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Parliament does not have robust enough rules governing member behaviour. (David Harrison/M&G)
ANC

ANC pushes through controversial committee chairpersons

Controversial MPs who have engaged in questionable conduct are back in Parliament thanks to the governing party

  • Lester Kiewit
4 min read
Mail & Gaurdian
ANC

Editorial: Nail the farm-flippers

‘Over 25 years of democracy, the government’s attempts at land restitution have been lambasted for their slow pace and all-round inefficiency’

  • Editorial
2 min read
The late Pravin Gordhan. (Oupa Nkosi)
ESKOM

Energy sector favours home-grown help for Eskom

​Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan had been forced to give up his plan to import technical assistance for Eskom from Rome

  • Thanduxolo Jika
4 min read
The fate of all African countries is bound together. We prosper or suffer sustained underdevelopment together. (Feisal Omar/Reuters)
AFRICA

Why African democracies are failing women — and what we can do to fix it

How can we better measure democracy to reflect women’s lived reality?

  • Nic Cheeseman
  • Susan Dodsworth
6 min read
Zukiswa Rantho confirmed that she was not on any lists for legislatures in the next term and said she had accepted the decision of ANC structures. (Lindile Mbontsi/Gallo Images)
ANC

MP who led Eskom corruption inquiry shunned

Zukiswa Rantho has been left off the ANC’s post-election lists

  • Natasha Marrian
  • Paddy Harper
2 min read
Members of trade union federation Cosatu took to the streets a week before Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s budget speech in a bid to get him to include labour’s views on unemployment and job cuts. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
AYANDA DLODLO

State job cuts rev up unions

Analysts believe Moody’s will welcome the government’s intention to reduce the public sector wage bill

  • Lynley Donnelly
4 min read
“If we did everything Ramaphosa is hoping for, inequality would be somewhat reduced. But we need sharper and more direct focus on exclusion and inequality, writes the author. (David Harrison)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Sona: Politically effective but socially unacceptable

Ramaphosa made a good speech, but his words belie the complexity involved in fixing things

  • Eusebius McKaiser
7 min read
(David Harrison/M&G)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
Video

LIVESTREAM: Sona debate gets underway

MPs will from Tuesday have a chance to examine and discuss President Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
(David Harrison/M&G)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

25 years of democracy: Read President Ramaphosa’s SONA address in full

Read President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address in its entirety

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
KwaZulu-Natal ANC chair Sihle Zikalala is number one on the provincial list for next year. (Rogan Ward/Reuters)
ANC

Ramaphosa camp cleans up on initial lists

​KwaZulu-Natal ANC chairperson Sihle Zikalala has ridden out a backlash against him from supporters of former president Jacob Zuma

  • Paddy Harper
  • Sabelo Skiti
4 min read
The remainder of the portfolio committee chairs will be elected on Wednesday.
ANC

Land Expropriation: Review committee report to be debated in Parliament

The land question is an emotive issue and parties either vociferously support or oppose expropriation without compensation

  • Jan Gerber
3 min read
SABC headquarters. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CHRIS MAROLENG

SABC’s crisis plan fails to impress MPs

The broadcaster’s savings from cost-cutting are far less than the money needed to rescue it

  • Sabelo Skiti
  • Sarah Smit
6 min read
A national cannabis master plan has been developed, with the department of trade and industry tasked with its implementation and administration
CANNABIS

Police can smoke out dagga farmers

​Agriculture minister Senzeni Zokwana has told Eastern Cape cannabis farmers not to expect protection from his department

  • Govan Whittles
3 min read
The parliamentary submissions follow a nationwide tour where public land hearings were held. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
AGRISA

Parliament to hear stakeholder submissions on land expropriation

The presentations are expected to continue until Friday.

  • Jan Gerber
1 min read
Starbucks’ expansion runs out of steam in South Africa (Photo Archive)
CONGRESS OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS OF

Initiation Bill trips over Contralesa

Amakhosi say they have not been consulted and have been insulted because women are involved

  • Govan Whittles
3 min read
Without having clear decisions from government regarding the future of e-tolls, Sanral is finding it difficult to go to the market to borrow funds to finance it. (Gallo Images)
BLADE NZIMANDE

Sanral bears brunt of lack of government clarity on e-tolls

It has emerged that Sanral struggled to raise the R20.6-billion budgeted e-toll revenue

  • Lameez Omarjee
3 min read
Jeff Radebe is currently understood to be in Windhoek, Namibia, for a Southern African Development Community summit. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

MPs fume over energy department’s ‘boycott’ of fuel price meeting

The portfolio committee on energy resolved it would write to Energy Minister Jeff Radebe to voice its dissatisfaction at being left in the lurch

  • Khulekani Magubane
3 min read
(Reuters)
BORIS JOHNSON

Britain’s Brexit minister steps down in blow to May

All eyes are on whether there will now be further resignations by Brexit hardliners that could threaten May’s leadership

  • Dario Thuburn
4 min read
While the ANC and the EFF were responsible for backing a motion to change the Constitution
EFF

Land hearings: Beefed up security, an appeal for tolerance

The much anticipated land hearings have members of Parliament bracing themselves for the relentless work ahead

  • Raeesa Pather
5 min read
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
BUSISIWE MKHWEBANE

Parliament to discuss Mkhwebane’s removal from office

​The justice portfolio committee in Parliament will hear reasons from the DA on why public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane should be removed from office

  • Raeesa Pather
2 min read