THE Western Cape High Court has struck from the roll an urgent application by the African Transformation Movement (ATM) seeking to ensure that Wednesday’s motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa is conducted through a secret ballot.
The party wanted to obtain an interdict against the decision but the high court found that the ATM created the urgency itself.
Judge Rosheni Allie said the party could have approached the court much earlier. Allie then struck the matter from the roll with costs, including the cost of two counsel.
The motion of no confidence is set to be tabled on Wednesday and will be followed by a motion of no confidence tabled by the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Ramaphosa’s entire Cabinet.
After losing the court bid, ATM leader Vuyo Zungula wrote a letter to the National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and said he would look at the other options.
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