South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters has written to the speaker of parliament seeking to block lawmakers from meeting on Wednesday to vote on the next stage of the budget ...

A debate on South Africa’s fiscal framework, which underpins the budget, proceeded in the National Assembly in Cape Town on Wednesday, despite objections from a number of lawmakers.

This comes after Macpherson said he is not receiving regular updates from the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) on the restoration process of the damaged parliament precinct in Cape Town.