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S Africa-Zuma/Recall
FILE: Johannesburg, South Africa - Dec 16, 2017 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, speaking at opening ceremony of 54th national conference of African National Congress (ANC)
FILE: Johannesburg, South Africa - Dec 18, 2017 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of attendees of 54th national conference of ANC
3. 54th national conference of ANC in progress
FILE: South Africa - Exact Date and Location Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Zuma speaking
Johannesburg, South Africa - Feb 5, 2018 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of protesters chanting with placard reading "ZUMA MUST FALL"
6. Various of protesters parading, chanting
7. Protester holding placard reading "ZUMA MUST FALL"
8. Various of protest
South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), on Tuesday confirmed that it will recall South African President Jacob Zuma.
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule said this when briefing the media in Johannesburg about the ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Monday night. He said the NEC resolved to recall Zuma and will brief Parliament caucus on Wednesday.
The party has been negotiating with Zuma to relinquish his post for some weeks. Zuma has been given until Wednesday to respond to the recall by his party. The decision to recall Zuma was taken by the NEC of the ANC which is the highest decision making body outside congress, according to Magashule.
Magashule said that the decision to recall Zuma is "final" and "can't change".
According to him, President Jacob Zuma agreed in principle to resign and proposed a notice period of 3 to 6 months.
Magashule said that Zuma had stated that he accepts what the party decides but requested for a period of three to six months before resigning. Zuma indicated that he is the current chairperson of BRICS and the Southern African Development Community.
However, the party decided that Zuma had to resign immediately, according to Magashule.
Magashule said Zuma's resign was an urgent matter and it had to be treated with urgency, which is necessary for steering the country "towards greater levels of unity, renewal and hope".
Magashule added that the ANC NEC members would be visiting various parts of the country to inform the party structures about the decision, and that the ANC wants the ruling party president Cyril Ramaphosa to become the country's President.
S Africa-Zuma/Recall
Dateline : File/Recent/Feb 14, 2018
Location : Various,South Africa
Duration : 1'04
FILE: Johannesburg, South Africa - Dec 16, 2017 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, speaking at opening ceremony of 54th national conference of African National Congress (ANC)
FILE: Johannesburg, South Africa - Dec 18, 2017 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of attendees of 54th national conference of ANC
3. 54th national conference of ANC in progress
FILE: South Africa - Exact Date and Location Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Zuma speaking
Johannesburg, South Africa - Feb 5, 2018 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of protesters chanting with placard reading "ZUMA MUST FALL"
6. Various of protesters parading, chanting
7. Protester holding placard reading "ZUMA MUST FALL"
8. Various of protest
South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), on Tuesday confirmed that it will recall South African President Jacob Zuma.
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule said this when briefing the media in Johannesburg about the ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Monday night. He said the NEC resolved to recall Zuma and will brief Parliament caucus on Wednesday.
The party has been negotiating with Zuma to relinquish his post for some weeks. Zuma has been given until Wednesday to respond to the recall by his party. The decision to recall Zuma was taken by the NEC of the ANC which is the highest decision making body outside congress, according to Magashule.
Magashule said that the decision to recall Zuma is "final" and "can't change".
According to him, President Jacob Zuma agreed in principle to resign and proposed a notice period of 3 to 6 months.
Magashule said that Zuma had stated that he accepts what the party decides but requested for a period of three to six months before resigning. Zuma indicated that he is the current chairperson of BRICS and the Southern African Development Community.
However, the party decided that Zuma had to resign immediately, according to Magashule.
Magashule said Zuma's resign was an urgent matter and it had to be treated with urgency, which is necessary for steering the country "towards greater levels of unity, renewal and hope".
Magashule added that the ANC NEC members would be visiting various parts of the country to inform the party structures about the decision, and that the ANC wants the ruling party president Cyril Ramaphosa to become the country's President.
ID : 8073562
Published : 2018-02-14 01:14
Last Modified : 2019-03-15 08:17:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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