The motion to impeach South African President Jacob Zuma has failed.Results from the votes, suggested that those who voted for were 143, 233 against and no one abstained.Following the outcome of the votes, opposition parties, particularly those from the EFF, accused the ANC MPs of being sellouts, while others shouted “you are traitors”.The debate calling for Zuma’s removal in Parliament on Tuesday was concluded just after 6pm.This follows lengthy debates from opposition and ANC MPs.There was a rowdy start to the debate when EFF chief whip, Floyd Shivhambu called for Speaker of Parliament; BalekaMbete to recuse herself, pointing out that the Constitutional Court had found that the National Assembly had violated the Constitution.Other opposition MPs from the DA, Cope, ACDP and UDM also supported the calls for Mbete to excuse herself from the proceedings.
To help us unpack and discuss this further we are joined on the line by:
1. Sanusha Naidu Academic and Research Specialist Institute for Global Dialogue
2. Levi Ndou Political Analyst Tshwane University of Technology
3. Sara Gon Policy fellow Institute of Race Relations
