An angry deputy president called on opposition party leaders to show Jacob Zuma respect in Parliament if they want a good relationship with him.
The EFF’s chief whip has apologised "unconditionally" for flipping the bird at Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament.
Parliament has postponed its inquiry into the academic qualifications of SABC chairperson, Ellen Tshabalala.
Ellen Tshabalala’s lawyers have launched a bid to stop an inquiry that had resolved to have her suspended for lying about her qualifications.
Sources said that the opposition – the EFF, DA, UDM and IFP – are planning to withdraw due to unhappiness over the ‘procedurally incorrect’ process.
A group called ‘concerned lawyers and educationalists for equality before the law’ has written to Parliament, asking for Thuli Madonsela’s removal.
The EFF is set to be absent from Parliament’s scrutiny of departments’ annual reports, which begins next Tuesday and runs until the end of October.
What the bullying ANC doesn’t get is that our democracy is almost more than just numbers.
Julius Malema and other EFF MPs walked out of a disciplinary hearing about the "pay back the money" debacle, saying it was contaminated by the ANC.
The EFF’s parliamentary disciplinary hearing began with the firebrand party making life difficult for the committee members questioning its MPs.
A parliamentary committee’s decision to suspend SABC chairperson Zandile Tshabalala has been overruled, leaving the decision up to the president.
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/ 30 September 2014
EFF MPs have to submit themselves to a parliamentary disciplinary process after the high court in Cape Town kicked out the party’s urgent interdict.
The EFF had made a "gross and manipulative" misrepresentation of Baleka Mbete’s comments that she had "lost it", Parliament said.
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/ 23 September 2014
Parliament’s powers and privileges committee has charged 20 EFF MPs for refusing to leave the National Assembly chamber when ordered to do so.
Parliament must crack the whip against the rabble-rousing EFF, whose antics have disrupted proceedings on a couple of occasions, says Gwede Mantashe.
Parliament launched a #KnowYourSpeaker campaign, championing Baleka Mbete after a walkout handed the ANC success in a vote of no confidence in her.
The two EFF leaders have been thrown out of Parliament for a second time after calling Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa a murderer.
Not only is the National Assembly providing entertainment at the moment, it’s giving SA a taste of how healthy its democracy is, writes Khaya Dlanga.
Parliament’s communications portfolio committee has unanimously resolved to recommend the suspension of SABC board chairperson Ellen Tshabalala.
Leader of the official opposition Mmusi Maimane has kicked off the debate on the motion of no confidence in National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete.
Four top public servants do not have the required police security clearance and at least one of them is not qualified for the position she holds.
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/ 11 September 2014
Elements of judgments in Sanral and ‘spy tapes’ cases do not accord with principle of open justice.
Julius Malema and his fellow MPs made good on their threat to block all motions in the House on Wednesday, causing proceedings to be suspended.
The oversight committee on communication said SABC chairperson Ellen Tshabalala failed to provide proof of her qualifications to the committee.
The Bill that seeks to legalise marijuana for the treatment of cancer is being tabled in Parliament again following the death of Mario Ambrosini.
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has called on domestic workers to voice their views on pending changes to two Acts that will give them more rights.
Speaker Baleka Mbete and National Council of Provinces chair Thandi Modise are ushering the party faithful into their ‘impartial’ offices.
Baleka Mbete said she is aware of her responsibility to impartiality, despite controversy around handling of the recent EFF fracas in Parliament.
As Baleka Mbete passed the EFF’s suspension case on to a committee to handle, the party says it will continue to demand answers on the Nkandla matter.
EFF leader Julius Malema warned National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete that if she does not withdraw her suspension notice, the EFF will go to court.
Zuma is obliged to answer Malema’s questions; instead, security in the house is being ramped up.
Many of President Zuma’s allies make up the ad hoc committee which will interrogate public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on Nkandla upgrades.