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South Africa: ANC Caucus Meeting was 'Just to Say Hello' - Secretary-General
News24Wire, 8 February 2018
Amid continuing uncertainty about President Jacob Zuma's future, the ANC called a caucus meeting just to say hello. Read more »
South Africa's ANC Says Caucus Meeting Was an 'Internal Matter'
The ANC parliamentary caucus met in Cape Town on Thursday as South Africans waited to hear the fate of President Jacob Zuma. Addressing journalists outside Parliament's Old Assembly Chamber after the meeting ended, secretary general Ace Magashule and chief whip Jackson Mthembu said the meeting had been an internal matter. "So it was just to say hello, how are you, work hard and let's unite and bring confidence to society in general as well as the African National Congress," Magashule said.
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South Africa: Zuma Can't Tell the ANC What to Do - Treasurer
News24Wire, 8 February 2018
The ANC will not take instructions on what to do from one of its deployees, including President Jacob Zuma, says its treasurer general Paul Mashatile. Read more »
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South Africa: Zexit - Opposition Parties Call for Urgent Motion of No Confidence
News24Wire, 8 February 2018
The Economic Freedom Fighters will request National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete to schedule an urgent sitting of Parliament on Tuesday, Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane… Read more »
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South Africa: ANC Chief Whip's Office Says Caucus Meeting Allegations Are False
News24Wire, 8 February 2018
The office of the ANC chief whip has distanced itself from reports that party president Cyril Ramaphosa apparently told the ANC parliamentary caucus that President Jacob Zuma would… Read more »
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South Africa: No Immunity for Zuma, Ramaphosa Tells ANC Caucus - Sources
News24Wire, 8 February 2018
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has told the party's Parliamentary caucus that immunity from prosecution for President Jacob Zuma is not part of "transition" discussions. Read more »
InFocus
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President Jacob "the people still love me" Zuma has been at the centre of many storms during his tenure, including surviving eight motions of no-confidence in parliament. Most ... Read more »
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South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also the President of the African National Congress, has addressed the country on the seemingly precarious position of ... Read more »
