Free Jacob Zuma Gives Government 14 Days To Address Issues That Sparked Protests
- The Free Zuma campaign has promised to continue protesting until the former president is released from prison
- They have given the government 14 days to address the issues that sparked the protests which include high unemployment in inequality
- The violent protests saw South Africa plunged into a week of chaotic destruction as angry mobs took to the streets looting and demanding Zuma's release
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Former president Jacob Zuma's supporters have promised to keep protesting until Zuma is released from prison.
The campaign gave the government 14 days to address the issues that sparked the chaotic and devastating protests.
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Besides the release of Zuma, the campaign wants the government to address unemployment and inequality in South Africa.
The Mail & Guardian reported that in addition, the movement wants the government to withdraw all charges against Zuma related to the arms deal.
Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) spokesperson Carl Niehaus made this promise on Friday during an online press conference on LoveWorldSat, an online news platform.
However, the tone of the protests seems to have changed as Niehaus promised that the protests would be peaceful and within the confines of the law according to TimesLIVE.
“But we will not cease and stop until President Zuma is released,” he said.
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Ronnie Kasrils says the ANC must cut ties with Jacob Zuma
Ronnie Kasrils, an anti-apartheid activist, said the African National Congress (ANC) needed to admit that former President Jacob Zuma was a criminal and needed to cut connections with him.
In an interview with Eyewitness News, Kasrils says if the ANC hopes to survive as the leading party then the party needed to focus on leading South Africa and be committed to being the country's leader.
He further warned the ANC against hero worship, dwelling in the past, and maintaining relationships with those who previously battled for democracy but have since turned anti-democratic.
Pro-Jacob Zuma supporter, ex-councillor Andile Lungisa suspended for 18 months
Controversial former Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa has been suspended for 18 months by the African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape.
A letter signed by the party's provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukaitobi on Wednesday confirmed the suspension, according to TimesLIVE.
Ngcukaitobi said his office has been alerted that Lungisa has filed an appeal with the ANC's national disciplinary committee regarding the provincial disciplinary body's finding.
"This serves to inform you that comrade Andile Lungisa has been suspended for 18 months by the provincial disciplinary committee, following his being charged for violating rule 25.17.2. of the ANC constitution," read the letter.
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