Marianne Merten

Marianne Merten has written on Parliament since 2016 for Daily Maverick. The intersection of governance, policy and politics unfolds at many levels, from tiny nuggets of information hidden in the voluminous stacks of papers tabled at the national legislature to the odd temper tantrum by a politician. Sometimes frustrating, sometimes baffling, even after 26 years as a hack, there are few dull days in the parliamentary corridors.

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SAPS regulations: It’s crucial to watch Critical Infrastructure rules to prevent a power grab

Marianne Merten
03 APR

Covid-19 impact on small business is immediate — and many fall through the official safety net

Marianne Merten
01 APR

Police Minister Bheki Cele clenches the iron fist, with no velvet glove

Marianne Merten
26 MAR

Lockdown: Details trickle out on economic support and essential services

Marianne Merten
25 MAR

Government lays down the law as infections increase to 150

Marianne Merten
20 MAR

Covid-19 State of Disaster vs State of Emergency: What’s the difference?

Marianne Merten
19 MAR

Parliament closed to public amid shut-down planning as government scrambles over details

Marianne Merten
18 MAR

Ex-secretary to Parliament goes to CCMA over his summary dismissal

Marianne Merten
17 MAR

Parliament cancels Tuesday’s sitting, but in a fix over Budget, as Covid-19 explodes in political landscape

Marianne Merten
16 MAR

Judges reveal their financial interests

Marianne Merten
16 MAR

Police officer who obstructed reporter is barred from parliamentary duties

Marianne Merten
09 MAR

NPA boss Shamila Batohi: There’s no quick fix

Marianne Merten
06 MAR

Eskom debt relief in sight, but elsewhere it’s a sticky mess

Marianne Merten
05 MAR

The better, ugly and very ugly: Good news from NPA; bad and terrible news from Public Works

Marianne Merten
04 MAR

Strong-arm security at Parliament: Questions unanswered after string of bully-boy incidents

Marianne Merten
03 MAR

Public servants’ wages no longer sacred in a time of doing more with less

Marianne Merten
27 FEB

Mboweni targets cuts to public wage bill to balance books – but allows some personal tax relief

Marianne Merten
26 FEB

Eskom and SAA win, again, as SOEs continue to drain the public purse

Marianne Merten
26 FEB

Mboweni’s poser is matching wishlists & sparse public finances. Spoiler alert – something has to give

Marianne Merten
23 FEB

Ramaphosa’s reply: Achievements, hope, an apology — and the ‘treason of apartheid denialism’

Marianne Merten
21 FEB

Parliament: Eskom and SAA crises in focus once more

Marianne Merten
20 FEB

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