ANC’s moral pulse has been all but extinguished, laments Makhosi Khoza
Here is her full statement on the vote of no confidence
ANC MP Makhosi Khoza on Monday declared the ruling party’s morality all but dead after President Jacob Zuma fended off a motion of no confidence in Parliament. The motion was defeated last Tuesday after 198 MPs voted against it‚ while 177 voted for Zuma to go and nine abstained. It has been estimated that 25-35 ANC members voted against Zuma. Khoza said the outcome was encouraging but not enough. (See full statement below.) "Going into the vote‚ it was doubtful whether much of a moral pulse existed at all. Coming out of the vote‚ the pulse was there thanks to the actions of 25-35 ANC MPs, but that pulse is now weak and fading." Before the vote took place, Khoza had announced her intention to vote according to her conscience, incurring the wrath of the party. The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal instituted disciplinary action against her, and she stopped speaking at public events after disruptions and death threats. Here is Khoza’s full statement on the vote of no confidence: I have taken time t...
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