Public protector accuses the constitutional court of ignoring alleged wrongdoing by its members
The public protector is attempting to use an alleged leak on the rescission decision to undermine the ruling – and the highest court in the land
The mining resources parliamentary portfolio committee and the department have continued to ignore the interests and rights of communities affected by mining
Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants the process halted pending an investigation she has demanded the constitutional court conducts into an obscure text message — and is trying to dictate the terms of it
The embattled public protector has also again petitioned the constitutional court on the subject of the message, which she claims suggest the outcome of her rescission application was leaked
But observers said the damage was done, delaying impeachment proceedings and providing more ammunition for political attack on the apex court
Opposition party members pulled no punches as they placed doubt on whether millions in funds which the government will release will reach the intended victims of the flood
The high court postponed the public protector’s bid to stem her suspension after a text message that would suggest, if legitimate, that constitutional court judges were leaking decisions
The defence minister said South Africa could not accept the return of vials of the drug it had loaned back to Cuba until it could follow due process
The head of the Cultural, Religious and Linguistics Rights Commission investigated church leaders abusing their congregants and refused to be distracted by threats on her life
The joint committee on ethics and members’ interests released it registry of gifts given to MPs and ministers
The president cautions that the courts cannot interfere with his constitutional power to suspend the public protector
The emergency fuel-price intervention was announced by the treasury in the parliament on Thursday afternoon, in light of skyrocketing global oil prices
But opposition MPs spoke eloquently to popular discomfort with a ruling collective that includes ministers fingered for corruption
The Spanish locomotives procured in an infamous state capture deal will be adjusted to run on local railway lines in an agreement designed to ensure the company recovers R1-billion of the money it lost
‘Post state capture we’ve put in several controls on the procurement and contract management side,’ says power utility procurement executive
Reserve system ‘is dying, not only in relation to the age cohort, but also in relation to its infrastructure’, parliament committee told
The application, widely seen as desperate, was dismissed with costs, burying her adverse findings against Ramaphosa over funding to his leadership campaign
A recent high court ruling on another matter led parliament’s portfolio committee on mineral resources and energy to halt the inquiry into the risk mitigation independent power producers procurement programme linked to Karpowership.
Labour group Assembly of Unemployed, supported by the South African Federation of Trade Unions, demands a basic income grant of R1 500.
Political culture, and not the Constitution, is an impediment to a better life for all South Africans
The public protector has already asked the president about a recording on the diversion of state funds for ANC election campaigns
The president, in a letter to a watchdog parliamentary committee, confirmed the authenticity of a leaked recording in which the problem is discussed, but said he was talking only to allegations made publicly by others
As the president spoke about state capture, opposition MPs murmured disparagingly in a manner previously reserved for his predecessor Jacob Zuma
Minister bemoans underspending of 48% and promises parliamentary committee to get things done ‘as they are supposed to be done’
Concerns abound about the parliament fire, with insiders saying the timing was suspicious and the truth may never come out, while intelligence and security clusters are worried.
Eskom, parliament, constitutional court, looting could all be linked. ‘We smell a rat’, says Blade Nzimande
As the party celebrates its 110th anniversary, President Cyril Ramaphosa says members must restore the ANC’s integrity to win the confidence and respect of South Africans.
The City Hall was chosen for its technical infrastructure and for being the building from which Nelson Mandela gave his address when he was freed and when he was elected president
The sprinkler system was two years overdue for service and it’s unclear if the fire alarm at the legislature was active, the report by Cape Town’s chief fire officer notes
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation will look into the cause and extent of the fire
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