Jacob Zuma's survives bid to remove him as South Africa's president

South Africa's parliament is debating a motion to remove President Jacob Zuma because of a series of scandals.

South Africa's parliament has defeated an opposition motion to remove President Jacob Zuma because of a series of scandals, including possible government corruption linked to the president and his associates.

The motion by South Africa's biggest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, was rejected by a vote of 214 to 126 after an often raucous debate in which rival MPs heckled and traded insults.