Little economic headway will be made ahead of October’s budget policy statement, analysts say

​The ANC needs to act against its "ill-disciplined" MP for saying he will not vote against the motion of no confidence, its chief whip says.

The ANC chief whip says the party is also not worried about the possibility of the motion being conducted by secret ballot.

The party argues that since the president is elected secretly, a vote of no confidence should be conducted in a similar manner.

The president emerged victorious in a similar motion and an impeachment vote earlier this year.

The African National Congress and opposition parties have so far failed to reach consensus on proposed new rules.

The separation of powers doctrine is at the heart of the hearing on Parliament’s no-confidence debate, writes Glynnis Underhill.

The Democratic Alliance will no longer be pushing for the parliamentary debate on the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma.