The major opposition party has rounded on the ANC following reports of deep divisions over a move to have President Jacob Zuma removed from office. The ANC is set to make an announcement "on the outcomes of the meeting of the national executive committee" on Tuesday‚ a terse statement said on Monday night. That meeting‚ originally scheduled to run until Sunday‚ was extended until late on Monday after Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom tabled a motion of no confidence in Zuma. DA leader Mmusi Maimane tweeted on Tuesday morning: "Whatever the outcome of #ANCNEC deep divisions are there. Ours is to rally behind the 94 consensus of constitutionalism and prosperity 4 all". The party’s chief whip in the National Assembly‚ John Steenhuisen‚ had some advice for the anti-Zuma camp: "If those in the ANC really want to get rid of Zuma only 52 of them need to break ranks in the house for a motion of no confidence to pass!" The DA tried earlier this month to unseat Zuma in Parliament but its motion ...
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