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Parliament defends rising costs of fire-damaged building restoration
Parliament has defended the increased costs for restoring and rebuilding its buildings damaged in the January 2022 fire, arguing that…
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Parliament spends R58 million for its readiness for the 7th administration
Parliament has nearly doubled its budget for the seventh administration, Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George said during a media briefing…
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National Assembly members to be sworn in at the CTICC
It promises to be an eventful Friday as politicians gather at the Cape Town International Convention Centre for the first…
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NEHAWU opposes the suspension of Xolile George
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) in Parliament said that it is opposed to the suspension of…
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Parliament not ruling out rebuilding could exceed its R3.1 billion budget
Parliament is not ruling out that the cost of its mammoth rebuild could exceed the current R3.1 billion budget. The…
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Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula files urgent High Court bid to interdict Minister Bheki Cele & NPA from arresting her
Embattled Speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has launched an application for an urgent high court interdict against being arrested by…
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Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula reportedly arrested on corruption charges
Embattled Speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula handed herself to police in Pretoria central, where she was then arrested on Friday…
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Parliament suspends 9 officials over National Assembly fire
Parliament has placed nine of its officials on suspension on charges related to the fire that gutted the National Assembly…
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Parliament says fire wouldn’t have happened if its staff had not been on forced leave
Parliament said its buildings would not have come under attack had its own security staff not been on forced holiday…
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DA calls for heads to roll after Parliament fire report release
The people who made the security decisions that left parliament vulnerable must be fired says the DA Chief Whip, Siviwe…
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Five officials implicated in Parliament fire report
Five officials have been implicated in a series of failures that preceded the fire that engulfed Parliament in 2022. The…
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Protection services could have prevented Parliament fire
Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George, says the two Parliamentary buildings would not have been destroyed by the fire if the…
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Independent internal report on Parliament fire to be released
Parliament is releasing the report of an internal investigation into the January 2nd National Assembly fire. Parliament Secretary, Xolile George,…
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Parliament adjusts travel management policy amid MP complaints about long-haul travel
Parliament said it is adjusting its travel management policy, amid complaints from parliamentarians about the inconveniences they have to endure…
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R2 billion facelift for Parliament
November 2025 is the date set for Parliament to be restored to its former glory. The Secretary to Parliament, Xolile…
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Parliament keeping findings of internal probe into arson attack under wraps for now
Parliament is still keeping under wraps the findings of its internal investigation into the arson attack that razed its key…
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Officials give timelines for restorations on Parliament after fire
Parliament says it will take another 24 months for the National Assembly building to be restored to its former glory.…
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Deputy secretary Baby Tyawa suspended to begin Parliament fire probe
Parliament has taken its first step in investigating the security breaches that led to the January fire. The deputy secretary…
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