CAPE TOWN, Aug 8 (Reuters) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma survived a no-confidence motion against him in parliament on Tuesday by garnering 198 votes to the opposition's 177 votes as African National Congress lawmakers rallied to his support. "I plead with you let us put the people of South Africa first and vote to remove Jacob Zuma today," Mmusi Maimane, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party told parliament.
President Jacob Zuma survives his eighth no-confidence motion in parliament via a 198–177 secret ballot vote with nine abstentions. The rand fell by 1 percent on the announcement of the outcome.