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President Jacob Zuma has survived the eighth motion of no confidence against him in South Africa’s parliament. But this time he won it by a small margin - 21 votes. Keith Gottschalk explains
why this represents the biggest erosion yet of Zuma’s support in the ANC caucus, and why this is significant in the face of mounting pressure from civil society and opposition parties for him to quit. The question on whether or not to break ranks with the ANC was key to the outcome of the vote. Roger Southall unpacks the conundrum MPs faced: to stick to the party line, or
rebel?
The survival of a number of wildlife species in Africa, like the Serengeti wildebeest, depends on their ability to move across landscapes to find food and water. But linear barriers are increasingly making it difficult, a problem that’s particularly marked in Africa’s drylands. Sarah Durant explains.
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The motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma displayed tension between party and conscience.
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Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand
The motion of no confidence against South Africa's President Jacob Zuma showcased tension at the heart of South Africa’s democracy. Should MPs have the right to vote according to their conscience?
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Politics + Society
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Keith Gottschalk, University of the Western Cape
The huge hype ahead of the vote of no confidence in President Zuma made the result anti-climactic. However, the fact that the motion was defeated by only a 21 vote margin is unprecedented.
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Environment + Energy
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Sarah Durant, Zoological Society of London
Many mammals depend on large areas and trans-boundary conservation for their survival. When this is obstructed it can have a catastrophic impact on animal populations.
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Business + Economy
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Lorenzo Fioramonti, University of Pretoria
South Africa's 14 point plan to achieve economic recovery lacks detail and vision of how the country is going to get itself out the prevailing economic crisis.
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