘Money Bills Act’ matter

The amendments to South Africa’s Money Bills Act don’t go far enough – for one, they do not address incoherence in Parliament’s oversight of taxes.

By Seán Mfundza Muller
EFF threatens Baleka Mbete with court action if she rejects secret ballot
Article
/ 21 July 2017

EFF threatens Baleka Mbete with court action if she rejects secret ballot

Zuma’s eighth motion of no confidence comes amid intensified calls from within the ANC for him to step down from leadership.

By Staff Reporter
Makhosi Khoza: Being led by a president who harasses women is intolerable
Article
/ 18 July 2017

Makhosi Khoza: Being led by a president who harasses women is intolerable

The ANC MP has reiterated her demand that Jacob Zuma must step down to save South Africans.

By Staff Reporter
WATCH LIVE: Zuma grilled in Parliament
Article
/ 22 June 2017

WATCH LIVE: Zuma grilled in Parliament

President Jacob Zuma is due to face some tough questions on Thursday during his quarterly appearance in Parliament to answer questions from MPs.

By Paul Herman
Asking MPs to listen to voters is likely a waste of time – survey
Article
/ 4 May 2017

Asking MPs to listen to voters is likely a waste of time – survey

Citizens are ignored because decisions have been taken without them – or because MPs don’t read.

By Phillip De Wet
ConCourt to hear UDM’s secret ballot bid on May 15
Article
/ 3 May 2017

ConCourt to hear UDM’s secret ballot bid on May 15

The party argues that since the president is elected secretly, a vote of no confidence should be conducted in a similar manner.

By Staff Reporter
Andile Mngxitama goes head to head with Joanmariae Fubbs, Yunus Carrim
Article
/ 3 May 2017

Andile Mngxitama goes head to head with Joanmariae Fubbs, Yunus Carrim

The Black First Land First leader says Carrim has an ‘Indian superiority consciousness just like Gandhi’.

By Caroline Vakil
Letters to the editor: April 21 to 27 2017
Article
/ 21 April 2017

Letters to the editor: April 21 to 27 2017

Readers write in about the ANC, and the secret ballot.

By Letters
ANC bids farewell to Ramatlhodi, a minister who ‘served with distinction’
Article
/ 12 April 2017

ANC bids farewell to Ramatlhodi, a minister who ‘served with distinction’

The former public service and administration minister is the fourth axed Cabinet member to quit Parliament.

By Thulani Gqirana
Editorial: Parliament finally jolts to its senses
Article
/ 10 March 2017

Editorial: Parliament finally jolts to its senses

It is like a tall drink of cool water on a sweltering day seeing our MPs do what they are mandated (and paid) to do.

By Editorial
Julius Malema: The EFF has exposed the ANC’s hypocrisy
Article
/ 28 February 2017

Julius Malema: The EFF has exposed the ANC’s hypocrisy

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader suggested in Parliament on Tuesday that the ruling party was not serious about land reform.

By Paul Herman
WATCH LIVE: Parliamentary debate on land expropriation
Article
/ 28 February 2017

WATCH LIVE: Parliamentary debate on land expropriation

MPs are debating an EFF motion for the amendment of the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation.

By Staff Reporter
The weekly pop sack: Midweek roasts, appropriation and black excellence
Article
/ 24 February 2017

The weekly pop sack: Midweek roasts, appropriation and black excellence

"We have entered the era of representation in the movies. Storytelling that speaks to the diverse experiences of people"

By Kuntha Ndimande
Brian Molefe to be sworn in as a member of Parliament
Article
/ 17 February 2017

Brian Molefe to be sworn in as a member of Parliament

Molefe attracted controversy when he was implicated in the public protector’s State of Capture report for links to the Gupta family.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma: We are not racist when we say whites own land
Article
/ 16 February 2017

Zuma: We are not racist when we say whites own land

Replying to MPs who debated his State of the Nation address, the president said the issue of land ownership should be tackled head on.

By Raeesa Pather
WATCH LIVE: Debate on 2017 State of the Nation Address
Article
/ 15 February 2017

WATCH LIVE: Debate on 2017 State of the Nation Address

Members of Parliament debate Sona 2017 for a second day today.

By Staff Reporter
Maimane: The ANC has gone from liberator to the enemy of people
Article
/ 14 February 2017

Maimane: The ANC has gone from liberator to the enemy of people

The Democratic Alliance leader says scenes from Thursday’s State of the Nation address were a glimpse of the future under the ruling party.

By Thulani Gqirana
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