According to the ANC, he (sic Big Daddy Zuma) "will on Monday do a walkabout greeting people in Guguletu township"...
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Sorry I was caught...
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together we can make unity...
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hold that...: Zuma calls off Gugs visit at last minute
A planned walkabout by President Jacob Zuma in Gugulethu was abruptly cancelled on Monday, but the ANC denied the reason was because of threatened protests linked to Zuma's sexual conduct.
As the ANC and the Presidency battled to take back control of a media agenda derailed by Zuma's acknowledgement that he had fathered a child by the daughter of a close comrade, Cope announced it intended to table a motion of no confidence in the president and would garner support for the motion from other opposition parties.
Zuma spent most of the day in an ANC national working committee (NWC) meeting at Parliament, where lengthy discussions took place with the provincial task team in charge of rebuilding the party's shattered machinery in the Western Cape.
A well-placed source said fears that Zuma's walkabout would be met by protesters organised by the DA, Cope and Genderlinks had prompted the cancellation. The ANC denied this, but conflicting reasons were given for the decision.
Zuma's aide in the ANC presidency, Zizi Kodwa, said the visit could not go ahead because of the clash with the NWC meeting.
ANC national spokesman Jackson Mthembu blamed it on a "problem of miscommunication" by party officials.
Asked about the threat of protests Mthembu said "nothing of the sort" had forced their hand.
Genderlinks' Colleen Lowe Morna laughed at suggestions that her organisation was involved in planning protests with the DA and Cope.
"We don't even have an office in Cape Town," she said.
DA and Cope Western Cape officials could not be reached for comment.
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