It has been confirmed that Parliament has laid criminal charges against private investigator, Paul O’Sullivan. This was announced at a housekeeping meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee looking into national security concerns. The charges flow from a threatening message O’Sullivan allegedly sent to a witness, Chief of Staff in the Ministry of Police Cedrick Nkabinde, while Nkabinde was appearing before …

The Department of Electricity and Energy says Eskom’s financial position remains solvent. Senior officials from the department briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on among others, the third quarter financial performance for 2025/26 of entities it oversees. The department’s Deputy Director-General for Energy Enterprises Dr Kubeshnie Bhugwandin added that liquidity has improved with healthy cash balances. Bhugwandin says Eskom is headed for …

President Cyril Ramaphosa and various members of his Executive will take part in oral question sessions this week. Ministers of the social cluster, that includes Health, Social Development, and Human Settlements, will be in the hot seat on Wednesday, while ministers from Basic Education and Higher Education will answer oral questions in the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday. Ramaphosa …

Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, says she is concerned about the uptake of Mathematics and Science participation at schools. Ahead of International Women’s Day, Gwarube was taking part in a panel discussion with Accountancy bodies on how to grow the number of girls taking up accountancy.   Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube in conversation with accounting bodies on how to …

The establishment of a portfolio committee to oversee the Presidency covers a gap in the legislative process that has been there since the 1994 advent of democracy in South Africa. This is the opinion of political analyst, Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast, from the Centre for Security, Peace and Conflict Resolution at Nelson Mandela University. The DA’s ‘Anyone But ActionSA’ approach hands …

Member of Parliament and National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader Fadiel Adams has accused  KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of disregarding the law. He appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system on Wednesday. Mkhwanazi had identified Adams as one of two MPs who had access to classified information. Adams …

Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan and his former assistant Sarah-Jane Trent are expected to appear before Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee on Thursday morning. It will be O’Sullivan’s third appearance before the committee. Meanwhile he has apologised to the committee for walking out of its hearings last week. There was drama when O’Sullivan abandoned his testimony saying he was rushing to catch …

Deputy National Police Commissioner responsible for policing, Lieutenant-General Tebello Mosikili, has denied that she allowed private investigator, Paul O’Sullivan, to infiltrate the criminal justice system. Mosikili has been testifying at the Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town that is investigating concerns regarding national security. She says she got to know about O’Sullivan when he dropped files at her office, involving …

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and his team at Treasury have received unusual praise from most political parties for the  2026 budget. Godongwana appeared before Parliament’s Joint Standing & Select Finance and Appropriations Committees. He tabled the 2026 Budget Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals during a sitting of Parliament on Wednesday. Members serving on the committees, complimented Treasury on a budget that …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on traditional and Khoi-San leaders to be on the frontline of fighting gender-based violence. He was delivering the keynote address at the opening of the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San leaders at Parliament. Ramaphosa reminded those in attendance that they yield influence in their areas where they must promote and protect the safety of women, children …