Briefs that show it all: Nice job, if you can get it
Jun, 08, 2019 Opinion
You are going to have to exercise some patience if you are waiting to see the sixth parliament get on with it. The official opening is the State of the Nation Address, which falls on 20 June, and that will be the first joint sitting of the new MPs. After that the plenaries begin with debates on SONA in both Houses. But the real work of parliament, as we know, happens in the committees, which only get going on 2 July.
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Religious groups reject Mantashe appointment
Jun, 08, 2019 News
The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) and many civil society actors were disappointed and dismayed to hear that Gwede Mantashe was awarded the newly combined Mineral Resources and...
Parliament Watch lashes out at committees’ performance
Jun, 07, 2019 News
Parliament Watch, a collective of independent civil society organisations committed to social justice, human rights and constitutional democracy, monitored the conduct and effectiveness of committees during the fifth democratic parliament...
Pushback on Public Protector’s report on Parly secretary
Jun, 07, 2019 News
As calls for the recall of the Public Protector intensify, her recent report on the suspended secretary of Parliament seemingly did not win her any new friends from neither the...
How will farmers and those wanting land fit…
Jun, 06, 2019 News
This is the story of one pig farm, located on the Cape west coast, which was allocated jointly to two recipients, a Mr Cloete and a Mr Sibeko. We know...
