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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.
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BMA to tighten entry ports, SANDF to police borders, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the Border Management Authority (BMA) would tighten the ports of entry and that the SANDF would also assist in policing the borders.
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WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa Q&A session in NCOP
President Cyril Ramaphosa is answering questions the National Council of Provinces.
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Mabuza implores S Africans to pay for govt services they consume
Deputy President David Mabuza also said he would report all departments and their political heads to President Cyril Ramaphosa if they fail to address the growing debt which was owed mostly to Eskom.
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Ramaphosa in for a grilling as MPs return to work after 3-week break
It will not be just another week for ordinary MPs, as President Ramaphosa will also expect a rowdy reception when he returns to the assembly to answer questions on Thursday.
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Parliament may not reopen inquiry into Jiba, Mrwebi - legal adviser
Parliamentary legal adviser Siviwe Njikela said that Parliament’s job was to consider whether President Cyril Ramaphosa acted within the law in axing former NPA officials Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi.
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Makhubele not deterred as ANC to appeal court ruling on Parly deployment
The Limpopo PEC member approached the High Court seeking a declaratory order that would compel the ANC to act in line with a settlement agreement guaranteeing her a seat in the NCOP.
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Amos Masondo elected as NCOP chairperson
Former Norther Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas has been elected as his deputy.
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WATCH LIVE: NCOP delegates sworn in
The NCOP allows provinces and local government authorities to have a direct say in the workings of Parliament, with delegates expected to build working relationships between national provincial and local structures.
