After Jacob Zumaâs resignation as president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa automatically became acting president of the republic.
After Jacob Zumaâs resignation as president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa automatically became acting president of the republic.
#ZumaResigns: Duarte: “This is a very, very painful moment. We hope that those people that feel hurt do not walk away from the ANC.” ( @MandaKhoza)
ANC will give Zuma reasons for recalling him
By resigning as president, Jacob Zuma has been spared from yet another vote of no confidence in Parliament, the ANC said on Thursday night.
“It has been going on for almost three to four years and we believe that we do need to give this comrade respect and also spare him the humiliation of the ongoing votes of no confidence that come to Parliament,” ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte said.
Speaking shortly after the resignation, Duarte welcomed the move and said Zuma was well within his rights to ask the party for the reasons that led to him being recalled.
Earlier on Thursday, in an exclusive interview with the SABC, Zuma said the party had not given him sufficient reasons as to why it was recalled. He felt that the decision to do so was unfair towards him.
Press Alert: EFF WILL HOST A MEDIA BRIEFING FOLLOWING ZUMAâS RESIGNATION EFF CIC Julius Malema, together with the leadership will brief the media following Zumaâs resignation under the following details: Date: 15 Feb, 2018 (Thursday) Time: 12h00 Venue: Marks Building, M315
Ramaphosa is now acting president
After Jacob Zumaâs resignation as president on Wednesday night, Cyril Ramaphosa automatically became acting president of the republic.
According to Section 90 of the Constitution, when there is a vacancy in the office of president, which there is after Zuma’s resignation, the first person in line to act as president is the deputy president.
“An acting president has the responsibilities, powers and functions of the president,” reads the Constitution.
“Before assuming the responsibilities, powers and functions of the president, the acting president must swear or affirm faithfulness to the republic and obedience to the Constitution.”
Jacob Zuma resigns as president of South Africa
Jacob Zuma has resigned as president of South Africa.
“I have…come to the decision to resign as the president of the republic with immediate effect,” Zuma told reporters at the Union Buildings on Wednesday night.
Zuma’s time as president has been marked by controversy, ranging from his relationship with the controversial Gupta family, dropped charges of corruption and his acquittal on a charge of rape, to the upgrades to his Nkandla homestead.
He broke his silence on Wednesday afternoon for the first time since discussions to oust him started in a televised live interview with SABC.
