Watch: Top 6 quotes as civil society calls for Zuma to step down

Civil society leaders, academics and ANC veterans gathered at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on Wednesday to urge South Africans to stand against President Jacob Zuma, whom they say has breached his oath of office.

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Former intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils, former judge Zac Jacob, Zwelinzima Vavi, Ronald Lamola and others joined former deputy ANC secretary general Cheryl Carolus to declare they would not stand by while Zuma "tramples on the Constitution”.

Watch the top 6 statements here: 

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The group made the call as the ANC scrambled again to explain its decision not to vote Zuma out of office on Tuesday after Parliament debated his suitability to hold office.

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