Bulelwa Payi and Andrea Chothia
Thousands of marchers have started to make their way to Parliament from Kaizergracht amid a strong police and security presence as the country braces for the latest vote on the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday afternoon.
Situation in Keizersgracht rn #NoConfidence march ahead of motion @IOL @WeekendArgus pic.twitter.com/WhIgIjBp26
— Cape Argus (@TheCapeArgus) August 8, 2017
OUTA (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse) leader Douwe told the crowd that Zuma had no plan to deal with corruption who removed capable leaders and replaced them with "stooges".
" It's a pain we have gone through to remove Zuma, and if the MPs don't vote Zuma out are also implicit in corruption," he said.
The bulk of the marchers were made up of Democratic Alliance (DA) members with a smattering of Congress of the People (Cope) and African People’s Convention (APC) supporters. A small but vocal group of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters could be seen muscling their way through the large crowd, saying they needed to get to Parliament first.
@EFFSouthAfrica supporters gathered on the opposite side of the Grand Parade near the Castle in #CapeTown for #ZumaVote @IOL @WeekendArgus pic.twitter.com/Zbm1myQUrw
— Rrrrobin Adams (@RobinAdamsZA) August 8, 2017
On Monday, Speaker Baleka Mbete announced her decision to allow a secret ballot in the vote on the motion of no confidence in Zuma.
ACDP leader Rev Kenneth Moshoe thanked the Speaker for giving people hope "by having courage to devalue a secret ballot". He was optimistic that by tonight there would be a "new president" as JZ would be voted out. He also civil society and others who have out SA first.
– African News Agency (ANA)