Category: Political News

Former Justice Portfolio Committee Chairperson Doctor Mathole Motshekga says the incoming sixth Parliament may well consider rescucitating the inquiry into the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office.

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Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Inkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi will be the oldest parliamentarian in the 6th parliament.

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Following a year of preparations, Parliament says it’s all systems go for the swearing in of its Members of Parliament (MPs) this week.

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Days after the elections, there appears to be cracks in Patricia De Lille’s newly formed Good Party allegedly over parliamentary seats.

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The head of former President Jacob Zuma’s legal team, advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, has questioned the NPA’s motive in not prosecuting Zuma and his former adviser Schabir Shaik jointly.

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Former President Jacob Zuma has addressed the crowd after his appearance in the Pietermaritzburg High court.

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The ANC NEC has resolved that Pemmy Majodina will be the party’s Chief Whip in parliament, Thandi Modise is the National Assembly Speaker elect and Lechesa Tsenoli will remain as deputy assembly speaker.

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Hundreds of African National Congress supporters are taking part in a march in Pietermaritzburg in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands in support of former President Jacob Zuma.

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Former President Jacob Zuma’s lawyer Muzi Sikhakhane has told the Pietermaritzburg High Court that he will reveal details from the spy tapes about individuals wanting to trap his client.

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The national leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) is expected to announce the Premier candidate for the North West province later on Monday.

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The Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) in the Northern Cape has agreed with its leader Julius Malema that the party could have received more votes in the recent general elections had it campaigned more aggressively.

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African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Ace Magashule, has again shot down reports that there’s tension between him and party president Cyril Ramaphosa.

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400 designated members are expected to be sworn in as MPs in the National Assembly on Wednesday next week.

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Twenty- three year old Sibongiseni Ngcobo will be sworn in as the youngest Member of Parliament next week. He hails from Bulwer in Southern KwaZulu-Natal, where his farmworker parents raised five children.

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Placing municipalities under administration is not having the desired effect in the North West. The provincial government placed seven more municipalities under administration.

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City of Tshwane Mayor Stevens Mokgalapa’s days in the office seem to be numbered. This is after the Democratic Alliance confirmed that power sharing talks with the Economic Freedom Fighters are in motion.

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