Johnny boy minced none of his words last night
President Jacob Zuma has reiterated government’s commitment to investing in infrastructure as a means of stimulating growth and creating jobs.
In other news, the sky is still blue and water is wet
The EFF leader wanted know why Zuma has never legally challenged state capture allegations
A historic afternoon awaits South Africa’s young democracy…
Three others have been injured during a visit to local schools
You can make your voice heard too.
Parly’s spokesperson has confirmed that an overwhelming number of political parties represented in the National Assembly want the vote of no confidence in Jacob Zuma done by secret ballot.
Oh, and he laughed. He laughed a lot.
The reform calls for 30% of companies to be ‘black-owned’ in 12 months time
Whether by secret ballot of not, the ANC’s parliamentary caucus will protect Jacob Zuma.
Jacob Zuma will be taking questions in parly on Thursday.
Emotions ran high as MP’s and Police exchange views
The Loyal Opposition’s knee-jerk response to Zuma’s cabinet shuffle was to request a No-Confidence motion. But as the days rolled by, awaiting the return of the House Speaker from a trip to Asia, the question of a secret vote came under scrutiny.
President Jacob Zuma is unlikely to be ousted by the National Assembly, however, a negotiated exit is more likely, according to research.
Dear Mr Jackson Mthembu. Suffice to say that I was an ANC activist at university, subsequently in the ANC “junior leadership” programme and in 1994 stepped back but remained a loyal ANC voter.
Baleka Mbete on Wednesday agreed to postpone the fifth motion of no confidence in Jacob Zuma to May to let the court proceedings run their course.
There are three provisions in the constitution that allow for the ‘removal’ of a president and Parliament Watch has broken them down into a nifty chart explaining the processes.
In a small initial victory, the Constitutional Court has granted the UDM access to argue that a secret ballot vote can be allowed in the National Assembly, but the timeline conflicts with next Tuesday’s scheduled debate and vote of no confidence in Zuma.
The DA’s chief whip has written to Baleka Mbete asking for the immediate resumption of parliament, and you now what that means.
Parliament has, for a second time, sent the FICA bill to the president to sign into law, after he sent it back the first time.
24 year-old Hlomela Bucwa might be new to parliament, but what she lacks in experience she makes up for in gusto.
You would be forgiven for wondering how much work gets done by South Africa’s members of parliament, given the media attention they’ve received for brawling or sleeping on the job.