SACP call to ANC members of the National Assembly in regard to the DA’s Motion of No-Confidence
10 November 2016
Dear comrades,
We expect the ANC parliamentary caucus to vote unanimously against yet another DA Motion of No-Confidence in President Zuma. The SACP supports this position.
The context in which the DA has tabled today’s motion is, of course, the Public Protector’s “State of Capture” report. In opposing the DA motion it is important to appreciate the broader public reality, the deep concern of our own core constituencies about corruption and the dangers of corporate capture. In particular, there is a widespread conviction that the Gupta family has exercised a deeply corrosive effect on our constitutional democracy. The SACP has been a forthright critic of these realities over an extended period.
The reasons for voting against the DA motion today, and the posture that the ANC adopts in so doing are therefore extremely important. Any suspicion that the ANC is trying to cover up matters will further dent the moral standing of the ANC and therefore our broader Alliance.