http://www.news24.com/Tags/People/watty watson Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:39:49 +0200 Parliament spent about R16m on tea, coffee, cool drinks and snack platters for politicians last year, according to a report. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Parliament-spends-R16m-on-catering-20130510 The Democratic Alliance has asked that President Jacob Zuma be present at a debate on the use of Waterkloof Airforce Base by the Gupta family, chief whip Watty Watson says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/DA-wants-Zuma-at-Parly-debate-on-Gupta-20130509 Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has battled to explain why there were fewer than 500 offenders' names on the Child Protection Register. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Minister-queried-over-child-register-20130313 President Jacob Zuma is set to deliver his State of the Nation address this year on Valentine's Day, but the DA has made it clear they are not planning to send him any roses. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/No-DA-roses-for-Zuma-20130213 Opposition parties have "every intention" to table a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma in the National Assembly, the DA says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Zuma-no-confidence-motion-stays-DA-20130207 DA Chief Whip Watty Watson has shed more light on his complaint that questions to President Jacob Zuma have yet to be scheduled in the National Assembly's draft parliamentary programme. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/DA-ANC-ignorant-of-parliament-rules-20130123 President Jacob Zuma will be called to answer questions in the National Assembly, Parliament says, after claims by the DA that he would escape scrutiny by not appearing before MPs. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Zuma-will-answer-to-MPs-Parliament-20130122 Parliament has lost its relevance and failed to be the centre of critical debate in 2012, DA Chief Whip Watty Watson says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Parliament-has-lost-its-relevance-DA-says-20121212 Breaking a long tradition of jovial year-end farewell speeches, DA Chief Whip Watty Watson has launched a stinging attack on his ANC counterpart in the National Assembly. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/DA-delivers-fighting-farewell-20121122 DA Chief Whip Watty Watson has laid into his ANC counterpart Mathole Motshekga over a R2.1m interfaith ceremony hosted by Parliament which the DA called a "Zuma charm offensive". http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/DA-lays-into-ANC-chief-whip-20121031 ANC Chief Whip Mathole Motshekga should set an example to MPs and reveal his interests, the DA says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/DA-wants-ANC-Chief-Whip-to-set-example-20121028 Opposition parties have welcomed a Constitutional Court judgment that rules regulating the introduction of bills in Parliament's National Assembly are unconstitutional. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Cheers-for-ConCourt-bills-ruling-20121009 A disciplinary panel has recommended that Secretary to Parliament Zingile Dingani be fired with immediate effect, says Deputy Speaker Nomaindia Mfeketo. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Disciplinary-panel-Fire-Dingani-20120906 Parliament's chief whip Mathole Motshekga's office has asked his Democratic Alliance counterpart Watty Watson to apologise "for spreading malicious lies" about him. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/ANC-DA-chief-whips-at-odds-20120905 Political parties have welcomed the sacking of Parliament's chief financial officer Leslie Mondo. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Parliament-CFOs-sacking-welcomed-20120824 Hundreds of parliamentary questions posed during the course of the year have remained unanswered, DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/100s-of-parliamentary-questions-unanswered-20111214