Parliament

Lottery board vindicated by legal opinion

The National Lotteries Commission was correct to return money to Treasury

Minister says social grant flaws found by students will be investigated within 30 days

Stellenbosch teenaged students present their findings to Parliament

Minister says he won’t bow to pressure on the Lottery

Activists take Parliament to court over PRASA

#UniteBehind says Ethics Committee has failed to act

Thabo Bester escape: ministers and officials scramble to answer MPs’ questions

“I did everything I was supposed to do” says Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola

Thabo Bester saga: MPs from all parties grill G4S

Private prison company claims it cooperated with state’s investigation

End solitary confinement, Edwin Cameron tells Parliament

Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services calls for extensive reforms to prison system

National Lotteries Commission grilled in Parliament

Questions asked about conflicts of interest and unfinished projects

Police chalk up arrests with anti-gang units

But civil society tells Parliament that an untrained and under resourced police force is failing communities

Taxi council blames government for violence

Lack of recognition and consultation root cause of most disputes in the industry, says SANTACO

2.5 million people at risk of not receiving social grants on time

Provincial heads at the South African Social Security Agency briefed Parliament on contingency plans

Energy minister insists on nuclear

Committee demands clarity on costs but gets none

Post Office will get deal to pay social grants by Friday

MPs still concerned with timeline of implementing the new payment system

PRASA board snubs Parliament

Agency fails to turn up at key meeting

We don’t have money or staff, says fisheries department

MPs told directorate can’t implement co-operatives policy

Government is 11 years past deadline to end bucket system

About 17,000 toilets, each costing R15,000, built in Free State and none in use