DA leader’s impassioned plea for Ramaphosa to ‘fire’ Zuma
Mmusi Maimane delivers a petition to the Deputy President and calls for him to ‘do the right thing’ in next week’s motion of no confidence vote
On Wednesday, DA leader Mmusi Maimane hand delivered a petition signed by more than a million South Africans to Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. In his petition‚ delivered at Tuynhuys‚ Cape Town‚ he appeals to Ramaphosa as the one person who can save SA by choosing the "honourable course" by voting to fire President Jacob Zuma. Maimane also calls into question Ramaphosa’s honesty saying he cannot do something in the "spotlight of the media" and do something else behind closed doors. The petition comes ahead of a motion no confidence against Zuma‚ which is due to be tabled in Parliament next Tuesday. Below is the full version of the Maimane’s speech. My fellow South Africans‚ people often ask me: "What can ordinary South Africans do to save our country from the looting that is taking place?" People want to step into the fight. They feel justifiably angry‚ but they also feel powerless. They see the evidence against Jacob Zuma and Guptas piling up like this big‚ flat mountain here nex...
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