Widespread distrust across racial lines: survey

Marianne Merten|Published

Two out of three South Africans do not trust others across racial lines

MPs urged to join international TB initiative

Marianne Merten|Published

Global Tuberculosis Caucus of Parliamentarians’ Barcelona Declaration is an international initiative to step up the fight against the disease

Pro-Phiyega police heads face grilling

Marianne Merten|Published

An unprecedented parliamentary committee inquiry into the controversial pro-Phiyega statement by top brass, has began.

Outsmarting rhino poachers

Marianne Merten|Published

It seems that Operation Rhino 6 is bearing fruit, resulting in the arrest of 12 suspects, Parliament has heard.

749 rhino poached, but fight ‘pays off’

Marianne Merten|Published

Kruger Park remains worst hit: of the 749 rhino poached countrywide this year to date, 544 were killed there.

Parliament: police are not police

Marianne Merten|Published

Parliament justifies the secondment of active policemen into its parliamentary protection services to boost its capacity to deal with unruly MPs

Leaders back De Klerk

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Former president says he’s not letting the controversy over renaming a Cape Town street in his name get to him

No benefit from disrupting Zuma

Marianne Merten|Published

DA says it is opposed to any disruption of President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address – it traditionally marks the start of the parliamentary calendar – ...

EFF MPs ‘guilty of disobeying Speaker’

Marianne Merten|Published

ANC MPs use their numbers to ensure a guilty verdict against 20 EFF MPs for the “Pay back the Money” ruckus

Number of visitors to Parliament dwindles

Marianne Merten|Published

Website may have attracted almost double the anticipated traffic at 907 501 hits, but the number of actual visitors to the national legislature was down, according ...

DA goes potty over plants

Marianne Merten|Published

Opposition party determined to get to the bottom of government extravagance

SAPS emphasis on community relations

Marianne Merten|Published

In the next 100 days, Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko says he will visit SAPS offices countrywide to launch a community outreach programme

Government allocates R4. 3m for evicted families

Marianne Merten|Published

An estimated R4. 3 million in emergency funding has been allocated for the families evicted from Sanral land near the N2.

SANDF ‘needs to get more funding’

Marianne Merten|Published

SANDF must get more than double its budget in the next 14 years to arrest the decline of its capabilities and achieve strategic goals

‘Above-muster’ McBride wins the day

Marianne Merten|Published

Nathi Mthethwa says Robert McBride is the"strong leader who is able to deal with challenges" of the Ipid post.

Union wields its financial clout

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Pressures build as Numsa flexes muscle

Secrecy Bill not signed into law

Marianne Merten|Published

Red flags were raised when a collection of parliamentary papers containing the Secrecy Bill was described was as “Act 41, 2013”.

Review of arms deal spin-offs stays under wraps

Marianne Merten|Published

Ssurvey of benefits SA may have gained through the offsets, or non-military industrial investments by successful bidders in the multibillion-rand arms deal, will ...

Photo the state does not want you to see

Marianne Merten|Published

Ministers have warned that publishing pictures of President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead is breaking the law.

Damage control for DA on mix-up

Marianne Merten|Published

There seems to be much confusion in the DA about the party's stance on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill.

Madonsela to tell her side of Nkandla

Marianne Merten|Published

The Public Protector is set to release a "comprehensive statement" on the issues surrounding the Nkandla report.

Parliament told about Madiba ambulance

Marianne Merten|Published

A busted engine part caused the ambulance breakdown that left Nelson Mandela stranded, Parliament heard.

Soni tackles SIU challenges head-on

Marianne Merten|Published

Advocate Vas Soni, the head of the Special Investigating Unit, moved to reassure MPs about the unit’s finances and staff relations.

Top judge calls for more freedom

Marianne Merten|Published

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng wants the judiciary to be delinked from the Justice Ministry and report directly to Parliament.

Phiyega’s ‘own people’ fail her

Marianne Merten|Published

National police boss Riah Phiyega was left embarrassed when SAPS failed to answer questions put to them in Parliament.