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IT'S A WRAP: Spin and celebration follow the #ZumaVote as president survives

As Cape Town braces for marches for and against President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday, members of the National Assembly will for the first time cast a vote by secret ballot on a motion of no confidence in a sitting president.

Several thousand supporters joined together under the #UniteBehind banner to march to parliament in Cape Town on 7 August 2017 afternoon ahead of the vote for the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma.
Several thousand supporters joined together under the #UniteBehind banner to march to parliament in Cape Town on 7 August 2017 afternoon ahead of the vote for the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma. (David Harrison)

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After marches for and against President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday, for the first time members of the National Assembly cast votes by secret ballot on a motion of no confidence in a sitting president.

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