No extra security for parliament tomorrow
Parliament says no extraordinary security measures are being put in place for tomorrow's crucial debate of no Confidence against President Jacob Zuma.
The City Press reported that Parliamentary Protection Services, the State Security Agency and the South African Police Service (SAPS) held separate meetings on Saturday, where the Presidential Protection Unit was also in attendance.
"It is regrettable that Parliament was not given an opportunity to provide clarity and comment on these claims, which the newspaper claims that it had obtained from several unnamed sources,"says Parliamentary spokesperson Moloto Mothapo.
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Parliament is set to debate the eighth motion of no confidence against President Zuma tomorrow, which will lead to a ballot.
The Constitutional Court ruled earlier, that National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete had the powers to allow MPs to cast their votes in secret.
Mbete is expected to shed more light on the exact nature of that vote, later today.
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