Author: eddie
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National Assembly’s first sitting to go ahead as planned
Reading Time: 2 minutes The first sitting of the National Assembly (NA) will go ahead as scheduled tomorrow. This comes after the Constitutional Court refused to grant the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party an interdict to stop the sitting. On Wednesday, the apex court found that the party did not produce evidence to support its desired…
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MK unlikely to stop National Assembly’s first sitting
Reading Time: 3 minutes The independent judiciary monitoring organisation, Judges Matter, says it is unlikely that the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party will be able to stop National Assembly’s first sitting. This follows the party’s lawyers sending a letter of demand to the Secretary of Parliament and Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, asking both offices to refrain…
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SA Women in Dialogue urges gender representation in proposed GNU
Reading Time: 2 minutes South African Women in Dialogue has called on the county’s proposed government of national unity (GNU) to be inclusive and to focus on implementing the constitution. A collective of women has presented a petition to political parties on the outcome of the elections and the future governance in South Africa. The…
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Mpumalanga Legislature prepares for first sitting on Friday
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Mpumalanga Legislature is preparing to convene its first sitting of the seventh administration this Friday. The legislature will now have 51 seats allocated to six political parties, while the previous administration had thirty seats. The African National Congress (ANC), which is the majority, will have 21 seats followed by the uMkhonto we Sizwe party,…
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Coalition agreement on the cards in KwaZulu-Natal
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal says its determination to exclude the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has led to negotiations for a coalition agreement between the African National Congress (ANC), DA, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the National Freedom Party (NFP). The MK Party won in…
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Over 50 delegates to be sworn in at NCOP’s first sitting on Saturday
Reading Time: < 1 minute Up to 54 permanent delegates drawn from nine provinces are expected to be sworn in at the first sitting of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Saturday after the nine legislatures have been constituted. This will happen a day after the first sitting of the National Assembly which is…
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Jabulani Khumalo’s bid to be reinstated as MK Party leader dismissed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Embattled uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party founder Jabulani Khumalo has been dealt a blow after the Electoral Court on Wednesday dismissed his hopes of being reinstated as the party’s leader. The Specialist Court handed down judgment electronically which dismissed his application with punitive costs. JUST IN: The Electoral Court has dashed expelled…
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IFP set to brief media on coalition negotiation outcomes
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is expected to brief the media on Wednesday afternoon in Durban on the outcomes of its coalition negotiations with other parties. The official opposition in KwaZulu-Natal has maintained the status quo securing 15 seats in the province where the Africa National Congress (ANC) secured 14…
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N Cape Legislature expects no disruptions during first sitting
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Northern Cape Legislature says it is not anticipating any disruptions during the first sitting of the seventh administration on Friday. At least five parties are expected to be in the chambers for the swearing in of new members, the election and nomination of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and the…
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VIDEO | IFP briefs media on coalition talks
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Inkatha Freedom Party media briefing on how coalition talks have gone following the 2024 National and Provincial Elections. VIDEO | IFP briefs the media on the coalition negotiations: