Will they, won't they? - ANC MPs brace for #NoConfidence Day (M&G)

[Click here to read this message online.]( Free Edition 8 August 2017 [Mail & Guardian Logo]( [Will they, won't they? - ANC MPs brace for #NoConfidence Day]( [News]( | [Paul Herman](, [Mahlatse Gallens]( All eyes will be on ANC MPs as they prepare to cast a vote on their president via secret ballot. [Opposition joy will be short-lived if ANC stands united]( [News]( | [Dineo Bendile](, [Govan Whittles]( Baleka Mbete’s announcement of a secret ballot in the motion of no confidence against Jacob Zuma signals the start of an intense game of persuasion. [Case opened against deputy minister Manana over alleged assault]( [News]( | [Agency]( ​The office of Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that a case has been opened against deputy higher education minister Mduduzi Manana. [Baleka says yes, no confidence vote in Zuma will be secret]( [News]( | [Govan Whittles]( Mbete says the decision “is about putting the resilience of our democratic institutions to test” and was taken “in the best interests of the country". [As Kenya’s votes, its youth are more than just a cliché]( [Africa]( | [Chude Jideonwo]( It can seem like a cliché when people talk about the power of the youth demographic bulge across Africa. [‘Show us a scan of your fetus before we give you an abortion’]( [Bhekisisa News]( | [Nelisiwe Msomi]( A draft bill is likely to virtually remove women’s access to safe abortions. [Timol inquest: The apartheid police officers accused of torture]( [News]( | [Ra'eesa Pather]( Salim Essop was given photographs of apartheid Security Police officers and showed presiding Judge Billy Mothle the men who tortured him. [#HoeIsLife is sexual freedom like you’ve never seen it before]( [Opinion]( | [Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile]( #HoeisLife has taught me that I can set the agenda when it comes to sex. I do not have to wait for a man to make the first move or tell me what to do. Premium content from M&G's Daily Edition: [Subscribe to access this content]( [Unsubscribe]( [View online]( [View PDF]( [Pause Subscription]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Update Profile]( • [View PDF]( • [Pause Subscription]( • [View Online]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 08-08-2017 [Mail & Guardian]( is intended for opt-in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please [report it]( to us Email Powered By [Mail & Guardian](