'We are the haha to the ANC. Ramaphosa is just on autopilot.'
Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is the ANC's preferred candidate for the position of National Assembly speaker. File photo.The nomination of former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as the ANC’s candidate for the position of National Assembly speaker has triggered mixed reactions online.caucus said Mapisa-Nqakula has a wealth of experience and it is positive she will excel in her new role if elected.
The reshuffle and uncertainty about Mapisa-Nqakula’s next deployment raised speculation that she was being “punished” for contradicting Ramaphosa last month about whether unrest and looting in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng was an insurrection. Mapisa-Nqakula told MPs days after Ramaphosa’s address there was no evidence of an insurrection. The minister later changed her statement.
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