Thursday, 4 May 2017 – Parliament has received further directions from the Constitutional Court regarding the application from the United Democratic Movement (UDM) for a secret ballot in the motion of no confidence in the President.

The directions state that the application is set down for hearing by the Constitutional Court on Monday, 15 May at 10.00.

Parliament, as a respondent may, by Friday 12 May, file written submissions in response to those made by amici curiae.

Amici curiae are the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution, Unemployed People’s Movement, Institute for Security Studies and Shosholoza Progressive Party.

ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

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