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FILE: Scopa chairperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa. Picture: @MkhulekoHlengwa/Twitter

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DA asks Parly Speaker to probe Scopa chair Hlengwa's conduct in spat with Mavuso

By Regan Thaw

Mkhuleko Hlengwa chairs the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) and got into a war-of-words with Eskom board member Busisiwe Mavuso last week at a...

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    Govt's move to lift national state of disaster welcomed

    Western Cape Premier Alan Winde had been the loudest in calling for the state of disaster to be scrapped and he said that lifting the measure was long overdue.

    134 days ago
  • Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen. Picture: @jsteenhuisen/Twitter

    Opposition MPs call on SA to take sterner stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine

    DA leader John Steenhuisen - who requested the debate - has accused the ANC-led government of hiding behind the veneer of neutrality to give tacit support to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine.

    154 days ago
  • FILE: Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)'s president Velenkosini Hlabisa. Picture: @IFPinParliament/Twitter

    IFP wants KZN budget to prioritise service delivery, address poverty

    Finance MEC Nomusa Dube Ncube will deliver her budget speech on Wednesday at the Royal Showgrounds in Pietermaritzburg.

    161 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema makes a point during the State of the Nation Address debate in Parliament on 14 February 2022. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter

    Malema: SA has gone from bad to worse under Ramaphosa

    On Monday, MPs from the ANC and the opposition debated the speech which has received a mixed reaction. While the DA commended certain aspects of the speech, others like the EFF dismissed the speech as neo-liberal.

    183 days ago
  • Amajuba District Speaker Reginald Ndima. Picture: @IFPinParliament/Twitter

    KZN political parties call for interventions following attacks on councillors

    Parties are appealing for the protection of those who have been elected by the public to run municipalities across the province - without fearing for their lives.

    197 days ago
  • Amajuba District Speaker Reginald Ndima. Picture: @IFPinParliament/Twitter

    IFP concerned about political killings in KZN after Amajuba Speaker murdered

    IFP national council member and Speaker of the AmaJuba District, Reginald Ndima, was shot and killed by unknown assailants outside his home in Newcastle on Friday night.

    199 days ago
  • City of Johannesburg council sitting was disrupted again on 18 January 2022. Picture: City of Johannesburg/Twitter.

    City of Johannesburg set for third attempt to elect committee chairpersons

    Last week’s sitting was characterised by endless delays as different political parties sought to caucus over the way forward. The previous week, there were violent scenes in the council as parties fought against an open vote for committee chairs going ahead.

    201 days ago
  • Parliament's National Assembly on fire again after a flare-up on 3 December 2022. Picture: @MolotoMothapo/Twitter

    IFP concerned about Police Minister Cele's lack of comment on Parliament fire

    The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) said that the police ministry must take responsibility for the apparent lack of security at Parliament after a fire gutted several parts of the national key point last week.

    217 days ago
  • The ANC's Mxolisi Kaunda casts his vote during the eThekwini council's sitting on 24 November 2021. Picture: @eThekwiniM/Twitter

    KZN ANC denies IFP claims it bought votes to elect Kaunda as eThekwini mayor

    The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) said that an agreement was in place with smaller parties to not vote with the African National Congress (ANC) but things took another turn.

    265 days ago
  • SCREENGRAB: Disruptions at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. ANC and EFF supporters are seen making their way inside the but EFF councillors are preventing their members from coming inside. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/Eyewitness News.

    Political parties blame ANC for eThekwini council meeting disruption

    The council was expected to nominate chief whips, a mayor and deputy mayor but the sitting was thrown into disorder, with councillors hurling insults at each other.

    267 days ago
  • FILE: IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa. Picture: Twitter/@IFPinParliament

    IFP's Hlabisa says agreement with ANC not a coalition

    On Wednesday, the IFP announced that it had reached a consensus with the ANC on governance issues.

    272 days ago
  • FILE: IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa. Picture: Twitter/@IFPinParliament

    Hlabisa: IFP won't enter coalitions with parties clouded by corruption

    IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa said that they only wanted honest partners.

    282 days ago
  • It's alleged that IEC officials couldn't find the voters' names on the voter's roll on election day and turned residents away on Monday. Picture: AFP

    KZN voting station venue vandalised days after voters' names not found on roll

    Residents of the Dalton hostel smashed the windows of a TVET college campus and they protested in the streets, burning rubble and tyres.

    285 days ago
  • ‘Coalitions of convenience’: Political parties welcome municipal election results

    Political parties give their reactions after the Independent Electoral Commission released election results on 4 November 2021, in Tshwane. Parties are already approaching each other for coalitions after the commission announced that 66 municipalities were hung. #LGE2021 #Elections2021 #IEC

    285 days ago
  • IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo at the national election results centre in Pretoria on 4 November 2021. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/Eyewitness News.

    New chapter begins for local govt after polls produce surprising results

    With the elections declared free and fair, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said that the African National Congress (ANC) still dominated in the country’s 213 municipalities, having achieved a majority in 161 of them.

    285 days ago
  • The IEC result centre in Pretoria. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    ANC has big lead in national picture, metro-level shows closer race

    The African National Congress (ANC) has bagged 46.4% of the vote so far, the Democratic Alliance (DA) is at 22.2% and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) at 10% nationally but the country’s major metros are, however, much closer than the main picture.

    287 days ago
  • FILE: IFP spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa. Picture: @MkhulekoHlengwa/Twitter

    IFP raises concerns over 'volatile' electoral environment in KZN

    The province has seen around three fatal shootings recently, which could be linked to politics as parties gear up for the 1 November local government elections.

    302 days ago
  • FILE: IFP spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa. Picture: @MkhulekoHlengwa/Twitter

    IFP pulls election post featuring Zulu king, apologises to royal family

    The party said disciplinary action would be taken against a member who published an image of the king in a social media infographic, insisting that the party did not sanction it.

    309 days ago
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