Parliament

ANC Chief Whip Pemmy Majodina. The ANC caucus in Parliament wants answers from Cabinet over rampant Covid-19 corruption in several government departments.The caucus vowed to strengthen committees to deal with those implicated in corrupt activities.ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina, however, said it wouldn't support calls for an ad hoc committee to deal with Covid-19 corruption.The…

Deputy President David Mabuza visits in Mangaung in the Free State to assess the state of readiness in the province. (GCIS) Deputy President David Mabuza is scheduled to answer questions in the National Assembly on Thursday.The National Assembly will debate farm attacks on Tuesday.The City of Cape Town, which refused previously, is scheduled to appear…

A health worker process for Covid-19 antibodies after getting blood from a patient. ANC MP Martha Mmola died on Saturday due to Covid-19.She was a permanent delegate from Mpumalanga in the National Council of Provinces and was a member of the National Assembly in the previous Parliament.The ANC caucus and Parliament's presiding officers expressed their…

A legal opinion says Parliament does not have the power to extend the deadline for Police Minister Bheki Cele to nominate a candidate for IPID's executive director after he failed to comply with legislation.Nonetheless, it appointed his nominee, Jennifer Ntlatseng.Cele must explain himself to the committee.Parliament does not have the power to extend the deadline…

The IEC has advised Parliament to start immediately on the electoral reform ordered by the Constitutional Court.The court declared the Electoral Act unconstitutional and gave Parliament 24 months to fix it.Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs Bongani Bongo promised they would leave no stone unturned. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has asked…