South Africa’s parliament is gearing up for another debate on a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma.
The debate which will take place on April 18 was filed by the main opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) following the sacking of Pravin Gordhan as finance minister.
The national assembly on Wednesday said the motion filed will now be debated by lawmakers. Previous motions failed to succeed after MPs from the African National Congress party voted against them.
The country’s influential trades union federation COSATU has called on Mr. Zuma to resign. The union’s Secretary General Bheki Ntshalintshali is reported to have said that Mr. Zuma is no longer the “right person” to lead the country.
But the ruling ANC is backing Jacob Zuma. ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe on Wednesday said the ruling party would not take part in moves to remove President Zuma.
He said ANC has accepted the “breakdown of the relationship” between Zuma and former finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
Source: Africafeeds.com
