What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I joined the DA in 1995. I was a community activist in Johannesburg. I was building ...
"As things stand in this country, there's 10% of the population that currently gets 90% of the money in this country. That means that 90% of the population are living in poverty" - Noxolo of Amandla.mobi*
A brief look into some of the sentiments around the MTBPS. Listen below ...
Question Time and Legislation are the main parliamentary business this week. Legislators in the National Assembly chamber will probe the Deputy President and selected Ministers in the Social Services Cluster during their scheduled oral reply question sessions.
Question Time is one of the ways Parliament scrutinises the work of government ...
There were 39 unfinished Bills when the Fifth Parliament ended. According to National Assembly rule 333 (2), these Bills lapsed automatically when Parliament was dissolved on 7 May 2019. To date, 30 of these have been revived by the Sixth Parliament. Our infographic below outlines all Bills revived by both ...
"What I urge South Africans to fight for is the identification of shared values, mutual respect and unity of purpose."
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
My first recollection of politics is the lunchtime conversations I would have ...
There are four weeks left until Parliament rises for the year.
In the remaining days, lawmakers are scheduled to vote on several Bills, approve government spending, scrutinise government performance, consider statutory appointments and instruments and finalise assorted Committee Reports.
Usually the parliamentary precinct is a quiet environment on a Monday ...
With the much-awaited presentation of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) having come and gone, our weekly blog gleans into the role of Parliament in the processing and approval of the mini-budget.
A budget is the most important economic policy tool of a government explaining its priorities. Government budgets provide ...
"The Democratic Alliance is the only party that is fighting to build a capable state that provides fair opportunities in an economy where every citizen can prosper."
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I obtained Bachelor's, BA ...
The endgame of the parliamentary year is fast approaching. There are only five weeks left before the legislature rises and loose ends are gradually being knitted together.
Following last week’s presentation of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), Parliament’s role in the processing and approval of the mini-budget ...
In this podcast we discuss the Prevent Illegal Evictions Act (1998) with Emma Louise Powell.
