South Africa’s parliament will on Thursday hold a motion of no-confidence against President Jacob Zuma as pressure for the 75-year-old to step aside continues to increase.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) party’s treasurer-general Paul Mashatile on Wednesday said the party will support the motion, which will be tabled by an opposition party.
ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu added that the ANC hoped to elect party leader Cyril Ramaphosa as president of the country on Thursday, after the no-confidence vote, or on Friday.
The party’s leadership met on Monday and reached an agreement that Zuma should resign, giving him 48 hours to do so.
Zuma however refused to quit in a press briefing on Wedneday, saying he had done nothing wrong.
“It was very unfair to me that this issue is raised,” Zuma said during an interview with state broadcaster SABC.
“Nobody has ever provided the reasons. Nobody is saying what I have done,” he added.
The 75-year-old has been in office since 2009, and is set to end his final term in 2019.
