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Baleka Mbete to announce secret ballot decision before 8 August
Nine out of 13 political parties have met the deadline for submissions on a secret ballot in a motion of confidence against President Zuma.
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Mbete receives submission from 9 political parties over secret ballot vote
Nine political parties have expressed their views on how they would prefer the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma to proceed.
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Parliament hits back at claims Mbete's office withholding SABC report
The report lists names of people who allegedly misled MPs during a probe into the SABC.
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'Mbete must explain choice of ballot in no confidence vote'
Opposition parties want Baleka Mbete to recuse herself from presiding over the debate on a motion of no confidence in the president scheduled for 8 August.
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Opposition parties: Mbete must recuse herself for Zuma no confidence vote
The parties have suggested the deputy speaker preside over the debate and vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma on 8 August
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DA: Mbete can't manage conflict between ANC & Speaker roles
Baleka Mbete reportedly told journalists at the ANC policy conference that MPs owed it to the party that sent them to Parliament to take a position guided by it in the no-confidence vote.
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Mbete: ANC MPs know how to vote in no confidence motion
Speaking on the sidelines of the ANC’s policy conference this weekend Mbete made it clear that the party knows how to vote.
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Secret ballot or not? Mbete still undecided
Baleka Mbete will make her decision regarding the appropriate voting process before the scheduled debate on 8 August.
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Date changed for motion of no confidence in Zuma
The Speaker of the National Assembly has decided to revise the date announced for the motion of no confidence to 8 August.
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Parly receives state capture dossier from Outa
The dossier contains Outa’s own research, the findings of the Public Protector and revelations contained in the Gupta leaks.
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ANC MP calls for honest views on Zuma in no confidence vote
ANC MP Mondli Gungubele says he is happy that the Constitutional Court has cornered Mbete to now make a rational decision on the secret ballot vote.
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Ramaphosa: Mbete can't hide behind veil on secret ballot
Cyril Ramaphosa tells Eyewitness News he supports the Constitutional Court’s ruling and that the Speaker can't hide behind the veil that she doesn’t know what to do.
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ANCYL: ConCourt schooled opposition on Speaker's powers
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) has welcomed the Constitutional Court ruling on the secret ballot.
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Experts: Baleka Mbete in a corner over secret ballot
While the Constitutional Court has not ordered her to allow a secret ballot, experts believe the Speaker doesn't have much room to manoeuvre.
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Opposition parties feel ‘vindicated’ by ConCourt ruling
The court has ruled that speaker Baleka Mbete was mistaken to think that she doesn’t have the constitutional powers and the discretion to allow for a secret ballot.
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Will Mbete hold Zuma’s no confidence motion in secret?
The Constitutional Court ruled that Speaker Baleka Mbete is empowered by parliamentary rules to allow for a secret ballot.
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Full ConCourt judgment in UDM application vs Speaker and President Zuma
The judgment states that the Speaker does have the power to prescribe that a motion of no confidence in the president be conducted by secret ballot under appropriate circumstances.
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ANC: We will defeat no confidence motion against Zuma
The court has ruled that National Speaker Baleka Mbete has the power to decide on a secret ballot, saying that she was wrong to say that a secret ballot vote is not allowed in a motion of no confidence.
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ConCourt: Speaker has power to decide on secret ballot
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says Baleka Mbete was wrong to say a secret ballot vote is not allowed in a motion of no confidence.
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WATCH LIVE: Parliament tables budget vote
Parliament is tabling its budget vote in the National Assembly this afternoon.
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Mbete: Parliament's budget not enough for next generation
Baleka Mbete says constructive talks have been held with Treasury on what she believes is an inappropriate funding model for Parliament.
