The ANC will give an update on Tuesday afternoon on what transpired at its 13-hour national executive committee (NEC) meeting where President Jacob Zuma’s future was discussed. The briefing will be held at 2pm to allow the party to report back to its structures on the decision taken at the meeting that was held in Pretoria on Monday. The briefing had previously been set for noon on Tuesday. The NEC has resolved to recall Zuma, but the state president does not seem to be budging. ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa left the meeting late on Monday night to inform Zuma that he had been fired. But it is understood that Zuma told the ANC to do as it pleases. Zuma’s refusal to resign prompted further debate on the matter. Sources said the NEC had agreed to a ANC-sponsored motion of no confidence in Zuma. Opposition parties have already applied pressure to have Zuma removed through a motion they will bring and have also indicated that they would move to have Parliament dissolved. It has also bee...
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