The ANC chief whip seems to have misplaced his spine.
The party’s response is particularly intriguing.
What side is Gwede really on?
The Loyal Opposition’s knee-jerk response to Zuma’s cabinet shuffle was to request a No-Confidence motion. But as the days rolled by, awaiting the return of the House Speaker from a trip to Asia, the question of a secret vote came under scrutiny.
He’s not mincing his words.
President Jacob Zuma is unlikely to be ousted by the National Assembly, however, a negotiated exit is more likely, according to research.
Dear Mr Jackson Mthembu. Suffice to say that I was an ANC activist at university, subsequently in the ANC “junior leadership” programme and in 1994 stepped back but remained a loyal ANC voter.
Baleka Mbete on Wednesday agreed to postpone the fifth motion of no confidence in Jacob Zuma to May to let the court proceedings run their course.
There are three provisions in the constitution that allow for the ‘removal’ of a president and Parliament Watch has broken them down into a nifty chart explaining the processes.
In a small initial victory, the Constitutional Court has granted the UDM access to argue that a secret ballot vote can be allowed in the National Assembly, but the timeline conflicts with next Tuesday’s scheduled debate and vote of no confidence in Zuma.
The firebrand ANC MP is one of the last ruling party members who’ve managed to hold on to their backbone after Zuma brought the party to heel.
Former president Thabo Mbeki, in an open letter, reminded members of parliament of their responsibility to represent the voice of ordinary South Africans and not their political leaders.
EFF leader Julius Malema isn’t pulling any punches and has been at the forefront of the opposition’s renewed drive to have Zuma kicked out of the presidency.
The DA’s chief whip has written to Baleka Mbete asking for the immediate resumption of parliament, and you now what that means.
Whatever scheme the president’s planning in order to hold on to power, he’d better do it quick.
A cabinet reshuffle could lead to a split in the ANC that would see key members quit and use their power as MPs to initiate a vote of no confidence in Jacob Zuma.
The red berets are ‘pulling a DA’ and are calling for an urgent vote, before parly goes into recess for the rest of 2016.
The opposition leader gave one hell of a speech, even going so far as to praise some of the sentiments expressed by ANC members recently. Alas, loyalty trumped conscience and the ANC voted to protect Zuma.
El presidente lives to fight another day, but the same might not be true for the ANC.