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South Africa: Zuma Refuses to Step Down as President - Reports
News24Wire, 5 February 2018
In the strongest indication yet that President Jacob Zuma won't voluntarily step down as head of state, the 20 members of the ANC's national working committee have been summoned to… Read more »
South African President Zuma 'Refused to Resign'
In the strongest indication yet that President Jacob Zuma won't voluntarily step down, the 20 members of the ANC's national working committee have been summoned to a special meeting today. After Zuma and the ANC's new top six leaders met on Sunday night, EFF leader Julius Malema tweeted: "He refused to resign and he told them to take a decision to remove him if they so wish to do so because he didn't do anything wrong to the country."
President Jacob Zuma, right, and the country's Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, at an extended Cabinet meeting on January 31 to prepare for the president's state of the nation address.
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South Africa: ANC Leaders in Sunday Night Talks With Zuma Over His Future
News24Wire, 4 February 2018
The ANC's National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has told a congregation at a church in Katlehong that the party will discuss what is best for the country with President Jacob Zuma on… Read more »
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South Africa: Pro-Zuma ANC Duo Fights Back As Noose Tightens Around Zuma
Democracy Works, 1 February 2018
Will Cyril Ramaphosa eventually appoint an independent National Director of Public Prosecutions, and will he be able to build sustained support within the ANC for large-scale… Read more »
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South Africa: Zuma Must Exit - Mashatile
News24Wire, 3 February 2018
ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile says President Jacob Zuma must step down, to avoid creating two centres of power in the country. Read more »
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South Africa: Motion of No Confidence in Zuma Scheduled for February 22
News24Wire, 2 February 2018
The Economic Freedom Fighters' request for a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma has been scheduled for February 22, a day after the budget speech. Read more »
InFocus
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The joint rules committee has agreed to give its caucuses two weeks to consider two proposals on how to impeach a sitting president. This comes after opposition parties the ... Read more »
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Opposition parties the Economic Freedom Fighters and Democratic Alliance have written to Parliamentary Speaker Baleka Mbete requesting that President Jacob Zuma be barred from ... Read more »
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Parliament's sub-committee on the rules of the National Assembly has met to discuss the proposal of a "hybrid panel" of MPs and retired judges that would handle the in-depth ... Read more »
