Meet parliament’s new engine drivers
Jun, 30, 2019 News
News update: Basic education committee chairperson Zukisa Faku has stepped down after it emerged that she continued occupying her parliamentary seat after being convicted of fraud and theft. Your average parliamentary fly on the wall must have had an interesting time in the run-up to the released of the nominated committee chairpersons.
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Ramaphosa has evoked either fear or cynicism: both…
Jun, 29, 2019 Opinion
Throughout the world, people who follow politics are fixating on leaders. South Africa follows the trend and so President Cyril Ramaphosa has become an obsession, writes STEVEN FRIEDMAN from the...
First committee surprises by showing how it can…
Jun, 27, 2019 News
In a unexpectedly promising start to the sixth parliament’s committee schedule, the Rules Committee of the National Assembly met, on 5 June, before any other committees were ready, under the...
Ramaphosa has a vision — but the method…
Jun, 26, 2019 News
A State of the Nation Address should inspire and balance detail with an over-arching vision. Cyril Ramaphosa has a vision of a country he wants, but the ultimate question still...
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address
Jun, 26, 2019 News
In case you missed it the first time, or wanted to read it all over again, here is President Ramaphosa’s 20 June 2019 State of the Nation Address.
