The President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma resigns after days of he
was giving defying orders from the ruling African National Congress to
leave office and on the eve of a no-confidence vote in parliament.
In a televised address to the nation late on Wednesday, the 75-year-old said he was a disciplined member of the ANC, to which he had dedicated his life.
“I fear no motion of no confidence or impeachment … I will continue to serve the people of South Africa and the ANC. I will dedicate my life to continuing to work for the execution of the policies of our organisation,” Zuma said.
“No
life should be lost in my name. The ANC should never been divided in my
name. I have therefore come to the decision to resign as president of
the republic with immediate effect.”
The resignation ended an extraordinary day in South African politics,
which had begun with a dawn raid on a business family at the centre of
the recent corruption allegations levelled at Zuma.
In a televised address to the nation late on Wednesday, the 75-year-old said he was a disciplined member of the ANC, to which he had dedicated his life.
“I fear no motion of no confidence or impeachment … I will continue to serve the people of South Africa and the ANC. I will dedicate my life to continuing to work for the execution of the policies of our organisation,” Zuma said.
“No
life should be lost in my name. The ANC should never been divided in my
name. I have therefore come to the decision to resign as president of
the republic with immediate effect.”
The resignation ended an extraordinary day in South African politics,
which had begun with a dawn raid on a business family at the centre of
the recent corruption allegations levelled at Zuma.
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