ANC MP Bongani Bongo appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Monday to face corruption allegations three years after a criminal case was opened against him.

Bongo appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Monday to face charges of allegedly offering to pay a parliamentary official to derail an inquiry into Eskom in 2017.

Parliament’s ad hoc committee to amend the Constitution to explicitly allow for land expropriation without compensation met on Friday for the first time this year.

Speaking during his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the new legislation would require not only Cabinet proposals, but also Parliament’s input.

Eskom estimated that, without additional capacity, there would be an electricity supply shortfall of between 4,000 and 6,000 megawatts over the next five years -

The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance's Maurice Smithers said President Cyril Ramaphosa has to touch on alcohol policy to give certainty, precisely because of COVID-19.

Parliament’s presiding officers, National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces chairperson Amos Masondo, have been briefing the media on final preparations for Sona.

Land Reform Minister Thoko Didiza told MPs that the release of apartheid-era farms owned by the South African Development Trust would go a long way in addressing the imbalances of the past and addressing land reform.

Professor Richard Calland has told the Zondo Commission that in 1994, parliamentary portfolio committees were set up to keep an eye on government departments but this wasn't the case with the president or the Presidency.

Former MPs Vincent Smith and Deputy Transport Minister Dikeledi Magadzi were the latest to appear before Judge Raymond Zondo to give evidence on SOEs in the portfolios.

Prasa was back in the spotlight on Monday with evidence from Parliament’s former transport committee chairperson Dikeledi Magadzi.

Former Transport Committee Chairperson Dikeledi Magadzi gave evidence on how the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) made it difficult for MPs to do oversight work.

Two-hundred-and-ninety-seven fatalities were reported in the past day, pushing the number of people who succumbed to the virus here at home to 45,902. There were 3,749 new cases recorded in the last 24-hour cycle.

Zweli Mkhize warned that there may be challenges in the rolling out of COVID-19 vaccines, like freezer malfunctions and vehicle breakdowns.

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has vowed to fight for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s removal and has insisted that it wouldn't back down from a motion of no confidence against Ramaphosa, a matter which has landed in court.

Publis Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has told Parliament’s Public Enterprises committee that load shedding continued to be the most difficult area to manage at power utility Eskom.

Minister Pravin Gordhan said changes in the Companies Act could help hold business rescue practitioners more accountable.

The struggling state-owned airline is currently under liquidation, but the department has identified a buyer who’s in the process of taking ownership of the airline’s assets.