"President Jacob Zuma is feeling quite sensitive about this campaign and about its potential to mobilise literally hundreds and thousands of people‚" one of the organisers of Save SA boasted on Thursday morning. Section27’s Mark Heywood said the ANC "itself seems very sensitive" to it too‚ and said the issue of "Jacob Zuma and calls for him to be step down" would be on the agenda of the ruling party’s national executive committee meeting, which starts on Friday. Heywood‚ however‚ stressed to Radio 702 that the Save SA campaign was not "an attack on the ANC; this is a question‚ it is an attack‚ a legal attack‚ a democratic attack on the president". He said: "We know that there are many‚ many ANC leaders and ordinary members who are deeply unhappy. And we will keep on calling out to those people‚ and say to them‚ ‘If you believe in the Constitution‚ if you value your own conscience‚ there will come a point where you have to stand up for this country and its people.’ "We’ll keep knocki...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.