Baleka Mbete is ignoring her speaker duties, DA’s John Steenhuisen says
South Africans have been treated to a deafening silence by Mbete regarding the no-confidence vote on Jacob Zuma, Steenhuisen says
29 June 2017 - 14:07
The DA is seeking an urgent meeting with National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete to discuss a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma. John Steenhuisen‚ chief whip of the DA in Parliament‚ said he had written to Mbete a week ago to request that the motion be scheduled as soon as possible. “South Africans have‚ however‚ been treated to a deafening silence by Mbete, save for a statement by Parliament noting that the speaker ‘will … ensure the judgment is given effect’‚” Steenhuisen said in a statement.
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