Zuma’s announcement of judicial commission is even more reason for him to resign, SACP says
There is even more reason for President Jacob Zuma to resign after he announced the establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry into state capture‚ the SACP says. The party said late on Tuesday that a commission presented a potential conflict for Zuma. "It would be inappropriate for the President to decide the terms of reference for an investigation on allegations he is implicated [in]‚" the SACP said in a statement. "The situation reaffirms the correctness of the March 2017 decision of the SACP that it was time for President Zuma to resign in the best interests of the ANC‚ the alliance and the people of SA as a whole." The SACP was sceptical about Zuma’s motives‚ even though it welcomed the establishment of the commission. "Just two days after the 54th national conference of the ANC last month resolved that the matter must be expedited‚ President Zuma appealed the December 14 2017 judgment of the North Gauteng High Court ordering him to appoint the commission within 30 days‚"...
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