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ANC caucus welcomes Mapisa-Nqakula’s National Assembly Speaker nomination
Her nomination follows President Cyril Ramaphosa's Cabinet reshuffle where he replaced her with then Speaker Thandi Modise as defence minister.
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Ex-Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to be next National Assembly Speaker
Her pending deployment was announced at a meeting of the African National Congress (ANC)'s top leaders on Tuesday morning.
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Parly: Women representation in National Assembly one of the best in the world
Acting speaker Lechesa Tsenoli and NCOP chairperson Amos Masondo have saluted the “bravery and resilience” of women in this country.
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Casac & Corruption Watch support Parly probe into Mkhwebane
Lawyers for the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution and Corruption Watch have opposed Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application to have Parliament’s impeachment rules declared unconstitutional.
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Modise: Removal of PP is something Parly must alone determine
That’s the view of National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise, who’s made submissions in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday.
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Mkhwebane returns to WC High Court to challenge constitutionality of Parly rules
It relates to a decision in Parliament to allow a motion for an impeachment inquiry into Mkhwebane to proceed.
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Eskom suspends power cuts for Parly business; load shedding to run into weekend
The power cuts will resume at 5pm and continue until 10pm on Sunday.
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Parly can't continue paying for benefits of ex-Cabinet members - Modise
Among the perks of being an ex-Cabinet minister were the free flights and contributions to medical aid. National Assembly Speaker, Thandi Modise did not specify whether this included former presidents and deputy presidents.
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Thandi Modise: We must take proper interest in workings of Pan African Parliament
Following an eruption of violence during a sitting at the Pan African Parliament, National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise said that as host country, South Africa had not played its role properly, saying more interest into the functioning of that parliament should be taken. Modise was speaking on 1 June 2021 during a sitting of the National Assembly.
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MPs pay homage to the creators of South Africa's Constitution
Members of Parliament (MPs) reflected on a quarter of a century since the passing of the supreme law, acknowledging those who had created from all parties.
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WATCH LIVE: Deputy President David Mabuza's Q&A in Parliament
Deputy President David Mabuza is answering questions in the National Assembly.
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Cele: National backlog in DNA forensic testing now at over 208,000
Cele said more than 77,000 gender-based violence and femicide cases were court-ready but awaiting DNA results and had been prioritised, while more than 2,500 have been finalised.
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Ramaphosa: Logistics for comprehensive vaccine roll-out campaign in place
President Cyril Ramaphosa told MPs that South Africa has secured enough vaccines to dose 41.5 million people, but he cautioned that there could be delivery issues that were beyond the government’s control.
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Ramaphosa: Most South Africans still have confidence in the ANC, Parliament
President Cyril Ramaphosa was responding to a question from the National Freedom Party’s Shaik Emam on whether the ANC should not withdraw from the elections after being aware of criminal activity within its ranks and was doing nothing about it.
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WATCH LIVE: President Ramaphosa replies to questions in National Assembly
President Cyril Ramaphosa joins a hybrid sitting of the National Assembly in Parliament to respond to questions for oral reply.
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MPs line up tough questions on COVID-19 vaccines, GBV for Ramaphosa Q&A
The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) both want more details about the government’s plan to vaccinate 40 million citizens against COVID-19 by the end of the year.
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National Assembly wants 16 EFF MPs suspended for disrupting Gordhan’s Budget
The 16 were charged after storming Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan at the podium when he was delivering his Budget vote in July 2019.
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National Assembly passes bill to protect personal information of voters
The Electoral Amendment Bill aims to amend provisions allowing voters to vote in a voting district where they are not registered.
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ANC in Parly won't punish MPs who failed to attend PP inquiry vote
In the National Assembly, the ANC has 230 seats, but only 168 were present for the vote to establish an inquiry into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
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Parly to establish committee for Mkhwebane's impeachment inquiry
The decision opens the way for the first-ever impeachment process of a head of chapter 9 institution.
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MPs vote in favour of inquiry into Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office
The National Assembly had been asked to decide if it would adopt the report of the independent panel which found that Mkhwebane had a case to answer.
