From 7 May – 12 June 2013, Cabinet Ministers of all 32 national government departments and the Presidency will table and deliver their departmental 2013 Budget Votes in the National Assembly of the Parliament of the Republic South Africa. The Budget Votes are of strategic importance and require proactive monitoring and analysis. The purpose of [...]
The National Assembly Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry has called on interested and affected parties to have their say on the Special Economic Zones Bill (B3-2013). The Committee is asking for submissions on the Bill after which parties will be invited to make oral submission during public hearings on the Bill. Unlike with other [...]
On the eve of the 2013 State of the Nation Address (SONA), ETHICORE commends Parliament on its adoption of the theme “Socio-economic development through oversight and public participation” for the 2013 SONA. Citizen activism and engagement is a central feature and tenet of the National Development Plan (NDP) recently endorsed and adopted by Government and [...]
ETHICORE Political Consulting extends its congratulations to the newly elected and some reelected top six leadership of the African National Congress, elected at the party’s 53rd national and elective conference currently underway in city of Mangaung. We wish all candidates well in the fulfillment of their duties and responsibilities to the party and the nation [...]
By Abdul Waheed Patel As the opening session of the 53rd national elective conference of the African National Congress gets underway in the city of Mangaung in the South Africa’s Free State Province (16 – 20 December 2012), the following are a trio of key party issues and national imperatives that the ruling ANC must [...]
The Financial Services Laws General Amendment Bill (Bill 29 of 2012), was tabled in Parliament on 25 September 2012. Cabinet approval and public consultation Cabinet approved the Bill for tabling in Parliament towards the end of February 2012. The Bill was released for public comment in March 2012 and the commentary period was extended to [...]
The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Mninwa Mahlangu (of the ruling African National Congress), has been elected the President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) for the coming year. In a statement on the website of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa on Friday [...]
The management and staff of ETHICORE are saddened and shocked by the announcement by the Office of the African National Congress (ANC) Chief Whip in Parliament (Dr. Mathole Motshekga), of the tragic and untimely death of ANC Member of Parliament, Mandlenkosi (Mandla) Enock Mbili, who is reported to have died in a car accident yesterday. [...]
June is officially ‘Youth Month’ in remembrance of the youth of 1976 who stood up against unequal education and the apartheid regime’s policy of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction, above their native mother tongue and third language English. In commemorating and celebrating ‘Youth Month’, the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa hosts its [...]
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