South Africa's main opposition party leader on Wednesday called for the resignation of President Jacob Zuma after a deputy finance minister said he had been offered ministry position by family friends of the president.
South Africa's main opposition leader calls for President's resignation
"It's clear the ANC (African National Congress) has been captured. We must have a full parliamentary inquiry into the appointment of every single cabinet minister," Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane told Reuters.
South African counterpart Jacob Zuma gestures as he departs at the airport after an Africa Union-sponsored dialogue in an attempt to end months of violence in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, February 27, 2016. REUTERS/Evrard Ngendakumana
"It's clear the ANC (African National Congress) has been captured. We must have a full parliamentary inquiry into the appointment of every single cabinet minister," Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane told Reuters.
Maimane said Zuma must resign, "it's a joke."
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