Eyewitness News
  • Eyewitness News
  • Search
  • Latest
  • Local
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Podcasts
Go
FILE: Xolile George. Picture: Twitter/@SALGA_Gov

National council of provinces ncop

National Assembly, NCOP approve Xolile George as Parliament's new secretary

By Babalo Ndenze

George's appointment as the top administrator of Parliament came after MPs considered a motion tabled by the African National Congress (ANC).

  • Lundini Primary School in the OR Tambo District of the Eastern Cape. Picture: Eastern Cape Department of Education/parliament.gov.za/

    DA's Cassim wants MEC to provide names of EC schools with inadequate sanitation

    The DA's Yusuf Cassim said that young learners at Lundini Primary School were forced to relieve themselves at a tree where the school governing body chairperson told him they'd recently discovered a black mamba.

    131 days ago
  • Cape Town City Hall is the venue for the 2022 State of the Nation Address. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter

    Parliament's presiding officers satisfied with preparations for Sona

    The annual event marks the opening of Parliament and is being held at the Cape Town City Hall because a fire damaged the National Assembly chamber last month.

    186 days ago
  • FILE: A National Assembly hybrid plenary sitting in line with COVID-19 regulations on 27 August 2020. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter

    Parliament passed 22 of the 25 bills that were introduced this year - Mothapo

    These include bills that further regulate and recognise customary marriages as well as a number of gender-based violence bills aimed at enhancing government's fight against women and child abuse.

    237 days ago
  • An education department employee gets a COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Rabasotho community hall in Tembisa on 23 June 2021. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    Mandatory vaccinations in Parly spotlight as MPs seek clarity from Health Dept

    Deputy Health Minister Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo was quizzed by members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on the introduction of a vaccine mandate.

    257 days ago
  • Tswaing Local Municipality. Picture: Facebook

    Tswaing municipality placed under administration after NCOP hears of dysfunction

    Officials from the North West municipality told the NCOP earlier this week that the dysfunctional municipality had failed to pay pensions and the medical aid of its employees.

    305 days ago
  • Tswaing Local Municipality. Picture: Facebook

    MPs hear details of dysfunctionality within Tswaing municipality

    The Tswaing municipality is the latest North West to be placed under administration after failing to deliver the most basic of services.

    307 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy President David Mabuza in Parliament. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    There's no plan to privatise electricity generation, Mabuza tells NCOP

    Eskom is currently being unbundled into three separate entities - generation, transmission and distribution - as part of its turnaround.

    353 days ago
  • Protesters gesture towards police officers (not seen) as they burn tyres in Jeppestown, Johannesburg, on 11 July 2021. Picture: Luca Sola/AFP

    Zuma's arrest was exploited to trigger instability in SA - Kodwa

    Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for state security, Zizi Kodwa, said that the violence and looting that happened in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal last month was a carefully coordinated attempt to destabilise the country.

    354 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy President David Mabuza in the National Assembly. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Mabuza to face grilling on power cuts, vaccine programme during NCOP session

    National Council of Provinces members are expected to grill the deputy president about the amendment of legislation to increase private electricity generation with the red tape being cut significantly.

    426 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Moz insurgency being monitored in case violence spills over into SA - Ramaphosa

    President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africa’s security agencies were monitoring the situation in the neighbouring nation and the possible spilling over of violence into South Africa.

    430 days ago
  • FILE: Former North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Mahumapelo told to leave virtual NCOP meeting on NW interventions

    The inter-ministerial task team on the North West led by Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and her Justice counterpart, Ronald Lamola, were to give an update on what progress it had made in the province.

    440 days ago
  • Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter

    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.

    444 days ago
  • Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo. Picture: @TreasuryRSA/Twitter

    Masondo: Partership between executive & Parly must improve to tackle corruption

    Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo made the comments while delivering the keynote address at the start of a workshop being held by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP).

    468 days ago
  • National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise testified at the state capture commission on 19 April 2021. Picture: YouTube screengrab/SABC.

    Parly failed to act quickly enough against state capture, Modise tells Zondo

    National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise appeared before the state capture commission on Monday where she told Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo about the national legislature's failures in holding the executive to account.

    482 days ago
  • Deputy President David Mabuza visits the Biovac Institute in Midrand on 2 March 2021. Picture: GCIS.

    Don't politicise and racialise corruption at Eskom - Mabuza

    The deputy president said they wanted to get to the bottom of all corruption claims at Eskom, but would not focus on race.

    522 days ago
  • FILE: SIU head advocate Andy Mothibi. Picture: @RSASIU/Twitter

    MPs 'staggered' to hear about levels of corruption in NW

    The Hawks and Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on Monday briefed the National Council of Province (NCOP)’s ad hoc committee.

    525 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa, First Lady Tshepo Motsepe and National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise at Sona 2019. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    No frills virtual Sona set to cost Parliament just over R100k

    While Parliament budgeted R2.2 million for the event, the bill was expected to be minimal because the only significant cost would be the webinar that connects parliamentarians and guests online.

    550 days ago
  • © smolaw11/123rf.com

    MPs want private and public school exams, calendars to merge

    They made the call during a joint meeting of the National Assembly Basic Education portfolio committee and the NCOP select committee on Wednesday night.

    571 days ago
  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • »

Trending on EWN

FILE: An ANC flag. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/Eyewitness News.

  1. Nono Maloyi elected new chairperson of North West ANC
  2. Godongwana yet to be charged after sexual assault case opened against him
  3. Ndavi Nokeri crowned Miss South Africa 2022
  4. Prince Simakade traditionally crowned as King of the Zulus by family faction
  5. SCA to hear Jacob Zuma appeal over medical parole matter
Tweets by @ewnreporter

On Air


Latest bulletin

Latest traffic report

Contributors

  • Abigail Javier
    Abigail Javier
    'I can't find it in myself to forgive yet' - Marikana widow remembers massacre
  • Kgomotso Modise
    Kgomotso Modise
    Questions around SANDF's capacity to provide security in wake of recent protests
  • Theto Mahlakoana
    Theto Mahlakoana
    Family still counting losses 10 years after Marikana tragedy
  • Palesa Manaleng
    Palesa Manaleng
    New Miss SA Ndavi Nokeri: Beauty pageants are very relevant at this time
  • Dominic Majola
    Dominic Majola
    DA wants departmental intervention to address issues with Gauteng school rebuild

Let the news come to you. Subscribe to our daily newsletter.

Eyewitness News
  • Local
  • World
  • Politics
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Opinion
  • Features
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Infographics
  • EWN Apps
  • EWN popup
  • Breaking News Alerts
  • Traffic
  • Newsletter Signups
  • RSS Feeds
  • Contact
  • Find us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Comments Policy
COPYRIGHT 2022 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | Terms & Conditions | Privacy | PAIA

Choose an EWN Twitter account

Follow @ewnreporter

Follow @ewnupdates

Follow @ewnsport

Follow @ewntraffic

Choose an EWN app

iOS

Android