Kathrada Foundation calls on ANC MPs to vote against Zuma
'We would urge parliamentarians to wholeheartedly support the motion of no confidence‚ whether it is through a secret ballot or not'
Parliamentarians who plan to honour the late struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada should put the country first by wholeheartedly supporting the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma. The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation made this call on the eve of a planned special sitting in the National Assembly to honour Kathrada‚ who passed away in March this year aged 87. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is listed as the chairman of the Foundation's board of trustees on its web site. The foundation said it learnt last Friday about the planned National Assembly tribute to Kathrada‚ which is to take place on Tuesday. It said invitations were extended to Kathrada’s wife‚ Barbara Hogan‚ and the Kathrada family on the same day. The foundation said due to the late notice and it being the Muslim month of Ramadaan‚ the Kathrada family would be unable to honour the invitation. Hogan would also be unable to attend due to another family bereavement. The foundation said it appreciated that the National Ass...
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