In a rare show of unity in the National Assembly on Thursday, the ANC and opposition parties unanimously resolved to dismiss secretary to parliament Gengezi Mgidlana with immediate effect.

Earlier the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) voted unanimously to dismiss Mgidlana, who has been on special leave since June 2017. All nine provinces supported the motion. The move comes just a month before Mgidlana’s five-year contract was due to expire...

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