A parliamentary ethics committee wants a response to media reports of wrongdoing.
The government has to adopt a language policy for schools that promotes true multilingualism in South Africa.
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/ 25 January 2012
Parliamentary hearings on the SA Weather Service Amendment Bill are set to continue amid criticism that the legislation is vague and unconstitutional.
Parliament has stressed that it has exclusive powers to regulate and control its internal procedures.
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/ 22 November 2011
The controversy around Black Tuesday reminds <b>Verashni Pillay</b> why we do what we do.
State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says the new secrecy Bill is not targeting the country’s free press despite fears by critics.
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/ 14 November 2011
ANC MP Luwellyn Landers says the scheduled debate on the Protection of State Information Bill will be delayed by a week to next Wednesday.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe says legislation intended to transform and restructure the legal profession will soon be tabled in Parliament.
The workings of a unit inside Parliament, set up to support chapter nine institutions, are still unclear.
Parliament is planning to spend more than R2-billion on a revamp of facilities and the parliamentary precinct, but lacks an independent watchdog.
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/ 13 January 2009
The National Assembly’s battered image could be restored if Parliament reopens discussions on the arms deal, an independent panel said on Tuesday.
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/ 10 December 2008
Parliament’s recess has been cut short to table President Kgalema Motlanthe’s decision to axe suspended prosecutions boss Vusi Pikoli.
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/ 29 October 2008
Former Cabinet minister Kader Asmal resigned from Parliament because he did not want to vote for the disbanding of the Scorpions.
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/ 24 October 2008
The demise of the Directorate of Special Operations, or Scorpions, drew closer on Thursday when legislation to disband the unit was approved.
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/ 21 October 2008
Businessman Hugh Glenister has launched an urgent application for an interdict to stop MPs voting on legislation to disband the Scorpions.
An offer to buy back voucher claims at the centre of Travelgate was considered the best option for dealing with the matter, Parliament said.
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/ 26 September 2008
Kgalema Motlanthe was first to arrive, parking his Audi and slipping into the empty chamber for his last hours outside the presidential bubble.
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/ 23 November 2007
The South African Parliament officially closed for the year on Thursday with MPs voting for a 7,6% salary increase for President Thabo Mbeki, to R1,27-million a year, backdated to April 1. It was far short of the nearly 60% increase from R1,18-million to R1,89-million recommended by the independent Moseneke Commission in its review of salary packages for public office-bearers.
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/ 2 November 2007
Former anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman has not been given the recognition she deserves in the new South Africa, Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Friday. In a tribute to Suzman ahead of her 90th birthday next week, he said she had tirelessly used her position as MP during the Sixties and Seventies to break the apartheid mould.