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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 8 Aug 2017

    South Africa's President Jacob Zuma survives #NoConfidenceVote 🇿🇦 FOR - 177 AGAINST - 198 ABSTAINED - 9pic.twitter.com/PVEsObv4QQ

    9:51 AM - 8 Aug 2017
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    • Lubanzi Khuzwayo hlulani baloyi TIYANIADVICE ECCLESIAS YAMOSANTOU SKHALIN Lane Turner Yasith  priyashan Nhlamu B💕💕💕 duje rosina
    30 replies 407 retweets 204 likes
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      2. Kelly Marumo‏ @KellySuperGirl 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @NickMunge @BBCAfrica

        the gap is closing...21 is not decisive at all

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. T1tsepo‏ @T1Tsepo 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        ..President Jacob Zuma was voted by people of southafrica not MPz and the very people of southafrica are the ones with POWER

        2 replies 2 retweets 6 likes
      3. velmakk‏ @veli_za 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @T1Tsepo @BBCAfrica

        What nonsense is this?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Mbulelo LUTHI‏ @Luthility 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @veli_za @T1Tsepo @BBCAfrica

        Nonsense, people voted the party not Zuma.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. T1tsepo‏ @T1Tsepo Jan 19
        Replying to @Luthility @veli_za

        . When people voted it was Zuma for president of South Africa not the Party for President..

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Mbulelo LUTHI‏ @Luthility Jan 20
        Replying to @T1Tsepo @veli_za @BBCAfrica

        So you trying to tell us that the ANC won the election before the polls?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. T1tsepo‏ @T1Tsepo Jan 22
        Replying to @Luthility @veli_za @BBCAfrica

        no man all am saying is people voted for Zuma who is th member of the ANC.and th people have th power

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Wendy Wattrus‏ @WendyWattrus 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Shallow victory!

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      1. Mugabe Alex‏ @MugabeAlex4 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        People have feelings but God knows

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      2. Laurynei‏ @laurynei1 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I can't believe he survived this despite his mediocre and corrupt leadership

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. James‏ @Cre8wotur 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @laurynei1 @BBCAfrica

        It just proves how stupid ANC MPs really are. No back bone and in it for themselves!!!!

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Mbulelo LUTHI‏ @Luthility 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Cre8wotur @laurynei1 @BBCAfrica

        These people were threatened even with death.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. James‏ @Cre8wotur 10 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Luthility @laurynei1 @BBCAfrica

        It is truly a sad and horrific situation to be in but once the head of the snake is chopped off it cannot bite you anymore

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Samuel Chege‏ @SamuelChegek 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Its not a surprise. We had expected the outcome to be so.

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      1. Sean Z. Otoo‏ @z_otoo 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        And to think #SouthAfrica once blamed all its troubles on those corrupt colonialists. LOL #NoConfidenceVote #jacobzuma

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      1. Duchess Cenciaah‏ @duchesscenciaah 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Well it happens

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