MPs should use the only platform available to them to remove President Jacob Zuma on Thursday, DA leader Mmusi Maimane has said.<\/p>\n
The Speaker\u2019s office confirmed on Tuesday that the motion of no confidence against Zuma would be debated in the National Assembly on Thursday.<\/p>\n
In a letter to the DA, deputy speaker Lechesa Tsenoli said the decision was made after consultation with the leader of government business and the ANC chief whip.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish to inform you the motion is scheduled for November 10,\u201d Tsenoli said in the letter, sent on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Maimane said Parliament had elected the president and had the power to remove him.<\/p>\n
\u201cSouth Africa has united in a manner never before seen in our democracy, in order to see Jacob Zuma and his circle of corrupt cronies be removed, once and for all,\u201d Maimane said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The motion was non-partisan and would afford all 400 MPs a chance to speak for the people, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJacob Zuma has wreaked havoc on our infant democracy, causing us to go backwards. 783 charges of corruption, Nkandla, the Al-Bashir saga, the Guptas, state capture, the list is endless.\u201d<\/p>\n
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