One-third of his cabinet resigned from government in solidarity with him. Kgalema Motlanthe, an intellectual, former political prisoner trade unionist, the then deputy ANC president and the intellectual driving force behind Zuma was named as the Acting President - a "place holder" for Zuma.
Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dkt. John Pombe Magufuli akipiga makofi pamoja na mgeni wake Rais wa Afrika Kusini Jacob Zuma wakati Bendi ya Kilimanjaro “Wana njenje” ilipokuwa ikitumbuiza katika Ukumbi wa Ikulu katika Dhifa ya Kitaifa aliyoandaliwa Rais Zuma.