South Africa: EFF to Approach Courts to Challenge Rules for National Assembly Virtual Meetings

The EFF have announced it will approach the courts to challenge a parliamentary ruling in which "MPs were forced to vote through their chief whips during a division", on Tuesday.

In a statement, the party said according to the rules of the National Assembly a division necessitated a motion or a bill be voted for individually by each MP.

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