Jacob Zuma, president of South Africa has scaled a no confidence motion by the Beeld party. This was the outcome of a three day long conference of the ANC’s national executive committee meeting in Pretoria that ended late on Monday.

No formal vote took place and the ANC is to hold a media briefing at 12:00 GMT on Tuesday.

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