'Top-class' land reform advisory panel set up
The panel appointed by Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to provide perspectives on land policy in the context of persisting land inequality, and unsatisfactory land and agrarian reform.
The panel appointed by Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to provide perspectives on land policy in the context of persisting land inequality, and unsatisfactory land and agrarian reform.
Inkatha Freedom Party Member of Parliament Mkhuleko Hlengwa says South Africa has been down this road before and previous attempts have amounted to nought.
The committee is reviewing whether a constitutional amendment to allow for land expropriation without compensation is needed.
Isilumko was to brief Parliament on its report on the over 700,000 submissions on Thursday but left without presenting to the committee.
The proposed law prescribes that no boy under the age of 16 can undergo initiation and also advises on sanctions in instances where there is non-compliance.
A senior parliamentary staffer committed shot himself in his office on Friday.
On Friday, a 57-year-old manager shot himself in his office, allegedly over a labour dispute.
Parliament officials were left reeling on Friday morning after a 57-year-old man took his own life in his office.
Democratic Alliance Chief Whip John Steenhuisen says the incident goes beyond firearm control and is also about the general wellness of employees.
The SABC says it doesn’t make enough money from advertisements during programming to pay royalties to actors.
Scores of shocked parliamentary officials gathered outside in the precinct soon after the news broke.
Democratic Alliance MP Glynnis Breytenbach says her party has every intention of reading each and every one of the more than 780,000 written submissions.
Robert McBride on Wednesday briefed Parliament’s police portfolio committee on a number of high-profile cases being investigated by the organisation.
The Democratic Alliance's David Maynier asked David Mabuza what he would be doing to withdraw or abandon what he called government's 'reckless' policies.
Ipid head Robert McBride they will now try to combine their efforts with the Hawks and other law enforcement agencies in the process of preparing their submission.
Police Minister Bheki Cele has conceded there are not nearly enough officers to police the country's ever-growing population.
The stats show how almost all gang-related murders in South Africa were recorded in the Western Cape.
The ANC also joins the police committee in raising serious concern over the increase in violent crimes like murder and sexual offences.