Increasingly, the courts are being called on to settle disputes that should be dealt with by other constitutional or political institutions.
Jacob Zuma. Picture: REUTERS/Rogan Ward
SA is awash with court cases between political actors. Hardly a week goes by without a civil society organisation or a political party approaching ...
By Mondli Makhanya
“Your conscience will not guide you, but ANC branches will.”
Those words were said by Water and Sanitation minister and senior ANC leader Nomvula Mokonyane last weekend, urging President Jacob Zuma to stand firm in the face of calls for him to do the right thing.
Conscience ...
The President's oral question session is the high point of the parliamentary week.
He is required to answers questions of national or international importance once per term in accordance with the annual parliamentary programme. The questions are sifted and published beforehand in a process involving the Speaker, to ensure that ...
The Legislature's budget vote, scheduled for Thursday, is the main plenary event this week. In their speeches, the presiding officers will underscore the role of Parliament in our democracy, talk about the challenges facing the institution, highlight a few successes, outline the allocation for each programme and give some detail ...
After a low key week, Parliament has scheduled a busy programme in the main chambers and committee corridor. There is only four weeks left before the legislature takes an extended break ahead of the local government elections, but there is still plenty of legislating, oversight and scrutinising, and set piece ...
There's a distinct lull in Parliament this week, as the legislature makes the most of the mid-week public holiday. Most committees have postponed their activities and only one day has been set aside for parliamentary business.
It’s the second of week of budget debates and 3 Ministers - Public Enterprises, ...
By Lawson Naidoo
IN THE political storm — not yet a tsunami — following the judgment of the Constitutional Court in the Nkandla case, we should be careful not to lose sight of key constitutional principles the court clarified. This seminal, unanimous judgment cogently explains the supremacy of the Constitution, ...
Parliament resumes this week after a two-week constituency period. The second term will run for 8 weeks and its culmination will trigger several weeks of campaigning ahead of the municipal elections.
The programme is packed with activities. Some of the highlights include committee, oversight and legislative work; oral questions to ...
By MARIANNE MERTEN
Picture: Nardus Engelbrecht/SAPA.
The sequel to President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address unfolds over two afternoons from Tuesday as MPs take to the National Assembly podium to debate last week’s presidential remarks. With local government elections later this year, it’s the perfect opportunity to electioneer ...