Opposition parties are working on a joint approach in Parliament of removing President Jacob Zuma following the postponement of the state of the nation address. The leaders and senior representatives of the DA, the EFF the Congress of the People, the African Christian Democratic Party and the Freedom Front Plus met on Wednesday to discuss a way forward. They will meet again on Monday with all opposition party leaders — including those from the United Democratic Movement, Inkatha Freedom Party, National Freedom Party, Pan Africanist Congress, African People’s Convention, African Independent Congress and AgangSA. Monday’s meeting will discuss the EFF’s motion of no confidence in Zuma, which has been provisionally scheduled for debate in the National Assembly on February 22 and Parliament’s mandate to elect a new president once Zuma is removed. While welcoming the postponement of the state of the nation address, the opposition parties said in a statement that the country "cannot be gro...
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