Africa highlights: Wednesday 14 February 2018, as it happened

Summary

Embattled South African president says he will not quit
Accuses governing ANC of treating him unfairly
Warns of unrest and a split in party
No-confidence vote in him set for Thursday
Anti-corruption squad raids home of Zuma-linked family
Five people reportedly arrested
Opposition calls for probe to target government ministers

Live Reporting

Clare Spencer and Farouk Chothia

Zuma 'out of touch with reality'published at 13:10 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
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President Jacob Zuma has been dogged by corruption allegations
South Africa's journalists and political pundits have been giving their reaction to President Jacob Zuma's refusal to resign in a series of tweets:
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Zuma interview endspublished at 13:02 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
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Jacob Zuma was interviewed live on SABC
The interview with Mr Zuma has ended after 55 minutes.
He stressed that he is not defying the ANC, but he disagrees with its decision asking him to resign.
Zuma: I will make statement laterpublished at 12:59 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
In a bizarre twist in the lengthy interview, President Zuma says he will make a statement later on the party's call for him to resign.
Zuma: ANC causing a crisispublished at 12:57 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
President Zuma says the ANC leadership has plunged the party into a crisis that it will come to regret.
"You don't force people [to resign]... You don't apply your authority in a manner that could cause a problem, he said, warning that the ANC could split and there could be unrest..
Zuma: Parliament will decide my futurepublished at 12:54 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
President Jacob Zuma says he was elected by parliament, and will leave parliament to decide his fate.
The ANC has set a no-confidence vote in Mr Zuma for tomorrow.
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Jacob Zuma was talking live on SABC TV
Zuma: I won't resignpublished at 12:50 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
Asked whether he will resign, President Zuma said: "No."
Zuma: Baseless decision to oust himpublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
President Jacob Zuma says he disagrees with the decision of the governing ANC to ask him to resign.
"I've not defied. I've disagreed with the decision. I think it is baseless," Mr Zuma said.
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Jacob Zuma was talking live on SABC TV
No questions in Zuma "interview"published at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
The live TV interview with South African President Jacob Zuma has now been going on for more than 40 minutes and one journalist points out that it has been a monologue:
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Viewers bored with Zuma's marathon interviewpublished at 12:46 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
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The live TV address by South African President Jacob Zuma has now been going on for more than 35 minutes and people watching it on YouTube are getting impatient.
Here are some choice comments:
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He is casting his boring spell hoping that everyone will fall asleep, again."
redriger
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Can you just resign please man!"
Teb-ZAR Jozi
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This man can talk.....GO"
Jan Bezuidenhout
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He is going to talk the whole of his 9hrs or so deadline."
Theron Slattery
Zuma: I offered to transfer powers to Ramaphosapublished at 12:43 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
President Zuma says he wanted to work with new ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure a smooth transfer of power.
This included giving some of his powers to Mr Rampahosa, including chairing meetings of the cabinet.
Mr Ramaphosa is currently the deputy president, and expected to succeed Mr Zuma.
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Jacob Zuma was talking live on SABC TV
Zuma: I don't want to be elbowed outpublished at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
President Zuma says he argued in the ANC for a delayed his exit so that he could introduce his likely successor, Cyril Ramaphosa, to other African and world leaders.
A perception should not be created that he is being "elbowed out", Mr Zuma says.
Zuma: I don't want to resign immediatelypublished at 12:35 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
President Zuma says he told the ANC he is prepared to resign, but in June.
Instead, a time-frame should be set for him to step down to ensure a "smooth handover".
Zuma: I've been treated unfairlypublished at 12:32 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is portraying himself as a victim of a campaign to oust him.
"It was very unfair to me that this issue is raised," he said on national TV.
"Nobody has ever provided the reasons. Nobody is saying what I have done," he added.
Zuma doesn't say goodbyepublished at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
Tweeters have noticed that Jacob Zuma has been speaking for over 15 minutes on live TV now and has not said he is going to resign.
This South African parliamentary journalist tweets:
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Zuma: I was opposed to recalling Mbekipublished at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
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President Zuma's term is due to end in 2009
There have been many comparisons between the case of the South African ruling party the ANC recalling Thabo Mbeki, who complied to the order, and recalling current President Jacob Zuma.
A South African writer points out that Mr Zuma has brought the subject up on his live TV interview right now
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Zuma in defiant moodpublished at 12:25 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
President Zuma appears to be in defiant mood, saying he does not understand why the ANC - led by his deputy Cyril Rampahosa - is trying to oust him.
Zuma: Why should I go?published at 12:22 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma says calls for him to resign are "not a new thing".
He finds it "strange" that the governing ANC has asked him to resign before his terms ends next year.
"What is this hurry?", he asks.
Zuma: No reason given to mepublished at 12:21 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
BBC journalist Pumza Fihlani tweets the latest from the live TV interview with South African President Jacob Zuma:
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Zuma: I've done nothing wrongpublished at 12:19 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
The BBC's Milton Nkosi tweets the latest from the live interview right now on South African TV with President Jacob Zuma:
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Zuma finds treatment unfairpublished at 12:16 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2018
Our journalist in Johannesburg tweets that South African President Jacob Zuma says he has been treated unfairly:
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He is speaking live on South African Broadcaster SABC.