Reading Time: 2 minutes Parliament says the first sitting of the National Assembly will go ahead as planned on Friday the 14th of June. This follows the Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party writing to the Secretary of Parliament and the Chief Justice asking them not to continue with the sitting.

Reading Time: 3 minutes The origins narrative of the ANC tells the story of a counterweight to the 1910 Union of South Africa, crystallised in the then Parliament of the Union and peopled by the then Dutch settlers and British colonists. To this extent, the Parliament of the People,

Reading Time: 2 minutes The City of Joburg says it will fine political parties R500 for each unremoved poster displayed during campaigning for the May 29 general elections. The city says all posters must be removed within 14 days after the elections. Spokesperson Virgil James says it is a

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance (DA) meets on Monday at the party’s headquarters in Bruma, Johannesburg. The party’s top leadership will be discussing power sharing arrangements after it garnered nearly 22% of the national vote, won the majority in the Western Cape, and

Reading Time: 4 minutes With the 2024 general election now behind us, it is time to reflect on what transpired before, during, and immediately after the election. This reflection is important so that we can both individually and collectively use this experience as we prepare for the 2026 Local

Reading Time: < 1 minute As the race to form a government continues, some political parties will be reporting back on their coalition talks on Monday. They have just over a week to constitute a government following the declaration of election results last Sunday. The  Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)

Reading Time: 2 minutes Four hundred politicians will be sworn in as Members of the National Assembly within a week. Of the 18 parties in the seventh Parliament, 11 are returning parties, and seven are parties represented in Parliament for the first time. These new parties – Build One

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lawyers for the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Political Party have sent a letter of demand to the Secretary of Parliament, Xolile George and Chief Justice Raymond Zondo asking both offices to refrain from convening the first sitting of parliament. MK Party lawyers have told

Reading Time: 2 minutes The National Assembly is expected to have its first sitting in the coming days. 400 politicians are expected to be sworn in as Members of the National Assembly at this sitting. Of the 18 parties in the seventh Parliament, 11 are returning while the other

Reading Time: 2 minutes With eighteen political parties expected to form a government within the stipulated 14 days after the declaration of election results, political analyst Dr Oshupeng Maseng from the University of Mpumalanga believes this will not be smooth sailing. The ANC has already announced its stance, choosing