JOHANNESBURG: African National Congress leaders weighing the future of South Africa?s Jacob Zuma will decide a ?matter of serious concern? on Wednesday, a senior official said, heralding what could be a bid to unseat a president besieged by corruption allegations.
Separately, the speaker of parliament said the president?s state of the nation address, which had been scheduled for Thursday, would be postponed, piling added pressure on Zuma. Zuma, whose presidency has been marred by graft scandals and economic decline, has been in a weakened position since he was replaced as leader of the ANC by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa in December.The ANC has called a special meeting of its decision-making National Executive Committee (NEC) for Wednesday in Cape Town, at which analysts have said some members of the party could call for Zuma to resign. Facing a no-confidence motion in parliament set for Feb. 22, Zuma has survived several attempts to oust him in the past.
02-07-2018, 04:12 PM
ANC to decide ?matter of serious concern? in Zuma showdown today
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