ANC split over call to hunt rebel MPs
Jacob Zuma lashes out at ANC rebels as the party clashes on whether to punish dissidents
Key ANC provinces remained split on Monday on whether to punish errant MPs who voted in favour of President Jacob Zuma’s removal in last week’s motion of no confidence. The motion, introduced in the National Assembly by the opposition DA, was narrowly thwarted 198 to 177. There were nine abstentions. But despite the victory, the ANC has gone into panic mode, as more than 34 of its MPs are thought to have voted with the opposition against its leader. Zuma expressed his anger at the revolt during a rally on Sunday and pledged to table his concerns at Monday’s scheduled national working committee meeting of the party. He insisted a provision in the ANC’s constitution that bars members from collaborating against the party should be applied to the MPs. At the weekend, the ANC’s treasurer-general, Zweli Mkhize, said "in principle", the defiant parliamentarians should face disciplinary action.Monday’s national working committee meeting continued into the night. It was not clear whether the...
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