POLITICS LIVE: Zuma's future on the line as ANC extends executive meeting
Monday 28 November 2016 7.54-----The ANC's national executive committee will continue meeting today to continue discussions over President Jacob Zuma's future.This follows the tabling of a motion by Tourism Derek Hanekom calling on him to step down. The motion has the support of other cabinet ministers, but Zuma is thought to hold most of the cards in the NEC.This from the Business Day story:President Jacob Zuma’s future as president of SA hung in the balance on Sunday as his party’s top decision-makers debated at length whether he should step down in order to prevent further decline in the party’s electoral support.By Sunday evening, the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) was still locked in discussions that were taking place in Zuma’s presence.The meeting is expected to continue on Monday.The talks began on Saturday when Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom proposed that Zuma step aside as president of the country, citing negative publicity that was harming the ANC.The talks refle...
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