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*SA National Assembly Elects New Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?zj South Africa’s former Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who is an ANC MP, has been elected the National Assembly’s new speaker. Mapisa-Nqakula was elected by 199 MPs, beating DA candidate Annelie Lotriet who received 82 votes. ---------- itel A70 256GB $99USD WhatsApp: https://wa.me/263715068543 Calls: 0772464000 ---------- She becomes the sixth speaker of the assembly since the end of apartheid in 1994. The former Defence Minister effectively swapped positions with her predecessor Thandi Modise who was appointed the new Minister of Defence two weeks ago. Thursday’s vote was the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that parliament held a full sitting where all MPs attended physically. MPs were spread over two venues, with some sitting in the public gallery of the National Assembly building as a measure to observe social distancing. Judge President of the Western Cape High Court John Hlophe presided over the election of the speaker. A total of 298 votes were cast. *More: TimesLive* _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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