Zuma survives NEC meeting — now his fate may rest with ANC top six

President Jacob Zuma has survived an attempt to remove him from office after a dramatic three-day ANC national executive committee meeting.

The ANC will announce the outcome of the meeting at a media briefing on Tuesday after Zuma departed to Havanna, for the funeral of former Cuban president Fidel Castro.

Sources in the NEC said on Tuesday that the motion to remove Zuma was rejected and a “settlement” was reached.

The ANC NEC was divided on Zuma’s future, with both his detractors and supporters pushing to win the day, after his recall as state president was raised at the meeting on Saturday.

In an unprecedented debate, which most analysts see as the waning of Zuma’s political clout, some members called for him to step down and those close to him came to his defence.

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