Infographic: Recent xenophobic attacks - The stats

With the recent spate of violent xenophobic attacks, a National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) was activated to address and control the situation. On Tuesday, 28 April 2015, NATJOINTS briefed the Home Affairs Portfolio Committee on recent developments regarding attacks against foreign nationals, the root causes behind the violence, ...

Infographic: The Smart ID roll out process

Last week the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs received a briefing on progress made with the smart ID card roll out. The Department of Home Affairs teamed up with the banking sector to implement the roll out of the new Smart ID cards. The process will see customers from FNB ...

Infographic: Public Representatives and their salaries - Remuneration 2005/6 - 2014/15

People’s Assembly takes a look at the salaries of different public figures over the past ten years. The infographic shows how salaries have increased from 2005/06 to 2014/15 for the President, Deputy President, Speaker, Ministers and Members of the National Assembly. We also see how President Jacob Zuma’s salary ranks ...

Infographic: Firearm restrictions in South Africa - For or against?

On Tuesday and Wednesday, 24 and 25 March, Parliament hosted a National Firearms Control Summit, organised by the Police Portfolio Committee. The summit comes at a pivotal time as the Firearms Control Amendment Bill is before Parliament. The event was well attended by the relevant government entities, as well as ...

Infographic: The energy crisis and government’s Five-Point Plan

The country is facing a real risk of daily load shedding, according to the Department of Energy. The Department briefed the Portfolio Committee on Energy yesterday about the progress of the Five-Point Plan in addressing South Africa’s current energy crisis. The Five-Point Plan, commissioned in December 2014, is a strategy ...

Infographic: Parliament's Strategic Plan 2014-2019

Parliament's Strategic Plan is a clearly defined 5-year plan focusing on issues that are strategically important to the institution. It consists of goals and objectives it would like to achieve. The strategic plan is reviewed annually or when required.

The infographic below details Parliament's goals and objectives for the years ...

Infographic: Rhino Poaching Update – 2015

158 rhinos were poached in January and February 2015 according to the Department of Environmental Affairs. The Department briefed the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs recently, telling MPs that 108 of the 158 poached rhinos were from the Kruger National Park. Rhino poaching has increased drastically in the last ten ...

Infographic: 2014 National Senior Certificate Results

This week, the Department of Basic Education gave Parliament a detailed breakdown of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results for 2014. The 2014 result have been marred by a 2.4% drop in the pass rate from 2013 to 75.8%, but more so because of the irregularities of the matric ...

Infographic: Tax changes according to the 2015 budget

Yesterday, during his budget speech, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene informed the country of upcoming tax increases. As expected, there will be tax increases on personal income tax, sin tax (alcohol and cigarettes), and fuel levies. Taxable income is set to increase for anyone earning over R181 900 a year. ...

Infographic: The 2015 budget simplified

Today, the Minister of Finance, Mr Nhlanhla Nene gave his first budget speech in Parliament. As predicted by People's Assembly, the speech touched on pressing matters such as the energy crisis and proposed tax changes.

The Minister told citizens that the country's projected economic growth for 2015 was expected ...