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A SOUTH AFRICAN court ruled yesterday that a no-confidence ballot in President Jacob Zuma can be held in secret — but it’s up to the speaker to decide.
The Constitutional Court in Johannesburg ruled against a bid by several opposition parties to force parliamentary speaker Baleka Mbete to allow an unprecedented secret ballot.
The opposition claimed that ANC MPs would turn against Mr Zuma if their votes were not recorded.
ROGER McKENZIE looks at how ancient traditions practiced today can be the cornerstone of anti-imperialism in Africa
The shared path of the South African Communist Party and the ANC to the ballot box has found itself at a junction. SABINA PRICE reports
SALEEM BADAT and VASU REDDY introduce a new book about an outstanding interpreter of the world, and an activist scholar committed to changing society