South African Parliamentary committee engages with the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality

-Nimish Kumar. The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) had an engagement last night with the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality, Agri Letaba and the Limpopo Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance to consider a petition submitted to the National Assembly (NA) in June 2020 by Agri Letaba, an organisation representing the farming community … Read more

Opening remarks of UNSG António Guterres on the Appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to a Second Term of Office

-Nimish Kumar. Ninth, we will embark on a United Nations 2.0 — building on our reform efforts to date, we will strive for a more integrated, cohesive and joined up UN that also actively brings in outside networks.  Tenth, and underpinning all our efforts, is the focus on people — bettering the lives of individuals, … Read more

British MP to face 6 weeks suspension over Sexual Misconduct

-Nimish Kumar. The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) has today published their report which finds Mr Rob Roberts, MP for Delyn, breached Parliament’s Sexual Misconduct Policy. The Reporter made a complaint under the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme of the House of Commons. The Reporter alleged that there had been breaches of Parliament’s Sexual Misconduct Policy, … Read more

The Parliament of Ethiopia

-Nimish Kumar. bicameral Parliament consists of:House of Federation or Yefedereshein Mikir Bete (153 seats; members indirectly elected by state assemblies to serve 5-year terms)House of People’s Representatives or Yehizb Tewokayoch Mekir Bete (547 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; 22 seats reserved for minorities; all members serve 5-year terms) Ethiopian … Read more

African Union (AU)

-Nimish Kumar. The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999).  History: In May 1963, 32 Heads of independent African States met in Addis … Read more

European Parliament

-Nimish Kumar. The European Parliament is an important forum for political debate and decision-making at the EU level. The Members of the European Parliament are directly elected by voters in all Member States to represent people’s interests with regard to EU law-making and to make sure other EU institutions are working democratically. Organisation MEPs may … Read more

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP)

-Nimish Kumar. The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is one of the organs of the African Union (AU) as set out by the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (Abuja Treaty). The Parliament is intended as a platform for people from all African states to be involved in discussions and decision-making on the problems and challenges facing … Read more

Mexico Parliament / The Congress of the Union / Congreso de la Unión

Mexico’s Congress was established in 1917 and has two chambers: the Chamber of Representatives and the Chamber of Senators (which is commonly referred to as the Republic’s Senate). The Chamber of Representatives is comprised of five hundred members who are elected every three years, with the possibility of being elected for up to four consecutive terms. The … Read more

Chile Parliament / The National Congress of Chile / Congreso Nacional de Chile

The Constitution of 1980, like its predecessor of 1925, provides for abicameral system in which the National Congress consists of two arms, theChamber of Deputies and the Senate. In Chile, the Congress has two main functions: (a) the Co-legislative Power and (b) the Monitoring Power. http://www.congreso.cl/The 1980 Constitution, like that of 1925, established a presidential system … Read more