Also read this: Coalition against Zuma plans mass march on April 27As “persuasion and appeal have failed”‚ an alliance of civil society‚ church‚ trade union and academic organisations will on Wednesday announce a plan for “the people…to reclaim our hard-won democracy from those who defile it for self-interest”.They met on Tuesday night “in the wake of another vote in Parliament which‚ by voting against impeaching the president‚ dishonoured our Constitution and disappointed millions of people”.The African National Congress (ANC) had used its majority in the National Assembly on to prevent Jacob Zuma being removed from office.The National Assembly‚ where the ANC has a 62% majority‚ rejected the motion by 243 votes to 143. There are 400 members of the national assembly in total.At Tuesday night's meeting were “representatives of the Anglican Church of SA‚ the Evangelical Alliance‚ the SA Christian Leadership Initiative‚ the United Front‚ trade unions‚ the artists’ coalition and civil ...
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