EWN looks back at the year that was and some of the major stories from Parliament that made the headlines in 2024.
Arguably the biggest story of the year is that after 30 years, the African National Congress is no longer the ruling party. On 29 May, South Africans went to the polls and effectively gave the ANC the finger, handing the party its worst election showing since the start of the democratic dispensation in South Africa.
With the DA joining government, this left Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe Party as the party with the most seats not in government, as the official opposition.The ANC's Cyril Ramaphosa was elected president and Paul Mashatile his deputy. The ANC's Thoko Didiza was elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly, with Annelie Lotriet of the DA as the deputy speaker. The ANC's Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane was elected chairperson of the National Council of Provinces .
Despite resigning as sports minister, Kodwa remained a member of Parliament , and this caused a big stink when he was sworn as an MP in at the start of the seventh administration. Under pressure though,in early December. This was after Simelane was accused of living large after receiving a loan from Gundo Investments, a fixer linked to the looting of VBS Mutual Bank, while she was the mayor of Polokwane in 2016.
Hlophe was impeached after being found guilty of gross misconduct for his attempt to improperly influence two Constitutional Court justices in a case involving Former President Jacob Zuma in 2008.The Judicial Service Commission recommended his removal for gross misconduct.
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