CAPE TOWN - Parliament's vote on Tuesday on the Section 89 panel report into the Phala Phala robbery allegations will be held through an open ballot.
This after National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula denied a request by the ATM, UDM, ACDP and PAC to reconsider her decision on the matter.
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The parties previously requested a secret ballot on the basis that it would protect those who may oppose the head of state.
The Speaker says she has a constitutional responsibility to consider all prevailing factors and she doesn't believe the ballot will prevent any MP from voting with their conscience.
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This follows the report's findings that President Cyril Ramaphosa may have a case to answer following the concealment of a burglary at his Limpopo farm.
The president has taken the report on review and hopes to have it set aside.