Big business has agreed to cut its electricity usage to allow Eskom to keep the power on for parliamentarians on Friday afternoon. Eskom said it had received a request from Lechesa Tsenoli‚ the deputy speaker of parliament‚ to suspend the…
The university says the vice-chancellor was ‘cleared’ of the charges Parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education, science and technology has slammed the appointment of Prof Peter Mbati as vice-chancellor of Sefako Makgatho…
Thousands of Capetonians refused to sing the national anthem and booed President Cyril Ramaphosa when they gathered outside parliament on Thursday to protest about gender violence. Instead, they chanted “Enough is enough” as the uprising…
ANC deputy president David Mabuza has asked not to be sworn in as a member of parliament. This was announced on Wednesday morning by ANC presidency head Zizi Kodwa ahead of a swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday of newly elected MPs by Chief…
Parliament’s trade and industry committee is in the final stages of processing a draft bill providing debt relief for heavily indebted consumers which remains substantially unchanged‚ despite strong opposition from the banking sector. The…
A fight broke out in parliament on Wednesday during a Labour Portfolio Committee meeting to discuss‚ in detail‚ the National Minimum Wage Bill. The committee chair‚ Sharome van Schalkwyk‚ described the incident as “unfortunate” and was…
By Justice Malala State capture Malema’s party won’t let us forget what finance minister has done to our economy Last Wednesday the EFF once again protested loudly and walked out of parliament. They said that Malusi Gigaba, President…
A former Member of Parliament on Wednesday alleged she had been raped by a prominent sports administrator. Jennifer Ferguson‚ a singer-songwriter and former ANC MP‚ alleged the incident occurred in a Port Elizabeth hotel over two decades…
BY NATHI OLIFANT President Jacob Zuma has decried the ANC’s loss of its two-thirds majority in parliament, saying this was the reason the party could not move in promulgating laws that would make the lives of black people better. Speaking…
The Economic Freedom Fighters have called on Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to resign after she backtracked on plans to square off with the Reserve Bank in court. Mkhwebane announced on Monday that she had reversed her decision after…
Axed cabinet ministers who swiftly resigned as MPs this week are due to pocket millions of rands on top of their pensions, thanks to a generous but little-known “gratuity” for their public service. Former ministers Tina Joemat-Pettersson…
Former Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson has resigned as an ANC MP, Parliament confirmed on Thursday. Her resignation is effective from 31 March. This comes in the wake of the resignation of former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi…
