{"id":392726,"date":"2017-05-29T06:59:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T06:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/05\/29\/email-reveals-jacob-zuma-plans-second-home-in-dubai\/"},"modified":"2017-05-29T06:59:20","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T06:59:20","slug":"email-reveals-jacob-zuma-plans-second-home-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/05\/29\/email-reveals-jacob-zuma-plans-second-home-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Email reveals Jacob Zuma \u2018plans second home in Dubai\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">South Africa\u2019s embattled president Jacob Zuma has been planning to set up home in Dubai, according to emails published in South African media.<\/p>\n<p>The reports suggest deepening ties between President Zuma and the controversial Gupta business family.<\/p>\n<p>But the president\u2019s spokesman has dismissed them as an utter fabrication.<\/p>\n<p>Pressure on Mr Zuma has been mounting in recent months because of corruption scandals, cabinet sackings and his handling of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Senior members of Mr Zuma\u2019s governing ANC tabled a motion of no confidence against him on Sunday at a closed-door meeting of the party\u2019s National Executive Committee.<\/p>\n<p>But the chairman of the meeting blocked the move because it was not on the official agenda, state-owned broadcaster SABC said.<\/p>\n<p>It is the second time in six months that party rebels have mounted such a challenge and they are thought likely to try again.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">Under pressure<\/h2>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s Karen Allen in Johannesburg says the ANC now looks like it\u2019s in permanent fire fighting mode.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1496041160_217__96246375_mediaitem96246374.jpg\" alt=\"Protesters hold signs criticising President Zuma's links to the Gupta family and to Russia in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (04 April 2017)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Emails between President Zuma\u2019s son Duduzane and figures from a company owned by the controversial Gupta family \u2013 who reportedly wield considerable influence over Mr Zuma \u2013 include a letter to the Abu Dhabi royal family, our correspondent says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am happy to inform you that my family has decided to make the UAE a second home,\u201d the president is quoted as saying. \u201cIt will be a great honour for me and my family to gain your patronage during our proposed residency in the UAE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This opens up questions as to whether this is part of an exit strategy, with Mr Zuma\u2019s party appearing to be turning against him, our correspondent adds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1495989734_531__95408841_mediaitem95408840.jpg\" alt=\"Protesters in Pretoria (file photo)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Zuma loyalists will continue their efforts to block any no confidence motion on technical grounds.<\/p>\n<p>A motion submitted by opposition parties is being pushed through parliament and is now being examined by the constitutional court.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s successor is expected to be selected at a major conference of the ANC\u2019s top brass in December.<\/p>\n<p>Until then the party looks set to limp from crisis to crisis, our correspondent says.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Zuma\u2019s allies say he will remain in office until his term ends in 2019, but evidence of his unpopularity seems to be growing. He was forced to abandon a May Day rally this year after he was booed by workers demanding his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>His ex-wife Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa are vying to succeed him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quicksense.net\/ --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa\u2019s embattled president Jacob Zuma has been planning to set up home in Dubai, according to emails published in South African media. The reports suggest deepening ties between President Zuma and the controversial Gupta business family. But the president\u2019s spokesman has dismissed them as an utter fabrication. Pressure on Mr Zuma has been mounting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-392726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Email reveals Jacob Zuma \u2018plans second home in Dubai\u2019 - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/05\/29\/email-reveals-jacob-zuma-plans-second-home-in-dubai\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Email reveals Jacob Zuma \u2018plans second home in Dubai\u2019 - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"South Africa\u2019s embattled president Jacob Zuma has been planning to set up home in Dubai, according to emails published in South African media. 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