When someone over at the ANC accidentally emailed details of the NWC meeting from Tuesday night (HERE), it became rather obvious that Zuma had once again dodged the bullet.

There was still the small matter of the press briefing, though, which was an exercise in brown-nosed grovelling second to none.

Sean Spicer might look the fool when he defends Donald on the daily, but Gwede Mantashe sealed his fate as Lickspittle Number One when he sold the soul of the ANC in front of a live TV audience.

This from the TimesLive video:

Last week, hours after Zuma stunned South Africa with a late-night cabinet reshuffle, Mantashe joined Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and treasurer-general Zweli Mkhize in publicly criticising the changes. The three revealed that Zuma did not consult them before making the changes, but merely informed them by tabling a list of new ministers.

However, at the briefing of the outcomes of the NWC meeting on Wednesday, Mantashe was singing a different tune as the ANC top five rejected calls for Zuma to resign.

Prepare for the cringe:

Flat out rejected, which means convincing the 50 ANC MPs to turn against JZ, a necessary feat to reach the 201 votes needed to pass a vote of no confidence, has just been flushed down the toilet.

Zapiro for the Daily Maverick hitting the nail on the head:

I guess all that’s left is for us to take to the streets and make a stand.

[source:thesouthafrican]