D-Day for President Jacob Zuma
MPs will head to Parliament to decide Zuma's fate in today's motion of no confidence.
National Assembly Speaker, Baleka Mbete announced that the vote will be conducted by secret ballot yesterday.
Mbete said she was always mindful that any decision she made on the vote needed to be fair, proper and rational.
"In this respect, I, inter alia, invited the political parties who are represented in the National Assembly to provide me with submissions with their views on the matter, and also requested to be provided with legal advice which I took into consideration before deciding this matter," she said.
Opposition parties have welcomed Mbete's decision, saying it allows for MPs to do the right thing.
The UDM's Bantu Holomisa says the vote is about saving South Africa.
"Any member who is threatened, either by his or her party, or any other person, is now covered both in terms of the voting method and in law. It is time for public representatives to be honest with their oath of office and South Africa, irrespective of their political party," he said.
The DA's Mmusi Maimane says Mbete's decision is a victory for the Constitution of the Republic and supremacy of the rule of law.
EFF leader, Julius Malema says the country's democracy is working.
The ANC also welcomed the decision to have the vote conducted in secret.
The ruling party released a statement saying it has full confidence in its Caucus and MPs.
The ANC says it has no doubt the motion, which it described as being hyped up by opposition parties, will fail.
Mbete said she was always mindful that any decision she made on the vote needed to be fair, proper and rational.
"In this respect, I, inter alia, invited the political parties who are represented in the National Assembly to provide me with submissions with their views on the matter, and also requested to be provided with legal advice which I took into consideration before deciding this matter," she said.
Opposition parties have welcomed Mbete's decision, saying it allows for MPs to do the right thing.
The UDM's Bantu Holomisa says the vote is about saving South Africa.
"Any member who is threatened, either by his or her party, or any other person, is now covered both in terms of the voting method and in law. It is time for public representatives to be honest with their oath of office and South Africa, irrespective of their political party," he said.
The DA's Mmusi Maimane says Mbete's decision is a victory for the Constitution of the Republic and supremacy of the rule of law.
EFF leader, Julius Malema says the country's democracy is working.
The ANC also welcomed the decision to have the vote conducted in secret.
The ruling party released a statement saying it has full confidence in its Caucus and MPs.
The ANC says it has no doubt the motion, which it described as being hyped up by opposition parties, will fail.
The party says it will use the debate to speak of the many successes of the ANC.
We want to hear from you. What do you think the outcome of the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma will be? Let us know by sending a WhatsApp voice note to 061-700-0800.