South Africa's Zuma Rebukes Lawmakers Who Backed His Ouster
- ANC’s top brass to discuss discipline breach, Zuma says
- President blames Western nations for attempts to oust him
South African President Zuma Survives No-Confidence Vote
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South African President Jacob Zuma indicated that ruling party lawmakers who backed an opposition attempt to oust him should face disciplinary action and said he may consider firing his higher education minister, who has criticized his leadership.
More than two dozen members of the ruling African National Congress backed a motion of no confidence in the president on Aug. 8, which the main opposition Democratic Alliance filed after he unilaterally fired his respected finance minister and two ratings companies responded by downgrading the country’s debt to junk. While the motion was defeated by 198 votes to 177, Zuma said “anything could have happened.”