Floor Crossing

Three Bills have been tabled simultaneously in the National Assembly aimed at ending floor-crossing legislation.

Though the country’s focus was firmly on Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s national budget this week, another important event should not go unnoticed.

Claims of huge bribes, fevered meetings between leaders of political parties, angry letters to newspapers: yes, it’s floor-crossing season once more.

Floor-crossing patterns appear to reflect changes in support on the ground, writes <b>Donwald Pressly</b>.