President Jacob Zuma has survived a motion of no confidence in his presidency, held via secret ballot in Parliament. Following a two-hour debate and lengthy voting process, 198 MPs voted against the Democratic Alliance's bid to remove Zuma, while 177 voted for. About 30 ANC MPs voted for Zuma to be removed. A simple majority of 201 votes was required to remove Zuma as president.
Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete announced on Monday that the vote would be held via secret ballot for the first time ever. Zuma has survived several previous motions of no confidence in his presidency over the last eight years, all held via open ballot. DA leader Mmusi Maimane, who tabled the motion, earlier asked MPs to act "courageously" and vote Zuma out. He said this vote was not about political parties, but about the people of South Africa.
Source: News 24
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