'Show Zuma the red card'

The Economic Freedom Fighters have called for President Jacob Zuma to be arrested and the National Freedom Party has urged that he be "red-carded".

Speaking in Bramfischerville, Soweto, Dali Mpofu, an EFF leader, said Zuma had become a rich man since taking over the presidency in 2009.

He said people would be "stupid" to vote for Zuma in the coming elections in light of the findings of Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, whose report on the Nkandla "upgradings" was released last week.

"We can't be that stupid. How can you vote for someone who takes R2-million and builds a pool when he can't even swim," said Mpofu.

Mpofu is the EFF's Gauteng premiership candidate.

Madonsela found that Zuma unduly benefitted from the "security upgrading" work at his private home in Nkandla.

Mpofu said the ANC government had ignored the plight of the poor, who "did not have a good story to tell" about their 20 years of democracy.

"The only true story is the one told by Madonsela," he said.

NFP leader Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi told supporters in Tembisa, East Rand, that people should show Zuma the red card and protect Madonsela from the ANC.

"The president used R250-million of taxpayers' money. We must salute our sister Thuli Madonsela for being brave in exposing corruption. She needs our protection from attacks she has been subjected to by the ANC."

She said the government had betrayed the spirit of the constitution: "Let us remove it to wipe the tears from the eyes of our people." - Additional reporting by Kingdom Mabuza