Parliament's new speaker threaten to upset the ANC's applecart & unpacking SA's "debt elephant" 

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This week on Sunday Times Politics Weekly, we focus on the state of our State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) , which have proven time and time again to be a thorn in the side of SA's tax payers.
After that we’ll cast our eye to the other big story of the week, the unpopular election of NC MP Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as the new speaker of the National Assembly.She was elected by 199 MPs, beating DA candidate Annelie Lotriet who received 82 votes.
Bound to raise eyebrows are the 17 spoilt ballots, suspected to be from disapproving ANC MPs.
20 Aug 2021 English South Africa Politics · News Commentary

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