LiveMagSA: What does Parliament look like?

By Sheilan Clark

Making sense of Parliament can be daunting. The proceedings seem to have their own language and it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the entire process. Don’t, worry, though. LiveMagSA has put together a graphic that’ll explain some of Parliament’s most important terms and procedures to you. Check ...

LiveMagSA interviews the EFF'a Mbuyiseni Ndlozi

LiveMagSA's latest interview is the EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, whom they have marked as one of their MPs to watch. Watch the interesting interview, here.

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Live from Parliament casts a youth lens on Parliament and government, covering committees, policy-making, MPs, and the sitting of actual Parliament. Live SA's team of ...

The honourable year that wasn't...

By Monique Doyle and Rashaad Alli

The legislature’s sittings have been the source of regular drama, comedy and even bloody action since the start of the fifth Parliament. Often maligned for being dull, perfunctory and peripheral Parliament was in the limelight this year for various controversies and mayhem.

While all ...

LiveMagSA: The role of constituency offices

Do you know who your MP is? Government representatives have a notorious reputation for either being evasive or only surfacing when they are in the thick of a scandal. It’s no surprise, then, that most people have no idea who their MPs are and how to get hold of them. ...

LiveMagSA: EFF’s first six months in Parliament

By Rofhiwa Maneta

A little over two weeks ago, Julius Malema and 11 other members of the EFF were suspended without pay from parliament. The suspensions range from two weeks to a month and come after the overall-clad fighters were found guilty of heckling the president in the National Assembly ...

Infographic: The Fifth Parliament - 2014 review in numbers

The conclusion of the parliamentary calendar year this week sees the Fifth Parliament shut its doors after what has surely been one of the most tumultuous National Assemblies to date. People’s Assembly takes a look at what happened behind the scenes in the halls of the Legislature with the parliamentary ...

LiveMagSA: The state of municipalities: Going back to basics

By Sheilan Clarke

Gauteng and the Western Cape are the top performing provinces in terms of the number of municipalities getting clean audits, while KwaZulu Natal has significantly improved since last year. This is according to Minister of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Pravin Gordhan. He was speaking at a ...

Infographic: Tourism and its contribution to SA's economic growth

With the tourism season now in full swing, People's Assembly looks at how the tourism sector has contributed to South Africa's economic growth. Earlier this year, SA Tourism briefed the Tourism Portfolio Committee on the state of international tourism. International tourist arrivals to South Africa are expected to reach the ...

Infographic: The Presidential Hotline - How responsive has government been

The Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation briefed their oversight committee on the efficiency of the Presidential Hotline in Parliament last week. The hotline was set up to deal with citizen complaints by the request of President Zuma. In dealing with complaints, the DPME, who oversees the hotline, is tasked ...

LiveMagSA: We need more young female academics – Department of Higher Education and Training

By Simamkele Matuntuta

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) wants more young people to take up positions as academics. The department said this at a briefing committee meeting by the select committee on cooperative governance and traditional affairs, adding that people who are currently sitting in those positions ...

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