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State Of The Nation 2015

ANC welcomes Court dismissal of media’s case against Mbete
Article
/ 28 May 2015

ANC welcomes Court dismissal of media’s case against Mbete

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed the case from a media group against Speaker Baleka Mbete regarding Parliament’s broadcasting policy.

By Staff Reporter
Removing MPs from Parly ‘inconsistent with Constitution’
Article
/ 12 May 2015

Removing MPs from Parly ‘inconsistent with Constitution’

The Western Cape High Court has ruled that the Powers and Privileges Act is only applicable to non-members of Parliament.

By Emsie Ferreira
Signal jamming in Parly must be declared unlawful – media houses
Article
/ 21 April 2015

Signal jamming in Parly must be declared unlawful – media houses

Media houses want the Western Cape High Court to declare it was unlawful to use a signal jamming device during the Sona in February.

By Jenna Etheridge
DA argument on Mbete calling police is ‘extremist’
Article
/ 17 March 2015

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.

By Sapa
Why size matters for farmers
Article
/ 12 March 2015

Why size matters for farmers

Is the government’s mooted 12 000 hectare ‘ceiling’ on landownership practical – or even feasible?

By Staff Reporter
Court dismisses bid for uninterrupted Parliament feed
Article
/ 10 March 2015

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.

By Sapaxxxx
Zuma’s first question session for 2015 to be ‘robust’
Article
/ 10 March 2015

Zuma’s first question session for 2015 to be ‘robust’

Analysts feel that President Jacob Zuma may once again duck the main issues, but know what they think he should say.

By Thulani Gqirana
Nzimande: Defeat EFF’s anarchy and neo-fascist behaviour
Article
/ 8 March 2015

Nzimande: Defeat EFF’s anarchy and neo-fascist behaviour

South African Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande is calling for a firm stand against the anarchy of the EFF.

By Victoria John
SABC worker lays assault charge against head of news
Article
/ 5 March 2015

SABC worker lays assault charge against head of news

The SABC’s head of news, Jimi Matthews, has been accused of assaulting a staff member outside Parliament during the State of the Nation Address.

By Staff Reporter
Ramaphosa refuses to answer questions on signal jamming
Article
/ 5 March 2015

Ramaphosa refuses to answer questions on signal jamming

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa refused to answer questions in Parliament about the security measures used during the State of the Nation Address.

By Thulani Gqirana
Western Cape police silent on action taken at Sona
Article
/ 4 March 2015

Western Cape police silent on action taken at Sona

When asked about the arrest of DA members, police commissioner Arno Lamoer said security had been a national operation with different role players.

By Sapa
Successes or failures, we need evidence
Article
/ 27 February 2015

Successes or failures, we need evidence

President Jacob Zuma missed a major opportunity. We need to send a strong signal to other developing countries that we support more accountability.

By Staff Reporter
ANC, not JZ, is the real threat to democracy
Article
/ 27 February 2015

ANC, not JZ, is the real threat to democracy

Only the courts and civil society can stem the drift from constitutionalism to an unfettered executive.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
South Africa: Post the State of the Nation Address
Article
/ 23 February 2015

South Africa: Post the State of the Nation Address

South Africans must stand together in multitudes to hold politicians accountable for disrespecting our democratic institutions before the whole world.

By Staff Reporter
Take back parliament for the people, declares R2K
Article
/ 20 February 2015

Take back parliament for the people, declares R2K

Members and supporters of the Right2Know campaign rallied in the Cape Town and vowed to take back Parliament for the South African public.

By Staff Reporter
AfriForum: Zuma is using Afrikaners as scapegoats
Article
/ 20 February 2015

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.

By Sapaxxxx
State of the Nation: Why I couldn’t bear to watch this show of no leadership
Article
/ 20 February 2015

State of the Nation: Why I couldn’t bear to watch this show of no leadership

We boycotted and protested against apartheid and with our votes we have returned the ANC to power since 1994. We didn’t do that to be oppressed.

