What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
Prior to 2000, I worked for Local Government for 15 years as an Official. I then got involved with the Democratic Alliance, which was then the Democratic Party (DP) in 1997 before ...
The constituency period beckons, with MPs due to depart at the end of the week and return on 7 October. But a fair amount of work will be done before they go as the parliamentary agenda includes significant business in the main chambers and committee corridor.
The major point of ...
With the first term of the Sixth Parliament having come and gone, and the better part of its programme having been dedicated to the induction of incoming Members, establishment of Committees as well as the passing of the budget, the remainder of 2019 is expected to be busier on all ...
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I joined politics back in 2008 when I was at Rhodes University. I founded the DA Students Organisation at the time to be a hub representing student interests on the campus. It ...
We are mid-way through the second term and the programme has a familiar pattern this week: the legislature has scheduled committee meetings, oversight visits and sittings in the main chambers.
A debate to commemorate National Women’s Day is a standing item on the agenda and is held every year ...
Last week, Parliament was the scene of mass protests as thousands took to the streets to protest against gender-based violence and the killing of young women and children. The catalyst for the protests was the rape and murder of 19-year-old UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana.
In 2008, a series of violent ...
We wrap-up Women’s month by looking at what Parliament has to say about how government is addressing the needs of women in society and what solutions it is coming up with.
The Legislature has two committees, namely the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disability and the ...
In December 2017, President Jacob Zuma announced that government will subsidise free higher education for poor and working class students.
This statement followed months of pressure and protests by the #FeesMustFall movement that demanded government stop the increase in tuition fees and increase its funding of universities.
Since the start ...
by Gaile Fullard
Recently Twitter was asking this question – as elected representatives are annually required to declare benefits they receive from others. Check out the declarations on the People's Assembly website.
The 2019 Register is not available yet - the disclosure deadline is 13 September 2019 - but all past years ...
An eclectic week of parliamentary action beckons in the main chambers and Committee Corridor.
A combination of Question Time sessions, a sectoral parliament, oversight visits, legislative business and a few high-profile Committee meetings, should mean plenty of fizz.
The Women’s Parliament – which is an annual event on the legislature ...
