Zuma impeachment attempt fails

CAPE TOWN - The Democratic Alliance (DA)'s motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma has failed once again. The South Africa's parliament  rejected an attempt by DA to impeach Zuma.

The opposition motion was rejected by 233 votes to 143.

After some procedural delays, South Africa's National Assembly  debating whether to impeach President Jacob Zuma.

The motion was brought by the opposition Democratic Alliance.

Results
No: 233
Yes: 143
Abstain: 0

Its leader Mmusi Maimane says that he has violated his oath of office after the Constitutional Court ruled last week that he breached the constitution by not sticking to the ruling of the Public Protector to repay some of the money spent on his private residence.

South Africa's opposition leader Mmusi Maimane said that "nobody in the [governing] ANC is immune form the cancer of corruption".

He criticised the ANC MPs who will vote against the motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma.

The motion has little chance of passing as the ANC has a large majority in the National Assembly.

Deputy Justice Minister John Jeffreys said that in order for a president to be impeached in South Africa it has to be shown that there was a "serous violation" of the constitution.

He argued that the Constitutional Court said that Mr Zuma may have breached the constitution but did not rule that it was a serious violation.