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'Ill' Deputy President Mabuza bows out of Q&A in Parliament
David Mabuza was scheduled to appear in the NCOP on Thursday, 23 July, and in the National Assembly the following week, on 30 July.
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Parliament approves Division of Revenue Amendment Bill
The bill provides for the reprioritisation of funds allocated to national, provincial and local government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Zweli Mkhize: The COVID-19 storm has arrived
The Health Minister delivered an executive statement to the National Assembly on Wednesday to give MPs an update on government’s response to the pandemic and its risk adjusted strategy.
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MPs, Cabinet members accused of not doing enough to curb GBV
MPs on Tuesday held another debate of national importance on femicide and the abuse of women.
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Zondo: Parly officials must appear before commission over SOE looting
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said that he had already been in touch with the Speaker of the National Assembly and the chair of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to appear before the commission at some point.
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LIVE BLOG: Govt to investigate offers to purchase equity in SA Express
Ministers in the Economics Cluster which comprises of Public Enterprises; Public Works and Infrastructure; Small Business Development; Tourism; Trade and Industry; and Transport appear in the NA.
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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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National Assembly to vote on Mboweni's February Budget
The Appropriations Bill has to be passed by Parliament before Mboweni can table a Special Adjustments Budget to deal with the financial demands posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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Parly passes amendments that ends time limits on rape prosecution
Other crimes include rape, compelled rape, murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances, and some other crimes.
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National Assembly to set up special committee to find new AG
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu’s seven-year term expires at the end of November and is non-renewable.
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MPs to discuss new law that will revoke time limit to prosecute serious offences
According to the Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill, these crimes include rape, compelled rape, murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and some other crimes.
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Mboweni to table emergency Budget on 24 June
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to deal with it means that the Budget that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni tabled in February has to be substantially revised.
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'Let's put South Africa first' - Modise's appeal to political parties
Speaker Thandi Modise made the call as Parliament prepares for its first plenary sitting since the national state of disaster was declared and its business was suspended.
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What happens when MPs get rowdy? Parly struggles to make virtual meetings work
As the COVID-19 crisis wears on, the National Assembly still needs to sit but getting more than 400 people on a zoom meeting is not without its challenges.
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Modise sceptical of using Zoom again after virtual Parly meeting hacked
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise was singled out for verbal insults from hackers who screened graphic pornographic images before the start of the virtual meeting.
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Parly finance committees welcome Treasury's tax relief packages
The presentation on the tax bills came a day after the president announced a R500 billion stimulus package to help South Africans in their time of need.
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WATCH: Ramaphosa finally delivers Sona 2020
Cyril Ramaphosa has begun delivering his fourth State of the Nation Address in the National Assembly on Thursday after more than 90 minutes of disruptions by the EFF.
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Mkhwebane wants court to stop parliamentary process to have her removed
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane lodged papers in the Western Cape High Court on Friday.
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Steenhuisen: Now not the time for MPs to have feet up
The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants MPs to put on hold their Christmas celebrations and holidays and head back to Parliament to debate and come up with solutions for the load shedding crisis.
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National Assembly approves Foreign Service Bill
Among its provisions are that South African heads of missions abroad must be fit and proper persons.
