‘Young pioneers’ back calls for action against Jacob Zuma and the ANC
"CHILDREN of exiles" have thrown their weight behind calls for action against President Jacob Zuma, for embarrassing the ruling party and flouting the country’s supreme law.This is contained in a letter signed by about 40 former members of "Masupatsela" or "young pioneers" — those who were born or raised in exile — sent to African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe on Wednesday.They called for a special conference where new party elections would be held, arguing that Mr Zuma showed no remorse and had flouted the ANC’s disciplinary code."We are extremely unsettled by his disingenuous and contradictory assertion that he had always been willing to pay for the nonsecurity features at Nkandla," reads their memorandum.Related filesPDF: Masupatsela Letter to ANCThis move comes as pressure is intensifying for the ANC to take action against Mr Zuma for flouting the Constitution in relation to the Nkandla scandal.The signatories include descendants of ANC stalwart Walter...
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