NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Retaining Zuma will damage ANC’s chances of future electoral victory
Recalling the president is the best option as even a failed impeachment process would humiliate party
The anger of the nation, engendered by a seemingly irrational (and certainly unpopular) cabinet reshuffle, is palpable. It is now common knowledge that the president did not, as is the custom, consult his party on the wide-ranging changes made, nor has he tried, at least in public, to justify the retention of underperforming ministers such as Bathabile Dlamini and Faith Muthambi. The latter minister was actually promoted, a move that has lifted many an eyebrow, especially among members of the parliamentary committee that recently inquired into shenanigans at the South African Broadcasting Corporation and made certain recommendations that have clearly been ignored. Mass mobilisation to give vent to the anger is taking shape. This is as it should be. Ours is a participatory democracy in which active citizens have the right to express their dissent; "to assemble, to demonstrate, to picket and to present petitions", as the Bill of Rights puts it. The fading promise of a "better life" th...
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