Cape Town- Agang SA deputy president Andries Tlouamma on Tuesday blindsided the National Assembly by withdrawing his motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma.
He did so in protest at Speaker Baleka Mbete's refusal to recuse herself from presiding over the debate.
"I will withdraw it," Tlouamma said after an eight-minute speech that barely mentioned Zuma, focusing more on Mbete and concluding with another call for her to cede her place to another presiding officer.