Tag: Thandi Modise
Parliament warns Julius Malema after EFF threat to disrupt SONA
Parliament's presiding officers on Tuesday cautioned against public threats made by members to disrupt the house.
The caution was issued via a statement by National...
Speaker to consider DA request to remove Mkhwebane in January
Last Tuesday, the National Assembly adopted rules for the removal of the head of a Chapter 9 institution, such as the public protector. National...
Speaker agrees to an urgent parliamentary debate on SAA
Speaker Thandi Modise on Wednesday agreed to a request from the opposition Inkatha Freedom Party to call an urgent debate on the state of...
Thandi Modise to represent Parliament at G20 Speakers Summit in Japan
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise will represent South Africa's Parliament at the sixth summit of the heads of parliament of G20 countries - the...
Parliament officers want Springboks to bring the cup home
Parliament Speaker Thandi Modise and Chairperson Amos Masondo on Friday wished the Springboks success in their Rugby World Cup final match against England on...
Thandi Modise to go on trial next year on animal cruelty...
A trial date has been set for National Assembly speaker Thandi Modise’s animal cruelty case. Modise appeared briefly in the Potchefstroom regional court on...
Mkhwebane reports ministers to speaker for blistering attacks
The public protector revealed this to MPs while presenting her office’s annual report for the 2018/2019 financial year.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane reported members of...
Parliamentary committee wants secretary Gengezi Mgidlana fired for misconduct
A disciplinary panel has recommended that parliament's suspended secretary Gengezi Mgidlana be "summarily dismissed" after he was found guilty of seven charges of misconduct....
SA can never claim to be free if women die at...
Parliamentary officials including National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces Chairperson Amos Masondo, will on Friday join the country in commemorating...
Thandi Modise can’t use connections to duck animal cruelty charges –...
AfriForum on Monday said Speaker of Parliament Thandi Modise has a case to answer to in court and could not use her political connections to avoid...
Thandi Modise animal cruelty case postponed
The animal cruelty case against National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise has been postponed. She appeared briefly at the Potchefstroom Regional Court on Monday morning.
The...
Warrant of arrest issued for National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise
Thandi Modise is being sought by law enforcement after the Potchefstroom Regional High Court issued a warrant of arrest for her on Friday. As...
Thandi Modise won’t let us have a debate on Eskom, says...
Parliament must use it mandate to debate the true extent of the rot at Eskom, Natasha Mazzone says.
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise has turned...
Parliament slashes SONA budget
Next week’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) will be accompanied by less of the customary fanfare in an effort to save costs.
National Assembly...
There will be order at Cyril’s SONA ,Speaker insists
Thandi Modise did not mention that she had slammed the conduct of “certain members” in parliament on Wednesday during an induction session.
National Assembly Speaker...
Speaker seeks legal advice on DA’s push for Mkhwebane’s removal
The National Assembly speaker Thandi Modise says she's seeking advice on how to deal with the DA's request to institute proceedings to remove Public...
Parliament must consider Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office
National Assembly speaker Thandi Modise has indicated the new parliament's keenness to consider a DA request to initiate procedures to remove public protector Busisiwe...
Thandi Modise elected National Assembly Speaker
ANC's Thandi Modise, former National Council of Provinces Chair was elected National Assembly Speaker on Wednesday.
She replaces Baleka Mbete who withdrew her name from...
Ramaphosa not having any sleepless nights over Cabinet appointments
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured the country he will appoint capable people into his Cabinet when he announces it on Sunday.
Ramaphosa, who was responding...
AfriForum insists Modise face the music over animal neglect
AfriForum says steps have been taken to ensure she appears in court.
As reports emerge that the outgoing chairperson of the National Council of Provinces...
Jackson Muthembu’s daughter to be buried today
Jackson Muthembu's daughter to be buried today. "We are in deep pain. We don't know what led her to take her own life at...
AfriForum to prosecute Thandi Modise on charges of animal cruelty
AfriForum will privately prosecute National Council of Provinces (NCOP) chairperson Thandi Modise on charges of animal cruelty at her farm.
The lobby group says there's...
Thandi Modise set to replace Supra Mahumapelo
The Sunday Times understands that Modise has been approached to go back to her old job as the ANC tries to put out the...
Sona to go ahead as planned
The State of the Nation Address (Sona) will proceed as scheduled‚ despite requests by opposition parties for a postponement‚ Parliament’s presiding officers said on...
