The African National Congress (ANC) has defended its decision to put forward former Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as its choice for National Assembly Speaker, insisting that she s amassed a formidable wealth of experience.
MPs pay homage to the creators of South Africa s Constitution Members of Parliament (MPs) reflected on a quarter of a century since the passing of the supreme law, acknowledging those who had created from all parties. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter
CAPE TOWN - Members of Parliament have paid homage to those who helped craft the country s Constitution.
In a joint sitting of Parliament, almost 30 National Assembly and NCOP members debated the Constitution s 25-year anniversary. They ve also noted government s failures since the Constitution came into effect.
The country s constitution came into effect on 4 February in 1997 and it was promulgated by then-President Nelson Mandela, on 18 December in 1996.
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DA leader, John Steenhuisen, believes Bonginkosi Madikizela’s downfall came from within the party.
After 12 years in office, Madikizela resigned last month as a Western Cape MEC and DA provincial leader after lying about having a degree.
Now, the DA’s now auditing the credentials of its office-bearing party members.
Steenhuisen says the cases of alleged misrepresentations of qualifications in the DA, including that of Chief Whip Natasha Mazzone, are under investigation.
DA MP bestowed an Italian Knighthood Citizen Reporter
Natasha Mazzone. Photo by Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas) The Order is awarded to Italian expatriates and foreign nationals for “preservation, promotion of national prestige, promoting friendly relations and co-operation with other countries and ties with Italy.”
Democratic Alliance (DA) parliamentary Chief Whip Natasha Mazzone on Thursday scooped a top international award.
The party released a statement congratulating Mazzone on Friday morning after she received the Italian Order of the Star, an equivalent of a knighthood in Italy.
The Order is awarded to Italian expatriates and foreign nationals for “preservation and promotion of national prestige abroad, promoting friendly relations and co-operation with