Opposition MPs put their seats in jeopardy to see Jacob Zuma held to account
Opposition leaders in Parliament have called for the invocation of section 50 of the Constitution, putting their own seats in the legislature on the line to see Parliament hold President Jacob Zuma to account. On Monday the opposition leaders gave National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete until Tuesday morning to respond to their request for the EFF’s motion of no confidence to be brought forward as urgent. The opposition said that the ANC could not be relied on to remove Zuma for violating his oath of office and that if they acquiesced, they would be doing so for their factional reasons. Deputy speaker of the National Assembly Lechesa Tsenoli said Mbete was consulting on the EFF’s request to reschedule the motion. “The rules of the National Assembly entailed consultation with relevant structures, including the chief whip of the majority party and the leader of government business,” said Tsenoli. The calls for dissolution came as ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa and his party’s national e...
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