Interfaith council condemns anti-Zuma marches as coup
Bishop Bheki Ngcobo has questioned why there is such a rush to remove President Zuma from office when his term is expected to end soon.
DURBAN - The National Interfaith Council of South Africa, together with traditional leaders in KwaZulu-Natal, have described marches against President Jacob Zuma as a coup orchestrated by individuals who want to run the country through the backdoor.
The organizations will on Monday hold a prayer for Zuma ahead of Tuesday’s motion of no confidence vote in Parliament.
They say there’s an attempt by opposition parties to impose an agenda on the millions of South Africans who democratically elected Zuma and the African National Congress (ANC) in office.
#NoConfidenceVote The National Interfaith of SA says opposition parties are ganging up on President Zuma and stand for populism.ZN
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) August 7, 2017
Bishop Bheki Ngcobo has questioned why there is such a rush to remove the president from office when his term is expected to end soon.
“This is an attempt to gain political power through the back door.”
The Apostle Church's Mxolisi Phakathi said: “We know that this is a coup from individuals who want to control us and the country.
The council and traditional leaders have called on South Africans to boycott tomorrow’s marches against Zuma in the interests of peace.
#NoConfidenceVote Ngcobo :This is a campaign is portray the ANC as having lost their moral authority.ZN
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) August 7, 2017
(Edited by Refilwe Pitjeng)