The ANC caucus in Parliament has nominated former Defence minisiter, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, as the Speaker Elect. This follows the selection of National Assembly Speaker, Thandi Modise to replace Mapisa-Nqakula in her former position in last week's cabinet reshuffle. Parliament is currently in recess until the middle of this month after which a Speaker will be elected at the sitting of the National Assembly. Any of the other parties in the House may nominate a candidate, although none have indicated that they would do so. Political analyst and author, Sanusha Naidu brings us some analysis...