In voting to defeat a parliamentary motion of no confidence in Jacob Zuma, African National Congress MPs have merely postponed the president’s day of reckoning. Jacob Zuma survives no-confidence vote in South African parliament Read moreZuma potentially faces criminal charges over allegations he received kickbacks linked to government contracts and tenders. Maimane’s grim verdict is broadly shared by South Africa’s powerful trade union federation, Cosatu, church leaders, student and academic bodies, and by South African businesses. Zuma will continue as state president until 2019 unless, like his predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, he is forced to quit early. The first, big challenge facing Zuma’s successor as ANC leader will be to stop the rot.

Source: The Guardian August 08, 2017 16:41 UTC