By Neo Lekgotla
Zuma adds humorous touch to Sona debate response
Article
/ 19 February 2015

Zuma adds humorous touch to Sona debate response

The president was in top form, from "commending" Julius Malema and calling Mangosuthu Buthelezi the "voice of reason", to giving a history lesson.

By Thulani Gqirana
Radebe: MPs disrupting Parly dishonour democracy
Article
/ 19 February 2015

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.

By Thulani Gqirana
Mahlobo blames Sona signal disruptions on ‘glitches’
Article
/ 19 February 2015

Mahlobo blames Sona signal disruptions on ‘glitches’

State Security Minister David Mahlobo has denied reports of signal jamming at the State of the Nation Address, blaming it on equipment glitches.

By Sapaxxxx
ANC taunts opposition as Sona debate intensifies
Article
/ 19 February 2015

ANC taunts opposition as Sona debate intensifies

DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane has been referred to as a broken black man in a "broken blue sea of white conservative males".

By Thulani Gqirana
SA’s Parliament of paranoia
Article
/ 19 February 2015

SA’s Parliament of paranoia

Explanations for the State of the Nation 2015 security drama of jammed cellphone signals came thick and fast, but few held any water.

By Staff Reporter
DA, EFF not impressed by jovial Jacob Zuma
Article
/ 19 February 2015

DA, EFF not impressed by jovial Jacob Zuma

Economic Freedom Fighters and Democratic Alliance MPs sat stony-faced as the president delivered his reply to the Sona debate.

By Matuma Letsoala and Thulani Gqirana
Who gets to hold a society’s moral authority?
Article
/ 19 February 2015

Who gets to hold a society’s moral authority?

Ray McCauley mediated between the ANC and EFF as their issues were deemed moral, not political. But who are our moral figureheads?

By Sipho Kings
A coup of cockroaches? Or a plague of wild rhetoric?
Article
/ 19 February 2015

A coup of cockroaches? Or a plague of wild rhetoric?

We must see the evidence of how views held by some ANC top brass may have led to the death of people living and working in South Africa.

By Kate Stegeman
Sona 2015: What Zuma said on the night of chaos
Article
/ 19 February 2015

Sona 2015: What Zuma said on the night of chaos

Amid the drama before the State of the Nation address and the confusion that followed, much of what Jacob Zuma had to say in his speech was lost.

By Phillip De Wet
Intelligence official blamed for Sona signal jamming
Article
/ 18 February 2015

Intelligence official blamed for Sona signal jamming

State Security Minister David Mahlobo has conceded that the signal jamming ahead of the State of the Nation address was an “operational error”.

By Qaanitah Hunter
Maimane: Zuma laughed while South Africans cried
Article
/ 18 February 2015

Maimane: Zuma laughed while South Africans cried

With heckling and cheering from MPs, the Sona debate was nothing short of dramatic when the DA’s Mmusi Maimane roasted President Jacob Zuma.

By Thulani Gqirana
Maimane to Zuma: You are not an honourable man
Article
/ 17 February 2015

Maimane to Zuma: You are not an honourable man

The DA’s Mmusi Maimane told Jacob Zuma that he had "broken" Parliament, adding that he was "a broken man presiding over a broken society".

By Sapaxxxx
We didn’t know it was a signal scrambler, says adamant Mbete
Article
/ 17 February 2015

We didn’t know it was a signal scrambler, says adamant Mbete

Baleka Mbete refused to disclose who owns the device used for security measures in Parliament during the Sona 2015, causing scrambled signals.

By Thulani Gqirana
Mbete: Parliament knew about security ‘device’ at Sona
Article
/ 17 February 2015

Mbete: Parliament knew about security ‘device’ at Sona

National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete says that while Parliament was aware of a security device, the plan was never to block journalists’ reception.

By Sapa
Was Mbeki pressured into watering down his Sona criticism?
Article
/ 16 February 2015

Was Mbeki pressured into watering down his Sona criticism?

Former president Thabo Mbeki may have backtracked on his Sona comments, but SA needs more credible leaders to lead the charge, says Verashni Pillay.

By Verashni Pillay
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