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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.
Parly 1st sitting voting 53 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)

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Malcolm McManus 14 June 2024 11:56 AM

I am cautiously optimistic about South Africas future. Exchange rate improving but not sure if this is based on whats currently happening politically or for other reasons.

Tim 14 June 2024 12:57 PM

Wow, I'm feeling more positive about SA's political situation than I have for well over a decade.

Colleen 14 June 2024 01:10 PM

Malusi Gigaba? How did that happen?

N***i@g***.com 14 June 2024 02:00 PM

Its like taking 10 steps forward then 7 backwards.

Arnold O Managra 14 June 2024 03:00 PM

Malusi (correction to previous comment) wears an excellent suit ?

Phil Baker 14 June 2024 04:37 PM

can you set the bar any lower!?

Johan Buys 14 June 2024 01:18 PM

One of the articles indicates that appointments will be shared across the partner parties. Does that mean instead of just ANC cadres, we will now see ANC + DA + IFP cadres in key Gov/SOE roles? Will we ever see positions filled by the best technocrat, regardless of party affiliation??

d***r@i***.com 15 June 2024 12:43 PM

If I’m not mistaken, you can only have 2 ministers that are not from a party

Ben Hawkins 14 June 2024 01:35 PM

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

Dusanka Stojakovic 14 June 2024 01:36 PM

Musi Gigaba? Surely not?

Arnold O Managra 14 June 2024 02:58 PM

Musi wears a good suit.

ttshililo2 14 June 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 14 June 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 14 June 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 14 June 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 14 June 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 14 June 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 14 June 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 14 June 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

General 14 June 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

m***a@g***.com 15 June 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.