The Constitutional Court says the Speaker must decide on a secret ballot in the interest of all South Africans as there is no legal for basis for the court to order this. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng just delivered judgment in the application for a secret ballot to be allowed in Parliament in a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma. The UDM, which is supported by other opposition parties, brought the application. Zuma and National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete have been cited as the main respondents in the case. Here is Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng's judgment and UDM leader Bantu Holomisa's reaction to it. The UDM took the matter to court.
