<p>Protesters marched to the South African National Assembly in Cape Town on Monday, August 7, calling on legislators to vote against President Jacob Zuma in a no-confidence vote on Tuesday.</p><p>The march under the banner #unitebehind</a> was organized to coincide with Speaker Baleka Mbete’s announcement of her decision on whether the vote would be held as a secret ballot. Although Mbete decided that lawmakers would be able to cast their ballot in secret, some commentators expressed doubts</a> that the vote would succeed.</p><p>Zuma came under fire after he sacked his finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, in April</a>, prompting two ratings agencies to downgrade South Africa’s foreign debt rating to junk status. Credit: Twitter/Ashraf Hendricks at GroundUp via Storyful</p><br />
