Opposition MPs from the EFF and ATM have told National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula that if she allowed open-ballot voting on the adoption of the section 89 panel vote, she would have blood on her hands.
On Tuesday Mapisa-Nqakula was informed during a parliamentary sitting that MPs received texts coercing them to vote against the adoption of the report, which could pave the way for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s impeachment.
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The speaker confirmed she had just been informed that a case had been opened with the police regarding the threats.
Speaker has been informed of a police investigation on a threat against an MP. Speaker says this matter is not until discussion right now. MP Mente of the EFF says Speaker must apply her mind otherwise people will be killed and their blood will be on their hands #Parliament
— Zimasa (@ZimasaMatiwane) December 13, 2022
Vuyo Zungula of the ATM and Veronica Mente of the EFF asked the speaker to take five minutes and apply her mind on the matter to avoid “blood on her hands”.
But Mapisa-Nqakula rejected the calls, and ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina began with the debate on behalf of the ANC.
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