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Section 139 interventions sometimes used to settle political scores, NCOP hears
Section 139 of the Constitution permits a provincial executive to intervene in the affairs of a struggling municipality.
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Mabuza blames Eskom’s ageing fleet of power plants for loadshedding
Eskom announced stage three loadshedding would be implemented on Friday as the deputy president was answering questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday.
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NCOP approves the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill
The Bill was tabled by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni when he unveiled the Adjustment Budget last month, and was given the green light by the National Assembly last week.
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Parly's presiding officers hail Zindzi Mandela as 'outstanding revolutionary'
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise and chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Amos Masondo hailed her contribution to the freedom of the people of this country and said that her inspiring tenacity and strength would forever be etched in their minds.
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COVID-19 lockdown a breeding ground for corruption - Sisulu
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has now promised that her department is prepared to account for every cent it spends on water provision during the lockdown.
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WC still not adhering to COVID-19 regulations on evictions - Sisulu
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said that all provinces were prohibited from evicting people, according to national coronavirus command council guidelines.
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Mkhize to brief MPs on govt's response to COVID-19 pandemic
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize will address a hybrid plenary sitting on Wednesday to give a report on the progress made by government in response to the pandemic.
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More rights for same-sex couples as NCOP passes Civil Union Amendment Bill
The Bill aims to repeal Section 6 of the Civil Union Act, which allowed for a marriage officer to object to perform a civil union between people of the same sex on the grounds of conscience, religion and belief.
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Dlamini-Zuma defends cigarette sales ban, says she's not Mazzotti's friend
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has come under fire for her position on cigarette sales.
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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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COVID-19 challenges loom as Parliament seeks to play catch-up
Even though members of Parliament have been ordered to get back to work and show up virtually to actively exercise oversight, deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli acknowledges the bulk of their work will be urgent and COVID-19 related.
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NCOP members to educate Gauteng residents about COVID-19 pandemic
The NCOP is this week taking Parliament to the people in the province by embarking on site visits and engaging members of the public on various issues.
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Gauteng govt welcomes NCOP decision to endorse dissolution of Tshwane council
This after nine of the eight provinces in the NCOP on Thursday supported the provincial government’s move to dissolve the Tshwane council due to a lack of service delivery.
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DA office bearers in Tshwane had no regard for law, NCOP told
A probe by the NCOP was set up after the Gauteng government announced its intention to dissolve the council following weeks of political fighting.
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Tshwane council meet to have no bearing on move to dissolve it - Gauteng Cogta
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called a sitting tomorrow following Premier David Makhura and Cogta MEC Lebogang Maile's announcement on the decision to dissolve the council after weeks of political turmoil.
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Mabuza: Soweto can’t boycott Eskom forever, they must pay up
Deputy President David Mabuza was responding to questions from members of the National Council of Provinces on a number of issues from land grabs to Eskom and energy supply.
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Mabuza: Eskom's generation problems constraining SA's development
Deputy President Davi Mabuza's comments about Eskom failing the economy come shortly after Stats SA released figures effectively placing the country in a technical recession.
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WATCH LIVE: Deputy President David Mabuza's answers questions in Parliament
Deputy President David Mabuza is Parliament and is answering oral questions from members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP).
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Economic cluster ministers set for NCOP grilling over land expropriation, SABC
Economic cluster ministers, like Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille, can expect a number of questions from members of the NCOP, from whether any land will be expropriated in terms of the proposed Expropriation Bill, to whether Section 25 of the Constitution will be amended.
