There is a high possibility that embattled Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will survive the motion of no confidence in her.
The Acting Speaker of the National Assembly, Lechesa Tsenoli, has accepted the motion of no confidence in embattled Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.said the Acting Speaker had written to the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition, Siviwe Gwarube, advising her of his decision to accept her proposed motion as being substantively in order.
“The appropriate scheduling of this motion will be announced once the consultation with the Chief Whip of the Majority Party concludes,” he said. “As MPs who uphold the values of accountability, this should not be a difficult decision. Mapisa-Nqakula is no longer suited to hold this critical position of leading the National Assembly.
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