Interventions since 2009: NCOP releases list

Since July 2009, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has reviewed and in some cases, either approved or rejected, interventions in six district municipalities, 30 local municipalities, and six provincial departments (one in the Eastern Cape and five in Limpopo), according to Parliament. Most of the interventions were as ...

Minister Nkoana-Mashabane on regional integration, BRICS, and Rwanda

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, delivered what she termed her post State of the Nation Address (SONA) foreign policy briefing to the media.

Much of her speech looked at South Africa’s involvement with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU), and finding “African ...

More consultation time needed for Rental Housing Bill says Limpopo, Western Cape

The Select Committee on Public Services held a meeting today to discuss the provinces’ negotiating mandates for the Rental Housing Amendment Bill. Seven provinces said they were in favour of the Bill, while Limpopo and the Western Cape did not support it.

The Rental Housing Amendment Bill was re-introduced last ...

National Assembly passes Property Valuation Bill

Despite objections from the DA, FF Plus and the ACDP, on 12 March 2014 the ANC majority in the National Assembly ensured the passing of the Property Valuation Bill. The bill, which aims to regulate the prices government pay for land for reform purposes, has now been referred to the ...

“Unparliamentary” Behaviour: Things MPs have said…

Following yesterday’s lively exchange between Freedom Front Plus MP, Pieter Groenewald, and Acting Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform Minister, Lechesa Tsenoli, which saw Groenewald get thrown out of the National Assembly for telling the Minister he was talking “nonsense”, People’s Assembly saw an opportunity to report ...

“Unparliamentary” Behaviour: Things MPs have said…

Following yesterday’s lively exchange between Freedom Front Plus MP, Pieter Groenewald, and Acting Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform Minister, Lechesa Tsenoli, which saw Groenewald get thrown out of the National Assembly for telling the Minister he was talking “nonsense”, People’s Assembly saw an opportunity to report ...

Older persons let down by government

The Portfolio Committee on Social Development held a meeting on Tuesday, 11 March, to respond to a petition submitted to Parliament last year by “Concerned Pensioners” on behalf of over 2 800 pensioners. The petition focused on the disappointment pensioners felt with both national and local government, who had failed ...

No tenders for MPs' business partner or family

Members of Parliament adopted a revised Code of Conduct today, which included a provision banning them from doing business with the state. The code goes further and places limitations on their family members and business partners business dealings with the state.

During a meeting of the Joint Rules Committee yesterday, ...

"Secondment" Bill bulldozed through Parliament?

Most Members of the Democratic Alliance walked out of the National Assembly yesterday as the vote to adopt the Public Administration Management (PAM) Bill took place. According to the DA, the Bill has been rushed through Parliament, evident by the fact that public hearings on the Bill were held on ...

Election list surprises and the way forward

Yesterday, 12 March, marked the deadline for political parties intending to contest the national election to submit their candidate lists that will represent them in Parliament, says the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). The ANC has released three lists – a national list featuring MPs who will serve in ...

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