Former National Assembly speaker, Baleka Mbete says the Hawks violated Mapisa-Nqakula’s privacy by raiding her home.

Esona’s plea for donations to travel to Portugal to represent SA at the World Biathle Championships has been met with lots of criticism.

Tweeps want Natasha Thahane’s scholarship investigated following the sentencing of NSFAS student Sibongile Mani on Wednesday.

Tweeps are demanding actress Natasha Thahane pays back her R1m scholarship with policies of her grandfather, Desmond Tutu, after his passing.

Tweeps reacted to Nathi Mthethwa’s
response that Natasha Thahane directly asked him for R1 million scholarship and not Baleka Mbete.

Mmusi Maimane is skeptical after hearing Natasha Thahane explain her R1 million scholarship is actually R350 000 and asked for receipts.

Tweeps slam Lerato Kganyago for defending Natasha Thahane: ‘She is talking from a point of privilege hence why she justifies it.’

Mmusi Maimane reacts to Natasha Thahane’s R1 million scholarship: ‘Funding must be allocated according to need.’

In a video posted online, Natasha Thahane admits she may have misrepresented the extent of her relationship with Baleka Mbete

Natasha Thahane says her studies at the New York Film Academy cost R1 million – thanks to Baleka Mbete, government helped foot the bill

Former Parliamentary speaker Baleka Mbete appeared before the State Capture Commission, testifying about oversight

Former National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete is not pleased with former President Jacob Zuma’s decision to not appear before the State Capture Commission

Must be nice having friends in high places. The Public Protector has dismissed cases against Baleka Mbete and Faith Muthambi on Thursday afternoon.

The interview Baleka Mbete will dread for the rest of her life.

Outgoing National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete and former Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba have both withdrawn their names from the ANC’s parliamentary candidate list.

A lean ceremony and the absence of Zuma. SONA 2019 already kicking off on the wrong foot.

It has been, without a doubt, a rocky five years for Mbete.

Something to laugh about in the seriousness of state capture…

The chickens are coming home to roost for Markus Jooste. The former Steinhoff chief can’t squirm his way out of this one…

Today could hold great historical significance.

Zuma clearly against the ropes.

Grab your popcorn ahead of tomorrow…

SONA 2018 has officially been postponed. We have all the details and initial reactions. Will Zuma be gone in the next few days?

Yes, ANOTHER motion of no-confidence has been scheduled to take place. President Zuma will have parliament decide his fate, but will he still be president by then?

This is the full text of day two’s live blog. You can find the live blog for day three here. 00:47 Despite this baffling reversal, we still expect that the winners for each role won’t be announced until a more sociable hour of the morning. We’ll be back from 06:00 to keep you updated on whatever […]

Schedule subject to change, of course…

Baleka Mbete has had her say on how to keep the ANC unified coming into this month’s elective conference. Don’t forget she is a candidate herself…

The ANC president clung on to power in the South African parliament after the secret vote of no confidence, despite a massive rebellion from within his own party. Here’s what the internet said.

South Africa’s MPs voted on the motion of no confidence against Jacob Zuma by secret ballot.

The time for talk is almost over. MPs will now be judged by their actions at the ballot box

A historic afternoon awaits South Africa’s young democracy…

You just try wiping the grin off JuJu’s face tonight…

In case you want to digest every little bit of what Baleka Mbete said… here it is…

Huge decision. Huge, hilarious reactions online…

Baleka Mbete has made her decision.

SA holds its breath as we await one of the biggest decisions of our democratic lifetime

Make sure you remember these words, guys.

Plenty of ANC members have promised to vote ‘with their conscience’

He’s on one… JuJu also promised to take speaker Mbete to court if there’s no secret ballot.

You can make your voice heard too.

Parly’s spokesperson has confirmed that an overwhelming number of political parties represented in the National Assembly want the vote of no confidence in Jacob Zuma done by secret ballot.

Baleka Mbete has, on behalf of parliament, filed a supporting affidavit to the Reserve Banks court application to have Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report on the bank’s independence set aside.

Pressure.

No more hiding.

Mbete up to her old tricks.

Finally, what will the court do?

The DA was on fire during Wednesday’s debate in the National Assembly.

Flames on top of heat on top of some more flames.

A whole catalogue of e-mails hit the stands this weekend. And they had the grubby prints of Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family all over them. You guessed it – the internet wasn’t pleased.

Ah man, this is just too good, even the DA had to laugh.

The Gauteng branch of the ruling party has come out swinging against Jacob Zuma and the effect his ‘leadership’ has had on the ANC.

Baleka Mbete on Wednesday agreed to postpone the fifth motion of no confidence in Jacob Zuma to May to let the court proceedings run their course.

Hrmm.

In a small initial victory, the Constitutional Court has granted the UDM access to argue that a secret ballot vote can be allowed in the National Assembly, but the timeline conflicts with next Tuesday’s scheduled debate and vote of no confidence in Zuma.

Here we go again…

You’ve been recognised.

The DA’s chief whip has written to Baleka Mbete asking for the immediate resumption of parliament, and you now what that means.

The red berets have had just about enough, and are taking legal action against the speaker of parliament over her unwillingness to act against the president.

Government has announced that, in the interest of safety and security, 441 soldiers will be deployed alongside the SAPS at this year’s State of the Nation Address.

In an uncharacteristically frank admission, deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that the ANC is under som pretty heavy strain.

But will the ANC recognise her?

You would be forgiven for wondering how much work gets done by South Africa’s members of parliament, given the media attention they’ve received for brawling or sleeping on the job.

The EFF’s dashing chief whip caught ANC national chair and speaker of parliamnet Baleka Mbete unawares in the National Assembly.

As the political circus goes on and on, it’s high time this country had its own answer to Armando Iannucci’s genius satire, which lampooned the British political class a decade ago.

ANC national chairperson and speaker of Parliament, Baleka Mbete, showed up to cast her special vote, but didn’t bring her ID document and was sent away. South African Tweeps couldn’t resist.

ANC national chairperson Baleka Mbete reminded folks to vote for the ANC before they nurse their pre-August 3 hangovers on voting day.

In his book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell says, “The laws carry consequences with them.” He goes on to remind those who are in positions of power to apply “the laws and the people will follow” them; or else, he warns, they “will not be able to lead others.”

President Zuma was supposed to speak in parliament today, but the EFF would have none of it after their request to have him barred from speaking in the National Assembly was declined.

Could it be? Baleka Mbete reportedly gave word that parly will consider taking disciplinary action against the president following a meeting with all political party leaders.

Speaker of the National Assembly and national chairperson of the ANC, Baleka Mbete, doesn’t seem to understand last week’s Constitutional Court ruling all that well. Or, like Thandi Modise she just didn’t bother reading it.

The constitutional court moments ago ruled that section 11 allowing the speaker of parliament to call on the police to evict MPs is constitutionally invalid.

As you would have expected, but perhaps sooner than we would have thought; the EFF and Malema shot to the forefront of proceedings before the president even had the opportunity to open the State of the Nation Address.

ANC national chairperson, Baleka Mbete had some strong words from the DA at a rally in Grabouw over the weekend.

Speaker of parliament Baleka Mbete has given the go-ahead for the DA’s proposed motion of no confidence to be debated in the National Assembly.

Baleka Mbete has given the go-ahead for the DA to put forward a motion to impeach el presidente in parliament.

The ruling elite mocks the genocide that led to the death of close to one million Rwandans; while they simultaneously stand accused of two counts of disobeying our nation’s constitution and the Charter that forms part of it.