Lobby group launches drive to remove Zuma
Opposition parties, civil society and labour come out in support of the Freedom Movement
Opposition parties have agreed to throw their weight behind a new formation, the Freedom Movement, in an effort to remove President Jacob Zuma from office. Protests against Zuma still dominate the public discourse. The movement, made up of political parties, civil society, labour and faith-based organisations, will now gather in Pretoria on Freedom Day next week. Members of the movement, who briefed the media in Soweto on Thursday, were joined by United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa and DA leader Mmusi Maimane. Holomisa said the invitation to join the Freedom Movement was discussed at a meeting of opposition party leaders earlier this week. Represented at the meeting were the DA, UDM, EFF, COPE, Inkatha Freedom Party and the African Christian Democratic Party. "Some parties said, ‘Well, we will encourage our people to participate, but we are exhausted from the march we had last week in terms of resources’," Holomisa said. He hoped people who lived in and around Pretoria ...
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