Samwu wants Zuma gone so it can start working with the ‘new ANC leadership’
President Jacob Zuma must vacate his position if the ANC wants South Africans to take the party seriously. This was the view of the South African Municipal Workers Union’s (Samwu) national executive committee (NEC) on Friday, after its meeting in Polokwane. "The NEC is convinced that for the ANC to instil confidence that it still is a leader of society‚ President Jacob Zuma should vacate his office immediately as a deployee of the ANC, without attaching any conditions. This would not only allow the ANC to cleanse itself but also avoid a situation of two centres of power. "We‚ therefore‚ welcome the decision by Parliament to postpone the state of the nation address (Sona) to allow the ANC to deal decisively with the issue of President Zuma, said Samwu. We believe that President Zuma should not be the one delivering the address and that he should [vacate] office before the [address] is presented." The union also turned on newly elected ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. "We are conc...
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