ANC TO ASK ZUMA TO STEP – DOWN

ANC TO ASK ZUMA TO STEP – DOWN

The newly elected Members of South Africa’s African National Congress’ executive committee says they’ll meet with President Jacob Zuma and will advise him to step down. This news is from a Johannesburg’s City Press report.

The ruling party’s leaders have been discussing a “conflict-free exit” for Zuma, after his term as president of the ANC came to an end last week, with Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa taking the helm, according to the newspaper.

Ramaphosa beat Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who was backed by the president, to the top ANC position in a closely contested vote last week. Ramaphosa and new ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule would lead discussions with Zuma, City Press reported, citing unidentified party officials.