Widespread distrust across racial lines: survey
Two out of three South Africans do not trust others across racial lines
MPs urged to join international TB initiative
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
An unprecedented parliamentary committee inquiry into the controversial pro-Phiyega statement by top brass, has began.
Outsmarting rhino poachers
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’
Kruger Park remains worst hit: of the 749 rhino poached countrywide this year to date, 544 were killed there.
Parliament: police are not police
Parliament justifies the secondment of active policemen into its parliamentary protection services to boost its capacity to deal with unruly MPs
‘Suspicions’ aired in set-top box saga
Opposition parties dissatisfied by fudged answers about the move from analogue to digital TV signals.
Leaders back De Klerk
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
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’
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
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
Opposition party determined to get to the bottom of government extravagance
SAPS emphasis on community relations
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
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’
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
Nathi Mthethwa says Robert McBride is the"strong leader who is able to deal with challenges" of the Ipid post.
Secrecy Bill not signed into law
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
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
Ministers have warned that publishing pictures of President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead is breaking the law.
Damage control for DA on mix-up
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
The Public Protector is set to release a "comprehensive statement" on the issues surrounding the Nkandla report.
Parliament told about Madiba ambulance
A busted engine part caused the ambulance breakdown that left Nelson Mandela stranded, Parliament heard.
Soni tackles SIU challenges head-on
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
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng wants the judiciary to be delinked from the Justice Ministry and report directly to Parliament.