Is there buyer’s remorse on the part of those who voted for the MK party in May?
The president is set to sign the Bill into law on Friday, which has heightened the threat of legal action from detractors
The president’s office said threats about the future of the government of national unity were ‘disturbing’
LGBT+ groups have accused the department of delays in adopting policies for gender identity and sexual orientation in schools
Siwive Gwarube’s political party, the Democratic Alliance, has previously described the Bill as a threat to the autonomy of schools
The new basic education minister said she would not implement new policies or programmes without evidence of their value
Parents need to be able to communicate and work with school staff to improve learners’ development and well-being
The Democratic Alliance will lead five portfolio committees but the bulk have remained under the leadership of the ANC
ANC MPs have been elected to chair the portfolio committee overseeing ministries now headed by the Democratic Alliance
The president appointed opposition newcomers where they can be most effective but did not rid cabinet of compromised members of his party
A shortage of resources is failing South Africa’s undocumented children, with more than 258 000 awaiting birth registration, says the Centre for Child Law
The DA leader said the unity government would pave the way for his party and the ANC to start delivering for South Africans
The Democratic Alliance says the president must stick to the letter of the coalition pact and divide cabinet posts among parties in line with the number of seats in parliament
The official opposition has said it will approach the court to challenge the NHI Act
Multi party coalition member are split on how they will handle a failure to get more than 50% of the vote
Deputy Minister Parks Tau reiterated the government’s stance that medical aid tax breaks will be forfeited to fund the proposed universal health care plan
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A precedent has already been set by former president Jacob Zuma’s contempt of court order, opposition MP Siviwe Gwarube said
The government hopes to have local government regulations ready by the next municipal poll in 2026
The majority had made a decision and that was how democracy worked, the deputy president told the National Assembly
Internal report finds former youth leader Luyolo Mphithi not to blame for party’s response to Schweizer-Reneke school ‘racist’ incident
The party said it was not ready to debate a mini-plenary tabled by the DA, prompting the speaker to let it stand over for a week
Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula let slip that she has received legal opinion on how parliament should proceed on the findings of the state capture inquiry and now finds herself accused of stalling
Thursday was the first time acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane appeared before the committee, but she did not have many answers for MPs
MPs from opposition parties agree that the sub judice reason for the health minister not appearing before the committee is not valid
The DA’s factional battles will take centre stage when the party selects a new mayoral candidate for the city of Cape Town