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“Zuma, Please Go”… The List So Far

It seems that the voices against President Jacob Zuma grow louder daily, as the gravity of his actions and, after the apparent meaningless of his apology for Nkandla, sink in. If you have missed any of the voices – besides all the opposition parties – who are seeking to get him to step down, here […]

By SAPeople Staff Writer
09-04-16 11:46
in Fab South African Stuff

It seems that the voices against President Jacob Zuma grow louder daily, as the gravity of his actions and, after the apparent meaningless of his apology for Nkandla, sink in. If you have missed any of the voices – besides all the opposition parties – who are seeking to get him to step down, here is an update.

  • George Bizos, the lawyer who was part of the team that defended he was part of the team that defended Nelson Mandela, Govan Mbeki and Walter Sisulu at the Rivonia trial. “The onus is on President Zuma, for the benefit of his party which he has served well for a long time, to resign,” he was quoted as saying.
  • A powerful group of church leaders from the South African Council of Churches. They said they could not accept Zuma’s apology for the Nkandla debacle. The SACC and the National Religious Leaders Council had a meeting with the ANC on Friday to make their point.
  • Former finance minister Trevor Manuel. Watch the interview in which he makes his stand known.

  • A group of activists and civil society leaders, including Cheryl Carolus, former ANC deputy secretary general; Prince Mashele, executive director of the Centre for Politics and Research; Zak Yacoob, former Constitutional Court judge; Ronnie Kasrils, former minister of intelligence; Gita Pather, Artists United Against Corruption; and Zwelinzima Vavi, former Cosatu leader, on Wednesday called on the ANC to remove Zuma.

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  • Struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada, who wrote an open letter declaring his view.
  • The Catholic Church‘s Jesuit Institute. “The Jesuit Institute strongly condemns the way South Africa’s leadership has sacrificed “a better life for all” on the altar of selfishness, greed, ego, hypocrisy and dishonesty,” it said in a statement. “What happened in Parliament on Tuesday (the failure of the impeachment motion against Zuma) shows that corruption, like a drug, has colonized the minds of our leadership and they can no longer think or lead clearly.”
  • Ben Turok, who once headed the ANC’s ethics committee.