Between 2009 and 2014, there were a total of 177 permanent and acting Directors-General (DGs) across all government departments. However, only 19 departments had their DGs complete an entire term. Acting DGs fill the vacant post when Permanent DGs resign or are dismissed. The following infographic will evaluate the relationship ...

Parliament resumes this week after a two-week constituency period. The third term will run for seven weeks and the programme is packed with activities. Some of the highlights include oversight and legislative work, questions to the Executive, review of the national budget and the National Council of Province’s Oversight Week. ...

With the second term of the Fifth Parliament done and dusted, People’s Assembly takes a look at what happened behind the scenes in the halls of the Legislature. The parliamentary review provides a snapshot of the work done by public representatives in the Fifth Parliament, summarising all the facts you ...

Global Legislative Openness Week (GLOW) – 15 to 25 September 2014 – has People's Assembly take a look at what constitutes “parliamentary openness”. GLOW is an initiative of the Legislative Openness Working Group of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) launched in 2011 with South Africa as one of the eight ...

Global Legislative Openness Week (GLOW) – 15 to 25 September 2014 – has People's Assembly take a look at what constitutes “parliamentary openness”. GLOW is an initiative of the Legislative Openness Working Group of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) launched in 2011 with South Africa as one of the eight ...

The United Nations Convention for prisoner rights has agreed on minimum standards which affords prisoners the same human rights as ordinary citizens. These rights guarantee the dignified treatment of prisoners while serving their sentence. South Africa’s Constitution, as well as the Correctional Services Act of 1998, echoes these rights, emphasizing ...

Parliament’s second term comes to an end after six busy and tumultuous weeks. Some of the highlights include oversight and legislation work, questions to the President, his Deputy and the Executive, Women’s month and Heritage Day celebrations and the National Council of Province’s provincial week.

The defining moment of the ...

Minister in the Presidency, and Chairperson of the new Inter-Ministerial Committee on Information and Publicity, Mr Jeff Radebe, recently briefed the media on the key developments government has made dealing with corruption in state institutions.

According to their statement, 36 public declarations have been made by the President instructing ...

Ensuring education for all, including children with special needs, is the Department of Basic Education’s mandate. DBE has moved towards Inclusive Education which means mainstreaming children in public schools . The department is tasked with ensuring that students with learning disabilities are adequately accommodated. Last week, the Portfolio Committee on ...

Another week and another showdown is looming in Parliament. Last week, five opposition parties (DA, EFF, COPE, UDM and FF+) tabled a motion of no confidence in the Speaker of Parliament. They accused her, amongst other things, of being partisan and stifling criticism of the executive arm of government. The ...