Maimane: You will vote to keep a ‘thief’ in office
Baleka Mbete claimed a Concourt ruling didn’t apply to Parliament, after Mmusi Maimane called President Jacob Zuma a thief during a debate.
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DA argument on Mbete calling police is ‘extremist’
The DA’s argument to overturn a parliamentary rule allowing Mbete to call police to remove MP’s was "extremist", says senior counsel for Parliament.
MPs reject Zuma’s proposal of November Q&A session
Parliament’s programming committee has demanded that Zuma appears before the House by the end of April instead of the proposed November 3 session.
Court dismisses bid for uninterrupted Parliament feed
The applicants argued that it was the constitutional right of every citizen to have an accurate representation of what occurred in the House.
AfriForum: Zuma is using Afrikaners as scapegoats
AfriForum says President Jacob Zuma’s undertaking that the ANC would continue to defend minorities were empty words.
Radebe: MPs disrupting Parly dishonour democracy
Minister Jeff Radebe says it was disappointing to see MPs disrupt Parliament, showing no regard for those who sacrificed their lives for democracy.
Breytenbach: Decay of SA’s justice system must end
DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach plans to reintroduce a Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament this year to save SA’s "prosecutorial independence".
2014: M&G’s seven trending topics in SA
Which news trends were most popular on social media for this year? The M&G rounds them up.
Jacob Zuma and the invisibility cloak
The presidency released a statement that Zuma has in fact been in Parliament. The reason you can’t see him? Magic.
Zuma not sidestepping duty to answer questions – presidency
Presidency spokesperson Mac Maharaj says President Jacob Zuma is only required to answer questions by invitation, once per quarter.
Opposition unites against EFF MPs’ suspension
The ANC’s attempt to censure the EFF MPs who chanted "pay back the money" was pushed back by a united front from the opposition parties in Parliament.
Motion to rebuke Zuma’s ‘no show’ postponed
Chief whips agreed to postpone a debate late on Tuesday evening about President Jacob Zuma’s lack of attendance at National Assembly sittings.
Ramaphosa: Bearer of political solutions to Parliament’s problems
Cyril Ramaphosa traded the salaries of errant EFF MPs for a promise by opposition parties that they will respect Parliament’s rules in future.
Shivambu apologises ‘unconditionally’ for middle finger
The EFF’s chief whip has apologised "unconditionally" for flipping the bird at Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament.
Opposition parties could withdraw from EFF hearing
Sources said that the opposition – the EFF, DA, UDM and IFP – are planning to withdraw due to unhappiness over the ‘procedurally incorrect’ process.
Group asks Parliament to remove Madonsela
A group called ‘concerned lawyers and educationalists for equality before the law’ has written to Parliament, asking for Thuli Madonsela’s removal.
EFF walks out of Parliament disciplinary hearing
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.
ANC: Antics by the EFF should be dealt with ‘harshly’
Parliament must crack the whip against the rabble-rousing EFF, whose antics have disrupted proceedings on a couple of occasions, says Gwede Mantashe.
Malema: Withdraw suspension notice, or else
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.
Nkandla ad hoc committee takes shape
Many of President Zuma’s allies make up the ad hoc committee which will interrogate public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on Nkandla upgrades.
Parliament suspended after EFF becomes rowdy
Baleka Mbete suspended Parliament after EFF members started banging on their hard hats shouting "we want the money" and "Nkandla must be paid".
MPs argue over new Nkandla ad hoc committee’s tasks
The ANC and DA have locked horns over whether to allow the new Nkandla ad hoc committee to consider reports from the public protector and the SIU.
No more ‘business as usual’ for MPs and the state
The controversial practice of powerful politicians and their families doing business with the state is soon to come to an end.