Sipho Pityana does not expect Parliament to oust Zuma as president
Save SA leader Sipho Pityana doesn’t expect MPs to oust President Jacob Zuma over the state-capture report as they kept him after Constitutional Court Nkandla ruling
AngloGold Ashanti chairman and Save SA leader Sipho Pityana says the release of the state-capture report is unlikely to prompt Parliament to remove President Jacob Zuma from office. Speaking after the Save South People’s Assembly in Pretoria on Wednesday‚ Pityana said he expected the report to affirm Zuma’s unsuitability as president but not much more‚ unless civil society steps up and takes action. "Disappointingly, Parliament voted against a motion of no confidence when the Constitutional Court found [Zuma] breached the constitution. This report is likely to be similar." The North Gauteng High Court has ordered that the public protector’s office release a report into state capture by 5pm on Wednesday. One of the key issues Pityana and others raised at the People’s Assembly is the alleged capture of state institutions by the likes of the wealthy Gupta family‚ accused of having a hand in cabinet appointments. Some from Save South Africa are calling for president Jacob Zuma to resign...
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