BUREAUCRATIC CHARADE How our lawmakers are betraying us by gutting the promise of public participation 6 min 0 By Daryl Swanepoel
POLITICS VAT hike could undermine Budget boost for health and education, say civil society groups 4 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
EXPLAINER Expropriation Bill: decades in the making, what lies ahead for South Africa? 5 min 55 By Rebecca Davis
PARLIAMENT Mashatile side-steps questions on Mozambique, denies awareness of human rights violations 4 min 2 By Victoria O’Regan
AGE OF UNCERTAINTY Western Cape officials push for home-based care, private funding after Older Persons Programme budget cut 6 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
GROUNDUP R66-million spent, yet villagers in Ngcobo still face water crisis amid broken promises 4 min 1 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
GROUNDUP Police detained fugitive Thabo Bester but let him slip through their fingers, minister confirms 3 min 9 By Daniel Steyn
PARLIAMENT Ramaphosa: The GNU is staying together — and Zille is ‘whistling in the wind’ 4 min 18 By Rebecca Davis
BELA BILL SA Teachers’ Union, DA urge Ramaphosa to reconsider Bela Bill before signing 4 min 0 By Msindisi Fengu
SCORPIO Confirmed - Secretary to Parliament Xolile George receives an annual salary of R5m 15 min 44 By Pauli van Wyk
PARLIAMENT Contested Expropriation Bill closer to becoming law, but don’t hold your breath 4 min 7 By Marianne Merten
SCHOOL REFORM From sex education to alcohol sales and minority languages, Bela Bill gets roasted 5 min 2 By Msindisi Fengu
PARLIAMENT NCOP passes NHI Bill in face of widespread condemnation by health professionals, business and opposition 5 min 60 By Marianne Merten
PARLIAMENT Back to the future — ex-president Jacob Zuma preaches land rights at Expropriation Bill hearings 3 min 27 By Marianne Merten
PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY OP-ED Albie Sachs on the landmark case that affirmed the importance of legislative public participation 5 min 0 By Nicola Jo Bergsteedt
PARLIAMENT ‘No dirty dollars’, says Ramaphosa as Phala Phala farm forex saga returns to public spotlight 4 min 5 By Marianne Merten
ANALYSIS Is the Presidency spinning Parliament right round? (Like a record) 4 min 1 By Marianne Merten
TRANSPORT Devolution of rail network to municipalities needs clear time frame, Parliament told 2 min 4 By Suné Payne
PARLIAMENT NHI, Expropriation, Electoral and Traditional Courts bills near completion, whispers of legal challenges abound 5 min 0 By Marianne Merten
HOUSE WITH A HITCH It’s back to the future on appointing the new Secretary to Parliament 5 min 1 By Marianne Merten
