Cape Town braces for clashes over Zuma vote as thousands expected to march
Thousands of protesters are expected to take to the Cape Town CBD on Tuesday, ahead of the scheduled motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma. The City of Cape Town has given the go-ahead to three groups, each of which applied for up to 10‚000 participants. The organisers include more than 30 civil society groups‚ faith-based movements and political parties. The Unite Behind coalition will march on Monday from Keizersgracht Street to Parliament‚ where the group will be addressed by former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas. The coalition was born out of the Cape Town memorial for struggle icon Ahmed Kathrada. It hopes that National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete will grant a secret ballot on the motion to be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. Parliament had previously said Mbete would make the decision before August 3 but she has played her cards close to her chest. In a statement released on Wednesday‚ Unite Behind said it regarded the ending of the Zuma presidency as "...
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