Access. Accountability. Action.
Data that highlights the performance of South Africa’s Parliament
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ParliMeter is entering its next chapter!
PMG takes custodianship of the civic technology platform.
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Overview Dashboard
Explore metrics that give a sense for how Parliament is performing.
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Meeting Attendance
Identify the parties and politicians that have the best attendance records.
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Status of Bills
See how and how long it takes bills to make their way through parliament and into law.
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Questions to Ministers
See which members and ministers are asking and receiving the most questions.
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Recommendation Tracker
Examine the recommendations (BRRRs) made to improve how parliament works.
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IDP Assessment Report
See how SA’s Parliament performs when scored against the Indicators for Democratic Parliament.
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To advocate for and enhance the quality and availability of parliamentary data and create resources that inform citizens, facilitate oversight and empower parliamentarians.
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A CSO perspective on the Indicators for Democratic Parliament in a Southern African Context
From effective, accountable, transparent parliament to inclusion and public participation, this report provides an overview of parliamentary divisions, committees, and more.
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Beyond representation: Is Parliament mainstreaming gender into its everyday work?
South Africa has made important progress in women’s political representation. But having women in Parliament is not the same thing as having a gender-responsive…
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From parliamentary data to public action: ParliMeter enters its next chapter
PMG takes custodianship of the civic technology platform as ParliMeter looks to deepen public access, participation and accountability.
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Women’s Month 2026: Are South Africa’s democratic institutions delivering on gender equality?
ParliMeter data allows us to analyse how Parliament approaches and integrates women’s representation, oversight and the progress towards achieving a gender-responsive democracy.
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What we’ve Learnt From A Year of Tracking Ethics in Parliament
A year tracking Parliament’s ethics cases reveals how complaints, transparency and due process strengthen accountability and public trust for all SA.
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IDP Target 5: Building an Inclusive Parliament: SA’s progress, gaps, and the road ahead
OUTA’s IDP Target 5 assessment on South Africa’s Parliament shows progress on inclusion, but gaps remain. Inclusion must move from policy promises to real…
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