Mkhwebane's impeachment vote to be held next week, Gcaleka's appointment as Public Protector deferred

Last week, the National Assembly Programming Committee agreed that both these votes would take place on Monday, 11 September, at a fully physical sitting of the National Assembly in the Cape Town City Hall.

"Given the venue and its uncomfortability, the City Hall, we are proposing as the ANC, let's consider one order paper on the day, and defer the appointment of the PP to a later day," Majodina proposed. The voting method was agreed to at last week's NAPC meeting, and neither the ATM nor the UDM raised an objection. It was also not raised at Thursday's meeting. Parliament is constitutionally obligated to conduct its business with transparency. However, the Speaker has the discretion to allow for a secret vote if the political climate warrants it.

He also requested that Mapisa-Nqakula postpone the vote. The ATM has a history of unsuccessfully litigating to force votes by secret ballot in the National Assembly.Both her impeachment vote and Gcaleka's appointment vote require special majorities.

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