Ad hoc committee members elected Mr Cedric Frolick as committee chairperson. The eleven-member committee is one opposition member short and the smaller parties requested that the vacancy be filled by the ACDP (as COPE had declined to make a nomination). The Chairperson said he would consider the request.

Opposition MPs ...

As part of a new initiative called Vociferous Wednesdays, last night the Book Lounge in Cape Town hosted a talk on the Nkandla report and the upcoming elections. Organised by news site Daily Maverick, in partnership with Open Society Foundation for South Africa, the talk was hosted by Daily Maverick ...

Parliament’s ad hoc committee is set to begin its work tomorrow following the ANC’s announcement yesterday of its 7 representatives to sit on the committee. The committee was established nearly two weeks ago by the Speaker but was unable to start until the ANC made a decision on which names ...

A cornerstone of democracy is that citizens are willing to tolerate the expression of political opinions different to their own.

Political parties across the spectrum have recently signed an agreement to promote political tolerance, particularly in the build-up to the upcoming elections.

Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairwoman, Pansy Tlakula, has ...

On Tuesday, former intelligence minister, Ronnie Kasrils, and former deputy minister of health, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, launched a "Sidikiwe Vukani! (We are fed up, Wake up) Vote No" campaign, encouraging voters to either spoil their ballots or vote for small opposition parties other than the DA.

In response ANC’s spokesman Jackson ...

In Working Democracy – Perspectives on South Africa’s Parliament at 20 years, political columnist Christi van der Westhuizen takes an analytical look at a vital institution. Were the makers of the Constitution, who were also the first parliamentarians of democratic South Africa, too ambitious? Does the Democratic Alliance have ...

1) A special vote allows a registered voter, who can't vote at their voting station on Election Day to apply to vote on a predetermined day before Election Day.

2) Applications for special votes will run until Thursday 17 April 2014 between 9:00 and 17:00 at local IEC offices. A ...

The 2014 elections are about service delivery and the ability to perform and address the needs of the people. On 31 January, the IFP President, Mangosuthu Buthelezi visited the community of Mitchell’s Plain to listen to the grievances of the people. The Mitchell’s Plain community in attendance highlighted their concerns ...

On Thursday evening NGOs Ndifuna Ukuwazi (NU) and Equal Education (EE) hosted an election debate at Lookout Hill in Khayelitsha as part of their 20:20 seminar series. Chaired by EE’s Yoliswa Dwane, the panel included ANC/Cosatu’s Tony Ehrenreich, DA’s Masizole Mnqasela, EFF’s Andile Mngxitama and Agang’s Sandile Eland.

The ...

The ANC has two constituency offices in the Khayelitsha area. People’s Assembly decided to pop into the one on the corner of Spine and Ntlazana Road to get an idea of what kinds of services it provides.

Constituency offices were set up to so that people can have direct contact ...