Baleka mbete
Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC Alliance angry over SA envoys ‘snub’
Baleka Mbete, Ngoako Ramatlhodi and Sydney Mufamadi flew out of Harare on Monday evening without meeting the MDC Alliance.
The envoys are in Zimbabwe to gather information on that country's rising political tensions, which have seen a number of government opponents arrested or go into hiding.
Scores of activists and anti-government protesters have been rounded up, beaten and arrested over the past week in what say is a brutal government crackdown.
The special envoys are expected to engage the Zimbabwean government and relevant stakeholders to identify possible ways in which South Africa can assist it in dealing with the 'difficulties' it is 'experiencing'.
The Public Protector held her last briefing for the year on Thursday. She delivered findings into 24 cases the office investigated.
Baleka Mbete mistook the slaughterhouse for a colon cleansing boutique, writes Michael Kgomotso Masemola.
Our leaders are incapable of holding themselves accountable and hide behind the facade that it is their job to hold someone else responsible, writes Shaeera Kalla.
Baleka Mbete interviewed by international news network Al Jazeera on whether the African National Congress had betrayed the late Nelson Mandela’s legacy.
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
Controversial minister Nomvula Mokonyane asked the ANC to reconsider her parliamentary deployment as chair of chairs.
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng will preside over the swearing-in of the designated members who will choose to either take the oath or make an affirmation in whichever of the 11 official languages they're most comfortable with.
The ANC said it had accepted the withdrawal of former Speaker of the National Assembly Baleka Mbete and former minister Malusi Gigaba from the ANC’s parliamentary list.
Members of the House gathered for the last time this week marking the end of the nation’s fifth democratic Parliament.
The Speaker of the National Assembly has had a rocky term at the helm of the House, with disruptions, violent clashes and persistent criticism that she protected Jacob Zuma.
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.
National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete says that the current economic conditions have forced Parliament to cut back on spending.
Parliament’s presiding officers on Wednesday briefed the media on the state of readiness for Sona which takes place next week Thursday.
The company holds multi-million-rand government tenders and has also been linked to dodgy payments and security services for some Members of Parliament.
A fight broke out on Tuesday afternoon between members of the EFF and Agang SA’s lone MP Andries Tlouamma, who hurled an insult at an EFF MP.