'A Comedy of Errors': Parliament's Conduct in Relation to the Tabling of a Motion of No Confidence in the President Mazibuko v Sisulu 2013 6 SA 249; 2013 11 BCLR 1297 (CC)

Abstract

The Constitutional Court in the case of Mazibuko v Sisulu had to examine Parliament's conduct in relation to the tabling of the motion of no-confidence in the President. This case note examines the respective merits of and comments on both the majority and minority judgments of the Court. Although the minority judgment is a dissenting one, in a sense, as will explained, it can be perceived as complementary to the main judgment, as well as raising certain interesting issues, for instance, the separation of powers and constitutional conventions.