Talk of moving parliament to Pretoria
The ANC has placed the relocation of parliament to Pretoria squarely back on the table.
According to Beeld, senior ANC MP Vincent Smith said during question time in the National Assembly on Wednesday that the fact that parliament sits in Cape Town needed to be revised urgently.
"The decision to house the executive authority, the legislative and judicial authority in separate places was as a result of a political arrangement in 1910 by a white government," said Smith.
He said that decision led to unnecessary costs for travel and accommodation, and had an effect on productivity.
The money could be better spent, he argued.
Congress of the People MP Graham McIntosh proposed that if there was a relocation to Pretoria, the Cape Town parliament complex be used for the Pan African parliament.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said travel costs for Treasury officials came to R5-million between April and October this year.
He said MPs were welcome to discuss the matter.
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Talk of moving parliament to Pretoria
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Posted 184 days agoFootball
What else would CT hold claim to, it would simply become another East London with only a beach and a mountain to its name.
Its probably a good thing to have one capital nonetheless.
Saif
the_original_MommaCyndi
Posted 184 days agoYou see. Its comments like that which just have no place in my life.
The split of the parliament was a compromise. It wasn't some kind of arbitrary decision based on a colour coded racial idea.
Having said that, I fully support the proposal.
Football
The stament is correct.
MisterWendal
Posted 184 days agov_3
Posted 184 days agoThe truth is that they must be embarrassed to visit a City That Works, where their R million+ cars don't hit potholes around every corner.
MisterWendal
buddi
Posted 184 days agoP0rt-Elizabeth
Posted 184 days agoAsante
P0rt-Elizabeth
Posted 184 days agoThe ANC never seizes to amaze me.
Was that white government not responsible for the construction of this wonderful diverse economy we have today? infrastructure..........infact, how much has the ANC done on 20 years compared to what the white government did in 100 years.
Saif
P0rt-Elizabeth
Compare to size of the SA economy in 1994 (with close to 10 years of economic sanctions) to what it is today 20 years later under ANC leadership.
We understand apartheid was a terrible political system for the dignity of black people, but what ever happened during apartheid did justice in growing Africa's biggest economy.
Asante
A little more education helps avoid making ignorant statements all round...
(Apologies; hit the "report" button rather than "reply"...).
augustrain
Posted 184 days agoThe Cape Party was founded in 2007.
In 2008, the Cape Party was officially registered with the Independent Electoral Commission
(IEC) as a political party in the Republic of South Africa.
The Cape Party will use all constitutional, legal and peaceful means to bring into effect the
independence and self-determination of the Cape from the Republic of South Africa.
If the Cape Party receives a majority vote in an election within the Cape territory this will be an
official mandate from the people of the Cape to declare the Cape a free and independent
Republic, the Cape Republic.
The Cape Republic will be governed as an independent state.
The Cape people will form the nation of the Cape Republic and actively engage in the
democratic and legal processes involved in the governance of the Cape.
Sound political and economic policies will further our aspirations to join the prosperous nations
of the world.
Saif
augustrain
Posted 183 days agoJoined 24 Nov, 2011
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Seems you are not active on this site please move to THE SUN Newspaper you will find you equals there. More your IQ.