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  1. Kevin Lancaster

    Post Office workers must stop strike: Parliament

    Post Office workers must stop strike: Parliament Post Office workers should return to work immediately following the voluntary resignation of the SA Post Office board, Parliament’s portfolio committee on telecommunications and postal services said on Tuesday
  3. Kevin Lancaster

    Top-secret SA military satellite

    Top-secret South African satellite South Africa has a top-secret spy satellite, which the government is trying to cover up following an admission of its existence in parliament this past week
  4. Kevin Lancaster

    SABC chairwoman criticised by MPs

    SABC chairwoman criticised by MPs SABC chairwoman Ellen Tshabalala received a tongue-lashing from MPs on Tuesday for trying to “delay” an inquiry into whether she lied about her qualifications
  5. Kevin Lancaster

    Parliament recommends SABC chair be suspended

    Parliament recommends SABC chair be suspended Parliament’s communications portfolio committee has unanimously resolved to recommend the suspension of SABC board chairwoman Ellen Tshabalala
  6. Kevin Lancaster

    Swiss mayor in trouble over nude selfie

    Swiss mayor suspended over nude selfie The mayor of the Swiss town of Baden, who is also a member of parliament, was suspended Monday following allegations that he sent nude selfies taken at work to a woman friend
  7. Kevin Lancaster

    Parliament must balance rights around porn: lawyer

    Parliament must decide on porn: lawyer It is up to Parliament to make sure all rights are balanced in considering issues around pornography, the Western Cape High Court heard
  8. jes

    SA Parliament hacker in court

    SA Parliament hacker in court A woman accused of hacking into the computer of Parliament’s chief operations officer appeared in court
  9. jes

    Dina Pule, errant MPs to be named and shamed

    Dina Pule, errant MPs to be named and shamed MPs are to be named and shamed for failing to disclose their business interests on time, including disgraced former communications minister Dina Pule
  10. LazyLion

    MPs Approve Info Bill Changes

    The widely welcomed amendments to the Protection of State Information Bill were unanimously approved on Monday by the members of the ad hoc committee finalising the draft bill. After nearly three years of controversy and drafting changes, the bill will come another step closer to law on...
  11. LazyLion

    Parliament Defence Meeting a Disgrace: DA

    A meeting of Parliament's joint standing committee on defence on Thursday was an internationally embarrassing disgrace, the DA said. "The joint standing committee on defence meeting was a disgrace," Democratic Alliance MP David Maynier said in a statement. "The fact is that today the...
  12. LazyLion

    Parliamentary Committee Erred, Concourt hears

    The failure of Parliament's programme committee to schedule a motion of no confidence for debate was unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court heard on Thursday. "What we are seeking is a declaratory that what occurred, which was the failure to schedule a motion of no confidence as lodged on...
  13. jes

    SA politicians tweet at own peril

    SA politicians tweet at own peril Parliamentarians are likely to have to take personal responsibility for social media postings conducted during official proceedings, the Sunday Times reported.
  14. LazyLion

    MPs Cringe at Hints of More Tax

    There were moans and groans from MPs on Wednesday as Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan went off speech, telling them they should be paying more tax. Delivering his 2013/14 budget, Gordhan said: "The government relies on resources derived from the wider economy, and the best way to generate...
  15. mercurial

    Van Der Merwe Jokes In Parliament

    An announcement by an IFP MP was mistaken for a Van der Merwe joke in a National Assembly sitting on Tuesday. Inkatha Freedom Party MP Koos Van der Merwe informed MPs he would be attending a huge feast near Paarl. "Thousands of Van der Merwes will gather there to celebrate being the number...
  16. LazyLion

    Transport Laws Amendment Bill [e-tolling bill] delayed again

    Don't have a news link for this yet, just an e-mail from the Freedom Front....
  17. jes

    Parliament to rule on future of Info Bill committee

    Parliament to rule on future of Info Bill committee The future of the parliamentary committee handling the contentious Protection of Information Bill is likely to be settled on Wednesday, the Speaker's office said.
  18. M

    Anybody know who this politician is?

    Is this guy a comedian or a politician? Anybody else seen it before? It's a bit worrying if it's not a joke. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGn6YHKKgj8 EDIT: i see... it's from a parmalat ad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpj4XalT04g&feature=related
  19. jes

    Info bill postponed until early 2011

    Info bill postponed until early 2011 Work on the Protection of Information Bill, that has provoked an outcry over its potential threat to media freedom, was on Thursday postponed until early next year.
  20. jes

    Parliament calls for SABC board nominations once again

    Parliament calls for SABC board nominations once again Yet another round of nominations for positions on the SABC board was opened by Parliament's portfolio committee on communications on Friday.
  21. jes

    Four ex-SABC board members have no further speaking rights

    Four ex-SABC board members have no further speaking rights The four SABC board members who quit in frustration will not be allowed to speak at a long-awaited parliamentary meeting on the broadcaster's woes because President Jacob Zuma accepted their resignation with immediate effect.
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