- Title: South Africa's Zuma: ANC is organisation of the people
- Date: 8th August 2017
- Summary: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (AUGUST 8, 2017) (REUTERS) ****WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SOUTH AFRICA'S PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA ON STAGE / CROWDS CHEERING (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOUTH AFRICA'S PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA, SAYING: "Once again we have proved that the ANC is the organisation of the people. Now, there is something interesting in this scenario. The interpretation of some of the things are interesting. The ANC was voted by the overwhelming majority of the masses of this country. No party has ever received such a number. Now if you talk about people who are representing the majority of the public in this country, it is the African National Congress. Now, they believe, they could use technicalities in parliament to take over the majority from the ANC. It's impossible. They can't do it. We represent the majority in the public. No matter how many people they can collect and say, "this is the majority" it's not." ZUMA LEAVING STAGE
- Embargoed: 22nd August 2017 19:03
- Keywords: Zuma ANC vote of no confidence celebrations Parliament
- Location: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
- City: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
- Country: South Africa
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA0016TAS8JR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:South African President Jacob Zuma said his party was the "organisation of the people" after celebrating parliament's rejection of motion of no-confidence in him on Tuesday (August 8).
Zuma survived a no-confidence motion against him in parliament by garnering 198 votes to the opposition's 177 votes as African National Congress (ANC) lawmakers rallied to his support.
There were nine abstentions in the secret ballot.
Zuma, 75 has been dogged by allegations of corruption during his eight years in office. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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