Bright lights in SA's riotous assembly

Parliament made the news for all the wrong reasons this past year, with misbehaving MPs hogging the headlines. But the important tasks of budgeting, legislating and maintaining oversight were still completed, with varying degrees of success. Our parliamentary bureau identified the pockets of true excellence in our parliament:Minister of the Year:Lynne Brown (public enterprises): Despite never actually calling it a crisis, Brown dealt with the Eskom issue with vigour and honesty.