By Troye Lund
PUBLIC protector Thuli Madonsela’s revelations of widespread corruption, nepotism and maladministration at the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) did not come as a surprise to members of parliament who are charged with overseeing the state entity.
In 2013 the auditor-general (AG) was warning MPs on parliamentary ...
There's both high policy and low politics on display in the main chambers this week. The National Assembly offers a blend of members' statements, a discussion of national importance, legislative business and oral questions to the Deputy President and Peace and Security Cluster. The programme is a bit more pedestrian ...
By Sheilan Clarke
Imagine a world where you don’t have to pay for school, fork out a fortune to get an education or stand in long queues at NSFAS for a bursary. Well that might be a possibility as government is reportedly aiming to roll out free education for tertiary ...
By Mosotho Moepya
Over the past few months, we have witnessed a resurgence of debate and discussion about the appropriateness of SA’s electoral system. Commentators, academics and politicians have asked whether the proportional representation system is relevant, effective and appropriate 20 years into our democracy.
Those questioning the effectiveness of ...
Political background: Growing up, I was involved in politics in one form or another. My earliest memory of political activity was leading a strike in Grade 5 because our teacher would not allow us to go out for break.
At university I majored in Political Science and Law, and the ...
Political background: I am from Driekoppies Malelane district in Mpumalanga. I joined the ANC formally in 1994 whereas; I had been involved since the age of 12 years before then.
I then served in the ANCYL as an additional member in the executive structure of the Malelane branch in the ...
Political background: I went to Grade 1 in 1994, which was a highly politicised time, and I was exposed to and grew up with the values, vision and principles of the ANC, and later the Constitution that the party helped negotiate. I have always been surrounded by politics in one ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is the youngest member of the Economic Freedom Fighters and the National Spokesperson for the party. He is also a PhD student in Political Sociology at the University of Witwatersrand.
Political Background: I was born in 1985 and grew up in Everton in the Vaal area of Gauteng. ...