Motion Of No Confidence
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Inside the EFF Free State plot to remove Maluti-a-Phofung mayor
In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that…
DA will not leave GNU or table motion against Ramaphosa despite Whitfield firing
Democratic leader John Steenhuisen however said the party would withdraw from a national dialogue due later this year, calling it a waste of time and money and a distraction from…
MK party targets Ramaphosa, Godongwana in motion of no confidence over budget ‘chaos’
uMkhonto weSizwe party is calling for the nationalisation of mineral resources, land redistribution without compensation and the expansion of the VAT zero-rated basket
Godongwana holds firm amid pressure to resign over budget
The finance minister says his U-turn on a VAT hike was a collective decision of the government of national unity
EFF eyes Ekurhuleni mayoral seat
This move is in line with the Economic Freedom Fighters’ plan to survive beyond the 2026 local government election
ActionSA and DA both woo ANC as Tshwane coalition talks reach impasse
ActionSA has ruled out future coalition agreements with the Democratic Alliance.
ANC defeats motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa’s cabinet by 100 votes
But opposition MPs spoke eloquently to popular discomfort with a ruling collective that includes ministers fingered for corruption
ATM wins secret ballot case on appeal
Former speaker Thandi Modise’s refusal to allow MPs to vote in secret on a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa was not rational, the SCA held
ATM’s secret ballot legal battle continues
The party says ‘toxic atmosphere’ in the ANC will affect MPs votes of no confidence against Ramaphosa
ATM withdrawal halts no-confidence vote against Ramaphosa
The party wants the court to rule on the secret ballot issue first, with the case set to be heard in early February
UK PM May reaches out to rivals after winning confidence vote
Theresa May conceded the divorce terms she struck with the EU had been roundly rejected, but vowed to work to find an alternative
British PM faces confidence vote after Brexit humiliation
May suffered the largest government defeat in modern British history when the House of Commons rejected the withdrawal agreement struck late last year
De Lille & Co implicated in reports
One recommends criminal charges against Cape Town’s mayor, a mayco member and other city officials have been named
DA to request urgent meeting with EFF over coalitions
The DA will meet with the EFF to discuss the red berets’ “ongoing co-operation with the ANC in attacking coalition governments across the country”
DA to oust mayor for voting against caucus instruction
Embattled Knysna mayor Mark Willemse is facing the axe after he voted with his conscience instead of toeing the party line