Although the ANC has recalled President Jacob Zuma, it was still insisting on Tuesday that he had done nothing wrong. Speaker after speaker at Monday night’s special national executive committee (NEC) meeting said Zuma should go for a range of reasons, central to which was the ANC’s electoral performance and the effect that his remaining head of state could have on the party. On Tuesday, the net continued to tighten around Zuma. The ANC said it was waiting for his response on Wednesday. Should he refuse to resign, the ANC said it would be forced to remove him in Parliament. Zuma is expected to address the nation on Wednesday. The Presidency could, however, not be reached to confirm this. As the ANC notified him formally of its decision to recall him, National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams gave the prosecution team dealing with Zuma’s corruption, fraud and racketeering charges until February 23 to provide their recommendations. This was after Zuma made fresh represen...
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