Communist Party Set to Back Zuma in Vote
Zuma Presidency Hangs on Secret Ballot No-Confidence Vote
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The South African Communist Party’s lawmakers will support President Jacob Zuma in an Aug. 8 vote of confidence, Huffington Post South Africa reported.
The SACP has 17 members in parliament who back the ruling African National Congress because the two parties are in a political alliance, together with the Congress of South African Trade Unions. The SACP can’t join the opposition, which has an agenda to dislodge the ANC, the website reported, citing Alex Mashilo, a spokesman for the party.