{"id":24392,"date":"2016-04-06T01:13:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T01:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/anc-backs-zuma-as-opposition-calls-for-his\/"},"modified":"2016-04-06T01:12:52","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T01:12:52","slug":"anc-backs-zuma-as-opposition-calls-for-his","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/anc-backs-zuma-as-opposition-calls-for-his\/","title":{"rendered":"ANC backs Zuma as opposition calls for his impeachment"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Democratic Alliance is making a third bid to have the ANC leader removed.}<\/p>\n

South Africa\u2019s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has, once again, jumped to President Jacob Zuma\u2019s defence saying there was no basis for Wednesday\u2019s planned motion to remove him.<\/p>\n

The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) is making a third bid within six months to have the ANC leader impeached.<\/p>\n

The motion was to be debated on Tuesday in Parliament. The DA brought the motion after the Constitutional Court found that President Zuma\u2019s failure to comply with the Public Protector\u2019s remedial action was inconsistent with his Constitutional obligation.<\/p>\n

ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe insisted that constitutionally there was no basis to remove the president. \u201cIn our view there is no basis for the proposal to impeach….because the provision of impeachment in the constitution is given conditions, that is why when in talks about contravention the degree in the emphasis in law makes a big difference, so from where we are seated there is no basis for that motion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The ANC\u2019s 20-member National Working Committee (NWC) held a closed meeting in Cape Town until midnight on Monday to discuss the matter. The NWC is responsible for the day-to-day running of the party.<\/p>\n

The committee accepted the president\u2019s apology over the controversial matter of his Nkandla rural home in KwaZulu-Natal province. \u201cThe NWC accepted the fact that the president apologised and said that it is humility that is necessary for any leader to apologise.<\/p>\n

STAND UP AND APOLOGISE<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not an easy thing to stand up and apologise,\u201d Mr Mantashe said.<\/p>\n

President Zuma apologised in a national television address on Friday for the \u201cfrustration and confusion\u201d caused by the affair, but made it clear that he had no intention of responding to calls to resign.<\/p>\n

(READ: Pressure mounts on President Zuma to quit)<\/p>\n

He said he would pay back some of the money as ordered.<\/p>\n

The DA has called on ANC MPs to join them to remove President Zuma saying the matter transcends party politics and affects all South Africans.<\/p>\n

ANC caucus spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said the expectation is that members of parliament will be voting in line with party affiliations.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo member of any political party since 1994 has ever voted differently from the party line. Even those opposition parties, they will be voting in accordance with their party line. Why would they expect differently from the ANC? ”<\/p>\n

It is unlikely that Zuma will be in parliament for the debate, which means that it might escape the chaotic scenes which have regularly erupted when he is present.<\/p>\n

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