South Africa

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

By Marianne Merten

Maverick News

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

By Pierre de Vos

Politics

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

By Nonkululeko Njilo

South Africa

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

By Cathy Dlodlo

South Africa

Coalition votes: The true case of secret ballots vs democracy

By Stephen Grootes

South Africa

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

By Marianne Merten

Maverick News

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

By Velani Ludidi

Newsdeck

McCarthy’s rules of order become latest Republican battleground

By Bloomberg

South Africa

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

By Marianne Merten

South Africa

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

By Marianne Merten

South Africa

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

By Marianne Merten

Politics

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

By Marianne Merten