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ANC slams opposition attempts to dissolve parliament
South Africa's ruling ANC yesterday slammed the main opposition party's bid to dissolve parliament after not getting its way last month

SOUTH Africa’s ruling ANC yesterday slammed the main opposition party’s bid to dissolve parliament after not getting its way last month.

The ANC chief whip’s office accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of wasting valuable time at the Cape Town parliament with its “frivolous” motion to call early elections.

DA leader Mmusi Maimane threw a tantrum after the eighth opposition no-confidence motion in President Jacob Zuma was defeated on August 8 – despite an unprecedented secret ballot that saw an estimated 25 ANC MPs rebel.

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