Watch: Maimane gives it his al

Watch: Maimane gives it his all in the opening vote of no confidence speech [video]

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.

Watch: Maimane gives it his al

Ok so there was never much chance of a vote in favour of removing Jacob Zuma; but then again, that doesn’t mean a loss for the opposition. Thursdays’ motion of no confidence debate highlighted a fatal flaw within the ruling party, their loyalty to Jacob Zuma despite what the rest of South Africa wants.

The ruling party is under the impression that, because the voters still prefer the ANC over opposition parties, they also want Zuma and his cronies to stick around. We’d wager it’s more loyalty to the party and what it used to be.

No bother though, opposition leaders gave stellar performances in Thursday’s debate and looking at what they had to say compared to the ANC’s speakers… well, chalk and cheese folks.

Have a look as Maimane kicks off proceedings:

You can watch the full debate here, it kicks off at 1:31:50