S/AFRICA: Malema in new attempt to impeach Zuma

South Africa’s opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is to file an application at the Constitutional Court to order the speaker of parliament to institute impeachment proceedings against President Jacob Zuma. Mr Malema said the bid to impeach Mr Zuma revolved around the so-called Nkandla scandal, when the court ruled last year that […]

South Africa’s opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is to file an application at the Constitutional Court to order the speaker of parliament to institute impeachment proceedings against President Jacob Zuma.
Mr Malema said the bid to impeach Mr Zuma revolved around the so-called Nkandla scandal, when the court ruled last year that the president had violated the constitution and had failed to uphold his oath of office by failing to repay government money used to upgrade his rural home. 
In a statement, Mr Malema said “We approach the Constitutional Court as a last resort based on the belief that Zuma’s conduct around the Nkandla matter both inside and outside parliament, renders him unfit to hold the high office of President of the Republic of South Africa.”
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will bring a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma in parliament for playing “Russian roulette” with the economy.