News24.com | DEVELOPING: #Zexit countdown – ANC ‘top 6’ abandon #Mandela100 launch celebrations
2018-02-09 08:11
While the nation awaits a definitive decision on the ANC’s leadership transition, some members of the ruling party’s ‘top 6’ have unexpectedly pulled out of scheduled launch celebrations meant to honour the centennial year of Nelson Mandela.
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ANC chief whip’s office distances itself from ‘false’ caucus meeting allegations on Zuma resignation
The office of the ANC chief whip has distanced itself from reports that party president Cyril Ramaphosa apparently told the ANC parliamentary caucus that President Jacob Zuma would resign on Saturday and that he would not be granted immunity.
The reports were “false” and the intention was to negatively disturb the “fruitful and constructive engagement” between Ramaphosa and Zuma around the question of transition, Nonceba Mhlauli, spokesperson for ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu, said on Thursday.
Earlier, News24 reported that according to sources, Ramaphosa had told the party’s parliamentary caucus that immunity from prosecution for Zuma was not part of “transition” discussions.
He is said to have also assured MPs that the talks would be concluded in a “day or two”.
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Ubuntu awards postponed over Parliament’s SONA decision
The 2018 annual Ubuntu awards have been postponed until further notice, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) announced on Thursday.
President Jacob Zuma had been set to officiate at the annual Ubuntu awards ceremony at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Saturday.
The decision to delay the awards comes in the wake of Parliament’s decision to postpone the State of the Nation Address (SONA), spokesperson Clayson Monyela said in a statement.
On Tuesday, Parliament’s presiding officers announced that Thursday’s SONA had been indefinitely postponed amid fears that it might descend into chaos.
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No immunity for Zuma – Ramaphosa tells ANC caucus
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has told the party’s Parliamentary caucus that immunity from prosecution for President Jacob Zuma is not part of “transition” discussions.
He also assured the MPs that the talks would be concluded in a “day or two”.
Ramaphosa addressed the caucus on Thursday, flanked by party secretary-general Ace Magashule and chief whip Jackson Mthembu.
The meeting was seen as extraordinary, as the ANC usually holds its caucuses after the State of the Nation Address (SONA), which is considered the official opening of Parliament.
SONA was indefinitely postponed this week.