Oversight is crucial, and more so during a state of disaster, yet the Parliament seems to prefer deferring this function until the Covid-19 crisis is over
The legislature will suspend its business indefinitely from Wednesday, after a final sitting to pass two pieces of critical legislation to keep the wheels of government turning
Parliament said it will convene only to pass legislation pertaining to Tito Mboweni’s budget Bill before MPs adjourn for their constituency break
Hundreds of legislators won’t be able to meet in parliamentary chambers after restrictions on gatherings to curb the spread of Covid-19 disease
The public works department told Parliament that there were ongoing efforts to increase safety and patrols at the villages, which are fortified by fences and monitored by cameras and access-controlled booms
Meanwhile, the City of Tshwane’s leadership is being dissolved due to collapsing service delivery
One man is pushing for a change to labour legislation that will allow workers to take paid time off to look after their parents
The health minister is positive that all those who came into contact with the infected Durban man will be identified and quarantined
The budget is usually scheduled for the second-last Wednesday in February, and the ratings agencies deliver their decisions after assessing the country’s plans for the fiscal year ahead
The judicial system alone and appealing to miscreants has not stopped attacks on women
The stream of about 100 000 Chinese tourists to South Africa each year has dried up for now, MPs told
ANC MPs test the EFF’s disruptive tactics on the leader of the Red Berets in Sona reply
However, the president says even if he has a conflict of interest, another Cabinet member could suspend the public protector
A four-year wait to retrieve three bodies trapped in a container underground could be over if a buyer for the mine is found
“We will fear nothing,” Ramaphosa says
Live updates from the 2020 State of the Nation Address
Julius Malema’s 44-member caucus stick to their guns: ‘Fire Pravin or else’
The official opposition says the president’s state of the nation speech will not detail anything new or productive. Meanwhile, the EFF is threatening more disruption
The former president’s lawyers say they do not know how where Parliament obtained the information about his attendance
The case between the president and Busisiwe Mkhwebane has also drawn in the national director of public prosecutions and the Financial Intelligence Centre
The public protector has labelled her possible impeachment as unconstitutional and unlawful
Local government has long been the site of gross mismanagement and corruption. Both of these deny people their hopes and dreams and can lead to them also losing their lives.
Regina Mohlomi says she never saw herself as a parliamentary bouncer
Critics are asking if the council, which debates social and economic policies, is fit for purpose
The minister of human settlements, water and sanitation, who put Dlamini in the job on November 5, has 10 days to respond to parliamentary questions
It was a helluva week, particularly after my cellphone died. But I found an old phone number for Gwede
It may have good intentions but it fails to achieve what it sets out to do
SA’s economic prospects have declined rapidly since Feburary, with Eskom being one of the biggest drains. It’s time for some difficult choices
After stepping down as the leader of the DA, the party’s former leader has now left parliament
Amid the violence in Jeppestown — labelled xenophobia, but a manifestation of people’s fears and desperation — runs a sliver of hope
“Our nation is at a crossroads. Our actions now will determine whether we rise or sink into the abyss,” the president says
The high court orders some immediate changes to the law that allows government to intercept people’s phones and correspondence