National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza
ATM Welcomes Impeachment Committee but Warns Against “Parliamentary Performance”
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has welcomed the establishment of Parliament’s impeachment committee under Section…
Parliament Confirms Next Steps in Ramaphosa Impeachment
The National Assembly is moving to re-establish the impeachment inquiry process into President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Defence in Crisis: EFF Warns Ministers’ Absenteeism Threatens South Africa’s Security
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has raised the alarm over what it calls a “deliberate…
Speaker of Russia’s Federation Council Valentina Matvienko: South Africa’s Authority in International Arena Grows Year by Year
Expansion of Russia’s ties with African states, including parliamentary relations, is one of the country’s…
Parliament Orders Probe into SAPS Crisis as Masemola Confirms Security for Mkhwanazi
Parliament has directed three of its oversight committees to urgently investigate serious allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, implicating senior police officials and Police Minister Senzo Mchunu in political interference and corruption. On Wednesday, National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza confirmed that the Portfolio Committee on Police, the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, and the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence have been instructed to consider the claims and report back to the National Assembly. Didiza…
Speaker Weighs Urgent Debate as SAHRC Calls for Inquiry into Police Corruption Scandal
Johannesburg – Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza has confirmed receiving urgent requests from MPs to convene a snap debate on explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The top cop’s allegations have rocked the political and judicial establishment and triggered a call for a full Commission of Inquiry from the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). Parliament said on Tuesday that Speaker Didiza had received two formal letters from political parties requesting an emergency debate…
EFF Takes Finance Minister Enock Godongwana to Court for Fuel Levy Increase Without Money Bill
The EFF has followed up on its previous threat to challenge the fuel levy increase in court by filing papers with the Western Cape High Court. In the urgent papers, the red party is challenging the announcement by the Minister of Finance, Enock Godongwana, on May 21, that the country’s fuel levy would be increased next week (4 June 2025) to make up for the revenue that would have been raised through the now scrapped VAT increase. The party previously…
South African Finance Minister’s Budget Speech Cancelled Amid Cabinet Disputes Over Proposed VAT Hike
In an unprecedented move since the dawn of democracy in 1994, the South African government has cancelled Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2024/2025 budget speech due to policy disputes within President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Government of National Unity (GNU). The governing African National Congress (ANC) and its grand coalition main partner, the Democratic Alliance (DA), could not agree on the proposed 2% increase in the Value-Added Tax (VAT) from the current 15% to 17%. The postponement, announced during a Parliamentary sitting in…