By Monique Doyle and Rashaad Alli
The legislature’s sittings have been the source of regular drama, comedy and even bloody action since the start of the fifth Parliament. Often maligned for being dull, perfunctory and peripheral Parliament was in the limelight this year for various controversies and mayhem.
While all ...
Do you know who your MP is? Government representatives have a notorious reputation for either being evasive or only surfacing when they are in the thick of a scandal. It’s no surprise, then, that most people have no idea who their MPs are and how to get hold of them. ...
Last week, the Central Drug Authority (CDA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the state of substance abuse in the country. The Committee received information that showed a concerning increasing in the abuse of drugs and alcohol amongst citizens aged between 15 and 64 years. Members of the Committee were concerned ...
We forecasted last week that the divisions between the ruling party and most opposition parties were set to widen in Parliament. What we did not anticipate was how quickly and devastatingly matters would escalate, resulting in the shameful scenes witnessed last Thursday when the public order policing unit entered the ...
Parliament has been occupied with two contentious issues for the past few months. This has resulted in the souring of relations between the ruling party and most opposition parties. Constructive debate has been replaced by walkouts and threats of legal action.
With both matters set to be finalised by their ...
Yesterday, People’s Assembly launched a new Members Interests Browser – a tool developed to help you filter through members interest declarations by searching according to the number of declarations per MP or the number of declarations per source – here, you can find out which ministers, deputy ministers and other ...
President Zuma’s annual address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is expected to steal the limelight this week. The theme for this year’s event is “Celebrating 20 years of a Democratic Parliament – together moving the NCOP forward as a vanguard of the interests of provinces”. Another story ...
Makashule Gana holds a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics and Computer Science) from the University of Limpopo and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from Wits Business School. He has been a member of the DA since 2002 and has served in several capacities, including that of DA Youth National Leader. Currently, ...
Parliament has been starved of legislative action for the past few weeks, with committees focused on preparing their Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). While there is still some leftover work in that regard, there is quite a lot of heavy legislative lifting scheduled this week- with five bills up ...
Following last week’s hectic schedule, Parliament has eased up this week, but only just a touch. Committees will continue examining government departments and state entities on their 2013/14 Annual Reports in preparation of their Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports. These reports may include proposals on the future use of resources ...