Off the wire
• U.S. gov't unveils new rule on food safety  • Nigerian army frees 275 hostages from Boko Haram  • Bank, telecom shares push up trading at Nairobi bourse  • 212 killed in rain-related accidents in Pakistan  • Nigeria seeks to revive textile sector: minister  • Belarus president favors full normalization of relations with EU  • Africa Focus: ICC dismisses case against Kenya's deputy president  • Socialists, Podemos, Citizens to meet over possible coalition in Spain  • Urgent: Motion to impeach South African President Zuma defeated  • Scientists find how red wine compound protects heart  
You are here: 　 Home

1st LD: Motion to impeach South African President Zuma defeated

Xinhua, April 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

A motion to impeach South African President Jacob Zuma, proposed by the opposition, was defeated in parliament on Tuesday.

A debate ended in chaos as opposition MPs walked out of parliament in defiance of the result.

The motion was defeated by 233 votes to 143, with no abstentions.

Zuma's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party has a large majority in parliament.

It came after South Africa's highest court ruled last week that Zuma violated the constitution by ignoring orders for him to repay part of the public money used to upgrade his private home.

Mmusi Maimane, leader of the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) said: "We are far from finished on this matter."

He said the opposition would write to Parliament Speaker Baleka Mbete to ask for "disciplinary process" against Zuma.

The opposition has long accused Zuma of alleged corruption and incompetence, with parliament being marred by squabbles between the ruling party and the opposition. Endit