President Zuma will grab the limelight this week when he answers oral questions in the National Assembly.

His previous question session last August was cut short when EFF Members interrupted proceedings and chanted “pay back the money”. That led to the suspension and fines imposed on 20 EFF MPs, which ...

By Rofhiwa Maneta

This week, the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services invited the public to weigh in on the proposed amendments to the Sexual Offences and Related Matters Act. One of the Act’s biggest points of contention has been the proposed amendment to decriminalise consensual sex between adolescents ...

This week, the Department of Basic Education gave Parliament a detailed breakdown of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results for 2014. The 2014 result have been marred by a 2.4% drop in the pass rate from 2013 to 75.8%, but more so because of the irregularities of the matric ...

There are about 350 Constituency Offices around the country where members of the public can approach elected representatives (Members of Parliament) and ask for help.The parliamentary programme assigns every Monday during session and several weeks during the year for MPs to concentrate on constituency work. During constituency periods MPs and ...

The National Assembly (NA) chamber has scheduled a broad and busy programme this week, which includes a motion of no confidence vote in the President, oral questions to the Deputy President and Peace and Security Cluster as well as a debate to mark International Women’s Day.

The motion was tabled ...

By Rofhiwa Maneta

On Tuesday, the Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene delivered his maiden budget speech to the National Assembly. It was a speech that announced the first income tax increase in 20 years, an increase in sin tax and an increased fuel levy that is set to trigger an ...

Live Magazine SA recently sat down with Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, and ANCYL National Convener Mzwandile Masina to discuss his parliamentary work. Find out what the ANC MP had to say about his first six months as an MP, and what young people can look forward to in ...

Yesterday, during his budget speech, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene informed the country of upcoming tax increases. As expected, there will be tax increases on personal income tax, sin tax (alcohol and cigarettes), and fuel levies. Taxable income is set to increase for anyone earning over R181 900 a year. ...

Today, the Minister of Finance, Mr Nhlanhla Nene gave his first budget speech in Parliament. As predicted by People's Assembly, the speech touched on pressing matters such as the energy crisis and proposed tax changes.

The Minister told citizens that the country's projected economic growth for 2015 was expected ...

Recently, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), along with the National Student Financial Assistance Scheme (NSFAS) met with the Committee to brief Members on the process of registration and enrollment at universities and Technical and Vocational Education Training Colleges (TVET) for the year 2015. They detailed the state ...