We round up the top quotes from the State of the Nation debate as politicians traded insults ahead of President Jacob Zuma’s response.
MPs have been knocking President Jacob Zuma’s liberal use of the phrase "a good story" during the recent Parliamentary debates.
The DA’s parliamentary leader says the public works minister should be investigated for "misleading" Parliament on his task team’s Nkandla report.
An analysis of Zimbabwe’s former parliament shows that participation in both former houses was poor with 25% of MPs not uttering a word at all.
Parliament is considering clamping down on lenders charging illegal rates.
The ANC has pushed a number of high-profile amendments to a number of laws ahead of the upcoming elections.
Parliament has expressed shock and sadness at the death of Ben Skosana, who had been an MP since 1994.
Members of Parliament and other senior politicians paid tribute to former president Nelson Mandela in a sombre sitting of Parliament.
Members of the public may attend a special joint sitting of Parliament at 2pm on Monday to commemorate former president Nelson Mandela.
Luzuko Jacobs says Parliamentary processes and procedures are being followed to the letter and the M&G article on Stone Sizani is "incorrect".
SA’s mining and oil laws need more research and refinement before they are adopted and will probably only be amended next year, says Parliament.
The gifts to MPs, disclosed in the register of MPs’ interests, has alarmed the DA’s chief whip, who says excessive gifting is a problem.
More than 50 MPs and at least one Cabinet minister have missed the deadline to disclose their business interests to Parliament.
Recent amendments will hamper growth and without growth, transformation is a nonstarter, Coenraad Bezuidenhout says.
Party chief whip says Constitution won’t be changed without a referendum.
Candidates for the position of auditor general have squirmed, shuffled and shone at a grilling by MPs.
The only answer is a new building to accommodate the incoming bloated legislature but that is mission impossible, an official says.
Ethics committee heads Ben Turok and Lemias Mashile were grilled by angry ANC MPs on why law enforcement was brought into the Dina Pule scandal.
There is no evidence which suggests the involvement of Dina Pule in the alleged plot to assassinate top parliamentary officials, insists the police.
MPs say House’s decision-making role is hampered by two-month holiday.
Barely 10 months before the end of the parliamentary term, Parliament is preparing to train senior MPs on how to deal with the media.
The head of the institution’s budget office will be advising committees on how to settle their Bills.
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The lack of a quorum to vote on the Labour Relations Amendment Bill was concerning, ANC Chief Whip Stone Sizani said on Sunday.
The contentious Labour Relations Amendment Bill – which deals with labour brokers, among other things – has not been passed for lack of quorum.
The South Human Rights Commission has been criticised by MPs over its finding on the killing of Free State protester Andries Tatane.
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Democracy is about much more than just elections, which the drafters of the Constitution understood – and political leaders choose to ignore.
The African National Congress and opposition parties have so far failed to reach consensus on proposed new rules.
The independent body is expected to address weaknesses in the institution’s technical capacity.
President Jacob Zuma deviated from his prepared speech in Parliament on Thursday to criticise co-operation between opposition political parties.
The legislature faces a busy year, with laws from secrecy to e-tolling facing active opposition, writes Andisiwe Makinana.