15 February 2018 PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA RELUCTANTLY RESIGNS AS THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA Two months ago, on the 24th of December 2017, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, called for the swift removal of President Jacob Zuma. This Archbishop Makgoba did when delivering his 2017 Christmas Eve sermon at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town when he said that South Africa was currently going through a terrible period. As a result of Archbishop Makgoba’s Christmas Eve sermon, I soon started this petition on change.org to encourage South Africans to support the Bishop’s call for the swift removal of President Jacob Zuma. 2,404 South Africans heeded my call and signed the petition which was addressed to Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. I wish to sincerely thank all the petitioners for their most loyal support and today we may celebrate the victory. I addressed my petition to be delivered to Deputy President of South Africa, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, because I believed he was the best person to expedite the removal of President Jacob Zuma, and today the petition has achieved its objective. Last night, on Wednesday, 14th February 2018, President Jacob Zuma reluctantly resigned as the President of South Africa, after he received the news that if he refused to step down, he would be removed by a motion of no confidence in him to be debated on Thursday, 15th February 2018. He knew that the die had been cast and that his time was up. A journalist by the name of Amil Umraw wrote with great conviction in the HuffPost on the 14th of February 2018 the following article entitled: “All The Damage Jacob Zuma Has Wrought Over His Tenure” and I wish to quote a substantial part of the article because it best describes why it was so necessary for Jacob Zuma to step down: “ Jacob Zuma's tenure as president of South Africa has come to a long, drawn-out end, but his legacy will not be forgotten – certainly in the various institutions that he has laid waste. With 10 years at the helm of the ANC and then nine years as head of state, Zuma has made a number of significant decisions when appointing leaders to South Africa's institutions, most of whom are now a shadow of their former selves. It can be argued that Zuma's chopping and changing at these institutions may have been detrimental to their operations but has served his political agendas effectively. This is the damage Zuma wrought over his tenure: SCORPIONS When Zuma was elected president of the ANC in 2007, the party dealt a fatal blow to the country's elite crime-fighting unit, the Scorpions. It has been argued that the reason for this was the unit pursuing investigations into Zuma's 783 counts of fraud, corruption, money laundering and racketeering. They were replaced by the Hawks. Years on, in a bid to gain control over the institution, former police minister Nathi Nhleko suspended former Hawks head Anwa Dramat. In 2015, the courts found that the suspension was unlawful and invalid. It became apparent in various cases, most notably with their investigation into Pravin Gordhan, that the Hawks were being used to further political agendas. SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICE The taxman has always been a thorn in Zuma's side. In 2014, Sars started an investigation into whether the president owed fringe-benefits tax for the improvements to his Nkandla estate. In the same year, Oupa Magashule, then commissioner, quit after a recording of him offering a young woman a job was made public. Tom Moyane, Zuma's struggle friend who had not even applied for the job, was specifically chosen by the president to replace Magashule. In 2015, Moyane laid charges against officials like Ivan Pillay, Johann van Loggerenberg and Gordhan for their alleged role in the what was called (but never proven to exist) the "rogue unit". The investigation into Zuma's tax affairs has since ground to a halt. TREASURY The finance minister guards the key to the safe doors at National Treasury and the country's fiscus. Gordhan, who in 2015 was appointed finance minister, was proving a pain to Zuma and the Gupta family. Gordhan had blocked Zuma's free education plan, blocked the Guptas from starting their own bank and acquiring a lucrative deal with Denel, and was adamant that the country did not have the money to finance Zuma's trillion-rand nuclear plan. Last year, in a midnight Cabinet reshuffle, Gordhan got the boot and was replaced by Zuma ally and alleged Gupta crony Malusi Gigaba. After Gordhan's removal, rating agencies downgraded the country's economy, sending the value of the rand downward fast. NATIONAL PROSECUTING AUTHORITY In Zuma's early presidential years, control of the NPA became just as important as control of the Hawks in a bid to keep himself, and his friends safe from investigation and prosecution. Dodging those 783 counts were, and still are, Zuma's priority. In 2009, then-NPA boss Mokotedi Mpshe dropped the 18 charges levelled against Zuma – a decision that was later voided by the courts. Then came Nomgcobo Jiba, who was slated by the courts for her handling of the Richard Mdluli and Johan Booysen matters. Now, current NPA boss Shaun Abrahams has been criticised for slow action – or rather, complete inaction – in prosecuting allegations of state capture against the Guptas and their associates. He has also appealed various court decisions against the Hawks for their handling of Zuma's charges. The decision to prosecute Zuma on those charges now rests in his hands.” OUR PETITION DECLARES A 100% VICTORY AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!