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That week in Parliament

Showing posts from: May 2019

22 May 2019

Why Parliament Matters

 All over the world, parliaments exist to represent the people to ensure government by the people– this is said it to be the most profoundly important role parliament plays as an institution. Parliament represents the people by articulating the views...
22 May 2019

The first day of Parliament: A guide to proceedings

Today Members of the National Assembly will be sworn-in. These Members represent 14 political parties. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng will take the Speaker’s seat at 10h30 and in groups of ten, he will preside over their swearing in. Each Member will...
13 May 2019

Election Results and Allocation of Seats in Parliament and Provincial Legislatures

  With the final results announced officially by the IEC on Saturday, 11 May 2019, the ANC has won the sixth general election. The ANC received a little over 10 million votes. This was followed by the DA and EF. The ANC also retained its majority in...
10 May 2019

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE 2019 ELECTIONS?

  The Constitution spells out, in section 52, that after an election, the first sitting of the National Assembly must take place at a time and date determined by the Chief Justice but not more than 14 days after the election result has been declared ...
06 May 2019

SA Election 2019

The hour is almost upon us – the day when South Africans go to the polling stations to exercise arguably the most fundamental democratic right, that of voting. There are however many who are not entirely knowledgeable of the electoral system employed...