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Catch up on all the nominations, votes and elections during the National Assembly's first sitting

Catch up on the coverage of the inaugural sitting of the National Assembly after the 2024 general elections, as well as the provincial legislatures of eight provinces.
Catch up on all the nominations, votes and elections during the National Assembly's first sitting Cyril Ramaphosa and other members of Parliament cast their vote for the Speaker of Parliament. during the first sitting of the National Assembly. 14th June 2024. (Photo : Shelley Christians)

Comments (10)

Ben Hawkins Jun 14, 2024, 01:35 PM

Hopefully he will be a president for ALL South Africans this time and not only for his cadres

Dusanka Stojakovic Jun 14, 2024, 01:36 PM

Musi Gigaba? Surely not?

Arnold O Managra Jun 14, 2024, 02:58 PM

Musi wears a good suit.

ttshililo2 Jun 14, 2024, 01:52 PM

A week ago the ANC looked dead- they are pulling of a blinder in 'retaining' eight provinces and probably key ministries in government. Ramaphosa/ANC knows the point of diplomacy is not that you talk, it is to create leverage and then use that leverage in conversation to try make deals.

Ndabenhle Ngubane Jun 14, 2024, 07:47 PM

Eight provinces??? KZN was won by ANC-DA-IFP-NFP. MK is too disordanised and did not stand a chance.

PETER BAKER Jun 14, 2024, 02:36 PM

South African doesn't deserve peace, reconciliation and prosperity. We shall all have to work very hard for any progress into the future. The heretofore impossibility of the ANC working with the DA....and other enlightened political parties is now a reality.

PETER BAKER Jun 14, 2024, 02:36 PM

We the people...all of us, must make sure, by constant vigilance and pressure, that the people working on our behalf do the job efficiently, honestly and do what has not been done over the last 20 years. WE MUST MAKE SOUTH AFRICA WORK AGAIN FOR EVERYONE. If we don't ..then shame on us!

Arnold O Managra Jun 14, 2024, 02:50 PM

Yo! Keeping MK out of KZN was the crux. Blood brothers are always worse enemies than distant brothers.

Arnold O Managra Jun 14, 2024, 02:56 PM

> The DA’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe has been elected as deputy speaker of the Gauteng Legislature unopposed. Doesn't sound like a white party to me ?

Arnold O Managra Jun 14, 2024, 03:40 PM

Watching on TV and agree that counting of votes should public. Many people are distrustful of a whitie, and understandably so. I also agree that it's not the time to change the rules. However, this breaks secret voting, which means party numbers rule. So who trusts the trustees?

sean20 Jun 14, 2024, 04:28 PM

I'm old enough to remember what marthinus van schalkwyk and his nats did to their supporters after 94 and young enough not to be sold on the da's holier than thou bullshit. Time will tell whether they abandon the rest of the country for the anc to leave them un-harassed in the Western Cape

hlavatican Jun 14, 2024, 07:56 PM

Cautiously optimistic ...... excited about KZN results but not so enthusiastic about the address by JZ on Sunday. Uncle JZ out maneuvered in KZN how can you have 45% and fail to win premier. Doesn't believe in constitutionalism and his party has no constitution no structure

mhlatjana@gmail.com Jun 15, 2024, 03:37 AM

Time will tell. There is a price to pay for peace. Arrogance and greed will not cut it. Whether the coalition in KZN is a wise decision in the long game remains to be seen. Sometimes it is better to sacrifice the battle in order to win the war.