ANC MPs voted to keep Zuma in the power seat to ensure their own survival, writes Matuma Letsaolo.
South Africans congregated online to share their views about the failed motion to impeach Zuma. We round up comments from before, during and after.
The National Assembly motion to remove Jacob Zuma as president was lost on Tuesday evening, with 233 votes against his impeachment.
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Maimane lambasted ANC MPs at the parliamentary debate on a motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday.
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On Tuesday the Presidency issued a statement saying the Concourt did not find that President Jacob Zuma broke his oath of office. Experts disagree.
Opposition MPs demanded that Parliamentary Speaker Baleke Mbete recuse herself as they said she was implicated in the Concourt’s Nkandla judgment.
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While the process to impeach a South African president is straightforward, there is one big hurdle to face first.
The Democratic Alliance has threatened to take Parliament to court after their bid for a debate on a motion of impeachment against Zuma failed.
Thailand’s opposition accused Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday of abusing the Constitution and tabled an impeachment motion against him.
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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, charged with trying to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat, said he will not take part in an impeachment trial.
Pakistan’s beleaguered President, Pervez Musharraf, announced his resignation on Monday in the face of an impending impeachment motion.
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf is ready to resign rather than face impeachment, coalition government officials said on Friday.
Pakistan’s national assembly will meet next week to formally set into motion the process to impeach President Pervez Musharraf.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will defend himself against impeachment by the ruling coalition, aides and allies said on Friday.