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Speaker

Parliament in GNU times — first tests loom for oversight and accountability

South Africa, Maverick News

Parliament in GNU times — first tests loom for oversight and accountability

by: Marianne Merten

ANC’s continued support of Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula signals it is not serious about stopping corruption

Maverick News, Op-eds

ANC’s continued support of Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula signals it is not serious about stopping corruption

by: Pierre de Vos

Johannesburg Council gets another minority-party speaker - the AIC's Margaret Arnolds

Politics, South Africa, Maverick News

Johannesburg Council gets another minority-party speaker - the AIC's Margaret Arnolds

by: Nonkululeko Njilo

Mangaung community pressure group and ANC scramble to unseat DA council speaker

South Africa, Maverick News

Mangaung community pressure group and ANC scramble to unseat DA council speaker

by: Cathy Dlodlo

Coalition votes: The true case of secret ballots vs democracy

South Africa, Maverick News

Coalition votes: The true case of secret ballots vs democracy

by: Stephen Grootes

Normalising armed security forces in the House, and the Speaker faces No Confidence motion

South Africa

Normalising armed security forces in the House, and the Speaker faces No Confidence motion

by: Marianne Merten

Frene Ginwala dies - South Africa’s founding speaker of democratic Parliament was a ‘formidable patriot’ and a ‘giant’

Maverick News

Frene Ginwala dies - South Africa’s founding speaker of democratic Parliament was a ‘formidable patriot’ and a ‘giant’

by: Velani Ludidi

McCarthy’s rules of order become latest Republican battleground

Newsdeck

McCarthy’s rules of order become latest Republican battleground

by: Bloomberg

Discussions on post-fire future move – mostly – behind closed doors, while plans are ‘a work in progress’

South Africa

Discussions on post-fire future move – mostly – behind closed doors, while plans are ‘a work in progress’

by: Marianne Merten

New National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula extends ‘hand of cooperation’ to all

South Africa

New National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula extends ‘hand of cooperation’ to all

by: Marianne Merten

From Defence to National Assembly, Mapisa-Nqakula is ANC’s new Speaker-elect as opposition balks

South Africa

From Defence to National Assembly, Mapisa-Nqakula is ANC’s new Speaker-elect as opposition balks

by: Marianne Merten

Parliament asked to act over Malema's role in judicial interviews, given his disparaging comments about judges

Politics, South Africa

Parliament asked to act over Malema's role in judicial interviews, given his disparaging comments about judges

by: Marianne Merten