The ANC’s National Executive Committee meeting on Friday night agreed that former party president Jacob Zuma should be removed from office - but his removal should be managed by the newly-elected ANC officials. Business Day on Friday reported that there was a push to have the ANC’s top six officials "manage" President Jacob Zuma’s early exit from the Union Buildings, instead of the 80-strong national executive committee (NEC) recalling him in caucuses ahead of the meeting. The party is holding a two-day NEC meeting followed by a two-day lekgotla, which is expected to end on Sunday.
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