DA's attempt to impeach Zuma over Al-Bashir fails

The DA's attempts to set up an ad hoc committee with a view to impeaching President Jacob Zuma came to nought yesterday as they were outvoted 2 to 1. The party called for a committee to investigate the circumstances under which Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir had been allowed to leave South Africa when he was ordered by the International Criminal Court not to leave; whether the Constitution had been breached; and whether Zuma should be removed from office for failing to effect the ICC arrest w...