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‘Zuma will resign anytime from now’ – Malema
3:22 CAT | 06 Feb 2018
EFF leader Julius Malema‚ commenting on the announcement that the state of the nation address (Sona) has been postponed‚ says President Jacob Zuma’s resignation is imminent.
Malema said a majority of the ANC national working committee members who met on Monday “spoke in favor of his removal”.
He will resign anytime from now
— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) February 6, 2018
Parliamentary presiding officers Baleka Mbete and Thandi Modise on Tuesday afternoon announced the postponement of the Sona, which was due to take place on Thursday.
Mbete said: “We’ve decided to approach the president of the republic to postpone the state of the nation address.
“We need to create room for establishing a much more conducive atmosphere in Parliament.”
This comes after opposition parties requested that the speech, which President Jacob Zuma was scheduled to deliver on Thursday, be postponed until after a no-confidence vote on Zuma’s leadership.
Facing a no-confidence motion in Parliament set for February 22, Zuma has survived several attempts to oust him in the past. But this time around a significant part of the ANC wants him to step down well before his second term ends mid next year.
The ANC has called a special meeting of its decision-making National Executive Committee (NEC) for Wednesday, at which analysts have said some members of the party could call for Zuma to resign.
Mbete has said that a new date for the state of the nation address will be announced shortly.
Source: Times Live
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