ANC in KZN declares war on judiciary ‘over-reach’ regarding Zuma
KZN ANC secretary says it will march on Monday to protest increasing ‘encroachment on political and executive matters’
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has declared war on the judiciary and is planning a mass march against it next Monday. KwaZulu-Natal ANC secretary Super Zuma said on Wednesday that, faced with increasing "encroachment on political and executive matters" by the judiciary‚ the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal will hold a day of mass action aimed at defending their vote on Monday‚ May 15. The branch, however, warded off suggestions that it was a pro-President Jacob Zuma march in retaliation for the anti-Zuma marches that have taken the country by storm, saying it was a decision taken following a provincial executive committee (PEC) meeting. It comes as the parliamentary call for a motion of no confidence in [president] Zuma, with voting via a secret ballot, is temporarily halted pending a Constitutional Court hearing on Monday. He said the judgment of the court — expected to be delivered on the day — in favour of a "frivolous" vote of no confidence against [president] Zuma would be a judiciary over-reach...
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