South Africa’s seventh parliament has just started its work, and it appears to be doing so with a far more collaborative spirit — and significantly less playing to the gallery — than it did during any of the previous three terms.
The chamber did not fulfil its legal obligation to make a rational decision because it conceded making no choice at all, Freedom Under Law argues
The court on Tuesday heard the case in which the 10 fired legislators sought an interim interdict to prevent the swearing-in of their replacements
Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama have taken up their seats just weeks before they are due back in court on corruption charges
The impeached judge and uMkhonto weSizwe party MP said he would turn to the high court to challenge his removal from the bench
The former judge said he plans to use his position at the Judicial Service Commission to pursue the transformation of the judiciary
The NGO argues that disgraced judge cannot serve on a constitutional body he has constantly attacked
Unchastened after a rebuke from the president, the EFF leader reiterated his claim that Ramaphosa sold mineworkers down the river
The party argues that the ANC was wrong about the law when it saw no legal impediment to his appointment
Rule by coalition government compels parliament to rewrite its rules
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 Democratic Alliance objected but the ANC accepted his nomination on the basis that no law or rule of parliament barred him from serving on the JSC
Step-aside be damned; instead it’s a quickstep up to parliament for Zizi Kodwa and others
It’s too early to judge how this parliament will perform, but the notion that 2024 will be a refresh for our politics must surely be declared stillborn
The ANC said in a statement that President Cyril Ramaphosa would announce appointments to the executive ‘in the coming days’
The party argues in court papers that its votes were ‘stolen’ because the IEC manipulated the voting process
The party claims that had it not been for blatant rigging, it would probably have won the elections
We expect the new government to work. Ramaphosa has promised that a list of principles will advance “the building of a united, democratic, non-racial, non-sexist and prosperous nation”
The ‘majority’ of 17 parties in parliament had expressed support for the government of national unity, the ANC secretary general said on Thursday night
The court said the party’s 11th hour application was without merit
As we enter a new era of coalition politics, there are key considerations for democracy, accountability and political rights
The electoral court found that Khumalo was no longer a member of the party, a day after he filed a high court application to claim the right to be sworn in as an MP
The party argues that the May vote was marred by material irregularities and demands a rerun within 90 days
Parliament can proceed to elect the president without the party’s 58 MPs present
The party said its MPs would boycott the National Assembly in a bid to rob the chamber of legal standing when it elects the president
Cyril Ramaphosa’s counsel has countered that the case is stillborn because the National Assembly had a right to reject the findings of the Ngcobo panel
Among the PA’s manifesto promises is to put God back into schools. It is now looking to 2026 to win local government seats
The clock started ticking once the electoral commission declared the final result of the vote on Sunday night
The president reportedly said he would not meddle when told that Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula could be taken into custody over graft
Mapisa-Nqakula resigned as National Assembly speaker on Thursday amid graft allegations, saying she had done so to ‘protect the integrity of parliament’
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is expected to hand herself over to the police in Pretoria on Friday