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South Africa: ANC chief whip urges Jacob Zuma to quit
Source: BBC
South Africa: ANC chief whip urges Jacob Zuma to quit
23 October 2016 Africa
The chief whip of South Africa's governing political party has called on its entire leadership - including President Jacob Zuma - to step down.
Jackson Mthembu said fraud charges against the finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, were politically motivated.
He said the current government was worse than the apartheid state.
The ANC, which liberated South Africa from white minority rule in 1994, suffered its worst ever electoral performance in August.
Mr Mthembu said he excluded no-one in the leadership from his call for resignations - not even himself.
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23 October 2016 Africa
The chief whip of South Africa's governing political party has called on its entire leadership - including President Jacob Zuma - to step down.
Jackson Mthembu said fraud charges against the finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, were politically motivated.
He said the current government was worse than the apartheid state.
The ANC, which liberated South Africa from white minority rule in 1994, suffered its worst ever electoral performance in August.
Mr Mthembu said he excluded no-one in the leadership from his call for resignations - not even himself.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37744898