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Mbete denies DA request to reconvene Parly to address Eskom power crisis
The official opposition wanted MPs to return from recess so as to establish an ad hoc committee to look into the energy crisis.
The Speaker of the National Assembly will preside over Parliament for the last time this term at the State of the Nation Address, and she’s not relieved.
Various accounts on twitter allege that Mbete owns 146 trucks and has several business interests which were not divulged to Parliament's Registrar of Members’ Interests.
National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete says that work on the study will start this month and that she expects a report in six months time.
Witnesses have told Eyewitness News the group refused requests to be quiet as the committee was discussing the National Minimum Wage Bill.
Hundreds of mourners celebrated the life of Madikizela-Mandela at a memorial service in Cape Town on Monday night.
Matters came to a head in the National Assembly on Thursday when not a single minister was present in the House to respond to members’ statements.
Members of Parliament (MPs) have repeatedly slammed ministers for failing to attend oral reply sessions, or sending their deputies, saying they are not accounting properly to Parliament.
Zuma announced his resignation in a late night address on Wednesday night.
The Economic Freedom Fighters threatened court action against National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete over their demands.
On Monday, her office said in a statement that she was consulting ANC Chief Whip Jackson Mthembu and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Opposition parties want the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) motion of no confidence President Jacob Zuma to be scheduled for this week.
The EFF, along with other opposition parties, says South Africans should have the choice of electing a new president and shouldn't be held to ransom by the ANC.
National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete announced the postponement of the State of the Nation Address on Tuesday.
Delaying the State of The Nation Address is unprecedented, but if it impacts on the delivery of the national budget, it could be disastrous.
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng spoke to Radio 702 on Monday where he once again expressed concerns about attacks on the judiciary by some political leaders.
The EFF says it wants the Constitutional Court to determine whether President Jacob Zuma’s conduct is impeachable.
The EFF wants the Constitutional Court to compel Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete to initiate impeachment proceedings against Zuma.
President Jacob Zuma has flatly denied he’s ever instructed any state institution to give contracts to anyone.