On Thursday, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was voted in as the sixth Speaker of the National Assembly.
The election started at 11am and was done through a secret ballot.
The secret ballot was held at three different sites so you can maintainCovid-19regulations as all members were physically present.
After a Cabinet reshuffle by President Cyril Ramaphosa and a vote, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was voted the 6th Speaker of the National Assembly. Image: Phill Magakoe/Gallo ImagesSource: Getty Images
Reports bySABC Newsrevealed that the Democratic Alliance (DA) nominated Dr Annelie Lotriet to contest the position.
According toEWN, the ANC caucus was informed of Mapisa-Nqakula’s nomination by the party’s Top Six leadership.
Source: Briefly News
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