Leagues defy Gauteng ANC

The ANC's youth, women's and veterans' leagues in Gauteng came to President Jacob Zuma's defence yesterday after the provincial executive committee on Monday called on him to "do the right thing" and resign.The leagues rejected the committee's position, saying they would not support a resolution that the president "step aside" following the Constitutional Court judgment that he had violated the constitution in respect of the non-security upgrades to his private Nkandla residence.