STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
Pressure mounts for Zuma to go ahead of speech
The EFF and DA want Jacob Zuma removed from office before the official opening of Parliament
Opposition parties are piling on the pressure to have President Jacob Zuma removed from office before the official opening of Parliament. The DA has applied for the postponement of the state of the nation address (Sona) to allow for Zuma’s removal. The EFF has written to Speaker of the National Assembly Baleka Mbete, calling for an urgent sitting to move a motion of no confidence. Parliament’s presiding officers were resolute on Thursday that the address would proceed as scheduled. But National Council of Provinces chairwoman Thandi Modise said at a news conference in Parliament that she did not know who would deliver the address. "We have absolutely no intention to approach any president to say ‘you must not come to [deliver] the state of the nation address’. Whoever is president will [deliver Sona] … that is all we know," Modise said. The address is scheduled for February 8. Speculation is rife that senior ANC leaders are engaged in tough negotiations to remove Zuma from office as...
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