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SA House dissolves to make way for May poll

South Africa’s Speaker of the National Assembly Baleka Mbete. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Peter Dube

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Nation Media Group

South Africa’s National Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution to dissolve parliament.

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) Chief Whip, Mr Jackson Mthembu, mooted the motion.

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