At the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) roundtable on empowerment and the rights of women, children and the elderly yesterday in Parliament, General Khehla John Sithole, Deputy National Commissioner of Policing Operations, told MPs that the police top brass were taking steps to improve policing in the country.

Deputy Chairperson ...

Eight Committees in Parliament's Second House met today to vote on final mandates for legislation that the Fourth Democratic Parliament is determined to complete - as its last day fast approaches. Five provinces need to vote in favour of a bill in order for it to pass. Many of these ...

The Fourth Parliament draws to an end this week. While the National Assembly (NA) concluded its work two weeks ago, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) continued to sit in order to finalise the many pieces of legislations referred to it for concurrence.

The main legislative highlight this week is ...

Since July 2009, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has reviewed and in some cases, either approved or rejected, interventions in six district municipalities, 30 local municipalities, and six provincial departments (one in the Eastern Cape and five in Limpopo), according to Parliament. Most of the interventions were as ...

Since July 2009, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has reviewed and in some cases, either approved or rejected, interventions in six district municipalities, 30 local municipalities, and six provincial departments (one in the Eastern Cape and five in Limpopo), according to Parliament. Most of the interventions were as ...

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, delivered what she termed her post State of the Nation Address (SONA) foreign policy briefing to the media.

Much of her speech looked at South Africa’s involvement with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU), and finding “African ...

The Select Committee on Public Services held a meeting today to discuss the provinces’ negotiating mandates for the Rental Housing Amendment Bill. Seven provinces said they were in favour of the Bill, while Limpopo and the Western Cape did not support it.

The Rental Housing Amendment Bill was re-introduced last ...

Despite objections from the DA, FF Plus and the ACDP, on 12 March 2014 the ANC majority in the National Assembly ensured the passing of the Property Valuation Bill. The bill, which aims to regulate the prices government pay for land for reform purposes, has now been referred to the ...

Following yesterday’s lively exchange between Freedom Front Plus MP, Pieter Groenewald, and Acting Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform Minister, Lechesa Tsenoli, which saw Groenewald get thrown out of the National Assembly for telling the Minister he was talking “nonsense”, People’s Assembly saw an opportunity to report ...

Following yesterday’s lively exchange between Freedom Front Plus MP, Pieter Groenewald, and Acting Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform Minister, Lechesa Tsenoli, which saw Groenewald get thrown out of the National Assembly for telling the Minister he was talking “nonsense”, People’s Assembly saw an opportunity to report ...