Parliament states that the business of Parliament will continue uninterrupted as National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula takes a leave of absence. As the speaker attempts to fend off her arrest in court today, what will become of the motion of no confidence tabled by the DA in this term's last week of parliamentary business? EWN ELECTION PIECE: THIS WEEK, EWN VISITED THE NORTHWEST – THIS IS WHERE THREE CRUCIAL MULTI-MILLION RAND PROJECTS HAVE FALLEN INTO A STATE  OF DILAPIDATION AFTER BEING NEGLECTED BY THE MADIBENG MUNICIPALITY. Lourentia Lombaard - the fourth accused linked to the disappearance of six-year-old Joshlin Smith - is back in court tomorrow. The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues. Sports Wrap with Mawande. 

<p>Parliament states that the business of Parliament will continue uninterrupted as National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula takes a leave of absence. As the speaker attempts to fend off her arrest in court today, what will become of the motion of no confidence tabled by the DA in this term's last week of parliamentary business? EWN ELECTION PIECE: THIS WEEK, EWN VISITED THE NORTHWEST – THIS IS WHERE THREE CRUCIAL MULTI-MILLION RAND PROJECTS HAVE FALLEN INTO A STATE  OF DILAPIDATION AFTER BEING NEGLECTED BY THE MADIBENG MUNICIPALITY. Lourentia Lombaard - the fourth accused linked to the disappearance of six-year-old Joshlin Smith - is back in court tomorrow. The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues. Sports Wrap with Mawande. </p>

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The High Court in Pretoria at 15:00 will hear an urgent bid from National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to prevent the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) from arresting her.

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