{"id":398649,"date":"2018-02-05T13:31:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T13:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=398649"},"modified":"2018-02-05T13:42:21","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T13:42:21","slug":"zuma-rejects-anc-request-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/zuma-rejects-anc-request-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Zuma ‘rejects ANC request’ to step down"},"content":{"rendered":"
South Africa’s President\u00a0Jacob Zuma\u00a0has defied his party and refused to step down, according to media reports.<\/p>\n
He and senior members of the African National Congress (ANC) held talks on Sunday but no details of their meeting have been released.<\/p>\n
Facing corruption allegations, Mr Zuma was replaced as ANC leader in December.<\/p>\n
Party leaders, who may be trying to oust Mr Zuma before his State of the Nation address later this week, will hold an emergency meeting on Monday.<\/p>\n
Mr Zuma, who spent time in prison for his part in the fight against apartheid, is most of the way through his second – and last – term as president.<\/p>\n
Julius Malema, an opposition leader and former ANC member, said on Twitter that Mr Zuma had been asked to stand down but had refused.<\/p>\n