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Government to remember Madiba

The department of social development says the first anniversary of Mandela’s passing will be commemorated with an official ceremony of remembrance.

EFF to disrupt Sona if Zuma continues his no-show

Floyd Shivambu has warned Baleka Mbete that if President Zuma does not come to Parliament the EFF will disrupt his state of the nation address.

Opposition parties are rallying to get President Jacob Zuma to attend a sitting of the National Assembly – which seems to have been convened just so the ruling party can deal with the EFF.

ANC seeks to ‘pay back’ EFF MPs – with suspension

A 25 minute special sitting of the National Assembly has been convened, seemingly to ensure EFF MPs are suspended without pay before the holidays.

Opposition parties in Parliament stood firm against a motion by the ANC to censure the EFF MPs who chanted “pay back the money”.

Opposition unites against EFF MPs’ suspension

The ANC’s attempt to censure the EFF MPs who chanted "pay back the money" was pushed back by a united front from the opposition parties in Parliament.

Parliament rejects motion to censure Zuma over no-show

A total of 217 MPs voted against a motion to censure Jacob Zuma for undermining the Constitution and not attending National Assembly sittings.

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Parliamentary peace accord in tatters

The peace accord between the ANC and opposition parties in an attempt to bring order to National Assembly sessions lasted just one day.

Mmusi Maimane said the DA would take the water to another community that needed it.

Motion to rebuke Zuma’s ‘no show’ postponed

Chief whips agreed to postpone a debate late on Tuesday evening about President Jacob Zuma’s lack of attendance at National Assembly sittings.

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Ramaphosa: Bearer of political solutions to Parliament’s problems

Cyril Ramaphosa traded the salaries of errant EFF MPs for a promise by opposition parties that they will respect Parliament’s rules in future.

DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane says Mbete has destroyed her credibility as the speaker

Parliament defends police action; DA, EFF go the legal route

National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete said Thursday night’s events were a culmination of a build-up, and resulted in what the "law actually allows".

Police remove an EFF MP from the National Assembly.

Parliament in a brawl as police remove EFF MP

Police removed an EFF MP from the National Assembly after she refused to withdraw a statement that Zuma is a thief.

Order! Mbete decision throws Parliament into chaos

National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete found herself at the centre of another storm when she tried to change the day’s order paper at the last minute.

Baleka Mbete Mbete headed the national task team mandated with preparing the ANCWL for the conference. (Oupa Nkosi, MG)

Parliament won’t probe Mbete’s Gold Fields BEE deal

Parliament has cleared Baleka Mbete of any breach of the code of conduct regarding her share deal with Gold Fields – because she wasn’t an MP in 2010.

Nkandla: Committee tells Zuma to blame employees

An ANC-only committee has absolved the president of any wrongdoing and recommended that he deal with the state employees who oversaw the upgrades.

Parliamentary Nkandla committee finalising report

The committee, which is made up of ANC members only, is expected to table its report on President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla upgrades on Friday.

Faeces was dumped at government offices in Cape Town

W Cape poo-flingers turn on ANC

The group will march to the ANC provincial headquarters for what they say is the ruling party’s wrongful political meddling in Prasa’s affairs.

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Ramaphosa: MPs must respect Zuma and his office

An angry deputy president called on opposition party leaders to show Jacob Zuma respect in Parliament if they want a good relationship with him.

EFF MPs found guilty of contempt of Parliament

A parliamentary committee has found EFF members who chanted "pay back the money" at Jacob Zuma guilty, but some MPs disagree with the verdict.

From words like “Nkandla” to “coconut”

Gigaba heeds summons by Western Cape govt

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba addressed the provincial government of the Western Cape on the new immigration regulations.

Parliament to probe Shivambu’s middle finger

Parliament is to investigate whether the EFF’s Floyd Shivambu’s middle finger gesture during a sitting of the National Assembly constitutes contempt.

A secret report reveals how millions flowed to Zuma.

Zuma doesn’t need to ‘pay back the money’ – committee

A parliamentary committee on Nkandla says President Jacob Zuma did not unduly benefit from the R246-million security upgrades to his homestead.