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Ramaphosa set for grilling from MPs over govt's COVID-19 response
This will be the president's first appearance in the National Assembly for oral questions since the declaration of a national state of disaster.
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Malema: COVID-19 has exposed inequalities in our education system
The EFF leader challenged the government to enact and implement relief measures for young people and society at large while reflecting on the economic and unemployment challenges faced by many.
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Mkhwebane probing tender irregularities related to lockdown
The Public Protector on Monday delivered her findings into a number of matters, including procurement irregularities and irregular staff appointments.
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Some ANC members picket outside Luthuli House ahead of Youth Day
The anti-racism picket was part of the party’s ongoing campaign to call on all sectors of society to unite and intensify the fight against racial prejudice.
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Mkhwebane closes 13 cases brought before her office
The Public Protector on Monday revealed findings into 35 investigations dealing with executive ethics, irregular staff appointments, and procurement irregularities.
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Ramaphosa refers Liquor Products Amendment Bill back to Parliament
The president said the bill could impact the making of traditional beer and in so doing affect rural communities.
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DA wants EC Health Dept placed in administration
The party claims that it is failing in key areas such as testing and tracing as COVID-19 infections increase in the province.
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Mthembu: Ministers questioning Cabinet decision on alcohol ban ill-disciplined
Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu was not happy with his colleagues in Cabinet who had questioned what he said was the collective decision to allow alcohol sales under level 3 lockdown.
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ANC stands by anti-police brutality campaign despite Cele criticism
Last week, ANC NEC member and Police Minister Bheki Cele told party members in KwaZulu-Natal Natal that the campaign turned the community against the police.
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ANC to meet with Cele over his disapproval of its anti-police brutality campaign
Last week, Cele delivered a virtual lecture to the ANC eThekwini region saying the campaign gave criminals an opportunity to turn communities against the police.
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Govt consults with industry on nuclear power plans
Government wants to supplement its power capacity because of problems at state-owned power utility Eskom’s fleet of coal-fired power plants, some of which will be decommissioned over the next two decades.
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Sanef welcomes review of ‘unconstitutional and draconian’ Secrecy Bill
President Cyril Ramaphosa returned the Bill to Parliament to be reviewed and aligned with the Constitution.
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ANC in Parly supports using workers’ pensions to rescue Eskom
Presenting the Appropriations Bill for adoption in the National Assembly on Friday, appropriations committee chairperson Sfiso Buthelezi said the move would benefit Eskom in the long run.
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ConCourt ruling on parts of Electoral Act met with mixed reactions
On Thursday, the Constitutional Court ruled that by not allowing independent candidates to contest the national and provincial elections, the Electoral Act put limits on their rights as enshrined in the Constitution.
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DA takes govt to court over reopening of personal care industry
The personal care industry has been restricted since March and is still prohibited from operating under lockdown level 3.
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ConCourt ruling on Electoral Act means parties will have to shape up - NNM
The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the Electoral Act was unconstitutional to the extent that it required South Africans to only contest the polls through the membership of political parties.
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ConCourt: Electoral Act strips citizens of right not to join a political party
The court ruled on Thursday morning that the act needed to be reviewed over the next 24 months to ensure that independent candidates could stand for election.
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EFF's Ndlozi questions role of SAPS in fight against GBV
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi was speaking at 28-year-old Tshegofatso Pule’s funeral in Meadowlands, Soweto, on Thursday.
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EFF asks for urgent Parly debate on Black Lives Matter movement
The party has written to National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise requesting the debate be held as a matter of national importance.
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Plans underway to elect new Tshwane mayor on Friday, says DA
The municipality was expected to hold its first virtual meeting with councillors to elect Stevens Mokgapala’s replacement.
